Confessions of a Fanboy

It’s like a second Christmas morning! I got four CDs from Amazon yesterday and due to the comings and goings of the day, I didn’t get a chance to listen to all of them. In fact, I really only got to listen to the first disc of the Mudhoney Superfuzz Bigmuff re-issue. [...]

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I’ve just finished listening to Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings and I’m a few minutes from finishing off Hard Candy. Part of me wants to continue traveling backwards and fire up This Desert Life, while another part of me wants to listen to The Black Crowes’ Warpaint. I think I’m going to do [...]

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At some point yesterday afternoon it occurred to me I hadn’t listened to Counting Crows in awhile. I guess it occurred to me because I love the new record Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings and I listened to it obsessively just prior to and immediately after my interview with Adam Duritz (no, I never [...]

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It’s on days like these I thank the stars above TheWifeToWhomI’mMarried is a patient, patient woman. Technically I’ve been appreciative of that for almost 10 years now, but roll with me on this one.
Last week I got a review copy (read: free copy) of the I’m Not There soundtrack (the Dylan biopic from last [...]

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“Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks.”
— Tom Petty
“Some days are better than others”
— Bono
Some days need a shot of espresso, a jolt of adrenaline. Some people take that literally and have a morning espresso. I’ve been known to from time to time but as the weather heats up, my desire for [...]

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I chose to listen to “The Wanderer” this morning mostly because of the title. I wanted to get the week off on the right foot as far as actually doing something on the site. Unfortunately, every week starts with a Monday and this week is no exception. The next good thing that [...]

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Is there anything better than getting CDs in the mail? I’m not sure there is. Being able to actually buy them in town is pretty cool but I’ve given up on that in Huntsville- the local music shopping scene sucks three flavors of ass. I went out for lunch and swung by [...]

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I stayed busy this weekend and for a change, all that activity has tangible results that please me. I got a lot of writing done, unfortunately it’s not writing for here. BC Magazine has agreed to feature Glen Phillips in our music section, so I’ve been putting together a lot of content for [...]

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One of the most painful sensations for me is to buy a new CD and fall in love with it while listening to it at work. Containing the excitement and joy can be excruciating. It’s sad to me that I’ll look around the room, dying to share my discovery with someone, and realizing [...]

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When people talk about the glass being half empty or half full, I like to tell people I just see a glass or ask them where the glass is. The truth is, I’m a “half-empty” sort. I wish I wasn’t. I don’t want to be, but I am. It’s very easy [...]

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