“Sweet Song”

It is indeed.
What am I to do?
Someone here is really not happy
Put myself on a line
It seems I never got through to you
So I wean myself off slowly
I’m a darkened soul
My streets all pop music and gold
Our lives are on TV
You switch off and try to sleep
People get so lonely
I believe I believe I [...]

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Might As Well Jump

Oops — someone screwed up. Listen to the keyboard, which sounds perfectly fine…until Eddie starts playing. Obviously, they’re either playing it back at the wrong sampling rate (as has been suggested) or whoever is offstage playing the keyboard has bumped a knob or turned a dial. It’s embarrassing and almost impossible to [...]

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My Drive to Work…

I have a spectacular drive to work now, past St. Mary’s by the Sea, Southport Harbor, and Westport Beach.  This morning’s sunrise was, actually, a bit of a disappointment compared to mornings past:

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Happy Birthday (Part 2)!

It’s Bob Mould’s birthday today. All hail the God of Alternative Rock. The concert in which I stood five feet away from him will remain the highlight of my music-going experiences.
This morning on NPR, I heard a band called Band of Horses. They were great. Their new album, “Cease to Begin,” [...]

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What’s In Your…Pocket?

Lifehacker wants to know what’s in my “Go Bag.” Since I left about half of my usual “Go Bag” contents at work, I’m going to have to tell you what’s in my pockets instead.
Click on the picture below to read the tags:

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Weird Weather Is Coming…

This was the sky tonight over my house. Needless to say, we’re expecting some weird weather this evening!

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Annie Lennox Audio Review

I finished my review of Annie Lennox’s Songs of Mass Destruction for kevchino.com. You can hear the audio version by clicking below; the print version will be up soon.
Annie Lennox Review for kevchino.com (MP3) | Ben Gott, Staff Reviewer
Produced by Ben Gott | Executive Producer for kevchino.com: Kevin Serra

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Annie Lennox

Go now and buy this:

Produced by Glen Ballard! Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge! Does it get any better than that? Sure, Annie’s still on Sony/BMG, who seem to think that copying music you already own is stealing, but we can forgive that…can’t we?
If you go to Annie’s MySpace page (I know — creepy!), [...]

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