Monthly Archives: October 2007

There’s something incredibly comforting about a good lo-fi song. It feels organic and close in a way that even the very best studio-produced music never can. It’s hard to do well, which is why final versions usually sound better than … Continue reading →

And release… Long, very busy weekend with a not completely satisfying conclusion but on the whole it was nice to get back to Cambridge for a little while and it was great to see a bunch of old friends. And, … Continue reading →

Is that not the scariest thing you’ve ever seen in your life? I’ve never been a huge fan of mascots, but I’ve also never feared that one was going to eat my soul…until now. (h/t Who Ate All the Pies) … Continue reading →

(h/t Neatorama) I almost think I have to subscribe to this, just to have as a conversation piece laying around the house. SOS – Abba I talk about a lot of Swedish music here, so it only seems appropriate to … Continue reading →

From Lawyers, Guns, and Money – one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long time. The problem: The deputy mayor of the Indian capital Delhi has died a day after being attacked by a horde of wild monkeys. … Continue reading →

(h/t to Boing Boing) I’m instituting a new policy for the next few days. I’m busy again so there’s no time for the posts-that-never-end I usually write. Instead, it will be some random song I like combined with a link … Continue reading →

Palomar are not interested in genre-bending. Indeed, their focus is exactly the opposite – an attempt to dig deeply into basic themes and reveal them in all their glory. It’s surprisingly refreshing, actually. Their new record All Things, Forests (eMusic) … Continue reading →

I don’t have time for a long post today, so here’s the quick hits from the day. 1. JD Drew, despite the evidence of the past 6 months, is actually a very good baseball player. He demonstrated this fact tonight. … Continue reading →

Despite some miserable luck and lackluster performances, the Red Sox have survived long enough to bring the series back to Boston. I don’t like their odds, but they’ve still got a fighting chance. The big stuff so far: Josh Beckett … Continue reading →

Oh Jenny and Blake, why have you forsaken me? We’ve had some good times, haven’t we? I can still remember the first time I heard a Rilo Kiley record, how beautiful I thought “So Long” was, how my heart stuck … Continue reading →