If I may be permitted to break my six-month silence by gushing over the *three* new re-issues by The Cure which come out tomorrow (but I managed to get a hold of tonight ( Read more... )

March 22 Death Cab For Cutie/ Franz Ferdinand -- Memorial Coliseum ( Read more... )

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...then apparently it was a party. But let me back up a bit ( Read more... )

I didn't pick up as many discs in 2005 as I should have, so perhaps I'll need to revisit this list after I get more disposable income to burn. As it stands though, these are my ten favorite records released this year. I'll dispense with any paragraph-long justifications for why they're on the list. At the bottom is a link where you can compare ( Read more... )

I was trying to sneak out of here, but then threw_a_spark had to graffiti tag my name on her journal entry. The Instructions Were ( Read more... )

I had one of those moments tonight. One of those romantic split-second moments in time where it seems as if everything is perfect, as if there's an alternate universe inside of yourself in which each event is in sync with your being and personality, where you're not just happy, but content. A waking dream of peace, satisfaction and excitement ( Read more... )

I need to take the whole week off more often. From having a sort of rehearsal dinner for Thanksgiving on Sunday with Orly and Amber and friends, to having Kevin and Felecia fly in from the NC to stay with me all week (and go to Harry Potter IV with me, woohoo), to our going out and meeting threw_a_spark for drinks and burgers and billiards at ( Read more... )

I blew almost $50 on cds and a copy of Paste magazine today. But I hadn't bought any new music in a long time, so I don't have any Catholic guilt about it ( Read more... )