okkervil river @ rock and roll hotel

tonight i’m going to see okkervil river. don’t have tickets but i’m two for two in scalping tickets at the door (my other successes being wolf parade and girl talk).

[update] got a ticket and had an amazing time. opener damien juardo was magnificent, providing some laughs amongst the music he described as “depressing as hell”. sheff and the boys put on a simply stellar perfomance through and through. the crowd was top notch too.

this concert was recorded on npr, the audio will be up soon.

song of the night: John Allyn Smith Sails

postcards from italy

today, i received a postcard from italy.

hoax or no?

can we expect something big from radiohead tomorrow morning? or is this just a hoax.

check radioheadlp7.com for the cryptic countdown.

[update] looks like it is indeed fake, thanks stereogum.

marta marta marta

the american ladies bowed out of the women’s world cup earlier this morning to brazil, thanks to two goals from the best female player in the world – marta. do yourself a favor and watch her second goal (fourth of the match). ronaldinho would be proud to call that his own.

currently listening to…

Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You

via Come Pick Me Up

scatterbrained thoughts

- If you have not seen Sigur Rós in concert , watching this is an imperative

- One of my professor freelances on the side, here’s his product: Congressionalbadboys.com

- From that site: “CREW’s annual most corrupt members of Congress” list

-Weslyan’s Rap Anthem: New Teen Force – “Party On Fountain”

- Congrats to David at Culture of Soccer for getting an article published by Christian Science Monitor

- My new favorite awful video

- Ronaldinho moving to Chelsea?

– [even better] Jose Mourinho to come to Tottenham?

what’s the future of the music industry?

Great post on the Freakonomics blog found here.

remix

i randomly noticed i’ve been listening to a bunch of remixes lately. here’s some of the ones that have been in rotation:

Hot Chip – Colours (DFA Remix)
Bloc Party – I Still Remember (Music Box and Tears Remix)
Junior Boys – In The Morning (Hot Chip Remix)
Franz Ferdinand – The Fallen (Ruined by Justice)
The One AM Radio – What Gave You Away (Alias Remix)

Enjoy.

how ’bout them demon deacons

great 31 – 24 win for the deacs in OT… game report is here.

girl talk / dan deacon / white williams @ black cat

there’s not much else to say here… most fun i’ve ever had at a concert.

simply incredible. oh yeah, dancing on stage the entire night and hanging with Greg Gillis isn’t too bad either.

i’m still in shock at how amazing last night was. this is why i love music.