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One album that came close to making my 2007 list but didn’t quite have the oomph is Riot! – the sophomore record from pop-punkers Paramore. The ultimate reason why it ended up on the outside looking in was my terminal … Continue reading →

Some geographically themed music today. The impetus: I spent a supremely entertaining day yesterday in San Francisco, topped off with a delicious burrito in the Mission District. So today seems like an ideal day to post about The Mission District. … Continue reading →

Well, it’s now 2008, all the end of the year lists are done, and it’s time to look forward. But first, I’ll take one more day to talk a little about some of the records that didn’t make my list … Continue reading →

Yikes, a bit of a lull here. Sorry about that. I’ve been super busy in LA for the last week and a half, but I’m now safely ensconced at a friend’s house in Berkeley, here to spend a few days … Continue reading →

Fairytale of New York – The Pogues I posted this song last Christmas, too. I contemplated posting something different this time, but what would be the point of that? This one is definitive – not just the best song about … Continue reading →

I’ve managed to limit myself to 25 records for the list this year. It worked out pretty conveniently that there were exactly that many that I felt I could endorse wholeheartedly, which also (and this is crucial) I actually listened … Continue reading →

Why 40 songs? Because I couldn’t bear to leave out some of the ones in the 30s and didn’t think the ones in the low 40s really deserved a spot. You don’t like it? Make your own list. Ground rules … Continue reading →

Sorry for the dearth of posts. I’m back home where the internets are slower than Bengie Molina. Was dial-up always like this and I just had no frame of reference? Or has it actually gotten slower? Anyways, instead of posting … Continue reading →

I’m sitting in the Las Vegas airport waiting for my connecting flight to head back to my old Washington home for Christmas. And I can say that I’m not a big fan of the Las Vegas airport, any more than … Continue reading →

1. I voted for Obama today. I’m going to be out of the state on primary day (January 8, this time around), so I stopped by the Town Clerk’s office and filled in my absentee ballot. The primary system without … Continue reading →