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Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Boredom

Now that everyone is over the Supreme Court ruling, it's time to go back to being bored and writing about randomness in hopes of putting together a significant entry.Most importantly, I do have to say...

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Happy Holiday!

Today is my 21st birthday. :)

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I'm back, I think...

... and I bet none of you missed me. Ah, there are so many blogs to choose from these days. So where have I been? To dismiss rumours, no, I have not found better things to do now that I am 21. I did...

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Where did The Fire go?

The limelight never lasts, or at least it rarely does. Before you can even begin to enjoy it, the focus has already shifted to the next big thing. It seems that most artists try to keep the attention,...

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Sufjan Stevens and the Secular-Sacred Divide

It used to be that there was a rather thick black line between what music was inherently Christian, or "sacred," and what was considered worldly, or "secular." I remember it vividly. It was the day...

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Good Stuff You May Not Be Listening To

Recently Claude and I have been discovering some great new artists (and some not-so new artists) who we haven't heard before, and we think it might be a good idea to share them with you. If you've...

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If you don't like Sufjan Stevens, you probably shouldn't be reading my blog.

So, maybe I'm just getting excited a little early, but I just can't get enough of Sufjan Stevens talk these days. By the way, who else is going to see him at Southgate House in September? Let me know...

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Monday Morning Monotony

There are a few things to talk about today, one of which has to do with Sufjan Stevens, but I wanted to spare everyone for at least a day from having yet another main article about him. Unfortunately,...

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He broke the hearts of a thousand teenage girls in one fowl swoop...

It's been forever since I've had something to say about Brandon Flowers. Has it really been since the Killers/Bravery war of the words? I think it has. At any rate, there's finally a news story about...

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Suddenly, I love Columbus.

I return from my weekend hiatus to tell you some fantastic news.First of all, if you're going to the Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah concert, you have a rather large dilemma because Kings of Leon are...

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Where have I been?

It's been a rough couple of weeks, guys. First of all, I worked a lot the last couple weeks of my job, especially with the back-to-school season. Then I had to pack and move to my new apartment, which...

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Testing... testing...

Um... hey. It's me again. Sorry I haven't been around very much. Life got the best of me. First it was work, then it was moving. The loss of my internet really cut back on my ability to post (for...

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2005: A Year in Review, Part One

I have returned from oblivion to bring you a special update. I couldn't let 2005 end without putting my own two cents in about the best (and worst) albums of the year. Now a lot has happened since I...

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2005: A Year in Review, Part Two

It’s day two of my mysterious return to the blogging world, and today I will bring you the first half of my top thirteen albums of the year. Let me just assure you now that I probably missed your...

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2005: A Year in Review, Part Three

This is the last installment of my top and bottom of 2005.I hope you enjoyed all of my little tidbits of wisdom.This isn’t an official announcement of my return to full-time blogging, but this is me...

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News for a New Year

Welcome to 2006! Sorry I'm a little late; it's the first week of classes and things are pretty crazy around here. But enough about that.Now when I mean news, I don't just mean news stories. I also mean...

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Since no one reads this anyway...

I feel no qualms about making just one post and seeing what happens. I was going to throw out a complete post but I don't have time. I just made plans to hang out with a friend and that cuts into my...

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An Evening with Half-Handed Cloud

Alright, you guys are in luck because I'm back from obscurity to tell you more about how wonderful last night was. Now as I said in my previous post, I went to see Half-Handed Cloud last weekend here...

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Gibbard: Dead at One Year and Seven Months

Gibbard (September 10, 2004 - April 11, 2006)Today is a very sad day in my life. My beloved friend and confidante, Gibbard (no, not Ben Gibbard... my pet fish Gibbard), passed away overnight. He was...

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Stellastarr* at The Newport Music Hall

It was not my intention to go to any shows yesterday. In fact, at 3:00pm EDT, I had no idea that I would be going to see Stellastarr*. Sometime yesterday afternoon, I got a phone call from my friend...

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Neil Young Still Knows How to Protest

Hey everyone! Hope your Easter was fantastic, and I hope everyone had a chance to celebrate. People in the UK certainly did, but more on that later.Neil Young was known for his protest songs in the mid...

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Dos and Don'ts

That doesn't look grammatically correct, but I think it is. So, hi, friends! I've been yelled at for not posting anything. "Is your blog dead already?" asks one person. No, it's just been a busy......

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Odds and Ends

Once again, after another somewhat long break, I return with another post. My apologies again for not being on a schedule. A series of fortunate and unfortunate events left me rather busy and, quite...

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I wonder.

Sometimes I miss blogging. I've been reading everyone's top 100/50/30/20/10 albums lists and it really disturbs me how few of them I've even heard of. This has been the year of me falling completely...

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Oasis Breaks Up -- Again!

I'm coming out of retirement for this.Yes, it is true, friends and bloggers.  Noel Gallagher has quit the infamous Manchester rock band Oasis, and this time, it's official.  Reports BBC News:Noel...

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