Campaign for the Mundane
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I finally just pledged some cash to WTMD, our local actually good radio station. For a long time I thought “why even try when I can get exactly what I want, when I want it, now? Why bother when the radio can play ten things I don’t like first? But this past week they have […]
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I’m really psyched to find out that the Progressive Nation 2009 tour is going to be nearby like, practically right on my birthday. So if anyone wants to have a party for me, they are going to have to bring it to Merriweather Post Pavilion, ok? My friend Wes, who is one of the few […]
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Sunday we braved the downpour to see our second annual raft of viking metal bands. (See last year’s show review here at my old blog.) I was stressed out about other stuff but it was so very worth it, if for no other reason than pure catharsis and beer. Thinking we’d be fashionably late, we […]
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Heya! This one’s for the locals. I keep meaning to remind folks to check out Girls Rock DC and get the volunteer app and fill it out! Even if you couldn’t volunteer for the whole week, there are part time jobs, pre-camp things to do, and totally non-musical things that need to get done to […]
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1987 was a really good year in music. …Nothing Like the Sun, In My Tribe, Document, Meet Danny Wilson, Pop Goes the World, Permanent Vacation, Bucky Fellini, Tango in the Night, Whenever You Need Somebody, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby… OK at the end of that list things start to fall apart. […]
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This is just a heads up to anyone out there who was inspired by my story about Girls Rock Camp last August. The volunteer application for this year is up, and there is a great need for organizers and help. There will also be a camper application up soon – so if you know girls […]
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What are the most skipped songs in your music collection? Would it surprise you to know that the highest skip count listed in my collection is 4? This is yet another symptom of my weird emotional issues, for sure. I would rather restart a playlist than give a song a skip count simply because I’m […]
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This Friday was a rare treat – I got to take my parents to a concert. As you probably know, I dearly love music and go to a fair amount of shows nowadays. But I don’t think I’ve gone to see live music with my own parents since the days of Dramtreeo shows at that […]
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On the way home from Leesburg today after getting a tattoo in a building that predates our house by a good 75 years at least (our house is a Victorian era building), my now-psychic iPod decided to give us a civil war song. While my hometown is in Virginia and I’ve lived my entire life […]
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I’ve been through a few mix discovery exercises, and today I thought of another one for you. I was listening to the Sadies’ Anna Leigh when I realized I would enjoy a mix of ghostly songs. I’ve got Split Enz’ more obvious Ghost Girl and one of my favorite Genesis songs, Home by the Sea […]
