Archive for August, 2005

Bee Gees Dream

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

I had a dream about the Bee Gees last night. Well…sort of. See, in my dream, I had someone how gotten backstage to watch the Bee Gees play in front of about thirty thousand people. Of course, they weren’t really the Bee Gees. They looked sort of like the Smashing Pumpkins [...]

Wait Wait I Change My Answer!!!

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

I just spent the last few moments listening to Benjamin Biolay. So, I think I am going to choose him over Jens Lekman as a musician I am gonna spend my afterlife with. Oh wait…can I just choose both? I mean, I know it’s a hypothetical question but this is important!

Music Conversations Part Two

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

him: Mortgages….interest rates….locked in…hey, why are you smiling? You weren’t even listening, were you?
me: What? Oh um no sorry. Not at all, actually.
him: Well, what were you thinking about?
me: Swedish pop music.
him: Oh, okay.

him: I hate guitarists. They always want to show off or talk. I don’t want to [...]

Sat shows: Okkervil River, Olivia Tremor Control, Palliard, Thin Man

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

Hey all. I went to the Wicker Park Street Festival on Saturday. I don’t remember it being sponsored by Q101 (a chicago clear channel station) last year but it was this year because there was an army tent and stickers everywhere saying you could win a free ipod if you signed up for [...]

The World/Shijie

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

Maybe I should clarify and explain my rating system for films briefly.

10=Flawless or very very ahead of its time to justify seeing it. Brilliant and life changing. Not to be missed!! Why are you still at home? Get out there and see this film Films I put into this category (but [...]