This past Thursday, Sam and I dawdled down to the sold out of Montreal show at the troc. Bigger than any venue of Montreal has played at thus far in the city of brotherly love, over 1000 people packed into the old theater. Both Mixel Pixel and Grand Buffet opened for them. To say […]
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Dear Schoolhouse Rock,
You are no help. Your catchy songs with their rhymes and finger snapping melodies only manage to make me more confused than i already am. Your cute cartoon bill only seems to inform me that he lives on capitol hill and likes to eat krill and that his middle name is Phil… Maybe […]
For the past few nights we’ve been scrambling to see the last of the films we missed that are nominated for academy awards. Last night I went to see Notes on a Scandal, and a few nights before that we rented Half Nelson.
Notes on a Scandal, starring Judi Dench and […]
So now is that time of year when Hallmark rakes in millions, and you may find yourself biting into a slice of chocolate cake, not to find a tasty chocolate filling, but rather a diamond ring and a life changing question. But why??? Because St. Valentine said so! But is Valentine’s Day really just a […]
Thanks thanks and ever thanks. Why are there so many great bands coming to Philadelphia in the next few months? When has this ever happened? Here’s a list of bands I would love to see:
Lily Allen- February 12th
Lily Allen has such a pleasant voice and really neat and funkayyy arrangements. I can’t help but be […]
If all High School Jazz bands were as funky as the Kashmere Stage Band, the world would be a better place. The Kashmere Stage Band, from Kashmere High School in Housten, Texas, were making funkay music from 1968 to 1978. The director of the band at the time was Conrad Johnson who was inspired to […]
Today, in honor of MLK day, i went up to school to take part in a few of the service projects they had going. First i went to the lower school and helped out by making fleece blankets that would be going to a shelter near school. There was a pretty big crowd, tons of […]
We are proud to announce a new member of the Railroad-Grime Jacket Family:
Matthewwwww.! Not only does Matt have a wonderfully eclectic taste in music, he is a very talented artist, and just generally good at life. Sam and I were kinda lagging and Matt happened to express an interest in sharing his insight on music […]
Sure, while today was beautiful– 74 degrees with a slight breeze, it was just so wrong! I have lived in Philadelphia my whole life, and not once have I experienced weather nice enough to wear shorts and a tank top in January.
Global Warming
Now i’m sure you don’t need to hear my preaching on the subject, […]
After much thought, I’ve finally come around to compiling my top 15 albums of 2006. I was introduced to the whole blogging world just a few months ago, and it has been a never ending love affair since then. Thanks to all the really really ridiculously good looking blogs (yes I’m talking to you, Music […]