We avoided a big fire at the house today thanks to the local Fire & Emergency services. A wire melted down in the furnace. We're fine, everything's fine now. Got no heat and no hot water until tomorrow, we smell like burnt rubber, but that's fine 'cause we're fine, we're fine, and everything's fine now. Jason Collett - Fire (mp3) ( amazon ) ( iTunes ) Rilo Kiley - Smoke Detector (mp3) ( amazon ) ( iTunes ) [...]
After their steamy "nude tape" hit the internet, Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart have been accused of snorting coke at a Hollywood Hills party last year. An eyewitness, who claims to have passed a lie detector test over his statements, said that he saw the couple snorting coke at a party. He said, "I think Eric and Rebecca were there to get high. It didn't take long before she asked where the [...]
My day in tweets, just for you: 09:00 Mr. Smoke-detector, please stop chirping! # 09:21 Just lovely ... a little Seabear to wake up to ... ♫ blip.fm/~8e0jx # 11:29 Why are people's twitter profile pictures turning green? # 11:29 Why are people's twitter profile pictures turning green? # 11:42 Makes sense -- I should've known. # [...]
[This was meant to be Sunday's post, but I couldn't get the damn thing to upload till just now.] Yet another career-spanning retrospective. This time: RILO KILEY . Left-click [ HERE ] to snatch it up. RILO KILEY TRACKLIST >>> 01 The Execution of All Things [2002] 02 Paint's Peeling [2002] 03 It's a Hit [2004] 04 Portions for Foxes [2004] 05 Close Call [2007] 06 Smoke Detector [2007] 07 Always [2000] 08 August [...]
On a Tuesday afternoon, I traveled to Greensboro, NC in lieu of the Staind concert promoting its new release, The Illusion Of Progress . Supporting them on said concert tour is currently Papa Roach and Seether (the latter touring for the release of Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces ), while the venue itself was a lackluster indoor atmosphere. Spectacular? Not particularly in terms of locale - a non-smoking, indoor facility surrounded by all manner of prosti-tots and drunken country folk. A crowded pit of "general audience" [...]
I am obsessed with Twitter ! Here is my day in tweets, just for you: 00:21 Time for shut eye. Lots to do tomorrow. Here's hoping I still have money in my accounts tomorrow ... # 01:27 Ok ... now I'm going to bed. Damn you Interweb! Grr ... # 09:48 The smoke detector in my building is chirping...it's the most annoying thing. # 09:49 Ah [...]
Rilo Kiley 's previous record "Under The Blacklight," didn't quite deliver, not at its exceptions anyway. Sure, it had it's moments, but they were more then shadowed by some lameass tracks like Smoke Detector or Money Maker. Anyway, Jenny 's still dear to me, no matter what crap she puts out. She's like a button too. Her solo debut, featuring The Watson Twins, was pretty good. No, scratch that, it was quite awesome, even though it sounded very Kiley-like. Her sophomore record, " Acid Tongue ," got out this week, and, like her previous effort, it pretty [...]
Why Obama is a series of guest essays by musicians and authors, where they share their support for Democratic United States presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama and offer arguments why he needs to be elected president of the United States. Peter Trachtenberg's most recent book is The Book of Calamities: Five Questions About Suffering and Its Meaning . He is an assistant professor in the Creative Writing program of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. In his own words, here is Peter Trachtenberg's Why Obama [...]
Jens Lekman - Sipping On the Sweet Nectar (Ultracity Vocal Dub) Jens, say hi to italo disco. Italo disco, meet Jens. I can tell you two are gonna hit it off just fine. Jens Lekman 's ' Sipping On The Sweet Nectar ' , my fave track from last year's 'Night Falls Over Kortedala' , finally got the 'epic' remix treatment it deserved. The digital EP is out now digitally with three fantastic remixes by Ultracity and Bogdan Irkük of Rollerboys Recordings . Hear Jens like you [...]
Beneath Fire And Smoke - Sometimes The fire started with the flick of a candle and a wisp of the wind, provided more than adequately from the open bay window. The velvet portiere smouldered and within a flash had engulfed in dark flames. The smoke detector had not been checked in months, possibly years. Three careless, thoughtless actions were all it took. The fire showed no mercy and never looked back. It enjoyed the freedom, free from the wick it [...]
Photo by nervsappy Happy new year, Jews. Things we missed while we were in shul : It's K Records' 25th anniversary, and Asthmatic Kitty Records is celebrating by streaming covers of K classics. You may remember K as the label behind such luminaries as Beat Happening, the Microphones and my beloved Softies (whose "These Sad Times" is covered in K-style lo-fi by Smoke Detector). (via You Ain't No Picasso ) The Softies - "These Sad Times": [...]
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
Bobby B's Top 50 Albums Of The Decade (#25-21)
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