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1059 days ago
Among other things, work has some pretty craptacular aspects right now, and now my yoga instructor is being forced (financially) to shut down her studio and quit teaching for a while. Crap. I might "go dark" in this space for a while. We'll see.
1063 days ago
As must be obvious to you, I enjoy making pretentious lists at the end of the year. Note, of course, this list only reflects what I liked from among the albums we bought this year - a tiny fraction of what was released in the genres we like, and a considerably tinier fraction of what was released in all genres. Anyway here's what I've liked best that was released in 2006: Top 5 (in order) The Black Angels - Passover - awesome from start to finish. My favorite of the year. I love their dark moody ominous droning. Great live shows too. Lily Allen - Alright Still - at first I was just thinking it was best of the summer, but it's really stuck with me. She's cheeky and profane fun. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America - another really strong album from The Hold Steady. Compared to last year's Separation Sunday the songs aren't as tightly plotted and the lyrics are more general; the exploits of Holly and Charlemagne are downplayed for more universal ...
1065 days ago
We saw lots of great shows this year, it's been fun looking back over my reviews. Let's get right to the top 5: The Hold Steady @ Crocodile - ROCKED MY FACE OFF but I wish they were playing with U.S.E instead of Sean Na Na :-) The Mountain Goats @ Neumo's - gave me shivers... an early contender for #1 of the year Valentine's Day 69 Love Songs @ Crocodile - a fun and fitting tribute that introduced us to several good local bands Cloud Cult @ Crocodile - deepened my admiration of Cloud Cult, plus we discovered Daylight Basement! what could be more awesome? The Black Angels @ Triple Door - a crush is born Honorable mentions : Calexico @ Showbox - what a totally freaking talented bunch of dudes Sasquatch @ Gorge - maybe it's not fair to judge an all-day festival against smaller shows, but it's hard not to mention a day when we saw Blue Scholars, Arctic Monkeys, Nada Surf and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah DeVotchKa @ Neumo's- ...
1066 days ago
Because I truly cannot understand the logic behind videotaping yourself assaulting someone and then posting that video on the internets. Police say teens attacked girl then posted video on YouTube and MySpace http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16317320/ But what is REALLY disturbing me in this article is this little aside: [South Brunswick Detective Jim] Ryan said that using a cell phone on school grounds without the permission of school officials is technically a crime. However, he said police only recommend charging someone with the statute when the cell phone is used to commit a crime, such as harassment. Is that really true? It's a crime to use a cell phone on school grounds in New Jersey???
