Confessions of a Fanboy

Gray sogginess, half a cigarette, a cup of coffee, and 29 Elliott Smith songs all in a row. This is a Friday? I guess so.

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It’s startling how quickly a day can spin out of control or how quickly I can spiral into one of my moody little funks.
Last night’s BSCA was a happy little trainwreck. I didn’t have much planned or prepared and as it turns out that’s a good thing because the show took on a life […]

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Let’s get this out of the way first: No, Mark, I’m not invoking Elliott Smith just to piss you off.
I don’t know why I queued Elliott up other than I re-ripped a few of my favorite albums in Lossless format for my listening pleasure, XO being one of those albums.
There’s a line […]

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Welcome to the Buyer’s Remorse column for 2007. I called my shot and named my Top 10 Albums of the Year, and already I’m pissed about all the great records I didn’t get to mention. Fortunately there’s an easy remedy for that. In no particular order (unless otherwise noted), here are a […]

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The cherry has been busted; the first ever edition of The B-Sides Concept Album program has aired and, if I may be bold, it was an unqualified success.
The main topic for the evening was Bruce Springsteen. We rehashed Magic, discussed the current tour, and reflected on a few of our favorites. Guests Mark […]

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America is preparing to celebrate/survive Thanksgiving and Confessions of a Fanboy is ready to throw down. Bring me the finest turkeys and pumpkin pies in all the land!
I tried to think of Thanksgiving-themed songs for a Thanksgiving Day playlist, but the only song on my iPod that has the word “turkey” in it is […]

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I didn’t realize until I compiled this list just what an active, productive, and awesome music-listening day I had today. I knew I was listening to some great music but it wasn’t until I got to see the cumulative total of it all that I realized just how great.
I rule.

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The daily scorecard of what I listened to, provided as a public service. See anything you like? Anything you’ve forgotten? What did you listen to? Peter Karp, Guster, Pearl Jam, Glen Phillips, Elliott Smith, and The Pernice Brothers seemed to be the order of the day…
Goodbye Baby | Karp, Peter | Shadows And Cracks
Air, […]

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A lot of good stuff from yesterday, beginning with the most recent addition to the collection, Dave Matthews’ Live at Radio City. From there I did another tour through the ’90s and followed that up with a short classic rock kick.

Bartender | Matthews, Dave Band | Live At Radio City
When The World Ends | […]

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I’ve spent too much time this week watching movies and listening to podcasts and that’s why there haven’t been too many Let’s Talk About My iPod features this week. Today was more centered on music and I finally have enough songs to warrant posting one.
Obviously Luscious Jackson, Jeff Buckley, and U2 made the big […]

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