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Back in January I posted a list of albums set to release this year… I thought it was time to update it with new dates and even some new albums that I’m looking forward to.  Almost everything released so far has been good, but only The Arcade Fire have been great.  Unfortunately I missed tickets [...]

I’m really only posting this to push the St. Patty’s Day post down, but I do have to say that this song, Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John has the best whistle solo in recent memory.  It’s not that I really like the song, I just respect those bands with the courage to rock [...]

I always get in the mood for some good Irish music when St. Patrick’s Day comes around…   every year I think I download some Chieftains and listen for a week, then get tired of it.  Well, this year I decided to dig a little deeper and find some Irish music that I’d like to hear [...]

If you saw 300 this weekend (seems like everyone did) and you’re like me, you went into it not knowing anything about the story aside from it just being a huge bloodbath.  Well, they didn’t disappoint on that aspect, but brushing up on Greek history makes it just a bit more meaningful.  Sitting in the theater [...]

I just got back from 3 days in Charleston for a conference and I had a great time.  The weather was 75 degrees and sunny which was a nice respite from the brutal cold that we’ve had around here lately.  We drove down on Sunday on I-95…  it took longer than flying would have but [...]