Favorite Photos of 2011: Part One

For one reason or another, it’s been a pretty quiet year on the writing front around here. It happens, what can I say? Maybe 2012 will be better.

Anyhow, I may not have written a whole lot, but I’ve been keeping busy in 2011 by taking lots of photographs. Here . . . → Read More: Favorite Photos of 2011: Part One

Guest Post: Seven Albums That Came Out in 2011 That Mike Listened To and Enjoyed the Most

[ Every year, my friend Mike, of Land of Absurdity, contributes his list of favorite albums.  It almost makes up for the fact that I never bother to put these sorts of lists together anymore. Such is life. -S ]

Another year, another list. See I like lists, and I can make them much . . . → Read More: Guest Post: Seven Albums That Came Out in 2011 That Mike Listened To and Enjoyed the Most

Guest Post: Seven Albums That Came Out in 2010 That Mike Listened To and Enjoyed the Most

Hey, it’s Mike again, you know the friend of Sarah’s from way back who occaisionally fulfills her need for a list of albums because she spends 90,000 hours agonizing over her own. (Do I really like this Andrew Bird album more than this other Andew Bird album?) Ha. I keed. So I did this thing last year, and since I mentioned Paper Route, and Gavin (Paper Route’s drummer) tweeted a link to the site, I gave Sarah a bunch of traffic, so she owes me, and that’s why you get the: . . . → Read More: Guest Post: Seven Albums That Came Out in 2010 That Mike Listened To and Enjoyed the Most

2009 Favorites: Part Four

Happy NYE to those of you in time zones where it hasn’t happened yet! (Sorry, Australia and thereabouts, I missed you all.)  I’ll be ringing in the new year on a rooftop in downtown Chicago, freezing in the name of fashion and a good celebration.  It’s been an interesting year in many . . . → Read More: 2009 Favorites: Part Four

2009 Favorites: Part Three

Here are some more albums which have seen some pretty heavy play around here this year. In case you’ve missed it, check out albums 11 through 15 and 16 through 20 on my list of favorites from the past year.

A.A. Bondy, When the Devil’s Loose.

I had waited and . . . → Read More: 2009 Favorites: Part Three

2009 Favorites: Part Two

Here’s the second of four installments of what should really be called “stuff I listened to a bunch this year” but more concisely referred to as “favorites”.  In case you missed the first post, you can find it here.  I’ll be back next week with the last two installments.

Alec Ounsworth, Mo . . . → Read More: 2009 Favorites: Part Two