Storm Relief

I’m a big fan of storms. Everything falls away with a severe storm, summer or winter. Storms simplify. Since I haven’t directly experienced anything more severe than a mild tornado, maybe I’m talking about midwestern storms here – crazy lightening, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, a couple feet of snow, nasty winds, things safely enjoyed in …

The Future Soon Flickr Flick

I got another Jonathan Coulton tune stuck in my head last week. As I’ve discovered, the best way to get the earworm out is to make a music video for it (i.e. purposefully listen to it repeatedly hundreds of times). Inspired by JC’s classic Flickr, and the recently launched JoCoPro, I present you: Future Flickr …

Tim Quirk Blogging Pop-Ed

One of the best songwriters in the world is finally blogging. Tim Quirk (Too Much Joy, Wonderlick, The Its) and his cohorts at Rhapsody have kicked off Pop-Ed: The Rhapsody Staff Blog. Though I’d prefer his writing put to music, I’ll take what I can get at this point.

The Final 7 from the SXSW 2006 Showcasing Artists

Finally got through all the Showcasing Artists from this year’s SXSW. Found 39 songs Which means there’s 7 you don’t know about yet…. Red Hot by EllegardenThis is the same band as Blink 182, Sum 41, except of course – Ellegarden is from Tokyo. Rock on. Got Myself Arrested by GomezKari’s been a big fan …