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6/5/12

I pre-ordered this last month and got the digital download tracks over the weekend. I'm a big fan of the sound of this album compared to the previous album, which I thought had great songs and instrumentation but was nearly irreparably marred by excessive female backing vocals. I'd seen Alejandro last month playing…

6/5/12

5/7/12

My mother loaned me The Art of Fielding yesterday and I'm looking forward to starting it tonight. I'd heard an excellent interview with the author on the Slate Hang Up and Listen podcast.

4/23/12

That was after they reformed in the 90's. Smalley was originally with the band then left before Wig Out At Denko's when Pete Cortner took over.

4/23/12

I was this close to getting No Depression as well but I held pat at just getting the UT 4x7" box set.

4/23/12

This weekend I went with a friend of mine up to Minnesota to help him pick up a car so I didn't do a whole lot otherwise. We did go out to a couple bars in Brainerd Friday night and saw two covers bands. While that might not have been something I'd normally look to do I've got to admit it was a blast hanging at the…

4/9/12

I'm doing the full series too and for a combination of reasons I never saw Season 3 during the initial run or in syndication. Maybe I was just a little too excited by the prospect of seeing some episodes for the first time. I just wrapped up the Infinite Possibilities arc on Saturday so I'm just a bit behind you. I…

4/9/12

I watched a good amount of Farscape Season Three. This was the only season I hadn't seen before and while I was at first excited I'm a little down on the episodes I've seen.

4/6/12

My non-band favorites: I've got a homemade Sealab 2021 shirt my friend made for me with an iron-on patch and a blue work shirt, and I got a replica Chicago Whales baseball jersey this past Christmas which looks like it is straight out of Field of Dreams.

4/6/12

Last summer I was at a housewarming party and saw a guy with that Franklin McNinja shirt. He was stoked that I recognized it. It's a sweet shirt.

4/6/12

I got the "Kitten Thinks Of Nothing But Murder All Day" shirt from the AV Club-Madison when I won a swag giveaway contest a couple years back. I've worn it a lot but it was only a couple weeks ago that my mother saw it and just lost her shit over it.

4/6/12

I had a MST3K the Movie shirt that I bought during a HS trip to Chicago, but sadly it succumbed to the ravages of time a couple years ago.

4/6/12

I got my sister the "Not All Dreams Can Come True" shirt in the hopes she'd wear it while teaching her first grade class but I think she only wears it on the weekends.

4/6/12

I've got way too many t-shirts but I like to buy shit at shows and so I continue to accumulate them. I've started giving away new ones to friends and I recently was chastised by my buddy's wife as she feels he has enough band shirts already. Whatever, I gave him a Lucero shirt after the show last night so now he's…

4/5/12

I'm also really looking forward to this. I also pre-ordered the new Hot Water Music this past weekend. Now that the new Lucero has come out these are the two I'm anticipating the most.

4/4/12

My new favorite is Cheap Girls Giant Orange. I picked it up at a show a couple weeks back and I've been listening to it a lot since then.

4/2/12

There's a Burgertime machine at a rock club in Madison (the Frequency) and I get ridiculously excited watching my buddies play it.

3/16/12

You pretty much hit on all the reasons that I really enjoy Dylan's live shows. I've seen him seven times and each show has been completely different. I can see why some people don't like it but I've always had a great time.

3/12/12

"It's a rush. I feel fearless. Like Jeff Bridges in that movie."

3/12/12

I actually ordered the Farscape complete series after last week's Q&A when I realized I had an unclaimed Amazon gift card just waiting to be used. It should be arriving in the next day or so.