I don’t know much about “love” songs and I am definitely not a fan of the R&B love-making music (just seems a bit too silly for this white boy). That said, here’s a quick list of my favorite indie rock love jams (plus one classic rock gem):

Remember Friday Night Videos? You’d watch it back in the 80s after a six-hour D & D marathon waiting all night for “Subdivisions” by Rush? Sweet. Well since I don’t go out much on Friday nights, I figured I’d bring the show back, but will a lot less crap. Actually no crap. This will be [...]

The average life span of a song on my Nano’s “Heavy Rotation” playlist is about a week, then I clean house and load up some more goodness. (Gotta keep my cardio-funk-tae-bo workouts fresh, am I right, ladies?) A few fantastic tunes did manage to avoid the old heave-ho due to their brilliance and I’d like [...]

OK so, last week my good buddy Phil (our Jandek correspondent) offered me a last-minute ticket to see R.E.M., Modest Mouse, and The National at the Mann in Philadelphia. Even though I already had thrilling plans for the evening (patching stucco), I sucked it up and relented. A very quick review: The National: they went on at [...]

Mann Oh Mann! Hooray for West Philly, two great shows are coming to the Mann Music Center in June: June 12th – Death Cab for Cutie June 18th – R.E.M. with Special Guests Modest Mouse and The National. The Mann, located in scenic Fairmount Park, is a great place to see a show in the [...]

This got me thinking, “What is the most realistic video portraying teens in a boy meets girls story?” The answer: “Used for Glue” by the almighty and short-lived Rivals Schools .

Photo by: Doug Seymour Guests: Langhorne Slim and a Man Who Admits to Going on a John Mayer Cruise. Topics: Great Websites for Wasting Time (see list below), Competitive Eating, Golf is Not a Sport, Willard Scott Rules, Stupid Hipster Parents, LARPing. Playlist: Canadians, Tapes ‘n Tapes (Daytrotter Session), The Annuals, Langhorne Slim, The Quarter [...]