Andy Zax
@andyzax.bsky.social
Music producer. Adjective deployer. Cultural gerontologist.
Would it help you to know that the mono mix is better?
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Would it help you to know that the mono mix is better?
The place has definitely seen better days. (Used to walk over there from WBR for lunch back in the ‘90s.)
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The place has definitely seen better days. (Used to walk over there from WBR for lunch back in the ‘90s.)
I must respectfully disagree:
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November 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I must respectfully disagree:
My old attorney’s favorite maxim was: “Whenever I hear someone say ‘I hate the Beatles,’ I know that what they’re really saying is ‘I’m stupid.’”
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My old attorney’s favorite maxim was: “Whenever I hear someone say ‘I hate the Beatles,’ I know that what they’re really saying is ‘I’m stupid.’”
6. I thought I was making a documentary about a mysterious musician/writer/haunted house/murder, but it turned out that I was really making a documentary about…me.
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
6. I thought I was making a documentary about a mysterious musician/writer/haunted house/murder, but it turned out that I was really making a documentary about…me.
My favorite recent-ish entry in the genre is Hamish Hawk’s “The Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion, 1973.”
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
My favorite recent-ish entry in the genre is Hamish Hawk’s “The Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion, 1973.”
“Borrowed Tune” probably belongs on this list as well.
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“Borrowed Tune” probably belongs on this list as well.
His run of albums from 1968 to 1973 was one of the most extraordinary hot streaks by any songwriter ever.
November 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
His run of albums from 1968 to 1973 was one of the most extraordinary hot streaks by any songwriter ever.
Robert Wyatt was one of the all-time greats at this: “Signed Curtain,” “O Caroline,” and every extant version of “Moon In June.”
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Robert Wyatt was one of the all-time greats at this: “Signed Curtain,” “O Caroline,” and every extant version of “Moon In June.”
I love “It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines,” but I think "Kentucky, February 27, 1971" on this album is an even better example of the kind of meta-song you’re asking for.
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I love “It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines,” but I think "Kentucky, February 27, 1971" on this album is an even better example of the kind of meta-song you’re asking for.
(Lisa and I got married on the fifth anniversary of our first date, which has really simplified things, statistics-wise.)
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
(Lisa and I got married on the fifth anniversary of our first date, which has really simplified things, statistics-wise.)
That’s fantastic! Hugest congratulations to you both!
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
That’s fantastic! Hugest congratulations to you both!
You should try to scrape up a ticket for the show tonight. Who knows whether you’ll get another chance?
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
You should try to scrape up a ticket for the show tonight. Who knows whether you’ll get another chance?