there's a lot of creation myth when it comes to music bloggery. i think we all want to believe we can tap into a real rich vein of readers and watchers right away. the big bang and all the prophets (gorilla vs. bear, said the gramophone, etc.) that followed came out in 2005 as far as i can tell from an extensive sweep of archives. but really, it looks like too much fun to pass up. even if my knowledge of blog cosmetics is a work in progress. bare bones appearance aside, introductions and icebreakers will ensue.
i'm carrie, i'm 21, and i go to the university of wisconsin. i study english and history, and my senior thesis on contemporary british poetry is in medias res. which means i spend a lot of time on my computer and a lot time researching and trying to make my playlists better. which of course, is conducive for better critical writing.
i named the blog after this tom waits song. because the girl sounds like a bad ass. and because tom waits is really hard. tons of work, really undeniably impressive blues-death-folk-american music. i don't listen to him a lot. but it's worth it to scour and to find a song/band that is going to be perfect for driving and writing and cooking and walking now and when you're 40. but in this case, someone just gave me the song. and sometimes music is just that easy, too. and all this work everyone does trying to figure it out doesn't always matter. it's a damn good pleasure, though, and it's probably going to be worth giving it a shot.
interview with philip larkin and the paris review, 1982.
interviewer: you mention auden, thomas, yeats, and hardy...what in particular did you learn from your study of those four?
larkin: oh, for christ's sake, one doesn't study poets! you read them, and think, that's marvelous, how is it done, could i do it? and that's how you learn.
tom waits - gun street girl
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