December 2011
4 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
Robert Randolph & The Family Band (8)
Jack’s Mannequin (8)
Mike Viola (7)
Seal (4)
Easy Star All-Stars (4)
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Harris Teeter Check-out
Bagger: Is that an amplifier company? (looking at my t-shirt which reads "Amplify")
Me: (laughing) No, actually its a Roper t-shirt from like 2005. You probably have no idea who that is.
Bagger: (confused, awkward, stoned look) Yea, I have no clue.
Me: (pay for my groceries) You guys have a good night.
ROPER! niiiice. I saw paramore open for Reese & co. back when they were a bunch of no-name local teenagers. Reese gave out Christmas cards.
one-off
my girlfriend is in phoenix, arizona for anorexia/ocd treatment. i’m very proud of her, but this isn’t easy. i miss her. nothing’s right without her here.
that’s all.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
Robert Gay (20)
Darlene Love (4)
The Ronettes (3)
The Crystals (3)
Five Iron Frenzy (2)
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November 2011
3 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →
Kurt Baker (4)
George Harrison (3)
Fountains Of Wayne (3)
David Mead (2)
Emily Loizeau (1)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-13) →
nineteen-eighteen (5)
Queen (5)
Vertical Horizon (3)
Justin Bieber (2)
Robert Gay (2)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-6) →
Connie Stevens (12)
David Mead (11)
David Holmes (7)
The Beach Boys (7)
Feist (6)
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October 2011
1 post
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-30) →
Wilco (184)
Robby Mogan/ The Isabella Orchestra (6)
Justin Currie (5)
Jason Falkner (4)
múm (4)
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September 2011
1 post
August 2011
5 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-28) →
Robert Gay (8)
Church Mice (2)
Billie Holiday (1)
The Avett Brothers (1)
Phantom Planet (1)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-21) →
Goldfinger (11)
The Beach Boys (3)
Bon Iver (3)
The Rocket Summer (1)
Denison Witmer (1)
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New Demo!
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-14) →
Robert Gay (40)
Mike Viola (12)
Elvis Costello (4)
Goldfinger (2)
The Spats (2)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-31) →
Connie Stevens (4)
Robert Gay (3)
Casa Castile (2)
Alex Chilton (1)
Denison Witmer (1)
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July 2011
11 posts
Here Goes Nothin'
Grief
More thoughts on a sleepless (so far) night…
Watching Fred’s family grieve over his body absolutely wrecked me. I have been haunted by that all-too-familiar image in the hours since, and I just found the scene online. Even as a youtube bootleg, it still sends a shiver down the back of my head. It still makes my eyes weep, makes my mouth tighten into a thin line, makes my throat tense...
"Words are our most inexhaustible source of...
I’m relishing the feeling of feelings right now.
I just came back from seeing the last Harry Potter movie ever, and it was everything I needed it to be. I was shaken, moved, brought to tears more than once, and sensed my eyes opening to the deep love I have for my friends.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-10) →
Robert Gay (23)
Garrison Keillor (6)
Connie Stevens (6)
nineteen-eighteen (2)
Unwed Sailor (2)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-3) →
The Beatles (9)
Bon Iver (3)
Fleet Foxes (3)
Denison Witmer (3)
Robert Gay (2)
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as long as I live, I'll love
June 2011
7 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-6-26) →
Miles Davis (79)
Maria Bamford (39)
Guster (36)
Robert Gay (24)
Phantom Planet (18)
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Lazy Sunday
One of those days when you’re flat-out bored, but feeling too “meh” to go out or do anything about it.
Also, Mr. Pibb + Red Vines? Crazy Delicious.
best girl betty: Raymond →
bestgirlbetty:
Every time I visit my parents and I drive through the familiar curve of the road where I’d always see him, I think of Raymond. Every single time.
Aw Raymond.
I was working at the grocery store I’d worked at for years through high school and college. Our boss was a kind man. He was the kind of…
This is beautiful. If you wrote a book, I’d buy it.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-5-29) →
Robert Gay (21)
David Bazan (2)
Justin Currie (2)
David Mead (1)
Mike Viola (1)
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May 2011
16 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-5-22) →
Robert Gay (62)
Marshall Crenshaw (9)
Elliott Smith (8)
MxPx (6)
Françoise Hardy (2)
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Self-Promotion is Shitty Business
towns i want to visit purely because of their...
Alpharetta, Georgia
Clever, Missouri
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-5-15) →
Duane Eddy (31)
The Zombies (12)
Glen Campbell (11)
Colorfeels (9)
The Beach Boys (7)
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Sometimes I get a kick out of pairing...
“True power pop is rueful and celebratory at the same time, glorifying desire and...”
– Michael Chabon, writing on power pop, generally, and Big Star’s Keep an Eye on the Sky box set, specifically
An eloquent way of saying, “When it comes to depression, I’ll see your Joy Division and raise you a Badfinger.”
(Slight correction: Doug Hopkins was actually the guitarist for the Gin...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-5-8) →
Chet Baker (59)
Denison Witmer (34)
David Bazan (19)
Brady Surface (5)
The Apache Relay (5)
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The Business of Looking
As I prepare for graduation on Saturday, I realize I’m in the business of looking:
Looking for the right job.
Looking for the right house.
Looking for the right woman.
I feel like a birdwatcher, camped out on the Serengeti. Or maybe just like some guy camped out on Craigslist.
For the final assignment in my Country Vocal...
footprint:
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles. Proverbs 24:17
April 2011
17 posts
(new lyric idea. draft 2.)
When I was small, I painted the walls and the ceiling With colorful dreams — The yellows & greens I was feeling. When I was young, Hope was the one thing I needed. Now it’s gone cold Guess I’m too old to believe it.
(Audio & more/revised lyrics coming tomorrow…)