The Bends is one of my favorite albums ever. OK Computer is not too far behind. What happened?

a long time ago, back in that decade the 90's before he became the flaming douchebag he is today, Ryan Adams was the frontman and guitarist of a great little band called Whiskeytown. they combined all  …

birthday present for a friend who loves ben gibbard. tried to put some songs on here that he hadn't heard of...different versions and whatnot.

I get to see Ani DiFranco in concert Feb.26th, this is the playlist she would do in my dreams. There are a lot more, but I figure a concert can only be so long.

so i came across this great band out of philly a couple years too late, a couple years ago... and having grown up in philly, there's just something so familiar about their sound that it really can make …

Since the commercially released compilations never get it right... (Oh, and "Lost Control" is the b-side of "The More You Live, The More You Love")

31) The Mess Inside 32) Distant Stations. A thorough re-vamping of my Mountain Goats comp from 2001, incorporating fantastic songs from John Darnielle's two fantastic 2002 releases--All Hail West Texas …

After years of hearing my constant mentions of a certain bespeckled piano man, a few friends asked me to make them Ben Folds mix CDs. Three months later, I can finally honor their requests. This is by  …