THE JO-TEL …believes some of what Nathaniel and John say, but believes England is still our sovreign

If anybody is still talking about the Hold Steady in 20 years I will kill anything that moves.
-PETE

if i’ve said it once, i’ve said it a million times: sprinkling in cheesy keyboard bridges with panicked female breathing and perhaps a saw and broken glass is fucking funny.
–BMK12000 on Nurse with Wound’s sound experiment album Homotopy to Marie

On the walk over to The Independent I found myself behind this women walking home from work. I walked behind her for about nine blocks, with turns, and she was acting like she was a little afraid I was stalking here even though it just so happened that we had the same route. […]

I look at this and all I see is cardigan.

In this installment, Hip E., in responding to a discussion regarding a musician named Chick Corea, shows why he’s considered to be in the top ranks of Scientology scholars.
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Up till now I’ve known Chick Corea primarily as a regrettably-famous jazzorsomething-playing Scientology clown who is usually mentioned in the first five celebrity Scientologists. […]

Undeterred by the rain or by the credible reports that Liars’ frontman Angus Andrews had severely injured his back, I went to the Liars concert at Slim’s. Also, we all know that, as a music venue, Slim’s blows chupacabras. So I was also undeterred by that, because Liars are one of my favorite […]

The results of the third annual indie rock draft are motherfucking in. In a surprise turn of events Shark is dethroned for the first year ever!! Just kidding I won again. PETE came in second, usurping Johnny D’s perennially second place role. In Johnny D’s defense, his time is unoccupied these days by things […]

Watching MTV2 right now (as in, like four weeks ago when I started this post):
See the latest videos from today’s [positive adjective] bands.
Thrice - “Digital Sea”
What? Thrice? The lyrics to this go “Drowning … in a digital sea.” This is terrible. This is MTV2 (with emphasis, TWO!). What the fuck? I need to say something. […]

Last Wednesday I hosted a listening party to countdown my top 15 songs of 2007.  I'm not sure you know how special I am, dudes.  A picture-filled write-up is coming, but for now I'll just provide the mix.  
Johnny D and I spent an entire day fending off concerned friends and family in order […]

I always enjoy finding out what Patsy’s favorite albums were. She reads literally nothing about these bands, and picks the ones she likes from the parade of new music that comes out of the iPod docks in our bedrooms and living room. A true tubula rasa of music appreciation. Here are her […]