I don't listen to a lot of orchestral music these days, but I think I could really get into subminimalism, like Flugel's new composition "B-Flat" which I happened to hear about on NPR today.

What did I choose to do the night before my last midterm exam?

A. Study
B. Sleep
C. Go to a Dropkick Murphys concert

If you chose C, you're right. Woo!

Tired jokes, dark depressing films, nothing very exciting. Why were the Oscars worth watching?

( Oh yeah, because of THIS! )

( Wikipedia Band Meme... )

I just had this brilliant little moment of clarity and beauty, and I want to see if I can convey it at all in writing. I was doing some stuff around the house, cleaning, putting away Christmas decorations etc, with music on in the background. But I wasn't really doing anything at all because it's that sort of day and it was just starting to snow ( Read more... )

Music meme, tagged by julayfm

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How many total songs? 5644, 15 days, 23.54 GB. (I think this is proof that I have way too much junk on my computer. I don't even know where most of these songs came from).

Sort by song title - first and last
Abbey Road Medley - Dream Theater
9mm and a Three Piece Suit - Streetlight Manifesto

Sort by time - shortest and longestBlast Off - Joey ( Read more... )

So in one of those weird, last minute change of plans sort of things Devon called me while I was at work today and we ended up going to the Deceberists concert tonight. Seriously, The Decemberists? At least six kinds of awesome. I love that band, but I had no idea they were in town. The concert was fantastic. There were lutes, and cellos, and ( Read more... )