i hate this.

eerie.

"...he grabbed my thumb and led me away from the accident. there was no point in watching any more, still i was reluctant to move. 'we have to go find the others' he said. he never looked straight at me. we walked in the grass, around the shack and down to the stream. for some reason, i had never walked down there before. we went into a concrete tunnel, dark but warm. a part of a noise was leaking from the ceiling. now there was that musik again. he sat down and heard me do the same.

'finally we are no one' he said."

you're out there looking for something that you can't even name;
and everybody knows that you'll never be satisfied.

the days when nothing really mattered kinda went the way they came;
the kid's got a brand new suit and he's looking diginified.

"hold on- hold on a minute;
summer's almost over, we should get together one more time."
i already packed my bags, i'll be out at your place at 9.

it brought me back when i heard your name;
i never thought that i'd hear it again.

you said: "i recognize that look."

i thought i learned my lesson but the lesson never took, so

hold on, hold on a minute-
summer's almost over, we should get together one more time.

i walked around the place and everything still seemed the same to me;
i opened up the back door and i took a look outside.

i'm still exactly how i was when i was 23;
the feelings i had back then never changed and they never die.

hold on, hold on a minute-
summer's almost over, we should get together one more time.

My favorite records of the year are as follows:

Arcade Fire- Neon Bible

Radiohead- In Rainbows

The Shins- Wincing the Night Away

The National- Boxer

Stars- In the Bedroom After the War

Pinback- Autumn of the Seraphs

Hope in Ghosts- All Your Departures

Interpol- Our Love to Admire

Justice- +

fabriclive.30- Stanton Warriors

and "think about it", "motha uckas", and "hiphopapotamus vs. rhymenoceros" by Flight of the Conchords

i have never put much effort into this blog, mostly just used it as a gallery of my 'mind's eye'.

however, it won't stop me from giving you my top albums of 2007. coming very soon...

But in my mind
I could still climb inside your bed
And I could be victorious
Still the only man to pass through the glorious arch of your head, o-oh

Oh, you were majesty
Your ropes were heavy
And your cheeks were very red

radiohead announced to the world last night that they are releasing a new album- digital only. the album will release in just 10 days after the announcement, going against every industry standard release procedure. what the real innovation here is the price they are asking: PAY WHATEVER YOU WANT.

if this just got your nipples hard, go straight to this link: http://www.radioheadlp7.com
IN FACT, GO THERE ANYWAYS AND BUY IT. IT WILL COST YOU NEAR TO NOTHING DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU PAY, BUT IT WILL SEND THE MESSAGE TO THE INDUSTRY.


this is brilliant! and radiohead are just the band to pioneer this kind of innovation in a dying dinosaur of a business model, by whom technology has far surpassed by as much as 10 years ago. this probably won't change everything overnight, but it's the HUGE step everyone has been looking/waiting for.

this is all over the blogosphere so i won't overdo it, but i had to put in my two cents as i am excited about my business for the first time in years.

notorious industry ranter/ex-biz guy Bob Lefsetz had this to say:

"This is the industry’s worst nightmare. Superstar band, THE superstar band, forging ahead by its own wits. Proving that others can too. And they will.
This is what happens when you sell twenty dollar CDs with one good track and sue your customers for [file-sharing].
This is what happens when you believe you’re ENTITLED to your business.
This is what happens when music is a second-class citizen only interested in the bottom line."

i also like stereogum's description of this: "a band-sanctioned album leak complete with a tip jar."


p.s. i bought it this morning for $7.00. the site is a bit annoying, as i am sure its servers are on overload. i had to enter my security code twice before it worked. it will be interesting to see how they handle the distribution. it cant be just one site- it would have to be a site with mirrors all over the world. i have to assume they have anticipated this.

'Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death."

--Anais Nin

camdennotNJ: i love her. i need her. my days are empty without her.

i know we are not together, but i also know what it is like when we are.

i never write here anymore.
at the end of the day i really dont
have anything interesting to say.
at least not on a blog.
so forgive my lack of commentary.
sometimes 'silence is golden'.

"...I wonder do you know
If you still love me?

And if you ever come close
And have you ever come close
To coming back to me

It's no secret I still love you
I wonder do you know
If you still love me

I thought it would be
The easiest thing
To keep your heart whole
To keep your eyes dry
To never drop your hand
To always hold it tight

I'm sorry, so sorry
For everything..."

there will come a time gigantic
waves will crush the junk that i have saved
when the moon explodes or floats away
i'll lose the souvenirs i made
la la la