I need a better "music and concerts" icon. Anybody have a cool one? Comment with it if you do and can share it ( Read more... )

Music report: I have discovered Vampire Weekend and they are awesome. I was a bit put off by the name of the band before. Sounded like something that tween Twihards would listen to. But it's so not. I appreciate any band that has such a unique sound, so much indie rock sounds the same. I've got both albums and they've been on heavy rotation ( Read more... )

If you had to nominate a band for Indie-Alternative Rock godhood, who would it be? A band that inspires other bands, a band that's talked about with reverence by other indie rockers, a band that blazes trails and sets standards?

More about Al. It's an Al kind of day.

So after my my recent post about my great and t00by love for Weird Al, I decided I couldn't be much of an Al-Gal if I didn't even have his newest album, which has been out since last fall. So last night I downloaded it ( Read more... )

Okay, blog readers. Time for Things You Didn't Know About Lori.

I freaking love Weird Al.

I think Weird Al is an underappreciated genius. And he's like, actually a genius. He graduated two years early from high school number one in his class and had a 4.0 GPA in engineering school. I love the fact that he has used his brain powers for ( Read more... )

I just learned something amazing!

Did you know that Irving Berlin could not read or write music? It's true! That's amazing!He taught himself to play the piano, but to make it easier he only used the black keys, meaning that every song he wrote was in the key of F-sharp. Later in life he acquired a transposing piano, an amazing device I'd never ( Read more... )

What would I do without TWoP? (for the uninitiated, that's Television Without Pity.For each of their recaps, they list the episode's actual title, but also give their recap a snarky title. The recap title of their latest "Rome" recap ( Read more... )

Well, it was a sporty weekend. First the hotly contested OSU/UT game on Saturday, and then I had to watch the Packers lose yesterday to the LIONS. It's bad enough they lost, but to Detroit? Shame.

On the other hand, the Saints won. That made me feel good. It was a nailbiter, too.

My dad posted pictures of my parents' new motor home! It's ( Read more... )

I'd like to celebrate the fact that I've disposed of 12 papers today (go me!) by pimping one of my newest favorite musicians, who I hope everybody will give a try: Regina Spektor ( Read more... )

Listening to John Denver makes me want to move to Colorado and live in a log cabin.

That is all.