In honor of Valentine's Day, today's selection is Perfect Company by A Cursive Memory (who you may remember as Bandarazzi). It is one of the sweetest love songs I've ever heard. The music is very simple and stripped down, and the lyrics are straightforward and oh-so-loving. Enjoy!

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So I'm definitely going back to school. I'm getting more frustrated with my job every day and I think it's time. Going to start looking at where to go... it definitely has to be local. UIC is probably a good place to start, but I wonder if Northwestern offers anything in the way of early education? Hmmm ( Read more... )

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I am deeply, deeply amused by this.

I should just go back to school and become a teacher already.

Janelle Monae reminds me of a female André 3000 from Outkast, particularly her dancing style and…shall we say… unique wardrobe choices. She’s also collaborated with Big Boi in the past, which really only underlines it for me ( Read more... )

This right here? This is why I love Ok Go.

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What Drives Edward

Edward Cullen sells Volvos, I guess.

What.

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If you thought I would post something a bit more substantial and personal, you were wrong.

The Last Shadow Puppets is a side project for Alex Turner, the unmistakably-accented vocalist of The Arctic Monkeys. Together with Miles Kane of the band The Rascals (I know nothing about this man, but hey alright), he takes a quick break from his usual bass-laden alt-rock to spend a little time in the 60s (as you can see here, they don period- ( Read more... )

So I'm pretty sure I'm allergic to oranges. It's weird. I'll eat an orange, or a clementine, and for a while I'll be ok. But then I'll start feeling feverish and then I won't be able to breathe and my nose will just streeeeeeam. Basically it gives me a cold. But sometimes all this won't even start until the next day. So it took me a while to ( Read more... )