apr
24
2005
deep breath
Catching my breath after a big, super-busy week. Tuesday: We have a new pope! (Well, “we” as in “we Catholics.” Although, given the way the papal election process has been given saturation coverage, you’d think everyone’s a Catholic now.) I’m …
mar
29
2005
music service fee
Ticketmaster’s fee structure mystifies me. This evening, I was looking up tickets for a concert next month. The per-ticket base price is $18. Ticketmaster then adds a $4.75 per-ticket service fee. On top of that, I then get the following …
mar
22
2005
magic run
My new musical obsession of the moment is the dreamy song used in Adidas’s new ad campaign for its “Adidas-1” shoe. The Internet tells me that the song is “Hello Tomorrow,” featuring Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I …
mar
17
2005
random roundup
Stories that have caught my eye in the past few days.
mar
13
2005
song of the moment: “rock 'n roll”
Heard a fun song on the radio on the way home from the weekly pilgrimage to Kabob Bazaar: “Rock N Roll” (iTMS) by local musician Eric Hutchinson. Folksy, “guy and his guitar” tune. His voice reminds me a little of …
mar
11
2005
another rumor debunked
Yet another rumor / “wouldn’t this be nice?” supposition I sort of wanted to be true has now been debunked. Reuters reports that Bono, lead singer of U2 is, in fact, not in the running to lead the World Bank. …
mar
08
2005
seen: so there
This cracked me up. Seen on the LiveJournal of someone I know: “Turns out I Googled every band you know, and I stole their music, and I listened to their music and deleted it! What do you think about THAT?”
mar
07
2005
ben singing
If you’re a Ben Folds / Five fan, the Ben Folds Rarehouse collection of live bootleg tracks might be enough to get you drooling. (Also features music by The Bens (Folds’s collaboration with Ben Lee and Ben Kweller) and selections …
mar
06
2005
no dvd for you
Ever wonder why some television shows have been released on DVD, while other classics (or not-so-classics) have yet to find their way onto store shelves? According to a story at Wired News, music may be partly to blame. (“Copyrights Keep …
mar
03
2005
the pepsi challenge
Despite all logic, I’ve been going to the CVS a few times a week specifically to buy Diet Pepsi. And I don’t even really like Diet Pepsi all that much. (I’ll drink it, but it’s not my usual drink of …
mar
02
2005
on the job
Assorted jobs that I would have no interest in ever trying: (This is by no means a definitive list; it’s more “stuff I’ve read lately.”) White House social secretary. Yesterday, the Washington Post profiled Lea Berman, Laura Bush’s new right-hand …
feb
24
2005
daily ephemera
Continuing my new lazy habit of just listing my daily reading highlights as bullet points, rather than fleshed-out separate entries…
feb
14
2005
playlist: a valentine
For Valentine’s Day this year, I made Rob a playlist. Inspired by a how-to article that ran in Macworld last year, I wrote up a text narrative, linking key words and phrases to particular songs — reminders of things we’d …
feb
03
2005
look away
After about a year of procrastinating about it, I finally went to see a dermatologist today to take care of a mole on my face, next to my nose. Removing it was an easy matter, and the doctor put in …
jan
29
2005
i've got a fever…
The Washington Post today has a story about the impact of the now-classic Saturday Night Live sketch (Windows Media player) lampooning VH1: Behind the Music and the song “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” (iTMS) by the band Blue Öyster Cult. (“Blue …
dec
14
2004
song of the moment: 'future sightings'
My random music recommendation of the day: “Future Sightings” (mp3) by the group I Am the World Trade Center, a bright New Order-ish electronica-pop ditty. I’ve had it stuck in my head for the past 12 hours, and it seems …
dec
03
2004
oh, the irony
The New York Times today reports that the major record labels are turning to Shawn Fanning, who as a teenager created the original Napster, for help and advice in cutting down on illegal music downloads. (“Music Industry Turns to Napster …
nov
23
2004
the bono strain
Bono must be stopped. I have something of a love-hate relationship with the frontman of U2. On one hand, I find his energy, enthusiasm, social conciousness and almost bufoonish pretentiousness almost endearing. U2 wouldn’t be U2 without him. However, I …
nov
14
2004
girlfriend
Rob and I went to see Matthew Sweet, with Velvet Crush, at the 9:30 Club last night. I’m not very familiar with Sweet’s music, beyond the MP3 of “I’ve Been Waiting” (iTMS) that lives in my music library and the …
oct
18
2004
sometimes i feel i've got to … run away
I read today that Marc Almond, the lead singer of ‘80s band Soft Cell, was critically injured this weekend in a car / motorcycle accident. The headline immediately made me picture him in that Levi jeans commercial where the doctors …
