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A Silver Mt. Zion – He Has Left Us But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The Corner Of Our Rooms (2000)

Jack wrote 2 days ago: I am completely obsessed with all things post-rock. I have to hear something new in the genre every … more →

EF - Give Me Beauty or Give Me Death (2006)

Jack wrote 2 days ago: Give Me Beauty… Or Give Me Death! is the 2006 debut album of up-and-coming Swedish post-rock band E … more →

Hidden Gems: Cathedrals - "Poet's Song"2 comments

burkesbrainwork wrote 4 days ago: This particular track comes from 1989’s I’ve Just Started Living, which produced the mon … more →

Tags: Southern Gospel, The Cathedrals

Not Prisons, But Photography: Some Shameless Self Promotion3 comments

petebrook wrote 4 days ago: Sunday night/Monday morning (depending on your seaboard) was the point in which my first profession … more →

Tags: Opinion, flickr, Flickr Commons, gallery, Photography FSA/OWI, self-promotion, Top Ten

Sip in Secret: Bitter Bar

Gwen wrote 6 days ago: My grandma’s old house had an attic with floor boards that would pop up to make the perfect pl … more →

Tags: Nightlife, Boulder, Colorado, bitter bar, Cocktails, Secret Bar, Bitters, Happy Noodle House, Vests

Pete Yorn - musicforthemorningafter (2001)

Jesse wrote 6 days ago: Pete Yorn generated some buzz when he first broke onto the scene in the early 2000’s, but it … more →

Tags: Bowie, Musicforthemorningafter, Pete Yorn, springsteen, The Smiths

Mae - The Everglow (2005)

Jason wrote 1 week ago: On first glance, most people would pass Mae off as a completely ordinary, unspectacular power pop/i … more →

Tags: 2005, Indie, Power Pop, Hidden Gem, Concept Album, Ballads

Ozomatli - Ozomatli (1998)

Jesse wrote 1 week ago: With the emergence of the Internet, iPods, and instant access to virtually any song ever recorded, … more →

The Republic Tigers - Keep Color (2008)2 comments

Mellow wrote 1 week ago: Hey, you know what’s totally killer? My high school has its very own radio station! You know … more →

Tags: Music, MRR, Mellow, different wavelengths, The Republic Tigers, keep color, 2008

The Tiger Lillies make beastiality seem okay!

Anthony wrote 1 week ago:   After listening to The Tiger Lillies’ Farmyard Filth who doesn’t want a hamster up their rectum? O … more →

Tags: 1997, different wavelengths, Farmyard Filth, MRR, Music, THE TIGER LILLIES

he brought me home a truck...1 comment

greyrabbit wrote 2 weeks ago: It never occurred to me when I asked him if he would build me a truck after his Fairlane was restore … more →

Tags: 1965 Ford F250, ford truck, vintage truck

Hidden Gems: Imperials - "Let There Be Peace"1 comment

burkesbrainwork wrote 2 weeks ago: This song comes from the 1970 LP Gospel’s Alive And Well featuring Jim Murray, Terry Blackwood … more →

Tags: Southern Gospel

Today: Discover Hall's Pond Sanctuary

Elizabeth wrote 3 weeks ago: Whilst taking a stroll in our beloved Brookline this morning, my roommate Bad Elizabeth and I happe … more →

Tags: places and spaces, Brookline

This weekend, HRWIFF presents: "Youth Producing Change"

Nicholas Feitel, Contributing Editor wrote 4 weeks ago: “I guess I just want people to know what it’s like.” It’s a sentiment that … more →

Tags: festival dispatches, Filmmaker interviews, on @ the walter reade, Quotables, What's On, Clevins Browne, In my shoes, It's Not About Sex, Jessica Cele

Urfa Tomato Kabob in Chinatown: Turkish Delight4 comments

Capital Spice wrote 1 month ago: So I’ve got a little confession to make: I get my hair cut at a salon.  Ever since a certain b … more →

Tags: restaurant reviews, chinatown, DC restaurant reviews, Döner Kabob, doner kebab, penn quarter, Urfa Tomato Kabob

A Quick Trip to the Okanagan

wineguycanada wrote 1 month ago: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to take a quick tour to the Okanagan with fellow Sommelier Jenn … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

Hidden Gems: Won By One - "Somewhere In Gloryland"2 comments

burkesbrainwork wrote 1 month ago: From 2000’s Bold And Unashamed comes this nice midtempo number.  This was the first quartet al … more →

Tags: Southern Gospel, won by one

New Find: Second Source Sample Sale

Gwen wrote 1 month ago: Nearly every weekend, I go to Saxy’s with my husband, Eric, and we sit there for about an hour … more →

Tags: Shopping

The Hills Are Alive...

Gwen wrote 1 month ago: For about four years now, I’ve wanted to photograph the hills southeast of Boulder (near the i … more →

Tags: Photo Ops, things to see and do, flatirons, springtime, Boulder, Co, Louisville, Scotland, Photography