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The holidays have finally ended. I got a lot of candles. But this is not about me. This is about the music. I’ve mentioned this before — 2005 was a great year for music. If you dig the genres I dig, anyway. Things sure seem stale in the hip hop/R&B universe. I only say that [...]

Phil Collins. I love Phil Collins. I have defended him for years. Let’s break down his awesomeness. First, there was Genesis. There were the Peter Gabriel years where he was just the drummer and backup vocalist. They were very esoteric and proggy and some might say boring as fuck. Those “some” would include me. When [...]

This is a Christmas music rant. Now, before you roll your eyes and say, “gee, who isn’t annoyed by endless Christmas music?”, I must interject: I am qualified to carry on about my disdain for repetitive festive tunes because I am a pretty pretty princess. Thank you. Also, this rant is all about “modern” Christmas [...]

…such is the way I’ve started referring to my apartment. Home? Home is in the works, 300 miles away, thankyouverymuch. John and I went home for… PRESENTS!#@!#@!#!@ MERRY HOLIDAY THINGS TO US! John received his musicy doohickey thingy and the ultimate radass hard pack laptop bag from hell that I searched high and low to [...]

The holidays are approaching! OMG! Best gift you can give: a mix CD. Cheap, effective. I used to make a bunch for friends, although this year my life is a bit too hectic to spend the time carefully crafting a tasteful mix for all varieties of people I adore. Sad, I know. But if I [...]

Okay. Summer <3′s Madonna. Lots of girls who grew up in the ’80s do. It’s part of culture. This might be why I have 47 Madonna songs on karaoke. For at least half of them, I don’t even need the lyrics on the screen. Anyway, I went through expresskaraoke.com tonight looking to see which songs [...]

Got a note on MySpace from the promoter for the Busted Lift wanting to know if I’d be interested in reviewing some of the shows he’s booked. I best be guestlisted for that shit. If you’ve heard any of the Dubuque local bands, you’d understand my DEMAND to not pay a cover. The Scott Stapp [...]

Jesse nabbed me this lovely book for the holidays this year, hooray! I’m about 1/3 through it, but this entry caught my eye and gave me a huge giggle and I felt the need to share. Definition for emo: Controversial term for a strain of punk-steeped yet thoughtful rock popular among depressive teens and twenty-somethings. [...]