ihavebeenfloated

This is why I love Flight of the Conchords.

I saw this MySpace picture of this girl with “Est. 1977” tattooed in script on the lower back of her neck. I totally need, in a heavily serifed movable type, “Est. 1985” right above my crotch. Low enough that I can pull down a bit of my [...]

Two and a half years is not a bad lifespan for a fourth generation iPod. “Floated”, it was named, lived a long happy life by my side. It played music for me, it kept me company, and yet, in those two and a half years, I don’t think I ever actually won a game of [...]

This is something I posted on the Polyphonic Spree fan forum. I’m reposting it here as is.

OH MY GOD.

I’d say, “That’s all I can say about that show,” but it’s nowhere close.

I thought my first Spree show would always be my favorite. I remember the opening blasts of A Long Day Continues making my head [...]

This is a just a quote of my post on The Polyphonic Spree Forum about my experience at the Polyphonic Spree show last night. A lot of this will not make sense to anyone. This show was really similar to the Fonda show September. The Best Part was played last year, along with La La, [...]

Type O Negative is one of those bands that I probably shouldn’t like. They’re metal. They’re gothy. Just not my thing these days, you know? But much like Nine Inch Nails, they’re one of those bands that I grew up with that I can’t help but love unabashedly. They even have other things going for [...]

(The) Arcade Fire – Neon Bible (2007)

God, I am so glad this finally leaked properly.

Oddly enough, Funeral was kind of a sunny record. Driving around San Diego, I’d play it loudly with the windows rolled down, cigarette dangling off my fingers, and it just felt right. Neon Bible, on the other hand, is somber—someone said [...]

I just know I’m going to really like Neon Bible, the new album from The Arcade Fire. That really pisses me off. I want to hate it so bad just so I can be all cool and pretentious… but after listening to Intervention and Black Mirror, there isn’t a chance in hell that I’m [...]

So, here is my Top 10 for 2006. Last year I did something like a top 26 because I just ended up listing everything I liked from 2005. That was bad of me, I think. This year I’m going to actually limit myself to a top ten list and mention a few things. But first, [...]