Sam Harrelson

Last.fm has probably been my favorite "social" network since I joined in 2005. If you're a Last.fm user, add me here.

Cat Powers' new album Jukebox comes out next week, but it's available for streaming and listening pleasure exclusively on Rhapsody. I highly recommend it. For all the beatings that Rhapsody takes, I do love the service and have been a subscriber for a while. If you don't mind "renting" your music and have a constant internet connection (and about $12 a month to spare), I highly recommend it ...

If you're a Ryan Adams fan (you're not? you're nuts), check out this YouTube channel (D.R. Adams) for all sorts of goodness.

Just smile all the time...

Can't wait to see this (Cobain was a huge influence on my life. I literally "woke up" the first time I heard the opening refrain of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in the car on the way to Marion, SC with my mom. I was forever changed...and still am):

Mary Hudson was born on October 9, 2007. She shares her birthday with another human who was/is incredibly important to me...John Lennon. Lennon was killed 27 years ago on December 8, 1980. So, we're thinking of peace today and hoping for a better world for Mary Hudson. We're not the only ones...

Great post about the similarities between social media and jazz based on a Twitter thread originally started by Jeremy Owyang.

I found a great little web jukebox tonight called Songza. If you've got a tune stuck in your head and need a fix, it's perfect.

Learning to play the piano at a respectable level is not difficult (or so I've been told). So I'm going to learn to play the piano. Anyone have a link to a site to help me out?  Feel free to leave a comment or send me an email (mail@samharrelson.com) if so! I'll keep you posted on my progress here. Here's a great piano tutorial from Mahalo: http://www.mahalo.com/How_To_Play_Piano_For_Beginners_(And_Save_$500_In_Lessons)