Some folks prefer the old Boards of Canada, some prefer the newer stuff; me, I'll always cherish their 2000 EP, Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country, a flawless little four-song record whose eponymous track makes it absolutely outstanding.

Currently listening:
In a Beautiful Place Out In the Country
By Boards of Canada
Release [...]

Filed under: music on December 16th, 2005 | No Comments »

I was just listening to Coldplay's big fat hit from yesteryear "Yellow" and realized it was ripe for rewriting as a song making fun of emo kids, since the words "yellow" and "emo" rhyme nicely, and it's got that soft, moody, lilting sound that might sound just like emo crap were its melody punked up [...]

Filed under: humor, music on December 16th, 2005 | No Comments »

Today, I deleted iTunes from my system.
I've always been a die-hard PC user and thus fairly ambivalent to the Apple crowd, despite the fact that I'm usually in-line with other "hipster" brands (case in point, I drive a Volkswagen). Note, however, that I do not shop at Urban Outfitters.

Filed under: business, music, rants, technology on October 2nd, 2005 | 3 Comments »

Did you know that all three CSI shows use music from The Who as their theme songs? A friend of mine recently alerted me to this obvious little bit of information. I listened to each theme song in my head for a moment, and realized it was indeed true.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation uses “Who Are [...]

Filed under: music, thoughts on April 15th, 2005 | No Comments »