2004: It Sounds Like Someone Else’s Song From a Long Time Ago

03 NYC
I assume there were tons of reasons to hate Interpol’s Our Love To Admire. Generally panned by critics Our Love to Admire seemed to mark a once promising band’s decent into mediocrity. I agreed for entirely different reasons. From the track listing I knew I would hate this album. “No I in Threesome” doesn’t [...]

2003: There’s Bourbon on the Breath of the Singer You Love So Much

I didn’t believe the rumors when I read them. It was December 22, 2002 and a rumor was floating around that Joe Strummer had died. But until an official news source reported it, it wasn’t true. I went to bed confident that there would be no news in the morning.
But still I woke up early. [...]

Love is Another Word for Regret

01 Hit or Miss
The actuator arm on my hard drive has been wearing thin. For the past few days I’ve been listening to A New Found Glory’s Nothing Gold Can Stay on repeat. But I don’t even like the album anymore.

Nothing Gold Can Stay sat on my computer for several years before now. I hope [...]

The Gilded Palace of Sin

The following is the unreleased titular song of The Flying Burrito Brothers classic The Gilded Palace of Sin. Warning: Explicit Content
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Oh, to Realize Something is Ending Within Us

“Ok,” Wayne Coyne warned us, “when this song is over, it is going to be the perfect moment to tell the people around you that you love them and how much they mean to you.” “Usually when you get that moment you aren’t ready for it and your cell phone goes off or something ruins [...]

The Teenagers Who Love You Will Wake Up, Yawn and Kill You

The Beatles – “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”
By Danny Djeljosevic
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“I fucking hate this song,” I remarked to Raf Gaitan over Mediterranean food. The food is an important detail as I happen to be a fiend for falafel and hummus and I don’t want The Beatles’ worst song as a soundtrack for my [...]

Seen Your Video, That Phony Rock and Roll, We Don’t Wanna Know

Sometimes I really really hate music. As glorious as the moment is when you first realize you have a new favorite band, realizing you absolutely hate a song is just as infuriating. I e-mailed several of my friends last week to find out what their worst songs were. I was surprised by the response and [...]

Nobody Likes You When Your Blog is too Self-Indulgent

Facts about Blink 182.

They were formed in the San Diego area.
The were the first band I became obsessed with.
They are also the first band I saw live.
In hindsight, Enema of the State is significantly better than Dude Ranch.
Generally, Mark’s songs are better than Tom’s.

This Year’s Model

Get Healthier
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Find a Career
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Be Kinder
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Write More
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Become More Politically Active
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Nobody Wants to Hear You Sing About Tragedy

I think we all might be pretentious assholes. My roommates and I don’t necessarily hate Fall Out Boy, but we wouldn’t call ourselves fans either. It’s not that we dislike the music, it’s just that we dislike the people that make up Fall Out Boy. We had a listening party for the new album Folie [...]