Entries from August 2005

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

Website As A Sticky Note

Items I must have.

Supergrass Road To Rouen release date: September 27
Dandy Warhols Odditorium or Warlords of Mars release date: September 13
Richard Hawley Coles Corner release date: September 6
Kanye West Late Registration out now!!
M83 M83 release date: September 6 (the first album which had not been released domestically previously)

I know there’s more, but I can’t seem [...]

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

Weather Or Not

Sunday afternoon we headed out for our first ever ZooTunes concert at the Woodland Park Zoo. Each year they host nine or so concerts with 100% of the proceeds benefitting the animals there. Although the weather forecast called for evening showers, we arrived to sunny skies and loads of people sprawled out on blankets. While [...]

Saturday, August 27th, 2005

Random Bits

} After a week of much working, Mark completed the fence and two gates. The yard is looking quite nice.
} In my hot little hands: The New Pornographers Twin Cinema, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Howl, Sufjan Stevens Illinois and Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah (even though I’m breaking up with Puss Rocktm, I’m not certain [...]

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Mid Day Music Siesta

Hit the lovely Triple Door this afternoon for a 5 song set from The New Pornographers. Sporting Sonic Boom t-shirts (from a midnight live in-store the night before) and sans Ms. Neko Case, they made us forget that it was essentially one in the afternoon. The new album Twin Cinema hit stores today and you [...]

Monday, August 15th, 2005

Child’s Play

Well, certainly the number of posts has diminished. We (the royal we, that is) haven’t even managed to make the usually punctual Ubiquitous Posts. There are loads of excellent excuses, the best one being that we are working on a new site. Yes, you may sigh and ask, “Weren’t you doing that last year?” You’re [...]

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

Life Is Beautiful

Life has been hectic. More emergency traveling, hot weather and reconnecting with family from the past. While my normal mode is to look for the enjoyable in just about everything, as of late it’s been replaced with worrying.
At the same time, I can’t help but feel hopeful and as if there’s always another chance.
There’s [...]

Monday, August 1st, 2005

Music for the Masses

Having broken up with KEXP for their overuse of the Puss Rock™, I’ve been indulging in summer nostalgia with WOXY Vintage. Playlists include songs like The Cure’s Harold and Joe, Dead Can Dance’s The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove, My Bloody Valentine’s Only Shallow and Siouxsie & the Banshees‘ Cities in Dust. Ahh the good old days. [...]