# 49
Brian McTear to me
Feb 27, 2009
Hey
Cool, so the blog would be hosted by another party? That’s cool. I’m down. I am down with the CF donations, too. I met someone who maybe works for a Greater Phila Area branch of the CF Foundation. I just have to jog my memory… But we could ask them to provide a paypal link and then just let people donate via that! Would be cool.
Regarding “Philly sound” – It’s interesting, because in all the years I’ve been here I have always been impressed by the fact that Philadelphia was growing into a “scene” but without any particular sound. True, there are a few bands with Dr. Dog’s sound (former band, The Teeth, Spinto Band, Drink up Buttercup, maybe even National Eye though completely different in other ways…), but on the whole I like the “community” here. People are, in recent years, happy…even psyched to be here. They love Johnny Brendas, and they almost universally support eachother without any strings attached.
I suppose I am partially sensitive to the “sound” thing, because I have often been told I need to impart more of “my sound” on people’s records, which I always shudder at the idea of. I think it’s important to find the essence of what each individual band does and help really develop THAT, you know? But I know that’s a different thing then what you are talking about.
I really don’t get out much either. And oddly, for that matter, I don’t hear very much music beside what Amy and I record! It’s crazy. I know way more about great local artists than great national and international artists!
B