Oil Can Boyd

Nice! I still have not picked up Tiny Cities. Is it any good? (And to answer the obvous question, I don't feel that strongly about Modest Mouse, one way or another.)

I didn't realize that he lived on the coast of Maine.

Felt Forum 12/7/71 was the first tape I ever got (a long, long time ago).

I was late to the party on this but this is my favorite new discovery of the year.

Haven't listened to this in ten years ...

Came up on shuffle this morning. "I am an American Aquarium Peeping Tom ..."

New Pornographers opened up night 7! Ira's Hannukah Diary is pretty good: YLT.

1 year/$10 million? Wow. I didn't see him pitch before the Sox got him last year but his numbers were pretty good.

I've seen them a couple of times recently: once in Boston (Somerville) and once in Brooklyn. As always, they put on a great show. And I, for one, really like their new album.

Just to bring a couple of threads together within this thread, I didn't realize that Johan Santana was once on the Marlins. In 1999, he was traded (with cash) to the Twins for Jared Camp

I love that song.

Me too! Seriously. But Elizabeth Reed and Can't You Hear Me Knocking are fine choices. And Dark Star should be on there.

The Celtics won their 13th game of the year on Friday night. Last year the Celtics won their 13th game on February 14.

What about Buffalo Tom's Three Easy Pieces? It's certainly in my Top 10 and might be in my Top 5.

Not this year, according to Billboard as quoted in Pitchfork. Perhaps inspired by the success of the whole In Rainbows thing, My Bloody Valentine plan to go the digital self-release route when they issue their follow-up to 1991's Loveless. As MBV manager Vinita Joshi told Billboard.com late last week, the newly re-formed band will hit the studio in December to resume long-dormant sessions for the forthcoming LP. They're mulling over a possible accompanying vinyl release as well, and they don't intend to use the Radiohead pricing model, according to Joshi. Of course, if they're hitting the

Now watching? Nothing, because I think my DVR is broken, and there is a lot of stuff that I haven't watched yet.

Bradley's Almanac has a nice recording of the early show in Boston last week. Bradley's Almanac

Wow. Didn't see that coming. Love the OCab.

"Mike Lowell and the Boston Red Sox are on the verge of finalizing a three-year, $37.5 million deal, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reports." ESPN

That Brady-Moss connection seems to be working out.

Not any more ...

I love that Jack Lambert is asking that question. The comment surprised me too, which is why I raised it here.

That's exactly what I was drinking last night and someone accused me of drinking a "girly summertime drink."