I'm off to put my toes in the sand for the next three weeks. I'll check in at some point. XXX OOO.

Apparently, Thom Yorke has a solo album coming out in July called The Eraser . When could he possibly have found the time? I mean, haven...

First, the good news. The missus and I have found a house that we absolutely LOVE. This will be our home at least until we're empty ne...

I'm reading Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad, which I'm sure you dirtbags got to way before me. An excellent look at i...

Last night I decided to make a pitcher of frozen margaritas in honor of Cinco de Mayo and to give honor to my mestizo heritage (great grandm...

This website has had me choked up a half-dozen times today. Bring your tissue, girls. Visit StoryCorps . If you're man enough.

When I first got into 'alternative' music, I bought the Smiths Strangeways Here We Come (to go with my obligatory REM, Husker Du, D...

I accidentally wrote a check like that once when I was in college ("5ive and no/100s"). Turns out, there's a website called 5i...

I happened upon the new series from the Wallace and Gromit guy (Nick Parker) on BBCAmurka. Fucking super hilarious, but also amazing animati...

Over the past month, I have experienced a new appreciation for the work of Frank Black. If you guys dropped out of the picture circa Teenage...

or here

When, Jay, are you going to get into Lego's Mindstorms kits? I know "Ian" would love them. They're big in the ed. tech fie...

Complete your profiles, bitches. Click on your name up there ...

I put up new ones by Neko Case, "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood," and James Hand, "The Truth Will Set You Free." You of ...

Okay guys, sorry I've been neglecting my blog duties, but the wife and I have been looking for a new abode. There's still a lot of t...

This weekend I attended a few screenings at Durham's Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (the largest such festival in the United State...

Man, I went and saw the documentary about Ronnie Lane ("The Passing Show") and it was really good. It's very low-budget, which...

So...I went through the effort of recording Ricky Gervais on the Jon Stewart Show, but forgot I was recording it and ended up with around 2 ...

Finally, some real news we can all be pleased with. The Replacements (or a reasonable facsimilie thereof) have recorded two new tracks for t...

Hey, it's a 2 for Tuesday! Let's just say it's a little slow today. NPR's All Songs Considered podcast hipped me to this a...