Over Christmas, I spent a lot of my time trying to con Sister #4 into performing the dance at the end of John Cougar Mellencamp’s “Cherry Bomb” video for a Very St. Martin Christmas. Despite…
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It gets so hard in times like now to hold on, R.I.P. Alex Chilton
We used to have this really awesome radio station in Minnesota called Rev105. It was my post-college, pre-real-job savior while I worked as a gas station attendant. They had this great little feature they called…
Top 25 2009
Sure, sure it’s March, but it’s time to announce my Top 25 most listened to songs of 2009. I got my first iPod in March, so March – March is my musical year. My friend…
Side effect of working from home & spending too much time alone
You have a very heated debate (with yourself) on whether you should spend five of your hard-earned dollars on 20 Greatest Hits from Conway Twitty (for real, it reminds me of being a kid) or…
A conversation with Trip Shakes
For those of you who have forgotten, Trip Shakes is one of my Nerdery co-workers. He’s the bomb digs, for real. When I interviewed there last fall he asked me what was the best forty-nine…
The only thing you need to know about today, my heart’s like a kick drum
Today I discovered Kick Drum Heart by The Avett Brothers. I discovered the song today after buying their album I And Love And You. It’s one of those things I do every New Year, vow…