
“I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” – Henry David Thoreau

i was in the middle, er, actually throwing together my top ten albums of the year. those who know me well know that i take compiling my list somewhat seriously. really, seriously, actually. it’s part of my quirky obsessive compulsive list making personality to do just that – make a list. however, i have, on [...]

while i am busy writing my 2011 best albums of the year post, here’s the skinny on what’s been up lately. • finished up my gig on hell’s kitchen. the hours were bitchin’ but i could not have asked to spend the hours of 7pm -5am monday through friday with a better crew. really learned [...]
trick – or – treat! say hello to my new friend. we are hangin’ out on venice beach.

…and i bought a back light for my bicycle helmet and it charges via USB through my computer. how cool is that?

first time catching the pumpkins. only billy, but still pretty epic. they played only two radio hits and the rest were obscure classics (for the die-hards!) a night like this truly makes me love LA.

blind pilot – we are the tide ximena sarinana – ximena sarinana mat kearney – young love kcrw – morning becomes eclectic kcsn – nic harcourt (connections) in the hopper: st. vincent – strange times also, please vote for the above photo for a contest my friend is in. you don’t have to register [...]

so i stumbled upon this clip of gordon traveling to various places investigating shark fin soup. what he discovered is shocking. i encourage you to watch the whole clip. it’s probably one of the worst cases of animal cruelty that i’ve ever seen.

one hand in the air for the big city street lights, big dreams, all lookin’ pretty no place in the world that could compare…

really stoked right now. just won tickets from the wonderful listener supported radio station that is KCRW to see The National, Neko Case, and Sharon Van Etten at the Hollywood Bowl. The National and Neko Case are in my top 5 (favorite band category), so seeing them on the same bill is going to be [...]