Archive for the ‘Deep thoughts’ Category

On Seeing Jeff Mangum

Last night I saw Jeff Mangum live in Philly. This is one of those things that seemed like it could never happen. Neutral Milk Hotel had called it quits back in 1999, years before I’d even heard of them, and despite the odd appearance here and there, I didn’t really believe that Jeff would ever [...]

On hip instruments and un-hip songs

Hi friends, So I’ve had this thought before — I should make more use of this blog. You know, share my thoughts, pontificate, wax philosophical, rather than just report new developments and upcoming events. Well, call it a New Year’s resolution — or don’t, because we all know how well those tend to go — [...]