For quite a while, having a large iTunes library and being slightly OCD about hyper-organizing it presented a unique problem for me: how do I consolidate down to one library, accessible from both my work and home computers without having to go through the inconvenience of manually syncing and/or utilizing 3rd party software to get the job done. While on the surface this may seem like simple laziness I am a firm believer that a process, any process should involve as few steps as possible to be truly useful (my method, once set up is a 0-step process). I decided to approach the situation in the same way I expected results— simply, and you are going to be surprised just how. Read the rest of this post »

While showing the lovely and epic Menomena video for “Rotten Hell” to a friend, I suddenly remembered back to my early high school days and to the musical stylings of God Lives Underwater. I looked them up; it has been a while. Apparently the headman of the four-man show died as a result of a coma brought on by pain medication for an abscess tooth. Bummer.

Anyway, since the themes of Music, Food, and Theology are intent on being at least temporarily recurrent, here is “From Your Mouth.”

I just checked out the new Menomena video, and the conclusion that I have come to is actually an appending of something I have been saying for years: Things that are deep-fried and/or shot with a high-speed camera are good.

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This pretty much hits the nail on the head with respect to my relationship to the top-40 music industry. Thank you, Jamie Kilstien for putting it not-quite-so eloquently.

A side note, if you ever wondered if it would be weird if you spontaneously cycled between three sets of clothing while talking, the answer is yes (see video).
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A couple of days ago, I happened across a commercial on television (for the life of me I can’t remember what for, go figure) with a catchy, upbeat and playful sort of feel. It reminded me of my childhood. It reminded me of road trips with the windows down. It reminded me of summer vacation. It reminded me of Atom and His Package. I had to add this song to my repertoire, and fast. One problem: like most ads, this one had no intention of revealing either the creative studio that produced it, or the creator of the song. No problem, this is the age of the internet.

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