The ‘Mats concert at Midway stadium is a little less than seven hours away and it’s taking every single bit of brain power and energy I have not to explode in a joyous burst of…
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Greatest Hits According to Me: The Replacements
In honor of The Replacements’ appearance on The Tonight Show tonight, I decided to but myself through this excruciating exercise. Much like the other Greatest Hits According to Me the list had to be between…
Into the MP3 Deeps: A Selection of Hips Songs
As a kid I kept obsessive lists of fun facts & trivia about my “Sweet Valley High” collection. I filled notebooks with brief plot synopses of each book and would often quiz myself on these…
Your Collarbones are Overrated: On ‘Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville’ by Gina Arnold
It is impossible for me to overstate the importance of Liz Phair’s “Exile in Guyville” to me. The music on that album is as much a part of me as my rib cage or my…
Seeing Jason Isbell Meant Stacking Up the Spectacular
After a year of being in a semi-monogamous relationship with Jason Isbell’s album Southeastern, I finally made the time to go see him play. On Wednesday Jaycie & I joined Wolfdogg & Heather in their…
Thoughts Upon Hearing a Shitty Lyric from a Jenny Lewis Song
I am at the point in revising The Beast where I have to write song lyrics. As you could probably guess I know doodley squat about writing a song. Like nothing at all. Not even…