So this may officially be the shortest hiatus in blogging history. I guess I just needed to vent and explain myself and why the posts won't be coming as fast and as frequently as they normally do. All that being said, I'm actually working from home and watching Hailey today since she is sick and can't go to daycare plus this little remix mix was ready to go. Enjoy. MP3 | Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Black Dominoes Remix) [...]
S o I spent most of today cleaning the garage and re-arranging all sorts of stuff. Hailey spent all day begging to watch Little Einsteins for the millionth time. She also painted some pictures and colored with her markers. Unfortunately (but cute) she also colored on her face. Typical two year old stuff I suppose. MP3 | Hot Chip - Made In The Dark MP3 | Alkaline Trio - Lucretia (Air Raid Mix) [...]
If you're a fan of movies or just need an excuse to consume dumpster-sized buckets of popcorn, there's good news - 2008 looks to be an absolutely ace year for film! There's so many reasons to visit the cineplex in the coming year, it may be a good time to ...
J ust one set of great Christmas songs is not enough. And how could I not post Low's excellent "Just Like Christmas?" It is another of our faves over here. Go spike your egg nog. MP3 | Feist - Lo How A Rose Ere Blooming MP3 | Jason Gleason - Sleigh Bells And Wine MP3 | Leona Naess - Christmas [...]
H ow many of you are going to be heading out early to find the best biggest deals on everything you need for the Holidays this Black Friday? Are you headed out to Circuit City ? Value City? Fry's Electronics? Comp USA? Or are you just going to stay home, avoid the crowds, and shop online instead? We are only hours away from the start of Black Friday and I still don't know what the heck I'm going to do. Maybe head over to one of the nearby malls; perhaps to the [...]
N ot only is today Halloween, it is also my beautiful wife Amy's thirtieth (30th) birthday. That's a milestone that means, "Damn we are gettin' old!" At least I have a year to go. Anyhow, since I already had this post basically done prior to the death of my computer, all I have to do is hit the "publish" button and I'm done. Lucky me. Sometimes a little planning is a good thing. Anyhow, here are thirty songs for thirty years. All specifically for my wife and all with some [...]
(flyer for Chief Magazine's "Silent Auction, Not So Silent Rock Show") Hot on the tail of the art + bands combo of "Gimmie Metal," Chief Mag is hosting another double-up of fun with their "Silent Auction, Not So Silent Rock Show." Good music, good art (I have some photos in it as well), good location, good times. ::: Chief Magazine presents Silent Auction, Not So Silent Rock Show On Friday, November 2nd, 2007, ChiefMag.com partners with 3rd Ward, Brooklyn's finest creative facility, for [...]
I was talking to my Swedish, chair enthusiast friend of mine and we were talking about a few things, including how many songs have to do with the radio. And I was immediately able to answer what my favorite three songs that mention radios are. What are you favorites? The Dead 60s - Riot Radio Elvis Costello - Radio Radio Alkaline Trio - Radio The Clash - This is Radio [...]
T his one was harder. Yeah, I threw in some Allister and managed to dig up a killer track from an old Dynamite Boy album, but this one was hard. Probably because most of the obscure old stuff I wanted to pull out and put on here are on CD's that are packed away in a storage unit. Until those boxes are unpacked, I think this will be it for the series. We hope you've enjoyed it and that you'll join us again next time. MP3 | Lifetime [...]
H ello there. I've been relaxing and just taking it easy around here for the past week or so and it has been really nice. Amy's been sick a good portion of the week, so I've been playing a little more Mr. Mom that usual. all is well though. The songs below were the first ten that played on the iPod this morning as I was doing dishes and making coffee. Not a bad way to start the day, eh? MP3 | Sludgeworth - Another [...]
T here is nothing like a hot cup of coffee and a smooth little playlist in the morning. If you take care of the coffee, I'll handle the music. MP3 | The Belles - Idle Acres MP3 | Rocky Votolato - Suicide Medicine MP3 | Mike Felumlee - Something Better MP3 [...]
T his mix is appropriate for the afternoon after a night out or just a lazy sunny afternoon. After being at the BlogHer conference all weekend, Amy met me at the Vans Warped Tour yesterday afternoon. We saw old friends and made new ones. It was pretty awesome... but exhausting. I've spent most of the morning trying to go through all of the pictures I took yesterday, and I'll get them up all this week. I've included a few here [...]
A cool breeze in the air. The sun beaming down. Toys all over the floor. Baseball on the television. A cool drink within arms reach. Yes, it seems that summer is just about upon us and I couldn't be happier. Now have you ever wondered what a hazy lazy afternoon sounds like? Perhaps (at least in my world) it sounds something like this. Laid back but a little revved up. MP3 | Joseph Plunket & The Weight - Ships Ten Mile [...]
I'm not sure that I ever mentioned how great it was to ring in 2007 while watching the Smoking Popes and Alkaline Trio at Metro . Well it was. I only bring it up now because I finally got around to ripping the songs from the limited edition split 7" we got for attending the show. The above picture was one of only a few that my wife was able to take before Metro security confiscated her camera for the duration of the show. Bummer, but at least we got the 7". It [...]
Way before what teens today think of as emo, the term was shorthand for emotional hardcore. It was not a dirty word that referred to the lifestyle that gets so much negative press these days. Originating in the Washington, DC music scene of the mid-1980's, some so-called "first-wave" emo or emocore bands included Rites of Spring, Embrace, and Moss Icon. Then came Fugazi (featuring ex-members of Rites of Spring and Embrace), Jawbox, and so on from there... This is (according to me) a brief history of emo in music only. Yes, it will be incomplete in some [...]
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something something something (too tired to be witty or make sense) .... Here's three songs by Alkaline Trio . Their first three records are great punk inspired rock records. Alkaline Trio - Cooking Wine (me = "If I close my eyes, i'll sleep for days") Alkaline Trio - Trouble Breathing Alkaline Trio - My Little Needle BUY THESE RELEASE HERE . CHECK OUT MORE MUSIC FROM THiS ARTIST HERE . BACK TO HOMEPAGE HERE.
The past couple of days have been extremely difficult for the music industry. It's long been determined that the music business can change faster than Britney's choice of which rehab center she'll occupy. However, the past 48 hours have dealt a pair of insufferable blows to the fine world of music - in particular to the fine genre of pop punk. Bands break-up and form everyday, comparable to the "real world" where people consistently die and give birth. True in both realms of life are the impacts of certain deaths; repercussions for the demise of [...]
Cat Power seems to be surging a late-round comeback. Not that she was ever on the ropes exactly, but her songs and image are everywhere these days, which is pretty peculiar considering her latest LP "The Greatest" ( read our review ) was released a year ago, and not without generous fanfare. None the less, Chan Marshall's pretty face can be seen on the cover of this month's Magnet as well as Venus, and her delicate voice can be heard covering Cat Stevens' "How Can I Tell You" in a holiday commercial for DeBeers diamonds (isn't [...]
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