Okay, suddenly all bandom, all the fucking sad time.  It's been a year since I stepped away, and recently I miss it a lot.  I haven't even been keeping up with what our kids are doing (other than breaking up all their damn bands).  This post is an attempt to compile some (most?) of the new albums, solo projects, side projects, and weirdo American ( Read more... )

I'm working on a winter mixtape and some other fun stuff, but in the meantime:

(  It's been a big year for Decaydance/FBR/etc. )

OMG, Keltie is the cutest - she's the one they credit as Stephanie Dolph (it's called fact-checking, people), and Santa is the cutest, and I love the holidays.

Super extra special thank-yous and I-love-yous to Kristy, who took me to see Tegan & Sara last night for my birthday.  They were so amazing and cute and made tons of jokes about Sarah Palin but also about how much they love the South and our accents.  Those girls are endlessly endearing, and their guitarist Ted is a hottie of the first degree, but ( Read more... )

I really just had to post so I could link to You, Me and Everyone We Know's summer update, in which they thank most of the bandom roster for inspiring them (Panic at the Disco, Phantom Planet, Metro Station, Fall Out Boy), dance to Whitney Houston, and just act generally ridiculous and cute.

But also!  Last night Kristy and I saw one of the best ( Read more... )

Exciting news today: I get to cover The Hush Sound show for Venus Zine.  Of course, this is like a curse disguised as a blessing, since I will now have to figure out something to say other than I love their precious little faces and I want Greta to marry me.  (It occurs to me that things could be worse, I could have offered to cover something like ( Read more... )