Archive for December, 2008

“This American Life” visits my neighborhood

Monday, December 29th, 2008

I know I already pointed out this show once before, but the most recent show takes place 3 minutes from my house at the Cool Springs Galleria Mall. Pretty interesting stuff. Although what I found most interesting actually doesn't take place near my house. There is a ...

The Valerie Collective

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Christmas time tends to make me more nostalgic than most other times of the year. I think it's probably because Christmas holds a certain palpable anticipation when you are a kid; all of the excitement of the season, and waiting to see if you get what you hoped ...

Merry Christmas

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008



Japanese Insanity

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Ran across this on Gizmodo....was too funny not to share.

Slumdog Millionaire: One Of The Best Films I’ve Seen In Years

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

I've been a fan of Danny Boyle's films for quite some time now. Incidentally, the film that got me into his work was "The Beach" which pretty much everyone hates. It has it's flaws, but is still probably one of my favorite films. Part of the reason ...

Favorite 3 Shows of 2008

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

I went to a grand total of 11 concerts this year, a number which suits me just fine. There really weren't that many shows that past through town that I would say warranted spending my hard earned money on. However, I thought I would take a second to ...

Favorite 25 Tracks of 08

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

1. Goldfrapp - Eat Yourself 2. MGMT - Kids 3. The Kills - Last Day of Magic 4. m83 - Kim & Jessie 5. The Raveonettes - Young and Beautiful 6. Cut Copy - Out There On The Ice 7. Gorillaz - Hong Kong 8. Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone 9. Gnarls Barkley - Going On 10. ...

Top 15 Albums of 2008

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

I read a comment someone left recently on a list of top albums for the year that said 2008 was the Crystal Pepsi of music. I have to say, that pretty much sums it up. Pretty much best forgotten. In fact, that analogy probably applies to much ...

A Couple Favorite Christmas Albums

Friday, December 12th, 2008

I have a rather narrow appreciation for Christmas music. But rather than being critical of how most modern artists butcher Christmas songs, I thought I would take a second to highlight two of my favorite Christmas albums. These are classics, and no doubt you have heard some or ...

In Control

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

This one has been making the rounds...pretty funny.