Finally got a copy of the new Spoon record Gimme Fiction. Kicks serious ass at first listen; we’ll see how it holds up. I practically came all over myself when the drums kicked in at the start of I Summon You.
Still trying to find a cheap flight to NYC. Just you wait, [...]
Happy New Year! Best wishes to everyone for a great 2005, I sense much promise in it. I mean hey, it can’t be much worse than 2004. All in all, that year bleeeew. Remember that war, and that election? Remember when people spent weeks of precious time yammering on about a [...]
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Well, it's that time of year again; Hanukkah has come and gone, Christmas approaches, the Golden Globe nominees have been announced (and no one cares), and Pitchfork just released its Top 50 Albums of 2004. Well shucks, I've been working on this for the past couple weeks, so you can be sure my list [...]
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…but eking out my measly pies. Developments galore, folks. It’s been a crazy couple weeks. Peaks and valleys, floods and droughts. But that’s life.
Politics
Well both the first Presidential and only Vice-Presidential debates have come and gone. I thought Kerry edged out Bush in the first prezzie debate, but I’m pretty biased. [...]
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I found an advance copy of the new Ted Leo album online. Don’t worry, I have eMusic and Lookout! is on there so I’ll get it through legal means when it comes out. Judge not, lest… well you know. Anyways, the addition of this and the (old) Shams record brings my playlist [...]
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