Confessions of a Fanboy

I was pretty distracted yesterday, but I did manage to listen to a couple of Glen/Toad CDs in preparation for tomorrow’s interview with him on the BSCA. Man, I’m getting really excited about this.
I also spent some time chronicling a few of the memories associated with Glen/Toad music. It’s like pulling on that [...]

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Nothing has clicked for me today. I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve listened to today, but none of it has really registered with my mood or state of mind. I hadn’t listened to Toad The Wet Sprocket’s Fear from beginning to end in far too long. I enjoyed it. I enjoyed revisiting Glen [...]

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I spent some time this afternoon writing about Vertical Horizon being one of the first “us” bands for TheGirlfriendI’veNowMarried and I (I’ve really got to stop with that longwinded way of referring to her), and it’s true. Vertical Horizon was one of the first. Toad the Wet Sprocket was the first.
Picture it: [...]

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It’s now finally close enough that I can begin the countdown to my interview with Glen Phillips on the B-Sides Concept Album this Thursday. So… if it’s a countdown, why am I starting with Day 1 and working my way up? Great question. The whole concept of whether to count today and [...]

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I’ve spent hours wandering through aisles of CDs, looking for something new to bring home. Inevitably my eye will be caught by an old or forgotten favorite. I’ll pick it up, hold it, and skim the tracklisting and smile as I think about favorite songs on that record and I’ll wish I could [...]

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Is there anyone who hasn’t played with this guy?
Tench, member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, has contributed to a new album with former Toad the Wet Sprocket frontman Glen Phillips, Nickel Creek-ers Sara and Sean Watson, Pete Thomas and Dave Faragher of Elvis Costello’s Impostors, Luke Bula of Blue Merle, and multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz. [...]

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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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After high school and on and off throughout my college years, I worked at Blockbuster Video. Those of you who have ever frequented video stores are probably familiar with the preview tapes that are played on the monitors in the store. There is no escape from it. You get one trailer, per [...]

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