“Barbie, Eat a Sandwich” Go, Care Bears on Fire!
Let me borrow a page from our Maryland boys at Good Charlotte: “For everyone who got picked last for a team…for everyone who ever got free lunch…” Yep. At last we got ourselves a girl underdog Anthem. These lovely girl rockers from Brooklyn, Care Bears on Fire, bring it home with “Barbie, Eat a Sandwich.” I [...]

Potato Tastemaker Challenge 2009
Image by sassyradish via Flickr Yeh, that’s right, I’m challenging potatoes. OK, not really, in fact, I rather like them, hence my involvement in this project. Along with a posse of bloggers who are far more domestically skilled, I’m partaking in a 3-month campaign to highlight the beauty of potatoes through a series of cooking videos, [...]

What’s Your New Music This Month?
Ever since Austin City Limits, I’ve been on a huge Bon Iver kick. I also got a magic Iphone accessory that lets me plug in my Iphone, charge it, and listen to music via an FM station all at the same time. I am my own radio station, y’all. I’ve been home for almost four whole [...]

My ACL 09 Recap (Or, homesick for a place I don’t live)
Image via Wikipedia I don’t think I’ll soon forget Austin City Limits 2009. Oh, sure, there’s the fact that my Hayden-Harnett Madelines are still caked with mud (Hi, I’m a genius and brought two shoes that didn’t match each other, and my favorite kicka%% boots! Oh, well.) Honestly, I would have sacrificed any shoe to be in [...]

Childhood Diabetes: Fund A Cure Through Music
Hey y’all- I’ll natter on about ACL tomorrow, with some pics and video, but today I wanted to give a shout out to some folks who are doing amazing things through music to benefit little rockers who deal with much more on a daily basis than I can imagine. My dear friends Ally and Rob have [...]