omg it’s been like a totally long time duderZ. this post is dedicated to ema who left me a comment and reminded me that 2 or 3 of you read this thing! omg!

ok so let’s begin.

crap i forgot the ascii code for a bullet point.

• ok i found it.

• ok. first order of business: the national’s new album, boxer is effing brilliant. i dug alligator kindof but i didn’t really listen to it that much. this is way better. like way better. it’s really really good.

• i’ve been totally listening to silver jews a lot lately. especially american water; you know, that one with stephen malkmus

• the new modest mouse keeps growing on me more and more and i keep loving it more and more every time i listen to it. i am definitely a fan of johnny marr being in the band.

• i got a dui on sunday morning about 5 minutes after i had woken up :( apparently i blew over from the beers i had the night before. had to spend the morning in jail and i didnt have my phone and didn’t know anyone’s number so i had to walk 15 miles home in flip flops :( it was a bummer of a day.

• i’m really pissed that ohio state made the finals. i hate greg oden so much. they should have lost to xavier

• curb your enthusiasm is pretty much the greatest show ever.

• the prestige is one of the best movies i’ve seen in a long long time. i totally thought it was going to be retarded when i saw previews for it but people told me i had to watch it so i did. and BAM, it was good. also i love christian bale <3

• the new black rebel motorcycle club has leaked.. although i haven’t seen a version that isn’t a transcode. it’s totally good though. a little harder than the last one, a little bit back to the neo-jesus-and-mary-chain-style they used to be.

• there’s a new chevelle. it’s kinda boring. they’ll probably never top wonder what’s next

• i heard this wicked cover of tv on the radio’s staring at the sun by the subways. check it out.

• oh and some bad news. the dude i get free hosting from said i’m using too much bandwidth.. so i had to take down the mp3s :’( i’m sorries

til next time!!
<3

• Okay, so I must confess I hardly ever update this blog anymore and probably no one even reads it.

• BUT, here is some new content for you, the loyal reader(s?).

• The first order of business is that Blonde Redhead’s new album, 23 is STUNNING. Holy freaking crap this album is good. It’s possibly better than Misery is a Butterfly, even. Some of it reminds me of Kevin Shields a bit. But just get it. Trust me.

• Oh, also, I just ordered 13 vinyl LPs. Teh hottness.

• The second order of business is about life + the internet. The internet is weird. This week one of my old, old, old friends that I went to high school with and hung out with added me to Myspace. I haven’t talked to her in probably, 8 years!!? So strange. Not only that but I find out her brother who was in my grade is now an indie stud with a song on the Bridge to Terabithia soundtrack and the tv show Brothers & Sisters. And I dig his music, too. (tylerjames.com)

• It snowed here like 13 inches yesterday. That is both good and bad. Also I got my car stuck this morning and last night.

• The Black Angels‘ album Passover keeps getting better, every single time I listen to it.

• I’m assuming all of you dudes & dudettes have heard the new Modest Mouse album!?@??@ HOLY CRAP I LOVE ISAAC BROCK WITH EVERY OUNCE OF MY SOUL. I think in the end I will probably end up saying I like Good News For People Who Like Bad News better, but this album is HOTTT. My personal favorites are Dashboard, Parting of the Sensory and Spitting Venom. This is another must have.

• Ever heard of The Good, The Bad, & The Queen ??? It’s Damon Albarn’s (Blur, Gorillaz) new project. And it is really good. I like it far better than anything else I’ve ever heard him do. It was produced by Danger Mouse.

• HEROES is quite possibly the best show ever. Now that Lost sucks and 24 keeps writing the same season over and over and even Prison Break seems to have a pretty obvious ending coming up… trust me and watch HEROES.

• Idiocracy is pretty hilarious.

• The Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible is probably the best album I’ve heard so far this year and that includes Blonde Redhead and Modest Mouse. This album is just otherworldly it’s so good. In my opinion much better than Funeral, which was also (obviously) unbelievably good.

• The Donkeys. This band is rad. Kind of reminds of me Brian Jonestown Massacre a little bit. Check them out.

• Ken Andrews (Failure, On, Year of the Rabbit) has released a new solo album. It’s his best work since he was with Failure, in my opinion. Why does Ken get no love??? Dear everyone: please love Ken.

• The new Kings of Leon album is REALLY GOOD. I have never really dug this band, but damn if I have to admit that this album has been completely kicking my ass the past few weeks.

• THERE’S A NEW DINOSAUR JR!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND IT’S AS GOOD AS ALL THEIR OTHER ALBUMS!!!!$!$!$!$!$

• Additionally, Mice Parade have a new self-titled record out. As can be expected it is mellow and great and makes me want to shake my ass and light candles.

• If all this wasn’t enough for you, there’s more thunderous, crushing post-rock from Pelican. If you like wicked drums and loud loud loud melodies, then the new Pelican album will not disappoint you. At all. I am still not all the way through it, but I am digging it so far.

• My trusty Austin-based eFriend Justin told me about Apes and Androids. They are so good. Listen to them. Now.

• I don’t think I’ve mentioned yet on here how awesome The Ponys‘ new record is, either. Well now I did.

• Seriously, at this rate, my best of 2007 list is going to have to be like, 100 albums at least.

• There’s a new Portugal. The Man EP out, called It’s Complicated Being A Wizard. It’s ridiculously good and it even starts with a 23 minute opening track.