Below, the soundtrack of my morning while I address a full inbox of email and fantasize about getting my driveway repaved… Mmmm…macadam… “Outta my Mind” – the Donnas “Beautiful Girl” – Poe “Break Your Heart (live)” – BNL “Run Like Hell” – Pink Floyd “Upside Down” – Tori Amos “There’s A Fine, Fine Line” – […]

I decided to do my semi-monthly login to myspace to clear out the offal, when I noticed a bulletin posted in amongst all the “50 things about me” crap. From the Badlees. Apparently, they’re putting a record out this year, and mounting some sort of tour. All FIVE of them; which means, I guess, that […]

the same rules as usual; random tunes from your mp3 collection, but, thanks to a happy accident, this one’s one louder: “Train of Love” – The Clarks “Yawning or Snarling” – The Tragically Hip “Walking on the Moon” – The Police “She” – KISS “Two Hearts” – Joe Charles “Satch Boogie” – Joe Satriani “Down […]

Last night’s Wailin Jennys show at the Birchmere was not at all a bad way to spend a Monday evening when I’d be otherwise just be unsuccessfully trying to get to sleep in a new hotel room. First off, suppose I ought to go about describing this band, since you’ve likely never heard of them. […]

Ten songs, at random, from your digital music collection. Boom! An internet meme sure to be more enduring than this one presses on… “Round and Round” – RATT “Little Mac’s Confession” – Game Over “Ask The Lonely” – Journey “The Boy Who Never Cried” – Steve Earle “Johnny’s Gonna Die” – The Replacements “Welcome to […]

why I took off Wednesday and Thursday, but not Friday, I’ll never know. Honestly, it made sense at the time, but not so much now. Oh yeah…music: “Like A Rembrandt” – The Badlees “You Need A Hug” – The Ataris “I Just Wanna” (live) – KISS “Selling the Drama” – Live “Right Behind You Baby” […]

This week, for all kinds of reasons – some obvious, some still a mystery – I am utterly and entirely exhausted, on all kinds of levels, both physical and otherwise. I need a break, but it’s unlikely I’m going to get one any time soon. I want spring break too! “Livin’ On A Prayer” – […]

Another week almost done; thank the Maker. At least it was a sort of productive one. Below, find your musical selections from the “shuffle songs” function of my ipod: “Trundrumbalind” – Joe Satriani “Dum Diddly” – Black Eyed Peas “Circle” – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians “Falling Apart” – Darcie Miner “Factory Girls” – Flogging […]

The rain on the drive up to Alexandria kinda sucked on Friday afternoon, but even with the crappy traffic and panicky drivers, Mary and I still made the trip from Richmond in right around two hours, which put us at the Birchmere box office around five-thirty, plenty of time to pick up our tickets, purchase […]

After work and school today, Mary and I are heading up to Alexandria to catch the Jonathan Coulton show at the Birchmere. I’m sure that for the drive up, she’ll insist on a near-constant repeat of “Code Monkey” and “Ikea”, but perhaps we might manage to work some other tunes into the mix. At that […]