10. toe. – The Future Is Now EP I like to refer to them as a less grumpy Don Caballero, but they’re good (and different) enough to have their own identity. Best quote about this album, from Amazon reviewer Tyler: I don’t know what the hell the drummer is doing with that snare, but it … My Top 10 Amazon Affiliate Links to Albums Released This Year
Here’s another review I did on Buzzgrinder for the best of the 2000’s, for At the Drive-in’s last album, Relationship of Command. Like the Further Seems Forever review, there’s a dozen things I wouldn’t write today. It’s also fun to badmouth a band some people for which some people and unquenchable religious affection. At the … An Old At the Drive-In Review
Via Karen DeCoster, check out all the harumphing comments for this house built around the presence of physical books. Says one commenter: In the years to come it will seem as absurd as building a house around a collection of 8-track cassettes. This takes the burrito for worst analogy of the year, seeing as “story … House of Books Gets Meh Reactions on Gizmodo
I recently helped Mike Duran with the formatting for his Subterranea e-book, which released earlier this week. You don’t have to dig into the ground to buy it*, since it can be unearthed on Amazon and read on your Kindle. If you think about it, downloading an e-book is as opposite of shoveling into dirt … Buy Mike Duran’s New E-book, Subterranea, Even if Only for the Decent Formatting
This section ripped its clothes off to get my attention the other day, while I was proofreading my book. It was saying, “I know you think NaNoWriMo is a steaming heap of silly, but look at my nakedness before moving on. Is there something strange?” The shuttle-wagons were on the off peak schedule so they … A Brief Paragraph of a Work In Progress
My shadow won’t be darkening the voting booth tonight for a number of reasons*, both practical** and moral, but the biggest reason is pure statistics. I’m not a member of the electoral college so as far as the presidential ballot goes, the chance that the college ties and things go to the popular vote to … A List of Things I May Be Doing Tonight Instead of Voting