So It Goes

2010

December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March 9
February 65
January 63

2009

December 76
November 39
October 80
September 145
August 201
July 154
June 191
May 292
April 148
March 152
February 79
January 70
The older David Byrne gets, the more his day-to-day...
Jul 2nd
Irrefutable Proof That I’m Growing Up: I nuked a box...
Jul 1st
Must Be This Tall To Ride
Jul 1st
Watch Watch
The Mr. Belvedere Theme Song Season Two EXTENDED VERSION, because that’s how much I love...
Jul 1st
GPOYW: One Of Us Could Quite Possibly Be Rabid Edition1 ...
Jul 1st
Yes I made a scene but, really, he wanted it. Look at him....
Jun 30th
So I just got here, because that’s what an...
Jun 30th
I like Jason Permenter so very, very much.
Jun 30th
Awesome.  Thanks, Brian, for sending this and feeding my...
Jun 29th
Listen Listen
Chris Bell: “I Am The Cosmos” Now that I’ve mentioned it in more than one post,...
Jun 29th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-28)
Jun 29th

Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey: In...

There was a sparse crowd scattered about Cat’s Cradle when we got our hands stamped on Saturday...
Jun 29th
Talking Heads, 1980
Jun 29th
The GoGirl
Jun 29th
Listen Listen
The Jags: “Back of My Hand” Now that I’ve gotten the Holsapple/Stamey out of my...
Jun 29th
Wow, Gawker.  That is some unfortunate ad placement.
Jun 29th

R.I.P. OxyClean

Somebody needs to build a protective enclosure around Tony Little IMMEDIATELY.
Jun 28th
Watch Watch
Elvis Costello: “Accidents Will Happen” Who doesn’t love a good animated music...
Jun 28th
I’m sorry Hardee’s, but ‘Biscuit...
Jun 28th
“I want people to walk around delusional about how great they...”
— —Lady Gaga I...
Jun 28th
“Oh yeah. John Lennon was definitely my favorite Beatle,...”
— —Kurt Cobain I made the...
Jun 28th
The dB’s at Cat’s Cradle, 1983 I’m...
Jun 27th
“They asked Mark Twain what it took to be successful, and he...”
— Allman Brothers drummer Butch...
Jun 27th
Johnny Cash was arrested in October 1965 at the El Paso...
Jun 27th
Watch Watch
The dB’s: “Judy” Live at The Pier, 1981
Jun 27th
Jun 27th
I wish I didn’t know that this existed. I also wish I...
Jun 27th
Rockpile: Terry & Nick & Dave & Billy
Jun 26th
Finding My Goddess
Jun 26th
Listen Listen
Chris Stamey (with Alex Chilton): “Summer Sun” Remember those Marvel Comics where two...
Jun 26th
My Weekend Reading. Gentlemen, take care not to trip over...
Jun 26th
Meet & Greet
Jun 26th
Seen Friday at the Glastonbury Festival Photo Credit: Jason...
Jun 26th
Paul Weller, 1977
Jun 26th
I just read Mojo’s article about the 50th anniversary...
Jun 26th

When a King Dies

coketalk: Soak it up, kids. This is our “Elvis is Dead” moment. You only get this once in a...
Jun 26th
Hope springs eternal…
Jun 25th

Holy Shit.

Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett AND Michael Jackson? UPDATE: CNN has now swapped headlines to...
Jun 25th
Listen Listen
The dB’s: “Black and White” I’m starting to get reasonably pumped1 about...
Jun 25th
You know, sometimes I look at myself, what with my Beastie...
Jun 24th
Watch Watch
The Kinks: “Low Budget” In Honor of My Overdrawn Checking Account Art takes time, time...
Jun 24th
Now I Wish I'd Super Sized It
Jun 24th
Watch Watch
Status Quo: “Pictures of Matchstick Men” You know this song, whether you knew you knew...
Jun 24th
Five Bands to Watch
Jun 24th
—Marc Johns I absolutely adore Mr. Johns’...
Jun 24th
Five bucks would get you the best seat at a Stones concert...
Jun 24th
GPOYW: I’d Make a Lousy Mermaid Edition The...
Jun 24th
Listen Listen
Hockey: “Learn to Lose” Occasionally, I’ll drag my ears out of London circa 1978...
Jun 24th

Tumblr Talent Show

So apparently it’s happening today and, unfortunately, I appear to have left all of my talents...
Jun 23rd
'Roo-ing the Last Day & Summer Festival Tips
Jun 23rd
R.I.P. Ed McMahon
Jun 23rd
There’s a splinter in your eye and it reads...
Jun 23rd
Sometimes he’s so adorable I forget that he refuses to...
Jun 23rd
Keyboard Cat: The Cross-Stitch I have never wanted to craft...
Jun 23rd
Listen Listen
Graham Parker: “I Want You Back” A lot of London’s so-called Pub Rockers bit...
Jun 23rd
27 March 1981 Dear Krista I am replying to you partly as a measure of courtesy. I would like to...
Jun 22nd
So It Goes/Heart of the City (7” Single) Stiff...
Jun 22nd
Pink Floyd, circa 1966 I’ve listened to a tremendous...
Jun 22nd
I did this a couple of months ago, but my music collection changes more often than my hair color...
Jun 22nd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-21)
Jun 22nd
This. This CD (or the MP3s, your call) is five bucks right...
Jun 22nd

My New Favorite Thing

I just endured another of my friend Andrew’s hurl-inducing Crossfit workouts and the only...
Jun 21st
hammerito: oldfilmsflicker: ppparasol: #1 - is the one on...
Jun 21st

Next Up, "Billy Don't Be a Hero"

There are exactly zero people in the coffeeshop downstairs, which I think is less a critique of...
Jun 21st
Listen Listen
brakesbrakesbrakes: “Crush On You” Dear Brakes x3 (or Brakes, as you’re known...
Jun 21st
Watch Watch
The Kinks: “Waterloo Sunset” There is absolutely no reason why I should know that Ray...
Jun 21st
Watch Watch
Barenaked Ladies: “Brian Wilson” So I’m lying here, just staring at the ceiling...
Jun 20th
Listen Listen
The Beach Boys: “Hang On To Your Ego” Here’s wishing a delightful 67th birthday...
Jun 20th

They Say I Shot A Man Named Gray

OK, seriously, did Hootie & The Blowfish ever face any repercussions for lifting an entire verse...
Jun 20th
—via FlipFlopFlyBall
Jun 20th

Ten Quick Questions

1. Who are you? In eBay parlance: GENTLY USED 30 YEAR OLD! NEW WITHOUT TAGS! ORIGINAL! MUST SEE! ...
Jun 20th

File Under: Mrs. Brown, Lovely Daughter

I woke up just before five, my brain practically bubbling over with fully-formed paragraphs I...
Jun 20th
Aaaaand this is a pretty accurate representation of what...
Jun 20th
I have so very, very much to do today but I can’t...
Jun 19th

Guys Dig Scars, Right?

So people are spilling scar stories today?  Fine. — Cluster on Left Elbow, Complete With...
Jun 19th
Truer words, yo… It’s time for Pop Music Trivia...
Jun 18th
Can You Find the Following In This Picture: 1) My...
Jun 18th

Where were you the night of the OJ car...

On a procrastinatory Sunday a couple of weeks ago, I was organizing my closet and found my journals...
Jun 17th

The Pros and Cons of Larry

nictate: Laurie David explains how she decided to date her future husband (and future ex-husband)...
Jun 17th
Watch Watch
Elvis Costello: “Every Day I Write the Book” (1983) Not only do I adore this song,...
Jun 17th
Watch Watch
Elvis Costello: “From Sulphur to Sugarcane” Live on The Late Show with David...
Jun 17th
—via
Jun 17th
GPOYW: Walking Through the Press Area With Jimmy Buffett...
Jun 17th
This is so embarrassing but I have the same sign on my...
Jun 16th
kayfabe:florencio:trixietreats
Jun 16th
Listen Listen
Todd Snider: “Money, Compliments, and Publicity (Song Ten)” If I ever do get my money...
Jun 16th
“All I want from tomorrow Is to get it better than today”
— Huey Lewis, Great Mind of Our...
Jun 16th
One more because my heart just made the 1-UP noise.
Jun 16th
Dear Driver of This Car: Please let me have your babies....
Jun 16th
Wisdom From the Bonnaroo Portajohns, Volume 2: No Real Job ...
Jun 16th
Wisdom From the Bonnaroo Portajohns, Volume 1: Git R Dumb
Jun 16th
Gratuitous Photo of Myself With New York Dolls Guitarist...
Jun 16th
Syl Sylvain & David Johansen, the last two original New...
Jun 16th
Tonight’s opening act, Black Joe Lewis & The...
Jun 16th
The former Declan Patrick MacManus asks what’s so...
Jun 15th
Jenny Lewis breaks out a Traveling Wilburys cover in the...
Jun 15th
Jimmy Buffett at high noon1 on the Which Stage 1Pun...
Jun 15th
Robyn Hitchcock, Saturday afternoon in the This Tent You...
Jun 15th
Peter Buck, Saturday afternoon in the This Tent Because...
Jun 15th
David Byrne, Friday night on the Which Stage. I’m...
Jun 15th
New York Dolls concert in less than six hours.  You know,...
Jun 15th
It took almost seven hours of driving, a six hour nap at the...
Jun 15th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-14)
Jun 15th

Can't Hardly Wait

I just stopped for the night in Asheville, NC. I’m still two and a half hours from home but...
Jun 15th
Bruce Springsteen, backstage at Neko Case’s show.
Jun 15th

Overheard in the Press Tent, Vol. 1

Media Guy: Trent Reznor’s really porked out. Media Chick: It’s because he doesn’t...
Jun 14th
Text I just got from a friend of mine.  WHY AM I NOT FLYING...
Jun 14th
Bonnaroo: Day 3
Jun 14th
Scott McCaughey, Robyn Hitchcock, and Peter Buck I...
Jun 14th

iPhonery

Don’t worry… I do, in fact, have a for-real camera with me.  Unfortunately, I forgot the...
Jun 14th
“Did you get any coupons for his restaurant?”
— My dad’s response when I...
Jun 14th
Elvis Costello arrives during Jenny Lewis’ set. ...
Jun 14th
Jenny Lewis’ guitar snuggles with Elvis...
Jun 14th
Saturday’s worst-kept secret, a noon concert by Jimmy...
Jun 14th
From Left to Right: Comedian Margaret Cho, Singer Brett...
Jun 14th

Bonnaroo Press Conference #3

Moderator: Is there a key to your longevity? Jimmy Buffett: We never got into this for longevity,...
Jun 14th
Bonnaroo: Day 2
Jun 13th
“Flip flops were the wrong decision.”
— Janeane Garofolo, on my...
Jun 13th
So this just happened. It took two days, but I finally...
Jun 13th
“Warren Haynes’ arteries have better circulation than...”
— Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Jun 12th
TV On The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe about to be...
Jun 12th
Bon Iver (in the orange with the extra blaze-colored hat on...
Jun 12th
VH1 interviews the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. For some reason, I...
Jun 12th
Ani DiFranco press conference. Grace Potter is beside her...
Jun 12th
Bonnaroo: Day 1
Jun 12th
Survived Bonnaroo, Day 1. Turning in early-ish, though,...
Jun 12th
White Rabbits
Jun 11th
I’m official! I’m also officially going to sit...
Jun 11th
Con: No door on the shower Pro: Just think how many...
Jun 11th
Red Bull Tallboys: For the best irregular heartbeat $3 can...
Jun 11th
Even though I threw a massive tantrum when I-40 West abruptly ended just outside of Knoxville, I did...
Jun 11th
Bless your heart, Tennessee Visitor’s Center. Also,...
Jun 11th
Dear I-40: Thanks for the torrential rain…I was...
Jun 11th
Listen Listen
Canned Heat: “On the Road Again” [Live] It’s 4:24 a.m. and I’ve already...
Jun 11th
—via
Jun 10th
“Lots of people talk about punk as being the sunlit uplands,...”
— Nick Lowe, in an interview...
Jun 10th
“If you’re at that place where you’re working...”
— Green Day’s Billie Joe...
Jun 10th

I Also Packed My Winning Personality

So this time tomorrow, I should be edging closer to the Tennessee border.  It’s a tough trip...
Jun 10th
The New York Dolls Paris, 1973
Jun 10th
I’ve stayed at the Standard… it’s the same...
Jun 10th
Well hello, young Robyn Hitchcock. Mister Hitchcock and the...
Jun 10th

Now If Only Elvis Costello Would Call Me...

I leave at the crack of Dunkin Donuts on Thursday for Bonnaroo, which I’m covering for...
Jun 9th
“Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I...”
— Legendary concert promoter...
Jun 9th
And don’t you forget it.
Jun 9th
While a large part of me is delighted that someone has...
Jun 9th
This is next in the Book Club of My Living Room. The...
Jun 9th
Listen Listen
Pavement: “The Unseen Power of the Picket Fence” There’s some bands I’d...
Jun 9th
The Jam, 1977 from left: Paul Weller, Rick Buckler, Bruce...
Jun 9th
Oh look, it’s Jon & Kate Plus Every Magazine Cover...
Jun 8th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-7)
Jun 8th
Um… ok, so would any of you like to hire me? Or, to...
Jun 8th
“Our entire society’s based on discontent: people...”
— Tana French, The Likeness I...
Jun 8th
BitchBuzz: Summer Reading
Jun 8th

We'll Call It A Draw

Beach Pros: — That ocean thing — The mahi we grilled for dinner was living in said...
Jun 6th
Well played, Bojangles. Well effing played.
Jun 5th
All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go And my...
Jun 4th
Listen Listen
XTC: “Summer’s Cauldron” When Miss Moon lays down and Sir Sun stands up Me,...
Jun 4th
Will you still need me Will you still feed me When...
Jun 4th
“If you ask one more question along those lines, I will pick...”
— Elvis Costello’s manager...
Jun 4th
thedailywhat: Andrew Le: “Alcoholic vs. Copy Writer” ...
Jun 4th

Finally.

Not an hour ago, I had a conversation in the gym about the bands that guitarist Martin Belmont has...
Jun 3rd
Listen Listen
Don Dixon & the Jump Rabbits: “Amplifier” 1 A couple of Fridays ago, I caught a Don...
Jun 3rd
GPOYW: That Time You & Your Gram Parsons T-Shirt Rode a...
Jun 3rd
Pretty sweet $5 & $10 tee sale at Threadless this week.
Jun 3rd
Accountant, Hey, wow! Can you believe I still don’t...
Jun 3rd
Breakfast decisions, yo. I’m not sure which one of...
Jun 3rd
Aaaand I’m spent…my thirtieth is a wrap. I have...
Jun 3rd
“I can’t […] make you a picture of Nick Lowe...”
— From an email I received from...
Jun 2nd
Another present from Real Life. This is one gorgeous book. ...
Jun 2nd
misseffieb: Has anyone done this one yet? Happy Birthday,...
Jun 2nd
mamitamojita: Happy Birthday, @gordonshumway!  And don’t...
Jun 2nd
sniffyjenkins: Hey, J-Money! Look! Hugh Laurie’s coming to...
Jun 2nd
Real Life stopped by to bring me lunch. And my gift, which...
Jun 2nd
angelablack: Happy 30th J-Money! Apologies for: 1. Those...
Jun 2nd
insooutso: Look closely at this picture and see if you can...
Jun 2nd
Left Brain: Oh hey, I remembered it was our b-day Right...
Jun 2nd
insooutso: Last one. Holy. Shit. I am driving to Columbus...
Jun 2nd
“Enjoy the ride, focus on the future, and say nice things!”
— Birthday advice from my dad,...
Jun 2nd
nicky36: Happy Birthday, GordonShumway. And now I know how...
Jun 2nd
americanmailorderbride: Happy Birthday, J-Money! You’re...
Jun 2nd
ronbailey: Me? Oh, just sitting here listening to Chronic...
Jun 2nd
delgrosso: Happy birthday, @gordonshumway. I made you a...
Jun 2nd
insooutso: Robyn Hitchcock made you a Tom Selleck birthday...
Jun 2nd
The Surrealist Compliment Generator
Jun 2nd
spmorrissey: This is for gordonshumway I love you,...
Jun 2nd
If anyone is looking for a last-minute birthday gift for me,...
Jun 2nd

I'm Sure the Internal Bleeding is Normal

So for the year that I’ve known him, my friend Andrew has encouraged me to do Crossfit, an...
Jun 2nd
Congratulations to the late Ian Dury, for designing what may...
Jun 1st
This postcard was so totally the best thing in my mailbox. ...
Jun 1st

Today is the Last Day of My Twenties

Just in case any of my neighbors wonder what the banshee wails are about.
Jun 1st
If this isn’t the sexiest shopping list ever, I...
Jun 1st
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-5-31)
Jun 1st
This is yet another giant font-ed reason why I keep The Sun...
Jun 1st
Listen Listen
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: “A Day in the Life” [Live] Found my way downstairs...
Jun 1st
I forever dig that they included Stu Sutcliffe.
Jun 1st
It was twenty (-two!) years ago today Sergeant Pepper...
Jun 1st