Whew. Those year-end lists took it all outta me. Thank you all for your comments, critiques and questions. Love the discussions these lists create. Now back to our originally scheduled programming … Tomorrow night is Rogue Wave and Mazarin at Modified in Phoenix. So I thought I’d offer up a few goodies to get myself … Continue reading Mazarin
If you paid any attention to my favorite songs post, it was a pretty clear indicator of how my favorite albums would play out (although I think Peter at *tmwsiy figured me out). Again, I hesitate to use the word “best”; it just feels too close-ended and objective. A quick note: After wrestling with these … Continue reading Favorite albums of 2005
If it’s true we’ve become an iPod nation, then I’m guilty of sometimes forsaking a full album to skip from song to song. It’s the beauty and the curse of the iPod. Although I’m a tad uncomfortable with a ranking system because I just know I’m missing a song (or five), these were my favorites … Continue reading Favorite songs of 2005
Ricky Wilson at ACL. I used the weekend to catch up on my KCRW podcasts. If you don’t subscribe to any of these, I highly recommend you rectify that. In particular, Nic Harcourt and BBC’s Steve Lamacq’s Music Exchange podcast. That’s how I heard about the War Child benefit CD Help. War Child, as its … Continue reading Kaiser Chiefs cover Marvin Gaye