Okay, I am trying to understand this band that is friggin popular apparently and I just can't get into them....Owl City. What makes him/them so great? I hear that blasted song "Fireflies" on the radio and it makes me want to scream in a not-so-good way. I know....to each their own....and I am trying to understand it. But damn, the lyrics...."...."Cause I get a thousand... Read More
Oh, I just read the lineup for Coachella this year....damn, I want to go now. Mew, Echo and the Bunnymen, Camera Obscura, Muse, Gary Numan, PIL, Devo, Phoenix......and Sly and the Family Stone....ha ha ha....plus sooo much more. How the hell could I go and who could take my place at work? Must make plans now.....
today i have been immersing myself in some music nostalgia.....the early 90s and the shoegazing scene. plus some current bands that pay tribute to those wonderful times. great bands, great friends....sigh. check out my myspace music playlist and you'll hear what i mean.
i have this craving for empanadas and i haven't found anybody around here who makes them.....grrrrrr, damn you julia and your delicious empanadas. no, that was NOT a sexual thing. there is a place called julia's empanadas in dc that has the BEST ones in town. i discovered them the last time i was in dc.....now i need to go up there sometime soon. ho... Read More
now i have a craving for mexican food.......i'll bet there are some great places in texas for AUTHENTIC mexican food. i mean, there are some good places here but nothing beats the states that border mexico for the really good stuff.
well, this is my first blog on here. although i wonder if anybody will actually read them, i will post from time to time about mundane things in my life.....blah blah blah. but mostly i will talk about music....rants and raves. rants on how very few "cool" bands come to my neck of the woods....and raves on new discoveries or things i overlooked in the... Read More
yeah, but it is frustrating at times to be in an area where i live that isn't really into "indie" or "alternative" bands. i feel like i have to see this act since they will never ever come back for financial reasons or whatever. i mean, a band performs in front of 8 people!?! sure as hell can't make money that way unfortunately. but at least i have my memories of that show. check out airiel as well. a great dreampop band from chicago.