Thursday, December 25, 2008

shit to do tonight, and tommorow





you guys list the rest of the shit to do this weekend..

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

last.fm charts

charts from our last.fm group

if you download last.fm, and join our group you will affect these charts.

i still have know idea how unique to our group is calculated...

overall
1. Animal Collective
2. Broken Social Scene
3. Deerhunter
4. Radiohead
5. The Magnetic Fields
6. Sonic Youth
7. Crystal Castles
8. Belle and Sebastian
9. Tortoise
10. Air

unique to our group
1. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
2. Patton Oswalt
3. High Places
4. Little Wings
5. Crystal Antlers
6. Phosphorescent
7. Deerhunter
8. Tortoise
9. John Maus
10. Times New Viking

Monday, December 15, 2008

Another Solid NYE Idea: Exploding House

This has been one of the more buzzed about NYE shows we've read about this year... looks like it could be a big one:

Akkolyte
Orange Coax

An Early NYE Idea

If you're looking for something to do in Dallas other than a house party or whatever, here's an idea:



Keith P
Schwa
Sydney Confirm
Disqo Disco

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

New Darktown Strutters Songs Posted

Swing by the Darktown Strutters Myspace page to check out three excellent new songs from them. I love being right about stuff!

Sunday, December 7, 2008

My First Beef with Obama

I knew it wouldn't take long, but scrapping the idea of immediately repealing the Bush tax cuts for top income earners?  Not only does this go back on the major populist promise Obama made during the campaign, but it really doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense from an economic standpoint either.  Check this out for more.  

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Monday, December 1, 2008

Local Restauranter Is Unlikely DIY Champion And Friend To The Homeless


Artur Pira, owner of Aboca's Italian Grill in Richardson, has put on an annual all-ages rock show at his restaurant, and was recently written up in The Dallas Morning News for his red carpet treatment of a homeless woman that frequently shows up at the eatery. Needless to say, I am a big fan of this guy. Read the story here.






Photo By David Woo/DMN.