paper bag records are about to turn seven. they’re more generous than i was at that age… giving presents out rather than shoveling them in. check their new covers comp the seven year itch for free here.
quick update: i want to highlight rock plaza central’s cover of “i want you”. it’s a fleeting moment towards [...]

so i’ve just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list — which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list — and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i’ve [...]

i’ve slowly begun working on the third revision of my personal top 100 albums list. as planned, this year i am making the transition to a one album per artist limit… which has automatically disqualified twenty excellent albums from last year’s list (see below). this has been a hard step for me to take, but [...]

so i’ve done two volumes of this “songs featuring felines” thing, but i’ve never actually had a feline of any sort. well… tomorrow that will change. we’re getting a kitten! i wasn’t too keen on the idea at first, but i guess i’m starting to come around. i don’t know what we’re gonna call it [...]

mp3: the byrds – my back pages [link expired] ……………. [buy byrds play dylan]
mp3: bob dylan – my back pages [link expired]…………. [buy another side of bob dylan]
since i realized there are a number of people selling sweet used albums for like 2 bucks a pop on amazon i’ve been ordering stuff like crazy. i’ve [...]

mp3: cat power- stuck inside of mobile with the memphis blues again [link expired]
jukebox was released today so this will probably be the last of the cat power cover onslaught for now. this song is from the i’m not there soundtrack and is freaking sweet. i wish i could say the band sounds [...]