New York Times Reader

Posted by Campbell at Tuesday, July 01, 2008 0

I have received home delivery of the New York Times for about six months now, and had no idea about the Times Reader. Alright, that's not entirely true; a friend briefly mentioned it but I blew it off.

This morning I received a notification that my subscription cost would be going up $.60 per week. Instead of just chucking the notice, I read the entire letter and realized that I had access to Times Reader and almost 70 years of back issues (not sure why it runs to 1922 and then stops? I wanna read about the '27 Yanks.)

I downloaded the Times Reader a few minutes ago and my oh my. This is fantastic. It's literally like having the entire newspaper, full-size, on your monitor. I realize that that may sound like any other news site, but trust me, if you're a subscriber to the NYT, download this application. It's the best online news experience I've seen yet.

Album of Week 25

Posted by Campbell at Monday, June 30, 2008 0

The Go-Betweens : 16 Lovers Lane
Capitol, 1988

Hank

Posted by Campbell at Monday, June 30, 2008 0

New Music Discoveries of 2008

Posted by Campbell at Sunday, June 29, 2008 0

The Go-Betweens



Thao



Hotel Lights



Nathan Moore

Coming September 2nd

Posted by Campbell at Sunday, June 29, 2008 0

Good Things

Posted by Campbell at Sunday, June 29, 2008 0

record stores, dogs, mangos, the breeze, minneapolis, bruce springsteen, russ feingold, martin luther king jr., books, you can count on me, peter sellers, tim russert, centro-matic, sam cooke, the yankees, parks, animals, cincinnati, postcard, postcards, barack obama, band t-shirts, nick drake, the ocean, n, lindz, mom, pals, the gourds, my ipod, the wire, vw, plants, austin, the sky, pictures, brooklyn, mike's, independence, amsterdam, bob dylan, baseball, murakami, nickel and dimed, baltimore, mercury lounge, texts, wilco, sushi, headphones, hbo, grass, edson, floors, netflix, cereal, coffee, quiet, barns

This Weekend's Vinyl Haul

Posted by Campbell at Sunday, June 29, 2008 0

you made everything seem real

Posted by Campbell at Friday, June 27, 2008 0

Introducing Big Light

Posted by Campbell at Friday, June 27, 2008 0

Last night's show at 12 Galaxies was one of the most inspired sets I've seen in months. When you can upstage a band as dynamic as Apollo Sunshine, then you're clearly heading to good places.

Now go buy the EP and if they stop into your town, head on out. Here's their itinerary:

Jun 26 2008
12 Galaxies - EP Release Party w/ Apollo Sunshine San Francisco, California

Jul 4 2008
High Sierra Music Festival Quincy, California

Jul 6 2008
High Sierra Music Festival Quincy, California

Jul 8 2008
Spaceland - opening for Surprise Me. Mr. Davis Los Angeles, California

Jul 9 2008
SoHo - openeing for Surprise Me Mr. Davis Santa Barbara, California

Jul 11 2008
Moe’s Alley - Opening for Surprise Me Mr. Davis Santa Cruz, California

Jul 12 2008
Cafe Du Nord - opening for Surprise Me Mr. Davis San Francisco, California

Jul 18 2008
Little Fox Theatre - opening for The Mother Hips Redwood City, California

Jul 31 2008
12 Galaxies w/ Charles Gonzalez & The Stereo Glitter San Francisco, California

Aug 28 2008
12 Galaxies San Francisco, California

Sep 25 2008
12 Galaxies San Francisco, California

Oct 30 2008
Las Tortugas Dance of the Dead III Groveland, California

Oct 31 2008
Las Tortugas Dance of the Dead III Groveland, California

Nov 1 2008
Las Tortugas Dance of the Dead III Groveland, California

Nov 2 2008
Las Tortugas Dance of the Dead III Groveland, California

Nov 27 2008
12 Galaxies San Francisco, California

The Wrens' "Sleep"

Posted by Campbell at Thursday, June 26, 2008 0

It's been five years since New Jersey's The Wrens released, yes I'm serious, one of the best records of all-time. Since the release of The Meadowlands, we've only heard snippets of what might be on the way. We've heard about a new record for about three years, yet nothing's surfaced. Charles Bissell has played a few solo gigs and most recently, has joined Okkervil River on tour. But still nothing from the beloved Wrens.

Until today. With no advance warning, up shows a new track. The first new song in about half a decade. And good lord is it a beauty. I will say no more: The Wrens "Sleep" (song four in the player).