Last night Arleta and I ventured to Glasgow to watch Grizzly Bear perform - no one else was cool enough to join us apparently (I'm talking about Matt, Chelsea, Scott, Mandy, Yann, Christi and Brandon). But we most certainly enjoyed ourselves. The bus ride to-and-fro was pleasant and we didn't experience any delays as a result the torrential rain ( Read more... )

As taken from the blog Criticism As Inspiration, where I contribute:

It’s late August and I’ve already got a top ten list for the best albums of the year.  As I pointed out in an entry last year, it isn’t really my thing to jump on “new” music per se.  I am typically balancing myself between “new” music and “old” music that’s “new” to me.  This year ( Read more... )