E-mail of a LIFETIME!

So imagine my surprise when I got this e-mail today:
From: xxxxx@xxxxx.netDate: April 25, 2007 12:14:57 PM EDTTo: bgott@rectoryschool.org
Hello Ben. Just wanted to thank you for such a kindreview of my new record. It is also the FIRST one Ihave been able to read (the previous 10 or so are in Japanese) so [...]

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More New Photos

From today…
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Good, Better, Best

As most of you know, I got a new digital camera a few months ago. This camera, the Nikon D40, and its accompanying speedlight, the Nikon SB400, have allowed me to completely change the way I photograph (and for under $700, no less!)
Let’s look at some examples, shall we?
Here is a picture I [...]

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Happy Spring!

I decided to take one of the recent photographs of springtime and to turn it into a “Happy Spring!” card for my dorm. Now I’m turning it into a “Happy Spring!” card for loquaciousmusic.com. Click on the image below to download a higher-resolution version:

And here’s a new promo picture!

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Spring Has…Well, You Know…

Don’t forget to listen to “You Oughta Know” (scroll down one post), but I had to post these pictures to prove, beyond a doubt, that SPRING IS FINALLY KIND OF HERE SORTA!
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Jonathan Coulton

Yeah, I don’t really care about “Code Monkey”, but Coulton’s cover of Alanis Morrisette’s “You Oughta Know” is absolutely fantastic. Give it a listen and see for yourself!

And here’s a karaoke version of “Mayor of Simpleton,” just in case you’ve always wanted one. The instrumentation is actually quite good; they got the 12-string [...]

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Blogcritics: "English Settlement"

The first piece in my "Blast from the Past" series was a review of Scritti Politti’s album Cupid & Psyche ‘85; you can read it here.  Today’s review is of an album released three years earlier by another British group.  But this album, a jangling, complex masterpiece, is about as far away from the synthpop [...]

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Blogcritics: "I’m OK…You’re OK"

Jason Falkner's new album, I'm OK…You're OK, is the best album that Falkner has ever made.
This is quite a claim, I know, so let me back up a bit.  His two previous full-length albums, Jason Falkner Presents Author Unknown and Can You Still Feel?, were better than almost anything released by any alt-rocker in the [...]

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"Asian Rut"

One of Morrissey’s most controversial and most disturbing songs. It’s even more disturbing now.
Day oh so lateStrangely the sun still shoneOoh Asian boyWhat are you on ?Day oh so lateStrangely the sun still shoneOh Asian boyWhat are drugs are you on ?
Oh… strange
Tooled-up Asian boyHas come to take revengeFor the cruel, cold killingOf his [...]

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"Above and Beyond": The New AT&T?!

Consumerist has a new feature called “Above and Beyond,” where they chronicle companies that, um, do their jobs correctly. (Actually, they chronicle CSR-related experiences that go particularly well, but, in this day and age, that means “provide a basic level of service with no hassle.”) I had such an experience tonight with The [...]

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