Music is my drug of choice.

My house is full of music.  Always.  If I don't hear live music pouring out of the studio (like I am right now), then I'm listening to it on my record player downstairs, if it's not on the record player,  it's on the stereo, and if it's not on the stereo, it's on my handheld radio.  (Yes, I still have one of those.) I even fall asleep every night listening to  music on my headphones... I say all of this to bring me to my next topic: the rebirth of my iTunes account. 


A few months back I erased my entire iTunes library... on purpose. I was at a crossroad. Due to some iTunes rule regarding how many computers can have the same account, (and my total lack of desire to investigate further) I was faced with a decision: never add a single song to my iPod ever again... or erase the entire thing and start over.  I took one glance at my iPod, scrolled through my years of collecting, and in one exhilarating moment hit ERASE.  I watched the bar go from nearly full to completely empty. It was thrilling. (Don't fret, all of the songs I really wanted to keep I still have on CD's .)

Now, I feel like someone's given me a blank canvas and it's amazing. Over the last few weeks I've thoroughly enjoyed going back through our CD collection (remember those?), oohing and awwing over all the awesome album art, and importing my favorite albums into my freshly cleansed iPod library. So far Brandi Carlile, Ani Difranco, Shrek the Musical (don't judge), David Ramirez, Sean McConnell, Jonny Lang, Wade Bowen, Lori McKenna, Patty Griffin,  Zach Maberry and about 20 other amazing artists have made the cut. (Hello, amazing 'shuffle' experience.)  

So, for the next few hours I'll continue to upload these awesome CD's, (I may see Ace of Base  in my immediate future), brew a second pot of coffee, and go visit this guy upstairs when I get a little bored...

Hope you're having a great Monday night!

mae

PS- Who are your favorite artists????