"Now that the weather is getting more Spring-like, songs like these tend to resonate a little stronger. Listen:Boca Chica ∞ BlackberriesApparently, Boca Chica are from P-burg and have a nice little following out there on the “left coast” of PA. They play alt-folk. The P-burg Trib says they are “…a..."

"How many folk singers does it take to change a light bulb? Two. One to change the bulb and the other to write a song about how good the old one was.As you might have gathered from reading this blog, being an ageing expat living on the other side of..."

"I'm sorry about the half-post. I thought I had this whole concert. In fact I know I have this whole concert...I just have no idea where the single to Bang and Blame is. I just listened to the complete CD a few months back...now the files are mysteriously missing from..."

"I have been distant. I have been withdrawn. I know I had surgery. But something more important...something more life-changing has been distracting me for the past few weeks. It is the NCAA basketball tournament. One of the greatest...if not greatest sporting events of all time. 65 college basketball teams compete..."

"Nostalgia Hey, Hip-Hop Fans, Remember 1990? The June 1990 issue of Spin is certainly a time capsule. The cover star is Lisa Stansfield, which greatly annoyed the mag's alt-leaning readers but is fine with me--Affection is one of my favorite albums ever, though "All Around the Girl" disqualifies it for..."