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It looks like one of my longtime favorites, the Swedish-pop band Penny Century, have signed to a real record label and have released a full album. It’s called Between a Hundred Lies and they have generously made the first single … Continue reading →

Quick post today, keeping you updated on what’s new with a band I’ve talked about more than once already: the always enjoyable Beat Radio. They’re finally putting together a proper release for their excellent record The Great Big Sea, and … Continue reading →

Plasticities – Andrew Bird For me, Andrew Bird will always be something of a disappointment, not through any fault of his own but simply because I heard his magnificent “Fake Palindromes” first, and everything else after. And while his other … Continue reading →

Two things I love are discovering a new band and discovering a new blog. It’s especially nice when the two coincide. I’ve been way behind on my blog-reading for the past month or two but in the last few days … Continue reading →

Here’s to the State of Richard Nixon – Phil Ochs Sorry for two consecutive short political posts, but I just could not let this one drift past without comment. Plenty of folks have pointed out the various vapidites of Rudy … Continue reading →

Did you ever have one of those days where your mind is drifting and then you remember that our country, the beacon of hope and democracy for the world, the most powerful nation in the history of the world, is … Continue reading →

You’re probably not doing anything tonight, right? Instead of spending another night gluing tiny pieces of macaroni onto posterboard or watching old Beta tapes of The Joy of Painting or reading music blogs or whatever it is y’all do, why … Continue reading →

Continuing on the theme of records that came out several months ago, but which I never got around to discussing, today’s entry is the moderately underwhelming Cassadega from the precious emo-lab Conor Oberst, otherwise known as Bright Eyes. Don’t get … Continue reading →

Fluorescent Adolescent – Arctic Monkeys The busy part of my summer is finally over. I saw my visiting friends out of town (one to fly back to Boise, another hiking north on the Appalachian Trail), and now fully intend to … Continue reading →