I love podcasts. They may just be my favorite thing about the Internet. I subscribe to several (This American Life, Spare the Rock and ESPN’s Mike & Mike in the Morning to name a few) and I love to peruse the iTunes podcast menu every month or so. Thanks to […]
What we have here ladies and gents is a serious dark horse candidate for a top ten kid’s record this year. Brian Vogan is a Seattle-area school teacher, just like the Recess Monkey boys, who has just self-released his debut record “Little Songs”. While not seasonally accurate at this particular […]
Despite the Fleet Foxes show eluding us the Mrs. and I still got the chance to enjoy a night out of the house without the Bear and Mouse. We grabbed a couple salads, and the best French Onion Soup ever, from a little place across from the hospital where both […]
I’ve just learned that Shudder to Think is getting back together for a tour this fall!I’m so incredibly stoked! I saw them several times, many moons ago…once as the opener for Foo Fighters at a sweaty, packed Trocadero in Philly (the Foo’s first ever tour). I then saw Craig Wedren […]
…that’d be me! Tomorrow night Fleet Foxes will roll through Philly on the wings of their impressive debut full length (Sub Pop) and I will NOT be there. This is because of kid coverage and the up-in-the-air status of La Babysitter meaning I didn’t know if I should buy 1 […]
I admire an independent DIY attitude. The Mrs. and I work hard to instill a DIY aesthetic in our girls every chance we get. No place is the Do It Yourself credo historically more vibrant, visible and alive than in the music world. My past as a record label owner […]
After the tiny tots were nestled all snug in their beds (my one and only reference to Christmas in July, I promise) the Mrs. and I got cozy atop our own bed and watched The Station Agent on the big laptop last night. What a fantastic film. It stars the […]
The Bear and the Mouse are both healthy. The weather is pleasant. The Phillies are back playing National League foes. The Red Wings signed Marian Hossa. And the fantasy football season is right around the corner. Life is pretty sweet right now. The Bear was on a school bus twice […]
