Tag: Music
Death Cab For Cutie
Tuesday 22 July 2008, 10:26 pm
I’ve been a fan of Death Cab For Cutie for a while now. I discovered them while I was living in France. Hearing their earlier albums always brings back memories of hanging out in our very small living room, drinking wine with Steve.
I never had the chance to see them live, [...]
Bag that Uke
Sunday 10 February 2008, 10:06 pm
Sugar Kane is an unabashed ukulele player. She sings an great little ditty about a dancing bear that makes me chuckle each time I listen to it. But SK had a problem. She had a beautiful uke, but nothing to put it in. So she made herself a ukulele [...]
Stupid Amounts of Fun
Sunday 6 January 2008, 1:56 am
It all started with the Sanford and Son post over on Aquarium Drunkard. Joanne and I were grooving to the smooth sounds of Quincy Jones, but we craved more. No, not more Quincy Jones. That would would have been the sensible option. No, dear reader, we wanted more cheesy television theme [...]
iTorture and the eMusic Downgrade Saga
Friday 14 December 2007, 11:52 pm
Skip to the eMusic downgrade saga.
Hey kids. Guess what time it is? If you guessed that it’s time for another self indulgent rant from el otrops, you’re right! How excited are you?
For various reasons, I’ve never bought music from the iTunes store before. The New Pornographers Christmas EP — which is apparently [...]
T-shirt Love and Podrunning
Thursday 6 September 2007, 11:43 pm
My brother Mike (a.k.a. Mambrino) has launched a new blog. The new blog is to help him commit to several life-style changes. The goal is to get fighting fit again. He’s tied this into his love of T-shirts, and I’ve been having some fun recommending T-shirts that would make ideal gifts for [...]
