] Outside the Lines [ (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
These have been going 'round the poetry blogosphere a bit, but I had to share a few here. Click for more! Arthur Rimbaud and Thomas Chatterton walk into a bar. They are carded. Sylvia Plath walks into a bar. The bartender says,”What’s cookin’, good lookin’”? Gertrude Stein walks into a bar, thinking it was a bar. But it was a bar. John Ashbery walks into a bar. The bartender...
Bright Side Of The Sun (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
"Do not expect too much from me, and you will not be let down." I love typing, saying, humming and singing that Gin Blossoms lyric. I'm looking around and seeing posts about Earl Clark and rivalries and Skywalker/Yoda allusions to the Lakers . I had been thinking about this and it was about time to chime in. What would you rather have? The Suns ' fans have hope. It was a dismal (well, relatively...
Can You See the Sunset from the Southside? (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Hot on the heels of last year's awesome Find Me A Drink Home, the Lansing, Michigan trio Cheap Girls is back with another great full-length full of straightforward punkish power-pop, My Roaring 20's. There really aren't any huge changes to be found when comparing My Roaring 20's to their debut, ...
rogerbourland.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Last December, Marc Hirsh wrote a terrific article for the Boston Globe called “Striking a chord” about how a chord progression [think: Joan Osborne's "What if God were one of us? Just a slob like one of us?" and you'll hear the progression] that has shown up in a [...]
The 'Spill (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Had a nice idea for a thread series. How about 'Head to Head'? Put two bands/songs up for comparison (however arbitrary this becomes) and let the panel decide. My picks for number one: Diesel Park West - Fall to Love The Gin Blossoms - Allison Road What say you?
CollegeHumor Updates (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Let's face it, you're a busy human being. Between sleeping in and putting it off, you've barely had time to come up with a good Halloween costume this year. Thank God we're here to help. Here are a few quick and easy Halloween costumes that are sure to make people go "oh, that's kind of funny I guess..."! Sexy Ghost What you need Sheet Scissors Legs Heels Tips for "selling it"...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
In recent years many New Year's Eve bills have sold extremely slowly -- partially due to the economy and partially because there hasn't been much really inspiring --- but this year is shaping up to be different. The Empty Bottle has announced that their shows with Jens Lekman at The Bottle and Girl Talk at The Congress have both sold out. And we're told ticket sales at a number of other venues are...
Guide to Literary Agents (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
It's that time again - time to pick some new songs for my cover band to learn. That said, I need some guidance in making my next pick. Below you will find four "finalists" for our next song to learn. I need an informal vote on which one to choose, and YOU are the voters. Remember that there are four criteria upon which to judge these songs: 1. Awesomeness . Is it awesome? How awesome? 2....
Bad Idea Blue Jeans (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
There aren't too many musical artists in my lifetime who have been more underrated than Bob Mould. His output over the last 25 years has been stunningly consistent, yet other bands with nearly identical sounds always seemed to get more pub. Husker Du of course became cult faves of college radio in the mid-1980's, but never quite achieved the popularity of fellow Minnesotans The Replacements. While...
Absolute Powerpop (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Jake Laufer-Notes from the Sherpa Underground . DC-gone-California's Jake Laufer is a singer-songwriter with hooks, lyrics and a strong pop sensibility, and with Notes from the Sherpa Underground (Sherpa Underground being the name of his band), his first disc in nine years, he puts it all together. Reminding me of a cross between Nick Pipitone and Elvis Costello with a bit of Matthew Sweet in the mix,...
Celebrity VIP Lounge (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Actor Luke Perry is 43. Actor Ron Leibman is 72. Country singer Gene Watson is 66. Country singer Paulette Carlson is 58. Actor David Morse (”St. Elsewhere”) is 56. Actor Stephen Spinella (”24″) is 53. Actress Joan Cusak is 47. Guitarist Scott Johnson of Gin Blossoms is 47. Actor-writer Michael J. Nelson (”Mystery Science Theater [...]
captains dead (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
i got nothing today, peoples. so, in lieu of giving you nothing, here are the gin blossoms live at the canyon club, which i believe is in california, on 1.24.03. im sure ill see y’all around this weekend…. 1. follow you down 2. mrs rita 3. hands are tied 4. competition smile 5. seeing stars 6. cajun song 7. idiot summer 8. day [...]
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Buffalo, NY's Failure's Union (members of Lemuria , The Exit Strategy and The Grail) has posted some more music from their upcoming debut on Paper and Plastick . The new song comes from In What Way . Check out "Glasses" on their MySpace page . The band describes themselves as a mid-90's influenced indie rock band, and has gained comparisons to The Lemonheads, Gin Blossoms, Buffalo Tom, Guided...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
I have always greatly admired David Letterman, and I consider him to be one of the most enduring and defining wits of our times....
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