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Archive for May, 2008

Fine Tune Friday was waiting for the road ahead

Fri, May 30th, 2008 | Posted in Music | No Comments » At the risk of romanticizing Ireland, it seems that the custom of gathering with friends and singing to each other is much more common there than it is here. ... Read more..

Beneficially

Wed, May 28th, 2008 | Posted in Etc | No Comments » In high school or even college, when you hear people talking about benefits and retirement plans, they're talking in another language that it's hard to comprehend at the time, but ... Read more..

Fine Tune Friday could only get brighter

Fri, May 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Music | 1 Comment » Hercules & Love Affair, "Blind [audio:05 Blind.mp3] download This song has crept up on me. When I first got this album, it felt a little limp and standard. It was fine, it ... Read more..

A different kind of grind

Mon, May 19th, 2008 | Posted in Etc, Music | 3 Comments » I start my new job today, and while I'm tempted to just post the best movie quote about a new job ever, I did that last time. So this time, ... Read more..

You phone, me phone, we phone, iPhone

Sun, May 18th, 2008 | Posted in Etc | 8 Comments » I'll be buying one of them new iPhone dealies this summer.  This is already decided.  I know that non-Apple companies are making good (if not better) and cheaper versions of ... Read more..

Fine Tune Friday disappeared at the same speed

Fri, May 16th, 2008 | Posted in Music | 10 Comments » I've always been kind of fascinated with the those big moments in the career of bands when they've put out a few albums, getting more and more popular with each ... Read more..

Music and self-consciousness don’t mix

Wed, May 14th, 2008 | Posted in Music | 1 Comment » The majority of music innovation is born of poverty, necessity and circumstance. Penny whistles and jug bass. The distorted guitar came from a broken amp. Hip-hop came ... Read more..

The working world made smaller

Tue, May 13th, 2008 | Posted in Etc | 6 Comments » Everyone knows the theory that "living each day as if it were your last", but it seems a little extreme. Instead, I recommend approaching every week at work as ... Read more..

Fine Tune Friday is on short rest*

Fri, May 9th, 2008 | Posted in Music | 1 Comment » Just because it's raining out and you feel like listening to dark, tense music doesn't mean it can't also make you want to dance. Crystal Castles, "Crimewave" [audio:03 Crimewave.mp3] download | buy mp3s ... Read more..

What you’re watching while you’re listening

Wed, May 7th, 2008 | Posted in Music | 5 Comments » Years ago, when Peyton Manning was new to the NFL, I read an article about him in which he said that when he was young and first starting to play ... Read more..