“I don’t know what the story was,” guitarist Neal Casal told the Minneapolis Star Tribune after the show. “I just play guitar.”
I love Ryan Adams and his live shows - a strange medley of bitter ranting and incredible music. He chain-smokes, banters and rambles about how everything sucks and you think to yourself, this guy […]
My Own - The Perishers (A stop and listen situation)
Burn the Maps - Castledoor (Silverlake indie rock; gets all Rush-like in the hook)
Scott Matthews - Passing Stranger (surprising showcase)
Bright Eyes - Loose Leaves (The story is in the soil… Holy grail EP!)
Maps - So Low, So High (Sweeping grandeur)
City and Colour - Save Your Scissors […]
I’m proud to admit I have thing for nerds. Some of my favorite famous nerds, in no particular order:
Henry from Ugly Betty
“It’s just something I know” earnest and charming bespeckled nerd
Nate Dern
Beauty and the Geek turned amatur comedian and snow fort loving nerd
Beck
Surprisingly prolific loser nerd
Daria
Great taste in men (Trent), combat boot wearing miserable nerd
Peter […]
Hi. I can’t believe I’m doing this again, and hello, the world has changed since the last go around - Blogger, anyone? I need to centralize online and in my mind.
I have four songs from The Perishers on repeat this morning and it’s getting cooler outside. A mission statement goes here, but I’ve always […]
