December 2008
ZOMG! Far Side! →
ZOMG! Far Side! These photos REALLY make me miss The far Side. And Bloom County. And Calvin and Hobbes. Come to think of it, i may just spend tomorrow reading through my …
Amateur night. →
Amateur night. I am willfully throwing myself in the midst of about 3,000 electronic dance hipster leg-warmer Sparks fans (not that I don’t love that shit myself) under the age of 21…
Love those recommendations! →
Love those recommendations! I picked up Roberto Bolaño’s 2666 today since so many people gave it high marks here and on Twitter. I would have picked up The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao at…
Disrespecting the dead. →
Disrespecting the dead. Decider recently observed folks are saying “that gussying up the Pontiac is the final nail in Wicker Park’s gentrification coffin.” Well, I was driving down…
I'm looking for a book recommendation (or two or... →
I’m looking for a book recommendation (or two or three) from YOU! I got a nice sized gift certificate to Border’s from my brother’s family and am looking for a way to spend it. Anyone…
Twitter and RSS and tigers and bears oh my! →
Twitter and RSS and bloggers and bears oh my! We’re in the midst of the slowest time of the year. Most folks are still out of the office or on vacation and a lot of bloggers I regularly read…
An admitted guilty pleasure. →
An admitted guilty pleasure. I always want to play this song when I DJ, and I always chicken out.
Maybe I should round up some folks in the Chicagoist office to do the same?…
Holidaze party time. →
Holidaze party time. Guess what? I’m putting on a show tomorrow!
Little did she know... →
Little did she know… I remember watching the Bing Crosby’s Christmas TV special with my mom as a kid. She was a Crosby fan, and she did her best to turn me onto him and other pop singers she…
Flight Of The Conchords season two, episode one... →
Flight Of The Conchords season two, episode one … bridging the gap? I watched the season premiere of Flight of the Conchords with GalPal last night and admit I’m a tad worried…
New Year's Resolution #648. →
New Year’s Resolution #648. I wanna get THIS huge! O.K., maybe not THAT big, but I would like to continue to stay in shape…
Last list o' the day: Chicago's best of 2008! →
Last list o’ the day: Chicago’s best of 2008. Aaaand finally, my favorite local releases of 2008. And you should take a peek at Lizz’s picks too, because she has pretty damn fine taste even…
The Best Songs of 2008 →
The Best Songs of 2008 Now that my favorite albums of the year have been revealed in full on Chicagoist, my top songs of the year are now listed as well. The tunes I picked are all…
The Best Albums of 2008... →
The Best Albums of 2008… Today is the day my albums of the year list goes up at Chicagoist. The list with write-ups is scheduled to go live later this morning, but since you’re a…
Mister Freeze has come to town. →
Mister Freeze has come to town. It just looks like a wasteland frozen in time outside. When temperatures drop down to below zero Fahrenheit before factoring in wind chill on a…
Someone at Decider bit my idea! →
Someone at Decider bit my idea! Obviously someone at Decider read my blog yesterday … Blue Meanies versus Chia Pet! P.S. When those two bands played a show together in Normal, IL it was…
Couch Surfing with Friendly Foes! →
Couch Surfing with Friendly Foes! I just realized RCRD LBL was hosting an MP3 of Friendly Foes’ excellent “Couch Surfing.” It has been a steady regular in my recent DJ sets ao get…
WOXY is wack! →
WOXY is wack! GalPal: oh god me: what? GalPal: woxy number one song of the year wait for it… me: is? GalPal: EVIL URGES! me: WHAT?! GalPal: OH MY GOD! me: they are…
Sparks R.I.P.? →
Sparks R.I.P.? NoooooOOOOOOOOOOOO! Maybe I’ll pull an “Elaine-buying-cases-of-the-sponge” move and just stockpile the stuff?
Rock Steady, get down tonight! →
Rock Steady, get down tonight! Tonight I am DJing at Moonshine with some members of The Dragon Wars DJ collective (A-Cup, Mother Hubbard, Matt DuFour, Derek Berry) and we’ll be spinning rock…
Long-lost classic Chicago bands: Chia Pet! →
Long-lost classic Chicago bands: Chia Pet! Chia Pet’s first album — Elpee — previously available ONLY on vinyl and long out-of-print, is finally out as a digital download! It was…
Andrew Bird at Hideout ... whoah. →
Andrew Bird at Hideout … whoah. While I have always respected Andrew Bird, I’ve never really been a fan … until seeing him play Hideout last Monday. I remember him playing The…
Personal aaaaaaaads... →
Personal aaaaaaaads… [via Tom]
Eeep! →
Eeep! Got a late start this A.M. and have to run into work, so … that’s it for today! I’m going to try and get CSS and Andrew Bird photos done tonight so look for those to pop up on…
Out o' commission. →
Out o’ commission. Man had I forgotten how much DJing until 4 a.m. can take out of me! At least I’m up and mobile now, and prepping to shoot pictures of the Andrew Bird show at Hideout…
Busy weekend! →
Busy weekend! Two big gigs this weekend! First off, after CSS plays Metro this Sunday, head downstairs to Smart Bar and join me and Rudy as we DJ the after party! I am VERY EXCITED about this…
A half-naked Nutcracker. →
A half-naked Nutcracker. GalPal and I went to see Land Of The Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker last night and it was, um, interesting. It was definitely classy, and filled with…
Marcus has a lot of chutzpah. →
Marcus has a lot of chutzpah. Listen to Marcus Gilmer, beloved Chicagoist Editor in Chief, opine about a certain someone on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show. Marvel at his amazing powers of…
Space hottness. →
Space hottness. I’m feeling bittersweet about this: I can’t wait for the new season to start … but I never want it to end. [via Mo]
OMG! TXT →
OMG! TXT I hang my head in shame as I have been guilty of the textual relationship. Don’t let this be you too! Escape it’s trap! [credz Nora for the link]
Blago-free zone. →
Blago-free zone. If you want to read about my state’s incredibly and ineptly corrupt Governor, Chicagoist is ALL over it. Instead, I prefer to bring your attention to this brilliant bit of…
BLURBLURBLUR! →
BLURBLURBLUR! About time they got official about that whole reunion thing.
Mashed bread. →
Mashed bread. If Keep and I had a bread baby, this would be its name. In other news it’s GalPal’s birthday today! Happy birthday! We’re going to Schubas to see her friends Hey Champ open…
Dragonette blossoms under Midnight Juggernauts. →
Dragonette blossoms under Midnight Juggernauts. Dragonette’s “I Get Around” as remixed by Midnight Juggernauts has been appearing in my DJ sets for a few months. Now you can be just…
Clean your screen! →
Clean your screen! I shared this handy little tool with my Twitter pals last week and it worked so well I’ll let you in the secret as well. I’m willing to bet your computer screen is dirtier…
What a weekend. →
What a weekend. How could the last two days have been filled with such a dizzying cavalcade of highs and lows? I have no idea, but right now my brain and general system is wiped out. The most…
Feed the (real life) animals. →
Feed the (real life) animals. I just got this email:
The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every…
Hey! You! Yeah, you! →
Hey! You! Yeah, you! Between tomorrow and December 18 I am DJing quite a bit around town at a variety of places. This mean you have no excuse for not dropping by at least ONE of those…
The day you grow up and are capable of forming an... →
The day you grow up and are capable of forming an actual relationship is the day you realize this will never work. What will never work? This.
Friendly Foes fucking rule the school. →
Friendly Foes fucking rule the school. Friendly Foes’ debut, Born Radical, doesn’t drop until next January, but I’ve already heard the whole thing and it would have easily made it…
Even better than the last time Jack Black played... →
Even better than the last time Jack Black played Jesus on Mr. Show…
The Big Red Coat. →
The Big Red Coat. It’s wintertime in Chicago, there’s snow and ice on the ground, whenever I wait by the bus stop there are no barriers save a few bare trees in Humboldt Park to quiet the wind’s…
Since when are The Flaming Lips "one of the... →
Since when are The Flaming Lips “one of the happiest and most uplifting bands around?” Someone left this comment on my Christmas on Mars piece… I trekked all the way out to Naperville about…
About transparency and personal evolution. →
About transparency and personal evolution. Man, it is way to early to be up, but up I am. I just woke up on the couch after falling asleep mid-Daily Show earlier this evening and now I just can’t…
Snow outside?! →
Snow outside?! Um, when the heck did THAT happen? O.K., I guess the holiday season has officially begun … time to dig out my copy of the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas… …
