Since the last post I've walked probably over 15 miles around the London streets. Last night I started walking and just kept going. I ended up going all the way to Buckingham Palace and then all the way down to Chelsea Bridge and back to the hotel in Kensington. I wasn't really going to see those sites so ...
I am now in an internet cafe in London. I can hear the sound of the tube through the wall while I'm typing and its just starting to get dark.
On the last day of the festival yesterday I ended up seeing a couple more great shows. I saw the Futureheads, a nice little Scottish outfit that sounded kind ...
I'm currently in an internet cafe in Reading. My back is kind of sore, my feet have blisters, and my hair is greasy but I'm having a great time.
After night sleeping all night from the last post I didn't sleep much either on the 8 hour flight from Atlanta. It turned out we could have gotten ...
My journey to England begins in a matter of hours. It is now 1AM and my ride will show up at 5AM so I don't plan on sleeping. I still have a few things I want to do before I leave. I will have plenty of time to sleep on the plane and in the airport tomorrow. I wanted ...
The tide that left and never came back, is on my mind tonight.
I listened to this track by The Veils on repeat for about 3-4 hours today. I've seen the video a few times on subterranean and it really started to grow on me. It really has that 80's post-punk/new wave renaissance feeling that I've ...
While I am very excited about going to England in approximately a week I am also very excited about something else. Interpol will release their second full length, Antics, on September 27. Turn on the Bright Lights, while only a few years old now, is up on my list of all time favorite albums. I am currently wearing my Interpol ...
I watched a 4 part series this morning that I hoped would prove to be valuable preparation for my upcoming journey to Great Britain. Tivo thoughtfully captured all 4 parts for me to watch at my leisure (pronounced "lez-yure"). The saga I speak of is the Family Ties Vacation special where the Keaton family goes to London to take Alex ...
I was able to finally get a hold of a copy of The Fiery Furnaces - The Blueberry Boat. It took a few listens of the album but I concur with Pitchfork's review that it is truly an outstanding album. Three artists mainly came to mind when listening to it, at least for my personal experience. The Microphones, Wilco, and ...
I made my weekly stop at Guest Room Records in Norman and found a great new album. I was really looking for the new album by the Fiery Furnaces on the review I read about it on Pitchfork. GRR was out of stock for the second week in a row so I had to look for something else. I just ...
After listening to Graceland yesterday I felt the urge to get some great old albums on vinyl. I had heard about a place called Charlie's on Classen here in OKC so I decided to look it up and see what it was about.
It took me a bit of circling to find the place. It turned out it was ...
