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new skatterbrain mix for the summer heat
Just wanted to point out that Skatterbrain has another awesome mix. Â I especially liked the songs by Eux Autres and Speedmarket Avenue.
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nycpopfest 2008, night 1: the waiting
It\’s tonight! I\’m pretty excited. Kat and I will see Love Is All (Sweden) The Secret History (NYC) Oh! Custer (Sweden) In Interview (NYC) The Foxgloves (UK) Sweet!! Maybe I\’ll see you there?
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Gritty Kitty
Does anyone remember the band, Gritty Kitty? They were one of the first indiepop/twee bands I ever heard. I even bought their second album when it came out five years after their first. But they seem to have disappeared off the face of the web. Â They used to have a proper webpage, but now they…
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When You Were Mine
I have this theory that some songs are so good, it doesn\’t matter who covers them. You can\’t do a bad job with them. I spent all day listening to Cyndi Lauper\’s version of When You Were Mine today. Â Oh man. Â So good. Â I can\’t help but bouncing along, all pumping my fist in the…
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shoegaze saturday?
Drove to Connecticut today.  Kat and I listened to Ride and Lush the whole drive.  Pretty nice for such a stressful day. Here\’s a song by Ride. And here is a complete live set by Lush!!! Have a good weekend.
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heard this before?
Well, there goes my \”post everyday forever\” goal. But I got excuses. Lots of them! Work is crazy! My computer is broken! I\’m traveling out of state! No matter, I\’m going out of town this weekend and will be able to catch up on my email and RSS feeds. Maybe get some writing done while…
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new skatterbrain mix!
Skatterbrain makes super mixes. I\’ve been listening to his new one non-stop.  The first song, by Bouquet, is great.  It\’s the first time I\’ve heard a song that samples one of those cheap toy ray-guns that make all the exploding sounds. I also like how it sounds like an Exploding Dog comic title.