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Horse Feathers-Curs in the Weeds Video

This new band Horse Feathers has a certain panache. It is certainly a Red House Painters panache, but I am buying what they are selling. I like the strings and the instrumentation.



To add insult to injury, I think that is my dream Volvo Wagon in the background. A Silver Volvo SL 1990’s wagon! [...]

Captain Badass

Stanley Kubrick once said that the last uncharted territory of human nature was marriage. What makes one work for a lifetime? So often because of proximity, domesticity breeds contempt in us as marital creatures. We often forget how much we wanted this from the outside. I often wonder if relationships would be better if we [...]

Jesca Hoop Album finally released

Jesca Hoop, will finally release her debut album KISMET. She is also on tour. Not sure if I can make her show at the Magic Stick in Detroit, but I would like I love to go. I first heard Jesca on Nic Harcourt’s Morning Becomes Eclectic Show. If you haven’t heard Morning Becomes eclectic it’s [...]

Pecan Pie

This song is about as perfect as they get for me and Mrs Wikle.
As I venture forth into the Great White North to have my arse eaten alive by mosquitoes and brave the frigid embrace of Mother Superior once again, have a good chuckle on Mr. Tweedy’s fine tune.
Keep in mind sometimes [...]

Sing oh muse, the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus


St. Vincent, and her demo of Paris is burning from the album, Marry Me.


I really like her voice and her sound. Been listening to this all day.


Otherworldly and distinct are hackeneyed ways of saying she’s got a good vibe going on. I can’t wait to hear the whole album.


Life has thrown some [...]

Top Ten Songs from 2006










World Cup Fever!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watch the TV spots, they get me all misty everytime.


http://www.soccernet.com/onegame/


Curse you Bono!!!!


Germany VS Costa Rica


Noon.

Lists of the damned, lists of the dead

Ok everyone else makes lists,


top ten albums

Sigur Ros-Takk- Best album for the drive to lake michigan or on the run in the snow.
AC Newman- the slow wonder- best bubblegum pop ever. I can almost taste the bubble gum flavor, (is it a flavor)
Decemberists- Picaresque-songs about vengeful mariners tend to get ranked higher around here. [...]

Leave them all behind

strange how a ride lyric can become so engrained.
I didn’t ever think it would happen, but I had to keep running when Chris mobley couldn’t. I wanted him to keep going. So far knee feels ok, sluggish 9:15 pace, but still it is better than being in the clink.


Time: 36:41 4 [...]