When I was in high school, I used to go through phases where I would be completely obsessed with a band for a long period of time, meaning I would often listen to nothing but this band for maybe weeks. Fugazi was one of these bands, and they are the only one that kept my interest after the obsession...

Everyone seems to love this band, but I haven't heard or seen them do a damn thing that wasn't CRAP.

^Awesome, totally awesome. That is all.

Right now I have an 80gb Video iPod and it's fucking fantastic. If it dies tomorrow I'll be pissed off but right now it's my favourite toy. Excellent sound quality, looks great, the film and movie playback is flawless, stores my pictures too. Love it, scarcely ever turn the bloody thing off anymore...

Just heard it for the first time today. It was much stranger than I expected. Most of the reviews are pretty much just "same old Shellac, blah blah blah...." I was pleasantly surprised. Not my favorite Shellac album, but it's pretty damn good.

I think the closest store to me that actually sells vinyl, used or otherwise, is nearly a two hour drive. I buy almost all of my music online.

This is why I stopped trying to convince people to come to shows with me. When some crap they like comes around, I always end up feeling obligated to go with them. At the time I think "This is a good band, they will be happy I dragged them along," but they always end up acting like they're...

Things I learned today: 1) Stoned Lightning will be a new t-shirt. 2) The alt-text doesn't show up through asset bar right now, but it is currently being encoded. I will own this Stoned Lightning t-shirt as soon as it is available. I'm not especially fond of the current story arc, but as soon as I ...

JR- As far as I know, the Dubuque show actually starts at 5:30, and we are last of the four bands, so you should be able to catch us. It will be worth your while to get there as soon as you can, though, as both The Tanks (and especially) The Blind Shake are terrific bands. Thanks for the info. See ...