Listening to The Flying Burrito Brothers just now on Spotify, between songs the advertisement that came on was for some new album by Big & Rich. And somewhere Gram Parsons just rolled over in his grave.

I don't like living in a world with no Paul Newman in it.

"Emmylou" by the Swedish country-pop (for lack of a better term) music group First Aid Kit. It makes me cry. This is a 2012 song. This gives me hope for the music of the future. They've played this song on 89.3 once in a while, which is where I first heard it. Now listening to the album on Spotify. So good. The Swedes have really cornered ( Read more... )

Well that's embarrassing. It's been three months since I've posted to the Livejournal ( Read more... )

It's been two of the most amazing months of my life, musically, since Christmas. But I'm afraid now the Spotify Premium has to end. See, in December, they offered a free month trial of the premium service, and I was ecstatic. Jumped on it. Come January, I was all prepared to cancel the premium a day or two ahead of the renewal time, but they ( Read more... )

I watched some rugby on tv this afternoon. It was fantastic. I don't know a darn thing about the rules, but from what I gather it's not terribly dissimilar from American football. But I liked it a lot anyway (I hate American football; violently so). Very fast moving, high scoring, hard hitting. We Americans tend to lump it into the same ( Read more... )

It's embarrassing. The end of January is strewn with broken resolutions. Shattered willpower. Shame ( Read more... )

New rule: No more smoking (outside) when it's 25°F or colder. I was out tonight in the 17°F (plus wind) and that was too cold. Not worth it ( Read more... )

Just listened to "About Love" by The Choir on Spotify. Nearly cried. The 90s washed over me and I was not ashamed. This wasn't "90s music" then, it was just music ( Read more... )

I would abandon my wife and daughters for OlgaKay. I discovered this person yesterday, and was stunned by this beautiful Russian woman. Then I saw her juggling, and juggling incredibly well, and I nearly died with want ( Read more... )