hahaha, 'i hate you' is such a song. and staring down someone and maybe saying something is an appropriate reaction, indeed. i'm glad this mix inspired such feelings in you! that sounds weird, but you know what i'm saying.

which groups have you seen?

the process of making the mix was a healing experience in itself. listening is just divine.

dooooo check out cooper temple! i don't know many people who are into them. they played alongside some great bands at curiosa 2004 (mogwai, interpol, and the cure obviously) but unfortunately, i did not get to see them. happy listening!

thank you for the compliment on the cover art. :D anticipation of your tags almost single-handedly keeps me churning out the mixes, hahaha

FUCK YEAH!

Consider yourself prized. It was a (hella) good mix. You're now officially a +5 friend.

Consider yourself prized. It was a (hella) good mix.

yes! thank you. i feel like i won something.

hahaha, "how's up." i rarely seem to get a reply when i ask that.

that sounds like a hell of a trip. there aren't any toll booths around here. only one record store, but i wouldn't call it awesome. i'll just dream about mystery train.

i've been pretty sick lately. i had the flu last week, and since getting over that, i still can't stop coughing. i'm also kind of internally freaking out because i have to write a paper about my plans for grad school even though i have no plans to go to grad school...so that's fun.

Hmmm, well, I soared above the clouds before landing in New England for a couple of weeks and playing tour guide for a couple of older co-workers. It felt good to do something nice for them. I saw rehabbed raptors, marble mansions, and saw the Red Sox beat the Angels at the last at bat. And I can't forget the joy of toll booths.

I didn't do anything musically related - aside from unexpectedly discovering one of the coolest record stores in the world in Gloucester, MA called Mystery Train - and I was getting the shakes at one point before I hard-wired the ipod to my vein. All in all, a good trip.

How's up on your end?

thanks for the tag on my newest mix. i was kind of unsure about it when i realized i forgot like three songs. i guess that's what i get for not using my computer to work on it. how's up?

Sorry to hear of the dearth of shows there. Yeah, I think YLT would be awesome too...seriously looking into attending that one.

I live in Salem, 45 miles south of Portland, so I'm not lacking for shows. Hell, here in Salem, Richard Lloyd of Television fame is playing in October at our little hole in the wall club, The Space. Stuff like that never used to happen here, so I'm thankful for that plus the venue is only a minute's walk from my house. Bonus.

The best shows I have seen lately have been in a living room in SE Portland. "Hey anybody want a sandwich?

my music schedule is kinda lacking! haha. i live in a place called wichita falls, so like, the nearest place for shows is about two hours away. yo la tengo would be so awesome though. too bad they are coming nowhere near texas. :( where in oregon do you live?

Yeah, most songs were from the new album, but I was happy to hear "Stereo Sanctity" and "Shadow of a Doubt" and "Pacific Coast Highway" and "Silver Rocket", of course. Truly unforgettable.

Yo La Tengo, Richard Lloyd, Eat Skull, Finn Riggins, the Woods, and Vivian Girls all coming up pretty soon. Will have to miss the Hope Sandoval concert, sadly enough. I think I'm going through a massive music phase.

I saw a house show last Saturday where these 18 year old kids just killed it. They call themselves the Shivas.

What's your music calendar look like?

holy hell, they played that? the only two songs they played that are not on the eternal were shaking hell and silver rocket. was the setlist similar for your show?

I got to see Sonic Youth too. Air conditioning broke, but two encores ensued anyway. Death Valley 69 was magic.

ahhh god you saw mbv?! so lucky. i just missed them. they were in dallas several days ago but i found out too late. i do get to see sonic youth in a couple months though, so that should be great.

i appreciate your note very much. i'm sorry to hear about the girl you loved. it makes me wonder what's going to become of us; i haven't heard from him in days. :/

all the best to you as well.