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• Jon Athans Project Makes Music in (and for) the Bedroom

       I like to play a little game with myself when it comes to listening to new music. I put things I've recently downloaded onto my ipod and then put it on shuffle. A song I don't know will come up and I'll have to take a peek to see...(read full post)

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  • Holidays ON TOUR (US)
  • Hot Chip ON TOUR (US/UK)
• What's the End Game?

       I realize I've been obsessing about my mood these days and I thank you for bearing with me as I scrutinize my life. I just have one more thing I'd like to get off my chest.     From time to time, I've been advised that when I find myself feeling...(read full post)

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  • You ON TOUR (UK)
• It's Been a Long Week

       So it's been a week since I decided to take a rest from the blog and I've been thinking an awful lot about a lot of things during the break. One thing came to me unmistakably, I'm happy to report, and that is that I need my little ol'...(read full post)

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  • Fleet Foxes ON TOUR (US/UK)
• The New Pornographers AND Andrew Bird--Yes!

      The New Pornographers and Andrew Bird are playing on the same bill at The Electric Factory August 9th. I've already bought my tickets!    The last time The New Pornographers were in town was just before I got Challengers, so I wasn't that into seeing them. Now it's a different...(read full post)

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  • Andrew Bird ON TOUR (US/UK)
• The Search for New Glasses Begins

      The time has come to get new glasses and as much as I'd like to have new frames, I sincerely hate the process of finding them.    I don't seem to have a face made for glasses. They all look wrong on me. When I find a pair I can...(read full post)

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  • Yes ON TOUR (US)
• Brought to You By My Bike Ride

      One of the best things about riding my bike is that I can load up my ipod with lots of new music and then give it a good listen while I'm riding and see what strikes me as something worth sharing. I used to make cds all the time...(read full post)

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  • Ben Folds ON TOUR (US/UK)
  • Owen
  • Shout Out Louds
• My Book Club Doesn't Like Me . . .

       I don't think the ladies in my book club like me . . . . Well, let me rephrase that. Let's just say they don't like the books I've chosen for us to read.     A couple of months ago I suggested we read Atonement by Ian McEwan and...(read full post)

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  • Camera Obscura ON TOUR (US/UK)
• My Love Affair With New Hampshire

      My love affair with New Hampshire started a long time ago, even before I met my husband. It was love at first sight, actually, and at the time had a lot to do with the summer job I had at a boys' camp. (I reminisced about this experience a...(read full post)

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  • New
• Thanks to You, Now I Love These Songs, Too

      This is a big old thank you to several bloggers who have turned me on to some great songs lately. I would love to take credit for finding them myself, but I can't in good conscience post them and not say where I found them.    Girl in a Coma--Wow,...(read full post)

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  • Filter ON TOUR (US)
  • Girl In A Coma ON TOUR (US)
  • Kaki King ON TOUR (US/UK)
  • Laura Veirs
• Music to Listen to With the Top Down

      I'm not feeling quite as introspective as I was yesterday. I've decided to embrace the blue sky and warm weather and try to enjoy it instead, which leads me to these songs, suitable for Friday and cruising in your convertible. You all have convertibles at your disposal, right?    First...(read full post)

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  • Gentleman Auction House ON TOUR (US)
  • Sunny Day Sets Fire
• "The World The People Together (Come On)"

       Wow. If the rest of the new Dandy Warhols album sounds as fabulous as this song, we are in for a rollicking new record. As I recall, their last offering, Odditorium or Warlords of Mars, didn't get such a warm response. My hopes are high for Earth to The...(read full post)

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  • The Dandy Warhols ON TOUR (US)