The Avett Brothers make me swoon. They’ve been a fancy for some years and all my Carolina homeboys love them. I’ve dorked out in the car singing at the top of my lungs and spent some time with Topher and his guitar trying to nail out our own rendition of “Distraction #74″.
But this Friday night’s […]

My favorite radio station to tune into in Hickory is a public radio station out of Isothermal College called WNCW. Topher and I were driving around last night listening to NPR’s Second Stage and a band called The Dodos, singing a song called Walking, caught my attention. I’m turbo excited about some new stuff, as […]

The music is EuroPoppy. Maybe they settled down, got married and started using energy saver light bulbs in their newly purchased homes. Maybe they’re mowing lawns and going to their 9-5 everyday. Whatever they did that made them decide to transform into a “former electronic band with no programmed elements” - I’m glad they did […]

Nouvelle Vague: Bande A Part

I like the sound of Bossa Nova.
+ I like 80’s Post Punk and New Wave.
+ I have an insane passion for covers.
I love this “noirish” cool band
Heart of Glass (Blondie)

Blue Monday (New Order)

Dancing with Myself (Billy Idol)

From the self-titled debut album:
Too Drunk to Fuck (Dead Kennedys)

Its because of these songs and because of the recurring fantasy of conquering a soul satisfying love that I have re-affirmed my disdain for flippancy and nonchalance when it comes to romance. If you love someone tell them so that when you say it they hear the poppy headybobby ensemble of Josh Ottum, playing along […]