Strand of Oaks – Two Kids
I’ve been in a rut lately. I’m in one of those moods where I am ok with feeling sorry for myself. I’ve been sleeping late, staying in my pajamas all day, and doing all I can to heighten the sad sack...
View ArticleAs Long As You Don't Do Freebird
The words “cover song” typically cause an automatic negative reaction in me. I feel like Blaine Edwards in Men on Film with my constant, “hated it” response (yes, I am dating myself with that one, but...
View ArticleMatt Pond PA – Love To Get Used To
Typically when you tell an artist to “break a leg,” you are wishing them luck in their upcoming performance. Unfortunately, Matt of Matt Pond PA fell victim to the old saying this past Tuesday evening...
View ArticleWilco – I Might
I am being pouty today because Wilco is playing two shows in Central Park, literally blocks away from my apartment, and I am unable to attend. I’ve been attempting to remedy the sulk by listening to...
View ArticlePinkerton, Fifteen Years Later
I’ve read a lot over the past week about the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind, but while folks were showing off their teen spirit, I was commemorating what Rolling Stone magazine dubbed, “one of...
View ArticleBen Folds – Best Imitation of Myself
It seems that Ben Folds is everywhere these days. Turn on your TV and you’ll see him as one of the judges on The Sing Off (currently in its third season), he recently appeared as a cohost on the fourth...
View ArticleBeach House – Take Care
Buy at iTunes I admit it, I am late to jump on the Beach House bandwagon. Yes, I knew their album Teen Dream received high acclaim when it came out last January, and I knew that it ended 2010 on many...
View ArticleThe Makings of a Mix
I’ve been pretty absent from the online world for the past week or so. I was out in the real world, doing real world things and in the process put hundreds of miles on my car. The benefit of being...
View ArticleNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
The other day I received a frantic text from my roommate letting me know that, “Noel Gallagher is coming! Noel Gallagher is coming!” No, my roommate is not Paul Revere, but he does take his job of...
View ArticleIntroducing Dynoman
In 2011 I really tried to broaden my musical horizons – I started using the Genius button on my iTunes, I let other people pick the road trip music, and I even took music recommendations from some of...
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