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Chicago – Sufjan Stevens Off to Chicago for the weekend. It’s the windy city, but I can’t imagine how it could be any windier or colder than Hanover this morning. I’m still not entirely sure my face has unfrozen from … Continue reading →

ROSS D. FRANKLIN / Associated Press Heroes – David Bowie Cleaning up house on the things I posted about the last couple days. First, the US won 2-0 last night, which was pretty fantastic. To be honest, Mexico was probably … Continue reading →

I had almost let myself get past what he did in 2000, but all of the seething anger came back in full force when I saw the first line of this post: “Consumer advocate and political activist Ralph Nader was … Continue reading →

I haven’t really watched The O.C. since season one – as much as I loved that season, the soap opera aspects of it just got to be too much – but I still try to keep track of bands that … Continue reading →

Huzzah! An official release date is out for the new record from Modest Mouse. We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank is due out on March 20. You can pre-order your copy through iTunes and get an immediate download … Continue reading →

I’ve talked about Audrey Hepburn briefly before, but today she gets the center stage, as I talk about a few songs on the theme of the most beautiful woman in recorded history. We’ll start by noting that not only was … Continue reading →

The year is 1999. Blondie has reunited and released an album with 14 songs that make you say “yeah, that’s nice but did I really need to wait 15 years for this?” and one song that makes you answer “yes, … Continue reading →

As I’ve said in the past, hip-hop is not really my thing, so when I recommend something along those lines, it should be a sign that this is something really special. With that in mind, let me say without equivocation: … Continue reading →

I heard a few songs by Darla Rose the other day (via Eric at Can you see the sunset from the south side?) and was immediately hooked. These remain the only two songs I’ve heard from her, but I’ve been … Continue reading →