Category: music

Stuff I’m Listening To Right Now

  • Hobotalk — I’m not sure where I first heard these guys, but it was probably on the Tartan Podcast, since they’re Scottish.
  • Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s — First heard these guys on Insomnia Radio. I picked up their CD at Tower Records, which might not seem like a big deal, but I think that’s the first time I’ve seen a CD from an indie band that I first heard on a podcast for sale at a big record store like Tower.
  • Gnarls Barkley — gotta love Cee-Lo.
  • Berman — another band I heard on Insomnia Radio.

this.

For some strange reason, I just searched my iTunes library for “this”. I got a pretty nice playlist out of that:

  • The Clash – This is Radio Clash
  • The Cure – A Night Like This
  • The Police – No Time This Time
  • Arcade File – This Must Be The Place (live Talking Heads cover)
    Kinda cool, huh?

    • Tommy Keene – Crashing The Ether

    New Tommy Keene CD! This is a good thing indeed. It’s been a while since his last. I remember having the “Places That Are Gone” EP on vinyl long ago, and just wearing it out. The new CD is available on emusic, so it’s almost free if you’re a subscriber. Otherwise, $10 on iTunes, $14.50 from notlame, or $16.98 from Amazon.

    Jonathan Coulton

    Jonathan Coulton has been getting a bit of attention lately. I remember hearing his “Mandelbrot Set” song some time ago and enjoying it greatly. He’s got a new one named “Code Monkey” that’s pretty good. And I really like “Skullcrusher Mountain” too.

    getting rid of stuff

    Of the 15 books I posted on eBay on Saturday, I’ve already sold two at the “Buy It Now” price. Only one other book has any bids on it, though. Hopefully, I can get rid of at least 5 books, if not 10 or 15, before the auctions close.

    It’s been a while since I’ve sold anything on eBay. I like a lot of the new features. The shipping calculator integrated into the listings, and the ability to pay for and print shipping labels on-line is great. I picked up a small scale at Staples, so I can make sure I’ve got the weights right. Now I don’t need to go down to the post office at all. I can just weigh the package, print the label, and dump the thing in the mail. Nice.

    I’ve sent out eight DVDs through Peerflix so far. I’ve received one DVD (Mystic River), and six more are on their way. The six DVDs coming in are not ones that were near the top of my want list. They’re all basically what I’d consider second-tier titles. That’s OK though, since that’s basically what I was trading off.

    I’ve also discovered PeerFlixTalk.com, an independent discussion board site for Peerflix. There’s some interesting discussion going on over there, along with some pretty esoteric stuff about people’s preferences for mailers. A couple of Peerflix employees hop on the board now and again, so that’s a good sign. A few people seem to be dead-set against the new “peermailer” system, where you just print out a template on two pieces of paper, then fold them into an envelope of sorts. Apparently, Peerflix used to send out envelopes, like Lala does.

    I only just got the mailers from Lala, so I wasn’t able to send anything out until today. I sent out 3 CDs, and I’ve now got 3 CDs coming in already. Two of the CDs I’m getting are titles that I have on casette; I’m trying to gradually replace all my old casettes and LPs with CDs (or digital files from iTunes or wherever), and Lala seems like a good way to do some of that.

    So, in a nutshell, I’m gradually creating a bit more shelf space, without resorting to fire. With Peerflix and Lala, even though I’m probably getting in about the same number of titles I’m sending out, I’ll still be clearing some space, since I’m tossing out some old clamshell and jewel cases. The new stuff will either go in paper envelopes or thin cases. And, for the DVDs at least, I’ll probably trade some of them back out right after I watch them.

    silly test

    I took a little “indie music test” and it came back with this:

    i am open-minded!


    How indie are you?     test by ridethefader

    You’re pretty knowledgeable about music in general. You like indie music, sure, but that’s only part of it.
    You’ll listen to any old shit as long as it sounds good to you. You’re not snobby about music at all, you
    just like what you like. How boring. Curiously, this makes you popular with the opposite sex.

    (Can you tell I’m screwing around right now, waiting for a big download to finish?)