So It Goes

I hate cold, rainy days when the dog and I are stuck...

Sep 1st

Arriving October 6. It’s both exciting and...

Aug 31st

So this just happened. I’d like to thank the Barns at...

Aug 31st

JTE: I’m genuinely convinced that there’s maybe one in...

Aug 31st

“Bernard? Finished with your accounts?” ...

Aug 31st

Stiffs Live, 1978 (From L to R: Larry Wallis, Nick Lowe,...

Aug 30th

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Elvis Costello & The Attractions: “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” ...

Aug 30th

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Lisa Loeb: “Stay (I Missed You)” For some inexplicable reason, I woke up with this song...

Aug 30th

Because I know you were curious—no, really, I’ve...

Aug 30th

Oh hey, Pigpen, it’s totally cool if you stay in bed...

Aug 30th

Dammit, other bidders, didn’t you realize that I...

Aug 30th

Are you there God? It’s me, the Cybex 750 Arc Trainer....

Aug 29th

Sometimes modern medicine is more than a little unsettling. ...

Aug 29th

I’m not sure which piece of this TripAdvisor review...

Aug 29th

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merlin: Robyn Hitchcock - “My Wife and My Dead Wife” Automatic reblog for anything Robyn-related. ...

Aug 29th

Danny: Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through...

Aug 28th

“This really nice woman noticed us looking at this...

Aug 28th

If this is just a setup for American Pie IV, I’ll be...

Aug 28th

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Roman Candle: “Modern Radio Is A-OK” Now he didn’t know, but while he was in jail I’d...

Aug 28th

ronbailey: Damn, Jelisa is gonna be SO pissed when she finds...

Aug 28th

I May Be The Only Person In The World...

Sometimes I’m pretty cool with who I am. Today is one of those sometimes.

Aug 28th

I don’t care if Monday’s blue Tuesday’s...

Aug 28th

My fave bass players of all time: 1. John Entwistle 2....

Aug 28th

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Bob Dylan: “On A Night Like This” Call me crazy, but I dig Planet Waves. Actually,...

Aug 28th

Tip Your Waitress, Enjoy The Veal

Massive thanks to Melissa and Dan (and my most excellent non-internet friends who would probably...

Aug 28th

“I still often forget and refer to CDs as albums but I can...”
— My fiftysomething friend...

Aug 27th

Wow.  Way to dream big, people.

Aug 27th

“Woody Guthrie is the beginning of it all and if you start...”
— I recently had the opportunity...

Aug 27th

The King Tut Drive In is in my hometown and they’ve...

Aug 27th

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The 13th Floor Elevators: “You’re Gonna Miss Me” This band is both wicked...

Aug 26th

Aug 26th

GPOYW: Funny Funny Ha Ha Edition So tomorrow night,...

Aug 26th

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The Fleshtones: “I’ve Gotta Change My Life” Ten Reasons You Should Dig on The...

Aug 26th

45 Adapters, Glen Mullaly —via nevver

Aug 26th

CT Scans Show Dinosaur Tail Was a Bone Crusher An...

Aug 26th

“I am a world-class procrastinator. I’m only an actor...”
— Bill Nighy

Aug 26th

New Banksy A40, West London (I was gonna say Brand...

Aug 25th

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Dr. Feelgood: “She Does It Right” If you’re unfamiliar with Wilko Johnson and his...

Aug 25th

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Aug 25th

“For the next five years H.P. Lovecraft became as reclusive...”
— S.T. Joshi, in the...

Aug 25th

“The [Count Five] album had a killer cover,...

Aug 25th

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Aug 25th

toldorknown: Laughs for Lucy Kate Twitter Wit: Brilliance...

Aug 25th

William Eggleston’s Album Cover Guide ...

Aug 25th

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Aug 25th

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David Lynch, On Product Placement in Films —via knucklesalad

Aug 24th

“Jerry, I just think Bob doesn’t want to be tied down...”
— —Dominatrix/The Other...

Aug 24th

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The Prisoner Episode 1: “Arrival” A tip of the Penny Farthing to Brilliant Orange. ...

Aug 24th

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Game Theory: “Shark Pretty” There are a thousand things to love about Scott...

Aug 24th

These bags almost make me wish I had an actual job, one that...

Aug 24th

Kama Sutra Records

Aug 24th

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Aug 24th

A Map of Your Village If this makes sense to you,...

Aug 24th

My Favorite Parts of This Ad: 1) The implication that there...

Aug 24th

Be right back…tattooing this on my face.

Aug 22nd

—via kayfabe: adam riff

Aug 21st

Despite a summer’s worth of hype and clever marketing,...

Aug 21st

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Beloosh.

Aug 21st

I owe it all to little chocolate donuts.

Aug 21st

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Aug 21st

“You and those damned aliens!”
— My mother, when I told her I...

Aug 20th

Aug 20th

"Alcohol is like love," he said. "The...

Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye

Aug 20th

Heavy Metal Band Names: A Flow Chart —via [Clicky for...

Aug 20th

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Aug 20th

Album art for Campos De Fresas: Las Canciones De Los...

Aug 20th

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The Spongetones: “She Goes Out With Everybody” North Carolina’s Spongetones have...

Aug 20th

“Don’t let anybody make you feel bad about what...”
— Jim Dickinson, as quoted in...

Aug 20th

This man has many leather-bound books and his apartment...

Aug 19th

“People try to say that Cream gave birth to heavy metal. If...”
— Cream drummer [and all-around...

Aug 19th

Aug 19th

“Joe considers himself a connoisseur of Chablis. If the...”
— —from Bright Shiny...

Aug 19th

Diet Mtn Dew Ultra Violet.  Have you guys tried this stuff? ...

Aug 19th

Aug 18th

Paul and Linda McCartney celebrate after winning...

Aug 18th

The Top 500 Songs of the Decade

Aug 18th

Life Lesson #41: The disappointment of comparing the picture...

Aug 18th

There are days when I could absolutely...

Aug 18th

Anatomy of a Hipster #143.

Aug 18th

Icon Cards: Johnny Cash Edition Designed by A to M ...

Aug 18th

Icon Cards: Morrissey Edition Designed by A to M ...

Aug 18th

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Aug 18th

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So this kid hangs out at the Apple store all day, lip syncing to his favorite songs, dancing and...

Aug 18th

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If you like The Smiths, 1980s UK children’s television, and terrifying puppets, this video is for...

Aug 18th

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Aug 17th

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Nick Lowe: “Cruel To Be Kind” Live, 2007 OK, anyone who’s spent more than ten...

Aug 17th

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Aug 17th

Taking a break from geeking out to send endless hugs to...

Aug 17th

Belief & Technique For Modern Prose: List of Essentials ...

Aug 17th

So many questions. So few answers.

Aug 17th

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American Aquarium: “Katherine Belle” Local Band I Love, Volume 1 The two most...

Aug 17th

Yes, that’s exactly what I was looking for, a casual...

Aug 17th

“R.E.M.’s fans have been saying “R.E.M....”
— Slate, 2003 __________ I...

Aug 17th

Shaun: Some of these are limited—Ah! What was that?...

Aug 16th

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Aug 16th

Aw, it’s so cute the way the accountant thinks...

Aug 16th

“High school was kind of where they put you when they...”
— Lester Bangs “Psychotic...

Aug 16th

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Elvis2 = E. Costello covering E. Presley’s “Mystery Train”

Aug 16th

Aug 16th

“If you’ve got Dickinson you don’t need anybody...”
— Bob Dylan, on musician and...

Aug 16th

NOW: “Alice Self of Memphis, Tennessee, moves her...

Aug 16th

THEN: “Elvis Presley runs a comb through his famous...

Aug 16th

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Creedence Clearwater Revival: “Proud Mary” Live at Woodstock, August 16, 1969 And I...

Aug 15th

“I’ve got about fifteen hundred 78s at this...

Aug 15th

The Times They Are A-Changin’ of the Day: Bob Dylan, killing...

Aug 15th

Frumious Bandersnatch

Best band name ever or best band name ever?1 1 Yep, they were for real.

Aug 15th

Hendrix. Woodstock. Fringed leather. Epic, man. Epic. ©...

Aug 15th

“A man smiles from the inside of his Ford Mustang,...

Aug 15th

“On foot, in cars, atop cars, three hundred thousand...

Aug 15th

Title: Heaven Is A Place Where Nothing Ever Happens. ...

Aug 15th

Aug 15th

Because you asked nicely, here are the links to last...

Aug 15th

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The Beastie Boys & Elvis Costello: “Radio Radio” Live on SNL You should probably...

Aug 14th

Snakes On A Cane dot com is a handy site to bookmark if you...

Aug 14th

First Thought: Well well well, Ticketmaster.  This is the...

Aug 14th

—From the Zombie Girl documentary

Aug 14th

“In my opinion, there’s two types of people. ...”
— —One of the twelve year...

Aug 14th

There’s a massive poster-sized version of this hanging...

Aug 14th

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Cracker: “Shake Some Action” As soon as you play this song: 10% of you will spend the...

Aug 14th

Elvis Costello, 1977

Aug 14th

“As awesome as punk rock was, it caused a lot of damage to a...”
— Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy

Aug 13th

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Aug 13th

The West Virginia Road Kill Cook-off is one of the...

Aug 13th

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Aug 13th

RIP Les Paul

Aug 13th

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Siouxsie and the Banshees: “Hong Kong Garden” I’m craving Chinese like nobody’s...

Aug 13th

Movie Plots That Could’ve Been Solved In Minutes ...

Aug 13th

True Story.

I once had a fight with a now-former boyfriend over which was the best Dire Straits album. A FIGHT. ...

Aug 13th

So That Just Happened

I just pulled into my parking garage after my obligatory trip to the Y and a stop at Walgreens for...

Aug 13th

“God, he’s such a total puke-oid.” ...

Aug 13th

Snoop Dogg is on Sportscenter. No, really. ...

Aug 12th

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themattsmith: Crazy White Dude Dancing At Lollapalooza is the best thing today. —via Dad?...

Aug 12th

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Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians: “Driving Aloud (Radio Storm)” It’s been a...

Aug 12th

A List Of Books

That Legendary Rock Critic Lester Bangs Once Planned to Publish: Psychotic Reactions &...

Aug 12th

Marry Me.

Matt: Sweetbreads: For the gourmet zombie.  What does that even mean? Why don’t I drink...

Aug 12th

“Nutritious Breakfast” tee by Threadless Sorry,...

Aug 12th

GPOYW: At A Party Wearing Canadian Tube Socks From Canada...

Aug 12th

Remember, just 133 more eating shopping days until...

Aug 12th

“I remember having the [Nerves EP] delivered to the apartment...”
— — Peter Case

Aug 12th

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songparts: The Goddamn Girl is Paul’s (Paul and Michael songfight at the end of “The Girl is...

Aug 12th

“I love the Flamin’ Groovies and Cheap Trick and have a...”
— — Producer Steve Albini,...

Aug 11th

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The Nerves: “Hanging On The Telephone” “Hey, I know that one,”...

Aug 11th

Mr. Bingo is a human man trapped in the body of a boy. He...

Aug 11th

“Doctors were trying to assess whether she was suffering from Stendhal Syndrome, a rare...

Aug 11th

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House: Season Six Promo Well, hello there Hugh Laurie. I can’t help but notice the way...

Aug 11th

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Paul Collins (with John Wicks): “Ribbon of Gold” I’m not sure how many people...

Aug 11th

iTunes on Random 08.11.09

01. The dB’s : “Lonely Is (As Lonely Does)” 02. Echo & The...

Aug 11th

KISS THE BEATLES Four Print Set 10 x 11.5  ...

Aug 11th

TOM WAITS Signed & Numbered Edition of 80  17.5 x...

Aug 11th

STARMAN Signed & Numbered Edition of 80 17.5 x 23 ...

Aug 11th

The inspiration for the poster below is this scene from...

Aug 10th

I can’t visit GigPosters without getting sucked in for...

Aug 10th

Aaaand this poster is just about perfect. Except for the...

Aug 10th

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Aug 10th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-9)

Aug 10th

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Ben Folds Five: “Battle of Who Could Care Less” I’ve got this great idea Why...

Aug 9th

You know, Hulu won my heart when it added Storefront...

Aug 9th

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Rogue Wave: “Everyday” A Buddy Holly cover is just what this Sunday needed. That, and...

Aug 9th

Fun Fact: The “young wife” who was busy...

Aug 9th

The fastest way to my heart is by having a lifelike...

Aug 8th

So this six pack Ramen brick was on sale at Target for...

Aug 8th

John Hughes was my penpal.

Aug 8th

Lunch, most days. What a tasty two-ingredient reminder that...

Aug 8th

My iPhone has started autocorrecting the...

Obviously this phone has been hacked by Jethro Tull.

Aug 8th

On 8 August 1969 the Fab Four walked out of No 3 Abbey Road,...

Aug 8th

Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta whisper...

Aug 8th

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The State: “Doug & Dad” Dad: Doug, your mother and I think you’re on drugs....

Aug 8th

The Jason Isbell show at The Garage? Sold out. The State...

Aug 8th

dwineman: Sorry. Kinda. Not really. OH. MY. GOD. Dan...

Aug 7th

Congratulations.  You’re Jimmy Buffett now. ...

Aug 7th

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TGIF + WTF = This. WARNING: Video contains unrestricted amounts of feathered hair and fringed...

Aug 7th

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reimer: The Dream Academy: “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” a.k.a. the soundtrack to...

Aug 7th

This is why I always liked Cameron best. This is why I...

Aug 6th

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Hot Hot Heat: “No, Not Now” Seriously, am I right or am I right? I’m right. ...

Aug 6th

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X-Teens: “Kiss & Make-Up Time” Remember those old coffee commercials where a man...

Aug 6th

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Graham Parker: “Passion Is No Ordinary Word” [Live, 1983] This is what the morning was...

Aug 6th

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Aug 6th

”I’m…waiting for my ham.” —via mollylambert

Aug 6th

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Aug 6th

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Bob Mould - “It’s Too Late” And with this, I’m off to listen to Black Sheets of...

Aug 6th

Here’s where the animated lightbulb starts hovering...

Aug 5th

Rocked may be more appropriate. I say potato, Bob says...

Aug 5th

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Drive-By Truckers: “Goddamn Lonely Love” I just checked the concert calendar of my...

Aug 5th

Sigh.

I just received one of the more scathing pieces of email that has ever burrowed its way into my...

Aug 5th

“If your old work doesn’t shame you, you’re not...”
— Jeffrey Zeldman This.  Yes. ...

Aug 5th

“So. You really like singing John Mellencamp songs, huh?”
— Actual comment from my...

Aug 5th

“If the thunder don’t get you then the lightning will”
— Jerry Garcia, “The...

Aug 5th

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Aug 5th

dwineman: Who gave @gordonshumway coffee? And here I try to...

Aug 5th

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Raspberries: “Go All The Way” On the flight home Sunday night, I was seated beside a...

Aug 4th

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Raspberries: “Let’s Pretend” If you ever want to just flat out mainline some...

Aug 4th

“John, guitarist Andy York, and Life Death Love and...

Aug 4th

“They’re supposed to say, ‘I got this student,...”
— Trina Thompson, who is suing...

Aug 4th

Breakfast of Champions Two Champions & The Scrawny Girl...

Aug 4th

What has two thumbs and a concert review currently featured...

Aug 3rd

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-2)

Aug 3rd

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Aug 3rd

Wednesday: You have taken the land which is rightfully ours....

Aug 3rd