A spoonful of emo (vol. 2)
In this post (as well as in future posts) you might notice that much of the emo that I really enjoy is really lo-fi or raw sounding. I just like stuff that you know was recorded on the cheap or in someone’s bedroom. Not necessarily poor recordings, but bands on a shoestring budgets, singing and (Read more…)
We look out across the sea
Both Maximo Park and Moving Units play that dancey, punky, new wavey sort of music that is all the rage these days. I present these two to you in an attempt to ward off the onset of the dreaded midweek blues. (Note: click on the daily MP3 player over on the right to fire these (Read more…)
It’s (is it) all in my head
So I went to the doctor today because I’ve been having strange headaches for the past few months. I’ve been feeling what I thought might be pressure from a sinus infection, stress-related tension, or maybe eye strain (I need new glasses). Aside from this pressure I have tingling or itching sensations mostly on the right (Read more…)
Serve this in a tulip glass
Here is a short, quick post in (sort of) bullet point format to get you through the weekend. I got my mid-term grades this week (all A’s). Kyle Orton will start opening day for the Bears. Having a grammar blog is a great idea, Kurt. Not sure if that is correct. I’m gonna try to (Read more…)
Autumn rhymes with hideous crimes
I highly recommend that all of y’all read the book Freakonomics. Anyone with a rational mind and a penchant for the truth behind how things really work will love this book. My brother suggested that I check it out and I am hereby saying, “It is informative, entertaining, and just plain good. You should read (Read more…)
A spoonful of emo (vol. 1)
For some time now it seems that emo has been a dirty word to a lot of people. It is the genre that wishes it wasn’t. Now I’ll readily admit that much (most) of what is now considered emo is total crap, but the emo of the mid-nineties that I was raised on (however) is (Read more…)
If you’re looking for (new music)
Efterklang is a band whose name can be translated from their native-tongue (Danish) to something like “after-noise” or “reverberation.” It’s fitting when you consider that their sound is similar to that of Sigur Ros but is a bit more electronic. It swells and flows as gently as you would expect and just like the Icelandic (Read more…)
Just wait until I have a baby
Yesterday Amy and I went to a first birthday celebration for the lovely little Gillian. She is the daughter of fellow bloggers SD and CBT and is quite the little peanut. Because I have a new camera that needs using I took some pictures. I took 104 (mostly terrible) pictures to be exact, but as (Read more…)
If it’s here when we get back it’s ours
This picture was taken at the B&B we stayed at last weekend in Michigan. Amy likes it. She also likes The Zombies. I know that Everyone probably knows The Zombies, but lately I have been hearing “Time of the Season” everywhere. On the radio, at work, just about every single place I go. Damn fine (Read more…)
