Was busy all day, just got home. I should note that I have a new iPod (yay) to replace the one that was stolen a few months ago and, while I was getting it last weekend, I also bought a new Mac because the 5 year-old one was slower and more stuttery than Sarah Palin [...]

Here you go: Fanfare – Galactic April Fool – Manchester Orchestra Dark Moves Of Love – M83 At War With The Sun – The Big Pink Blackhawk – Emmylou Harris Going Through The Motions – Aimee Mann Wired For Light – School Of The Seven Bells Obscurity Knocks – The Trashcan Sinatras Sycophant – K.M.F.D.M. [...]

Today is  Record Store Day, please go spend accordingly at the little indy store in your urban hellhole. Out of over 15,000 songs in my iTunes files maybe 300 are downloaded digital files, the rest come from artisanal CD’s lovingly hand-downloaded onto my Mac. Now ten songs more or less lovingly selected by a soulless [...]

Well someone broke into my car Tuesday night and stole my dying iPod (I blame Obama for allowing lawlessness to go unpunished. Also, drones) so we’ll let iTunes make the selections this week: The Clap – Nortec Collective/Fussible Boots of Spanish Leather – Nanci Griffith The Idiots Are Taking Over – NoFX AM/FM – !!! [...]

It’s been a hell of a last week and a half, but it’s all better now. For the moment. To add to that, my iPod (whirrr…click click…. pause….click) and my Mac (rainbow wheel of seemingly eternal duration) are having a race to see who can die on me first. I did discover that the L&T [...]

It is shaping up to be ONE OF THOSE WEEKS so the svelte and leggy Mrs Tbogg and I are out for the evening for a little “us time” since we’ve had tickets for months. We’ll see how things pan out this week. Ritzy Bryan: so freakin’ adorable

Because I’m in the mood which is reason enough: Primrose Hill – St. Etienne Bar All The Doors – Big Harp Friend of the Night – Mogwai (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again – L.T.D. Murdera – Sublime with Rome Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice) – The Clash I Guess The [...]

I just finished making a playlist for a friends restaurant opening so I figured I’d do a random ten, because, what the hell: Siboh Kitak Nangis – Zee Avi I’m A Dick – The Muffs (going to see them at the Soda Bar in a few weeks) Sneakalude – Basement Jaxx Acid House Killed Rock [...]

Lot’s of stuff going on, so here’s a Shakira ass-action gif and a Random Ten: Please Call Me, Baby – Tom Waits Pilgrimage – R.E.M. Holy Grail – Badly Drawn Boy Dirty Dancehall – The Zutons Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin Eros’ Entropic Tundra – Of Montreal Across The Wire – Calexico Show Some Emotion [...]

In honor of a new Yo La Tengo coming out this coming week (and would it kill them to come to San Diego? No. No it would not.) here is a random tenish off of Lil Tom, the rapidly aging but still trusty iPod: Sailing Shoes – Robert Palmer (backed by Little Feat) One More [...]