A big change, of sorts...

I've given a lot of thought lately to transferring my entire personal journal to this blog. As of lately, I feel like Livejournal just isn't the best place for what I feel like is my best writing--it's no one's fault but my own. I have succumbed to my own ego and being too "audience conscious", as it were. However, I would still continue my weekly posting duties at Rhapsodical, and probably at most other communities too--but my own personal journal would be gone. If anyone from my Livejournal friends list wanted to continue to read my writing (this is not an assumption), they could, just here on my blog instead.

I have to give my boyfriend credit for turning me onto the blogger idea, along with some old family friends who recently came to visit--they have a wonderful blog called NewDharmaBums, which I highly reccomend. I want to do a few more things to tweak with this blog, and I can't exactly have the same neat setup that Molotov (Plagueofangels) has, but...I want to make it into something a bit more than it is now. Anyway, so that's that. I hope that no one at Livejournal takes offense to my absence, but I'll still be present as a co-mod on Rhapsodical and a few other music communities. Namaste!

Pretty hands do pretty things when pretty times arise...

Just some random things I've been thinking about, music-wise:

• Will I ever stop listening to The Decemberists? Colin Meloy has all kinds of magical powers over me, it seems.
• Is the David Rawlings in the Ryan Adams track "To Be Young..." the same guy that Gillian Welch collaborates with?
• Why do they let Korn continue to make records? Oi vey!
• Is 670 albums too many? When is it too many? 700? 800? 1,000?!
• Why won't Death Cab For Cutie come to a better venue in San Francisco and on a Saturday night?
• Is 2600 songs too many for my iTunes to handle?
• Will I ever get an iPod?!

That's about it, really. If anyone can answer these questions for me, it would be much appreciated. I think I'm actually at over 670 albums now. It's kind of ridiculous!

Now Playing: The Decemberists- "Song For Myla Goldberg"

List of concerts I've been to and what I want to see next!

While I realize that probably few people read this, I figured I would continue to post since I still have things to say. Anyway, since I just saw The Decemberists on Sunday night in San Francisco, I thought I'd post a list of the concerts I've been to so far and a list of the bands I've yet to see and would like to see the most. By the way, the concert on Sunday was really great, mainly because it was at The Fillmore and I saw one of my favorite bands! (I also went with my boyfriend, who got me tickets as a three month anniversay gift *squee!*) Here's a list of bands I've seen thus far: (not in order)

The Decemberists w/Sons & Daughters and Petra Hayden's Sell Out Choir ('05)
Magnolia Electric Co. w/Christian Kiefer Band and The Court & Spark ('05)
Wilco ('04)
Wilco opening for R.E.M. ('03)
Old 97's w/Minibar ('04)
Guster w/Maroon 5 ('03)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club w/The Warlocks ('04)
The Eels w/MC Honky ('03)
Rancid, The Ataris, Less Than Jake, and Suicide Machines on 2003 Warped Tour
Smashing Pumpkins w/Garbage (Mellon Collie Tour, '96)
Tori Amos ('99)
Primus w/Everclear and Tool (New Year's Eve '96..?)
Eric Clapton ('92)
Eric Clapton ('97...?)
Camper Van Beethoven ('04)
Fountains Of Wayne w/Ben Lee ('03)
Rasputina ('04)
The Rolling Stones w/Pearl Jam ('99 or '00)
Radiohead w/Supergrass ('03)
Coldplay w/Eisley and Ron Sexsmith ('03)


And here's a list of who I'd like to see most:

Modest Mouse
Death Cab For Cutie
Whiskeytown (however unlikely reuniting might be!)
Mike Doughty (I might see him at the end of the month)
U2
Jay Farrar and/or Son Volt
Black Heart Procession
Ben Folds

I know there are some others I'd want to go see, but I'm drawing a blank. I think the list of concerts I've seen is complete, but I'm not entirely sure. The top two on my "want to see" list are the most important--but since Death Cab is coming to the Warfield in November, I might not go. Boo.

Now Playing: The Decemberists- "Bagman's Gambit"

Posting some mp3's

I thought today would be a good day to start posting some mp3's from my collection. I know that these are probably tracks everyone has heard, but they have become recent favorites. Comments are encouraged and appreciated, as always. This is to somewhat make up for not posting to ____rhapsodical this week. (Which was not intential, by the way!) Hope ya'll enjoy! Namaste.

http://s35.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2ODMZJLBBMH4V1W4E6340AES6A
Iron & Wine- "Sodom, South Georgia" (from Our Endless Numbered Days)

http://s35.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3QNBXYSXNE0L32PGLNFRXA12PL
Cursive- "The Recluse" (from The Ugly Organ)

http://s26.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3EABPV89CKKUY314RZ2NFCX5RI
Clem Snide- "The Sounds Of German Hip-Hop" (from End Of Love)

If anyone wants any of these full albums, feel free to comment or IM me on AIM at eitherorxo82. I also have an AIM shared file where my iTunes is available to anyone for the taking.

Now Playing: Mike Doughty- "Unsingable Name"