HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ TIMOTHY BLACKMAN
* Providing the A's to the 5 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Q's today is Timothy Blackman — a singer-songer from New Zealand whose lovely new album ‘Brightest Days’ is out on Bandcamp now (and you can catch the track ‘By The River’ in the HI54 Mix CD ‘MOUNTOWN LIFE’)
#1 - WHAT IS THE ONE ALBUM (OR EP OR SONG) THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE THE VERY NEXT MUSICAL THING THAT EVERYONE PRESSES PLAY ON THE NEXT TIME THEY FIND THEMSELVES THINKING “WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NOW”?
The one that got me recently is the Purple Mountain's S/T album.
David Berman's use of chorus is so darn good.
#2 - WHAT IS THE ONE MOVIE OR TV SHOW THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE NEXT IN EVERYBODY’S NETFLIX QUEUE (OK, DOESN’T HAVE TO BE NETFLIX, WE’RE ALL INTERNET ADULTS HERE AND KNOW HOW TO FIND ANYTHING ONLINE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER)?
The last film I watched was about triplets who were separated at birth. Think its called 'Three Identical Strangers'. Was interesting.
#3. I (AND BY “I” I MEAN “THE PERSON THAT IS READING THIS”) AM GOING TO THE LOCAL BOOK STORE (OK, MAYBE THE LOCAL LIBRARY FIRST) TO FIND THE VERY NEXT BOOK THAT I WILL BE PUTTING SOME EXTREMELY VALUABLE ‘ME-TIME' ASIDE FOR. WHICH BOOK WOULD YOU GET, IF YOU WERE ME (AND, I SUPPOSE, YOU HADN’T ALREADY READ WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO SUGGEST)?
I don't read much unfortunately. If I am not at my day job, I spend free time making music or taking trip's into nature.
#4 - WHAT IS THE ONE WEBSITE (OR JUST ANY OLD INTERNET THING: APP, GIF, SERVICE, WHATEVER) THAT YOU WOULD GET REALLY DOWN IN THE DUMPS ABOUT IF IT WERE TO SUDDENLY GO AWAY?
I am always looking at weather sites. Current favorite is windy.com
Works really well in New Zealand!
#5 - AND FINALLY… PLEASE GIVE ONE COMPLETELY UNAIDED RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU THINK EVERYONE SHOULD START DOING / USING / WATCHING / EATING / THINKING / QUITING / ETC-ING TO MAKE THEIR LIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE BETTER AND/OR BEARABLE.
Go down to the ocean. Take a swim.
OK folks, there you have it. Things that Timothy Blackman thinks you should consider incorporating into your day/life. Before you log off and go down to the ocean for a swim, make sure to follow Timothy on the Facebook / Instagram / Twitter and then also give ‘By The River’ a listen below…
…and if you like what you’re hearing, go do some further timothy-blackman-flavoured audio exploring over on the Bandcamp / Spotify.