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  • Jars of Clay: Long Fall Back to Earth & CoffeeGeek

    Posted on Friday July 10th, 2009 at 10:23 in music, coffee, jars_of_clay

    The internet has a strange reciprocity all its own.Every month or two I cave in and binge on my favorite coffee website, CoffeeGeek. As I related on this blog a couple years ago, I used to think I was well-versed in all things coffee until I stumbled...

  • Great Lake Swimmers Album on Sale

    Posted on Monday April 27th, 2009 at 10:14 in music, great_lake_swimmers

    Last year I stumbled upon Great Lake Swimmers, and ended up loving their 2007 record, Ongiara.For the next 24 hours, you can pick up their new album, Lost Channels, for just $3. This record doesn't tamper much with the classic GLS formula, merely add...

  • The Best Earbuds Revisited

    Posted on Friday April 17th, 2009 at 10:53 in music, earbuds

    On the day I sat down and slammed out my Best Earbuds post, I had no idea it would become the most popular page on this site. Apparently lots and lots of people want to find a decent pair of earbuds without breaking their bank account. How about that...

  • U2's New Record on Sale

    Posted on Tuesday March 3rd, 2009 at 09:42 in music, u2

    If you move fast, you can grab one of the year's most anticipated music releases for $3.99. U2's first album in 5 years, No Line on the Horizon, is on sale at Amazon for the next 24 hours or so. Get it. ...

  • Plenty of Love for U2's No Line on the Horizon

    Posted on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 14:52 in music, u2

    U2's latest album will be officially released March 3, but it's already pulling in the accolades. From Rolling Stone's 5-star review:Bono knows he was born with a good weapon for making the right kind of trouble: the clean gleam and rocket's arc of t...

  • New Bob Dylan Album Coming Up

    Posted on Wednesday February 18th, 2009 at 10:11 in music, bob_dylan

    Via Back to Rockville comes this notice that a new Bob Dylan record is on the way. Lifted directly:Bob Dylan looks set to release an album of entirely new material in late April. Ten new tracks are expected for the record, which was reportedly record...

  • Top 10 Albums of 2008

    Posted on Tuesday January 13th, 2009 at 17:41 in music

    After talking about it for weeks I'm finally posting my Top Ten Albums of 2008. Yeah, it's technically a little late...yearly top 10 lists typically appearing at the end of the year in question. But why get hung up on chronology? These are the albums...

  • 50 MP3 Albums for $5 Per...Music Blow-Out

    Posted on Wednesday November 26th, 2008 at 15:17 in music

    I just noticed that Amazon has a ridiculous $5 MP3 album sale going on. This time around, they're bucking the typical "$5 Friday" trend and putting 50 albums on sale for Black Friday (instead of five).Miss the Viva la Vida (Coldplay) or Narrow Stairs...