So okay. I received like twelve emails today asking me variations on the questions “why can’t I download your Idolator mix?” or “why can’t I download any of the Idolator mixes at all?” or “the results from the clinic are”…okay scratch that last one. The answer is…well, I’m assuming it’s because of rights [...]

First, I’m proud of my pal Maura and her little blog’s fancy little poll; it’s only an improvement on last year’s. My ballot can be found here, and the overall results are pretty predictable (also: Blonde Redhead #65, ASDiG #149, 1990s #158, Field Music #186, Yelle #543 woo hoo!), but more gooder is Maura’s [...]

First, two more (two last) year-end lists from elsewhere that get their own post, and don’t get rudely crammed into another, lengthier post (sorry, others. New Year’s resolution #2: Organize thoughts). J over at Heart on a Stick’s top ten is cranky as per usual, but also clear and varied and more interesting [...]

Jason Groth has been a pal o’mine since he brought a rusty vinyl version of Village Green Preservation Society over to my apartment, and played it as spring was rearing its pretty head somewhere around 11 years ago. Since then, he’s done time in a few bands of note, filed a series of wonderful [...]

Mainly because the current one shows, for whatever reason, an email address that hasn’t been active since the Carter administration. I wonder if anyone’s sent me stuff there, like lottery notifications or other notifications, like about the size of my member. I’m sure I’m not missing much, but I’m also a neat-freak.
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Three more lists from some Bloomington pals. The last two guys are two brothers who, with a few others, run some music stuff in town. The first guy was named Josh Olivo by his parents, but records under the name goodhandsteam (myspace). I’ve retained his antipathy for all but the simplest grammatical [...]