As I am wont to do, I took on an idea that had legs for a while, and then derailed rather unceremoniously when I just ended up being distracted. My Album A Week idea made it a glorious 7 weeks and then stalled out. I think I just hit a stretch where I was excited […]

Sometimes and opening band sucks, and sometimes they kick ass…it’s a crapshoot. I went into the Shins show last week, amped to see the Shins and kind of dismissing the opening act (Viva Voce) as just another delay keeping me from the main event. I had listened to a bit of their stuff online beforehand, […]

I know, I am all over the place consistency-wise. I meant to do this every Tuesday, but the days get jumbled and I inevitably miss one here and there. Anyways, this week we are going with a band that has been bouncing around on my Last.fm radar for a while, and whose tracks always sound […]

For any of the two or three people that vaguely care about this weekly segment, my apologies for missing last week. I was busy laying by the pool and beach (at the same time) in Jamaica. Anyways, back to business.
This week’s pick is a no-brainer, and is the long awaited new release from Arcade Fire, […]