write a song. all your old ones don't mean a thing if you don't sing any new ones.i've been working up some great new songs lately. i really hope i can keep pushing and prodding them and tease some goodness out of them, turn them into proper songs ( Read more... )

saw davíd garza, damien rice, and fiona apple tonight ( Read more... )

and ack, i guess i forgot about jenny lewis and the watson twins, who are playing at the parish tonight. damn ( Read more... )

sxsw = not worth the trouble without a wristband, no way i'd get in to tilly anyway ( Read more... )

tried to get in to see john vanderslice, mates of state, nada surf, and some other bands at the parish last night, but it was sold out and wristbands only, so instead i met up with phoenix and lori at casino el camino and we ended up hanging out there most of the night as various folks came and went. it was fun to get out with some of my favorite ( Read more... )

man, how great is this song ( Read more... )

tomorrow, i will have one of these:


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(cross-posted from last.fm)

Name your top 10 most played bands on Last.fm:

1. Elliott Smith
2. The Beatles
3. Spoon
4. Radiohead
5. The Magnetic Fields
6. Ben Folds
7. Hayden
8. The Mountain Goats
9. Sufjan Stevens
10. Modest Mouse

Now answer the questions according to the numbers:

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
"Underground" - This was 1996, and ( Read more... )

i just disappeared inside the moment listening to this song. go get some headphones and let your mind wander. seriously.

so this weekend was phoenix-dave-and-jason weekend.

friday night we saw narnia, then played trivial pursuit: pop culture super ultra dvd edition plus. it was really fun. dave is an encyclopedia of pop culture trivia. big surprise. he finally won, after like 4 hours. then we watched random tv. saturday we met at carino's (way down south, what?) to ( Read more... )