Love and Other Catastrophes: A Mix Tape

This was one of my favorite pieces in The Best American Non Required Reading 2003 edited by Dave Eggers. Found it here, but since no updates to that site have happened since 2006 I’m adding it here. Isn’t it awesome
Love and Other Catastrophes: A Mix Tape
by Amanda Holzer
All By Myself, Eric Carmen. Looking [...]

La La La

Slant 6 – What Kind of Monster Are You?

Video Companions

Dead Man’s Bones – My Body’s A Zombie For You*
*This is still stuck in my head from last night, so awesome!

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – I Put A Spell On You

John Cale – Heartbreak Hotel

Asleep at a Party

Lovely.

Songs for Eating and Drinking

Have a friend in this awesome hip hop group The Physics (check ‘em out!) and they posted this video

to this really neat happening up in Seattle, Songs for Eating and Drinking. What a seriously cool idea! Here’s a few more videos from there:

Steve Turner
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Fall = Sweaters

Cuz it’s all windy and I love to cuddle up – sweater videos!
Weezer – Undone
Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater
Leslie Hall – Gem Sweater
Versatones – Tight Skirt and Sweater
Dickey Lee – Laurie (wait for [...]

Langley Schools Music Project

This is one of the most amazing albums to listen to. I find the song arrangements and recording to be so touching and beautiful. Often when I listen to it I’ll find myself tearing up at particular songs. Innocence is definitely an appropriate word to use here, so lovely.
And I’m not the only one! I [...]

Side B

A Music Lover’s Graphic Novel?!
Thanks Largehearted Boy, you always point me in the right direction!
And yes, there is a Side A too, woo!

Break in the Stillness

So I had picked up the last Bill Callahan album, Sometimes I Wish I Were An Eagle, when it came out, gave it a couple of listens, and put it away. Nothing stood out to me as wow.
But took it back out this evening while I was picking up. I don’t think I really listened [...]

Want some upbeat 80’s sounding surf pop music?

I didn’t think I did. But I did!! I needed to hear The Drums!
Somebody delivered their song “Let’s Go Surfing” to my email, and now I give it to you. Here’s another song “I Felt Stupid”.
They’ve also made a video with waaaaaay too much running in it for “Let’s Go Surfing”:

I [...]