i realized today that time is really slipping by me here and we’re 5 days into february and with such a short month to begin with, there’s not much month left. but here is what i’m looking forward to for feb. movies: after the late year push for the oscars and everyone’s holiday money, the [...]
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Run For The Hills: Sign of the Apocalypse
This is something I’ve been kind of following this “story” since I saw him perform for about 5 seconds on some awards show while wearing a guitar. But rap artist Lil Wayne is releasing a rock album currently called Rebirth. The first track, “Prom Queen,” leaked this weekend. The year following the release of this [...]
READ MORE »get fired up for: JANUARY.
wow, it’s almost oh nine! i frankly am VERY excited for the new year to start, ready to put ’08 behind me and roll onto some exciting new adventures (hopefully), none of which involve CGI monkeys (Indy fans you know what i’m talking about). Let’s see how many more times i can use parentheses (this [...]
READ MORE »me + pitchfork= bff!
ok, really we just picked the same album as #1 on the year. yay Fleet Foxes! what else do you need to hear? join their campfire sing-along already!
READ MORE »albums of the year ’08
I say albums, because there are a bunch of albums right at the top of my list that I have trouble differentiating. I think one thing that really sticks out is that there are a bunch of really good debuts that were released this year, so yay for the new guys! I have no idea [...]
READ MORE »new music ambush
Well, I’ve been listening to a lot of new music recently, and by recently I mean over the last month probably. But I figured I’d give you a quick update on what I’ve been into and how I like ‘em and how you might. Or might not. I have to say it’s been a very [...]
READ MORE »cheap, awesome music
Get The Shins Oh Inverted World on the cheap from Amazon in combination with super music blog Stereogum.com This is one of my favorite albums ever. You can peep the details here. It’s $4 for download. If you don’t have it, you should get it now. There is very little you can get for $4 [...]
READ MORE »your pop culture badge of honor
After the forcing you to bare your biggest pop blunder, it’s time to reward you with an opportunity to tell the world what you saw, heard, read first! Since I relish the chance to introduce people to super cool, smart stuff I think this is going to be tough for me to choose a singular [...]
READ MORE »your pop culture badge of shame
Recently, I was lucky enough to attend a Rock the Vote like concert with my brother and sister-in-law. It was overall, a great show, if you ever get to see the Beastie Boys in concert, do it. They know how to throw it down. But it also dredged up a painful memory for me. One [...]
READ MORE »get fired up for november!
ok so it’s a little late, BUT better late than never. Here is what I’m excited for this month: Music:The KillersDay & AgeNovember 25 I have to admit that I haven’t read a whole lot about this album, but I’ve been a fan of the killers since Hot Fuss. So I’m looking forward to, what [...]
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