Even Better Than Ezra

Ezra Furman and The Harpoons. You'll have to hit play after the advert (I know, what is this, 2006?)

Coolest New Song Ever

Okay, so Kate Bush was piloting a day-glo sleigh full of munchkins over the happiest rainbow ever. No, really.

Passion Pit's Sleepyhead.



And the live version sounds shockingly good, too.

From The Bottom Of The Glass

Back to the lounge at the Racine Comfort Inn, where indie bands stare into their Maker's Mark and catch the irrefutable reflection of their own DNA.

Such as it is for Northern Portrait...




...as the whiskey beads away from the ice in their glass and the letters begin to appear... T... R... A...

Back To Racine

Into the lounge, past the dark corner, over to the happy hour buffet at the Comfort Inn.

As The Shout Out Louds reach for the last fried mozzarella stick...

(no it's not a real video, shut up and listen)



... A familiar pale hand appears, scooping up the deep fried synthetic log.

Public Service Announcement

Do not date this man. Three and half years later he'll still think you're just trying to make him jealous.

Another Tearful Reunion

And in another corner of the lounge in the Racine Comfort Inn, Gaslight Anthem's celebratory toasts are interrupted...



... by the gaunt stranger at the bar.

Domestic Affairs

Good to see we've got the illegal immigration problem on the run.

"The drop reflects the weakness of the economy, particularly the sectors that employ undocumented workers like construction," said Harley Shaiken, a professor at UC Berkeley specializing in labor issues, said there are a number of powerful forces reducing the numbers of undocumented immigrants. "People are less likely to risk everything to get here if they can't get a job."

Because, you know, how many squatters do you see in burning buildings.