Thanks to everyone who e-mailed, commented, text messaged or called me yesterday. You all made turning 22 feel incredibly exciting.
Also, I’d like to point out that right now (11:11 am EST) “What A Fool Believes” is #40 on Hype Machine. I find that incredibly amusing. I bet the Doobies would be proud that they’re getting [...]

Things in History that happened on August 28th (from Wikipedia):
475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital of Ravenna and appoints his own son Romulus Augustus in his place.
1565 – St. Augustine, Florida, established. It is the oldest surviving settlement in the European United States.
1845 – Scientific [...]

I apologize for the lack of updates this week. Between interning, looking for jobs and getting ready to move out of the apt. where I was staying in Queens, it’s been a busy week. I have plenty to write about, but I’m still digesting a lot of it. However, one thing I did get to [...]

Menomena, Nov. 2004, at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ. Taken by Taylor Long.
Menomena: “Cough Coughing” (download)
Menomena: “The Late, Great Libido” (download)
Seattle record label Barsuk recently announced that they’ve signed Portland’s Menomena (note: best band website EVER). This is great news for a multitude of reasons, the primary of which are:
1: Barsuk is awesome
2: Menomena is awesome
And, [...]

Yes, I did it. Last night, I went to the 10pm screening of Snakes On A Plane. To my surprise, the theater wasn’t entirely sold out (to be fair, it was a massive AMC Theater in Times Square, and there were people in every row) — but we did have to wait in line, [...]

[Note: this was supposed to go up yesterday, but the internet's been down at the apartment I'm cat-sitting in. This is the problem with leeching off of someone else's wireless, friends!]

Sound Advice/Gnarls Biggie: “Gone, Biggie, Gone” (download)
Sound Advice/Gnarls Biggie: “Who’s Dead Wrong?” (download)
Sound Advice/Gnarls Biggie: “Can I Get With Ya Crazy Butt” (download)
If there’s [...]

Jordan O’Jordan: “No Princely Frog” (download)
Jordan O’Jordan: “The Baker’s Tale” (download)
Jordan O’Jordan: “By Balloon Or Sinking Ship” (download)
I know what you’re thinking. The above picture looks a bio picture fit for a neo-psych-folk singer-songwriter like Devendra Banhart or Joanna Newsome. But appearances are often deceiving.
Seattle’s Jordan O’Jordan crafts simple songs of love, struggle [...]

Circle Takes The Square: “Interview At The Ruins” (download)
I’ve got an interview for an internship at a magazine today. Wish me luck! You’ll get a more proper mp3-filled post later tonight or tomorrow.

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John Vanderslice: “When It Hits My Blood” (download)
Pat Benetar: “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” (download)
Ray Charles: “Hit The Road Jack” (download)
Rilo Kiley: “It’s A Hit” (download)
Spoon: “Everything Hits At Once” (download)
Sugarcubes: “Hit” (download)
T-Sides.com has been getting anywhere between 1,600 – 4,200 hits per day since August 1st, which is a huge step up from [...]

I’ve been back from Europe for just over a month now. It took awhile, but I got settled back into New York City life, and shed the constant daydreams of rocky beaches, foreign men, motorbikes and ancient civilizations. That is, until now. Last night, I was walking to the Union Turnpike subway [...]