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The Replacements Left Of the DialLittle MascaraUnsatisfiedColor Me ImpressedI Will Dare

Queen Bitch

I had my iPod on "Shuffle" in my car, and one of my own songs came on and I was like, "Damn, this is a pretty goddamn good song!" I love it when that happens.

The Band Chest FeverThis Wheel's On FireThe Night They Drove Old Dixie DownUp On Cripple CreekThe Weight

Martin Newell/Cleaners From Venus/Brotherhood of Lizards Albion's DaughterGoodbye Dreaming FieldsDrowning ButterfliesWunderbar MaidShe Rings the Changes

Thanks! I'll throw it in the Spotify queue!

New YLT is always great news!

Bought the new one a couple of days ago, and I saw the double EP for cheap yesterday, so I bought that one too. I liked it, but just didn't get the hype at first. And, maybe it's cognitive dissonance speaking, but I'm starting to get it now.

I suppose, looming much larger in my memory from the fIREHOSE show that I attended the evening of Halloween, 1989 was the opening act -- Uncle Tupelo. While fIREHOSE was great, UT's set was a performance that changed my life.

Nick Lowe Jesus of Cool Labour of Lust The Beast In Me So It Goes Cruel To Be Kind

The Kinks Something Else The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society Waterloo Sunset Celluloid Heroes Picture Book

The Move Blackberry WayFire BrigadeFlowers In the RainCurlyDo Ya

Back in the day, I would tell folks that, if I ever got a chance to meet my favorite artists face to face, all I wanted to do was to tell them "thank you" for making my life a better place. Now, with all the internetty stuff like Twitter and stuff, I actually can do something like that. Even if it's not face to face, I can send them a personal note. So, yesterday that's what I started doing. I'm only sending notes to verified accounts, so that the notes have the best chance of actually reaching the person whom I want to thank. It'll take me a while, but eventually I'll be able to send not

Local (Chicago) band that I used to love to go see in the 90s. Stylistically, they were kinda one of those "kitchen sink" bands -- a little bit of everything: surf, jazz, punk, indie, pop, ragtime, and whatever. T'was wonderful.