So, Ged got us started off with this whole Story-Song idea, and I want to thank him for coming up with the idea! Ged is awesome!

The basic premise as Ged twittered is simple, favorite songs that tell a story. Ged listed his five, and man, great list!

Coming up with 5 songs that have fantastic lyrics that tell a story, especially when that story ( Read more... )

Last Oscar post -- I swear.

Well, it looks like my predictions were pretty close -- except for Best Actress/Supporting Actress. I was happy that No Country For Old Men swept (It won 4 of the 5 majors, and it wasn't even eligible for "Best Actress" - though Kelly Macdonald was very, very good in her small, but pivotal role -- and her accent was dead ( Read more... )

I downloaded the Ben Folds iTunes Originals CD off of iTunes a few hours ago -- it is excellent. The iTunes versions of the songs are spectacular, and the intros to all the songs are really informative/interesting. All in all, this is probably tied with the Alanis release as the best "Originals" compilations I have purchased thus far (I have ( Read more... )

Even though the success-phobic strain of the indie press have jumped up all over Death Cab For Cutie's latest album, Plans, after almost a week of listening to the iTunes version non-stop I remain totally enthralled. I downloaded the album several weeks ago, but held off listening to it too much until the official release (I do the same thing with ( Read more... )