Archive for January, 2007
Scored Some Brews
Thanks to Pennsylvania’s archaic liquor laws, you can’t buy beer from distributors in this state in a quantity less than a full case of 24 bottles. Because of this we end up missing out on a lot of the exploding microbrewery industry around here. Not that we don’t have some great micros here in PA, but I like [...]
Posted: January 16th, 2007 under Life.
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The Arcade Fire @ KCRW
I was searching for a version of The Arcade Fire’s new song Intervention which has been making its rounds on XM Ethel and Verge recently, when I stumbled upon something great. I found a half dozen videos on YouTube of The Arcade Fire performing live at KCRW Radio in Santa Monica, CA. Below is the video [...]
Posted: January 11th, 2007 under Music.
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Philly Whirlwind Tour
I took my sister to Philadelphia for the weekend as a combined Christmas and birthday gift. She had never been there and really wanted to go, and I personally had never done “the tourist thing” there so it was fun for both of us. We really lucked out with the weather with that freak “heat [...]
Posted: January 8th, 2007 under Travel.
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Eagles Win and Cowboys Were…
I think I enjoyed the Cowboys loss more than the Eagles win! Next week, the Saints in New Orleans… FLY EAGLES FLY!
Posted: January 7th, 2007 under Sports.
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New Albums Coming in 2007
I found this story on stereogum.com listing some of the alt-rock releases coming this year. I know I’ve been psyched about the Smashing Pumpkins reunion but there’s a lot more coming, including a new one from The Arcade Fire — my favorite band for the last year and a half.
Here’s a few of the ones [...]
Posted: January 2nd, 2007 under Music.
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