I’m writing this post because it’s something I talk a lot about with people. Folks frequently ask me where I found this band or that band, and I thought I’d take the time to explain how I go about finding and purchasing new music these days. First thing: I don’t listen to the radio (except [...]
I don’t think Faith and I have simultaneously enjoyed a movie as much as Little Miss Sunshine since we saw Garden State. In terms of contemporary comedy/dramas, I think Garden State sets the bar for us.
This movie has just the right balance of humor and misery that you can simultaneously laugh at it while [...]
I never really had a drug phase. It’s not something I regret, since being completely out of control isn’t something I particularly relish. But if ever was going to have a drug phase, during Black Lips’ opening set would have been the ideal moment for it. Their lo-fi delivery of 60s rock psychedelia combined with [...]
Reason #12 my job rules: they gave me an Ambient Orb. Now, while it’s true that the orb is of dubious utility, that’s not really the point. If you’re looking for pure utility, it’s hard to beat Apple’s Dashboard feature in OS 10.4. Every day with the click of my 5th mouse button, I immediately [...]
I don’t know about you, but sometimes on a Sunday afternoon I’d like to go see a matinee. The only thing is I don’t want to have to go home and find out what’s playing and then look up trailers to see what looks good. Now with the one-two punch of Life2Go for movie times [...]
I’ve been using Macromedia Fireworks for years. At first, I had a bit of a difficult transition from Photoshop to Fireworks. Fireworks is really half Illustrator and half Photoshop, entirely geared towards web design. For example, it only operates in RGB – no CMYK. You won’t be creating print layouts in Fireworks. But the [...]