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 [...]

mp3: lavender diamond – new ways of livingmp3: destroyer – new ways of living …. [buy]mp3: destroyer – new ways of living [notorious lightning version] …. [buy]
i’m usually fairly critical of destroyer covers… so far, dan appears to be inimitable… that remains the case with lavender diamond’s cover of “new ways of [...]

destroyer is at the black cat tomorrow! tickets are still available, pick some up. to prepare for the show, you can give a couple of my favorite live destroyer tracks a listen. the best destroyer show i have ever heard is 10/20/2005 at the metro in chicago… half thief, half streethawk… it’s so very nice… [...]

mp3: hello, blue roses – foam hands [link expired]
the cover of the week comes from the frog eyes/hello, blue roses split 7″ released last december. the a-side features rerecorded versions of two tracks from frog eyes last lp tears of the valedictorian while the b-side finds hello, blue roses performing a couple of covers. [...]