look, kids, god's country

February in Michigan. It's okay to be jealous.

Battle Lost

Matt and Kim's Good Ol Fashion Nightmare has officially taken possession of the space between my ear holes. At this point, I'm just hoping to get custody back for the weekends.

Matt and Kim

The d.j. in my head has Matt and Kim in heavy rotation. I suspect payola.

Summertime Clothes

Heard this new Animal Collective song a week ago and it's been running in a continuous loop in my brain ever since. Continuous. Endless. Song ends, song starts again. Repeat.

And I still like it.

a poignant rememberance

I'm a little slow with my year in review, but that's because I was having trouble even thinking about that year. The one between 2007 and 2009. The one I won't speak to directly. The one I will only address in the third person even when it's in the room.

But I'm past that now. I've come to terms with that year. Part of the healing process was starting to refer to that year by my own little pet name for it. Fucktard. Cute little fucktard.

From here on out it will go something like this: Michael Phelps won who-knows-how-many gold medals in the fucktard summer Olympics. Or, remember when Tina Fey took over the world, oh yeah, that was back in fucktard.

If it hadn't been for the Obama election I would have enlisted an extension cord to make sure the toaster reached the bath tub.

BUT, one awesome thing about fucktard was that, musically, I was in sixth grade again. Nothing but singles. I'm not sure I bought a CD.

So, in no particular order, the 12 best singles of fucktard.

Sigur Ros - Inni Mer Syngur Vitleysingur

Tokyo Police Club - Your English Is Good Yeah

Passion Pit - Sleepy Head

Air France - Collapsing At Your Door

Hold Steady - Sequestered In Memphis

MGMT - Time To Pretend

Pela - Lonesome Hearts (the Cassettes Won't Listen Remix)

Frightened Rabbit - Head Rolls Off

The Soft Pack (formerly The Muslims) - Bright Side

Delta Spirit - Motivation

Air France - No Excuses

Born Ruffians - Hummingbird

I told you

Nice to see that even the heavy hitters aren't immune. John August talking about the current demise of his version of Shazam!

"I got notes from New Line and the producers — mostly about set pieces, and keeping Black Adam from becoming too sympathetic — but before I could get started, the WGA went on strike. I couldn’t write, nor did I talk to anyone involved for 100 days."

Set pieces. Heh heh.

Sucks

So I was listening to Indie 103 the other day (online, for what that's worth), when out of the corner of my ear I hear somebody saying something about who'd have thought they'd have such a great five year run and somebody else was tossing out general good-byes and then... that was it. Just like that.

Maybe that's what happens when Rolling Stone calls you the best radio station in the country.

Yes, they're still "broadcasting" online, and some of the dj's will continue hosting the specialty shows on their own dime (for at least the time being). But still. Shit's not right.