http://houseofcat.net All things artful and curious Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:59:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://houseofcat.net/2011/07/gillian-david-letterpress-and-coffee/ http://houseofcat.net/2011/07/gillian-david-letterpress-and-coffee/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:49:45 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=4390 As if they are not ground-breakingly cool enough as it is, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings raised the bar on their latest release, The Harrow & the Harvest by having the covers letterpressed on 100% cotton paper that is so thick that it has to be inserted into the jewel cases by hand; just another [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2011/07/gillian-david-letterpress-and-coffee/feed/ 1 http://houseofcat.net/2011/04/overheard-at-the-record-store-19/ http://houseofcat.net/2011/04/overheard-at-the-record-store-19/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:09:12 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=4328 In honor of Record Store Day 2011, may I present another round of Overheard at the Record Store. It’s not always fun, but it’s always interesting. Go out and support your local, independent record store! “Just because something is rare doesn’t mean it’s worth anything. There’s a lot of rare crap out there.” “I hate [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2011/04/overheard-at-the-record-store-19/feed/ 2 http://houseofcat.net/2010/10/rock-steady-yall/ http://houseofcat.net/2010/10/rock-steady-yall/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:51:08 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=4203 This is how one gets it done. Related Posts Son of a Preacher Man 10 Things You Should Know About the Extraordinary Nina Simone Ladies First Overheard at the Record Store – 18 A Short History of Stax Records]]> http://houseofcat.net/2010/10/rock-steady-yall/feed/ 0 http://houseofcat.net/2010/09/red-clay-halo/ http://houseofcat.net/2010/09/red-clay-halo/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:34:54 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=4162 Just in case you don’t already know the music of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, here’s a little demonstration of their talents. Pay close attention to the guitar lines that David plays; he is clever, quick and oh-so-talented. Related Posts Overheard at the Record Store – Part 18 Records Made From Chocolate Humans and Music [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2010/09/red-clay-halo/feed/ 0 http://houseofcat.net/2010/09/the-pause/ http://houseofcat.net/2010/09/the-pause/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:33:16 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=4143 Well, I’m due for a House of Cat post, but I have a million other things that I’m doing this morning. I thought of just skipping it, but I wanted to get something up, so I scared up some music quotes. I especially like the first one. I’ve always thought that a perfectly placed pause [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2010/09/the-pause/feed/ 0