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 7:00, [...]

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 summer. Get [...]

Not a lot of posting happening on a Saturday night, most webbies are busy getting their funs on. Bully for them. Me, I always seem to have a free moment on this popular night, so here’s my inaugural post for the “Saturday Night Shut-in Club,” where I will broach a music topic and dazzle you [...]

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 After.
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