watching expired appliances align

resolution for 2004: get out more

in some "back home" related news, dan sent me an email tipping me off to pitchfork's review of skywave's new album, synthstatic. pitchfork gives the album a 7.5 on a scale of 1 to 10. that's a pretty high number and the reviewer really seemed to enjoy the album, even though he may have used the word "derivative" half a dozen times (or maybe the reviewer just mentioned the idea that many times).

anyway, i've only seen skywave once, and that was in the spring of 2002 (photos located here). while i never saw them in fredericksburg, i caught them in brooklyn and had a great time at the show.

since i just spent the weekend on the couch coughing and sneezing due to a cold, i'm in the mood to see what the rock lifestyle is all about. alex stopped by last night and reminded me that it is possible to go out for three days and nights in a row. i'm jealous of his endurance. and excited about a lot of the things coming out of my hometown the past few years. hopefully in the next few months there will be a few more interesting announcements about characters of note that i grew up with.