Monthly Archives: April 2007

I’m Sorry I Hated SXSW but I Have a Valid Reason

Oh no…don’t get me wrong. I don’t want to come off as a venting, disgruntled employee. I’ve thought hard about my “job” and my place in the “industry” and I still feel passionately about The Dears – I have hope … Continue reading

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BackBlog: SXSW 2007

The music industry is unforgiving on its own; so why would we want to collect all these miserable people in one city? And then…”I know, let’s invite the musicians along. They’ll do anything for a laugh. Just look at Andrew … Continue reading

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The Why? Blog (Contains Darkness)

Why are we fascinated with suffering? Obviously we try to avoid all forms of suffering, yet we can’t leave it be. Take the “coming of age” story: growing up is the single most definite, painful, and – dare I say … Continue reading

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Space Travel

Do you know it only takes two hours to travel from the International Space Station back to Earth? That is blowing my mind, considering the hours, and hours and HOURS we spend in transit while on tour: 12 hours just … Continue reading

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Thursday in the Garden

I have taken on an adversary larger than myself. It looks unassuming now, a short, yellow cornflower-like weed. A fluffy line of them, cute against the stone of the house. But its been growing unchecked for years now. Its growing … Continue reading

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The Naming of the Blog

Picking a username is like picking a dj name. I used to dj before everyone was a dj: I was pre-iPod. I lugged a huge carrier bag of CDs (retardedly, still in their cases) to the Bifteck two or three … Continue reading

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