Review: Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head – Glistening Pleasure
Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head plays idiotically bouncy disco-dance-pop that reminds me a lot of The Rapture at their least serious or at least a little of Black Kids without any of the “we’re the hottest shit around” pretension or hype that has accompanied everything that band touches. I’d bet money that Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head (Read more…)
The dog days of summer
Oh that dog. They say that a dog is a man’s best friend and I think it may just be true. Perhaps that is why I cry like a little baby every time I see My Dog Skip or Old Yeller and why I’m crying now. That dumb dog. That dog is the dog you (Read more…)
It came from the nineties (Vol. 32)
These posts will be coming a bit more frequently for the forseeable future since I’ve got all sorts of good stuff lined up for y’all. Now, interestingly enough (or not) the first CD I ever owned was Jesus Jones’ Doubt which featured “Right Here, Right Now” and was quickly followed by albums from EMF (embarrassing, (Read more…)
It came from the nineties (Vol. 31)
Oddly enough the first time I ever hear “The Freshman” was at an open mic night at the UIUC Courtyard Cafe back in the fall of 1996. Some guy was playing the song when I commented to Kris, “That is a really great song,” only to hear him reply, “It’s a cover.” That doesn’t change (Read more…)
Almost Wordless Friday
Well, not really. So we’re heading down to Indianapolis this weekend to visit family. Hailey will be super stoked because she’ll have 5 girl cousins ranging in age from 16 to 6 months to hang out with. That is a whole lotta cousins and probably more than I can handle. I might just have to (Read more…)
Review: Young Hearts – The Fight EP
So I remember seeing Saturday Supercade back in like 1998 with the Broadways somewhere just across the river from Louisville. I think it was way back in the woods of Jeffersonville, IN and I think that Pinewood Derby may have also played. I even have there album A Study In Adult Contemporary Punk Rock lying (Read more…)
Review: Left Lane Cruiser – Bring Yo’ Ass To The Table
Fuck man, this is awesome. I think I probably heard about Fort Wayne, Indiana’s Left Lane Cruiser from the good folks over at Nine Bullets (a great site you should check out BTW) and once I picked up a copy of their latest album, Bring Yo’ Ass To The Table, I haven’t been able to (Read more…)
Sonic Drive-In has invaded Chicagoland
Chicagoland’s first Sonic Drive-In officially opened for business today in Aurora and I was there. It is conveniently located a mere 5 minutes from my office and also along my route to and from work so when I saw the “NOW OPEN” signs and the long line of cars, I knew it was game time. (Read more…)
