I got introduced to the band The Freelance Whales by my coworker Matt (who has really great music taste). Their song “Hannah” got me hooked, and now I enjoy the whole album all the time. The Freelance Whales came together in Queens, NY, and played on subway platforms before self-releasing their EP Weathervanes. Their full-length Read More

Top Chef D.C.: Did Alex steal the pea puree or not? I guess we’ll never know (despite the fact that they film the whole show). He seems like a possible douchelord of the day after his latest aggressive antics, and possibly for his poor taste in glasses. Last season of Top Chef had front-runners the Read More

I loved Sara Bareilles’ first album, Little Voice, and I am anxiously awaiting her second album release Kaleidoscope Heart where you can preorder on Amazon here (expected around September 7th). I am adoring the latest single, King Of Anything, and the video has just been released and is super cute. View it on Youtube.
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Nick Hornby, one of my favorite authors (About a Boy, High Fidelity, A Long Way Down), collaborated with Ben Folds to create an album. Hornby wrote the lyrics, Folds wrote and sang the music, and then voila, an album named Lonely Avenue. The album should be released around September 28th, and while it seems unusual Read More

I go through phases of music obsession, and currently my Andrew Bird obsession is returning. Although he hasn’t released an album in a year, his last album, titled Noble Beast, is pretty much amazing. He produced it himself. His other albums are good too, especially The Mysterious Production of Eggs and Armchair Apocrypha. I think Read More

Be sure to go buy the new Blitzen Trapper album Destroyer of the Void. I adored their last album, Furr, for their unique sound and catchy tunes. My favorite on that album is definitely “Black River Killer”. Their music at some points sounds older because you can hear the influence of Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Read More

For every social network, there is an appropriate type of photo. Facebook should be a good photo, but it can be a little more fun or one with a pet. However, LinkedIn should be picked with CARE. Read my quick guide to picking out the best photo of you!
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After my many incidents this week… and namely, today, I feel inspired to discuss driving etiquette. Driving etiquette is never discussed, not even in driver’s education classes or defensive driving classes either.
What, you say, is driver’s etiquette? It’s not being a huge jerk on the road. Everyone on the road is there because they are Read More