can someone explain the ironic cover to me? as in, why does it exist? by ironic cover, i mean like when punk bands or metal bands or cooler than cool indie bands cover really great pop songs. i am specifically thinking of that ted leo cover of kelly clarkson's excellent song "since u been gone." that song owns my life. kelly clarkson is amazing, ( Read more... )

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no, i'm not gone yet. i'm staying with kieran, and so far, we're both still alive to tell the tale. i'm pretty much just stuffing my face with take-out and watching party monster hundreds of times. he tolerates me, and i really don't know why, because i'm pretty awful to him. sometimes i feel bad about it, but then i remember that he deserves it ( Read more... )

for most of my life, the two things i cared about most were singing and jesus. then my dad died, and for a while, i lost my faith in both those things. i was supposed to be a big star, you know? clive davis was going to make me into a celebrity, and i was going to have hit singles and fancy clothes and a big house in hollywood. but all i really ( Read more... )