This was hard. Much harder than I thought it would be. I listened to about 75 albums from 2008, but there were so many more that I thought I “should” listen to, to be fair. Well, time ran out, and here’s what I ended up with. I’m happy with it. I’d really appreciate your comments. [...]
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If you happen to be in the market for a netbook, and you are trying to decide between the Acer Aspire One and the MSI Wind… get the Wind. My friend Rachel got the Wind in September. I got the Acer in October. My Acer is now dead, or something like it. It won’t turn [...]
The year’s coming to an end, and I’m still working on my albums of the year list, but here’s something to whet your appetite. Ten Favorite Songs: 10. Department of Eagles – In Ear Park 9. Fuck Buttons – Sweet Love for Planet Earth 8. MGMT – Time to Pretend 7. Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook [...]
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Of Montreal being annoying in Baltimore, 2007 I don’t usually go around actively hating on bands. I respect musicians for putting themselves out there for public critique, and I usually just ignore bands I don’t like. But Of Montreal is an exception. I can’t stand them. I first heard them on Satanic Panic in the [...]
This is the scene in my car lately. I’ve been working on a year-end best albums list, and the end of the year is coming fast. I still have a lot of albums to listen to. No time to waste uploading to my ipod. Is there a law against operating a laptop while driving?
