...is streaming at:
http://www.myspace.com/theshins

I think I like it.

It's about a year old, but this video makes me happy on so many levels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NINJQ5LRh-0

One of the band members' sister did the choreography. So fun, so creative and still so low-fi and indie. Love it.

It's official...I actually feel kinda sorry for Kevin Federline. Initially, I was incensed that an inexperienced musician was getting the major label push. But in just two weeks I've seen him ridiculed on both the American Music Awards and tonight's Billboard Music Awards -- just seems like the machine that tried to make him is working overtime ( Read more... )

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jeezus...CNN is 'covering' the 'hot news' that Bush dropped the S bomb at G8. Is anyone else upset that the leader of our nation sits and chews while making Tony Blair stand behind Bush and lean over him to hear him?

Bush is fuckin' redneck turd. Truly embarrassing.

Those of you who knew me in 1984 may accuse me of repeating myself, but Bob Dylan's "Infidels" is a really fine album.

At 9pm this evening I filled a recently purchased planter with potting soil, poked 12 sunflower seeds into the dirt, poured 2 cups of water over the soil and set the whole contraption on my Southward-facing porch. Anyone care to guess what song was playing in my head?

I had some sitcom on while cooking dinner tonight, and Pavement's "Spit on a Stranger" (you heard it at my wedding) played under the romantic climax.

I just saw a Heineken commercial that featured Big Star's "I'm in Love with a Girl."

Somewhere some OTHER white, college-educated, music-obsessed loser has my dream job.

Damn.

So does anyone know how to "make amends" with Oink for letting one's ratio get out of hand? I was having trouble uploading torrents and, well, let's just say I probably should've waited to iron that out before downloading the entire Luna Discography and all Radiohead B-sides. Anyway -- I can't even find a way to email them ( Read more... )

Since Al's original Wild Hair post was getting a little long, I thought I'd start anew. What say you, gents, to pencilling in the week of July 22 - 29, 2006 for this Nor Cal gathering? I'm thinking a night or two in the Bay Area followed by 3 - 4 days of RV travel (either down the coast or to the Sierras) ought to make for a nice, reasonably- ( Read more... )