I saw Asshole Rooster opening for The Shirks once at a DC house show

I liked the Channels full-length. I found the directly political lyrics bracing-- though they were so of-the-moment that the album is kinda forever trapped on 2006...

I was at the Office of Future Plans show at the Beat Kitchen, but didn't make it to J's solo performance the next night.Jawbox: so NOT crap. No reservations, no waffles. One of my favorite bands ever. I'm deeply perplexed that an entire seven people could think otherwise. I've read a few of their po...

gooseberries: nature's sour patch kids

tallchris wrote:New study done making the connection between homophobia and repressed homosexuality.We laugh at or make fun of such blatant hypocrisy, but in a real way, these people may often themselves be victims of repression and experience exaggerated feelings of threat, says Ryan. Homophobia is...

RIP: usefulness of this threadKilled by: Vaclav Havel

My sister suffered from a panic disorder for years. For a while she was self-medicating with the ol' Bolivian marching powder, then she went into therapy and replaced it with Paxil. I've never had one of the panic attacks where I'm convinced that I'm going to die or even that I won't be able to func...

Right this second? El Salvador Los Inmortales from Intelligentsia. I also snagged some Ethiopian Sidamo from the CCC training center on Thursday.Booze wise, I usually drink either straight whiskey (bourbon, rye or scotch) or a Manhattan of some variety.Manhattan variants I have known and loved:The B...