oddityodyssey

Been decidedly out of pocket the past month. Birthday, lots of work, depression-induced leathargy, figuring out costume, a few dates and a realization that my liver doesn't like me all that much. Scrambling back to the top of the hill but it feels all a bit Sisyphian. Seriously need my head examined.

This is one of those seminal songs that changed everything when it was originally released. After the first time it was played on BBC radio the Pet Shop Boys almost gave up music because they couldn't think of besting New Order. Glad they didn't, but it does tell you how groundbreaking this song was at the time.

This is to make up for the massive fail on my part by missing Matt & Kim play. Still, I wish I could have seen their early shows. Best description came from a Pitchfork review of the song "Yea Yeah" where the reviewer wrote about seeing the band play in an apartment, complete with crowd-surfers bouncing off the ceiling. New album drops November 2nd.

Still love this song:

This song makes me insanely happy.

Didn't think I was falling apart. Thought I was doing rather well. I suppose in some aspects that's true. In many others this is not the case. One of my closest friends called me last night to yell at me for not hanging out with her in ages. We have plans for next Saturday but I fully expect a stiletto upside the head. Plus I...
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Okay, so most of the album sounds like the Cars, but I love the first single.

Song's not my favorite off the album, but damn is the video greatness.

Really what could make your Saturday morning better?

God I need to see these guys play again. It's time for violent catharsis.

Sitting in my sister's apartment in Ft. Smith, AK. Twelve hours ago I was working through my third cup of coffee and beginning to worry that my cigarettes were disappearing at an alarming rate. Twelve hours from now I'll sit in a chair as my little sister explains what happened to her over the weekend. Her brother, her real brother, is stalking her. Hacked phone,...
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Because this was on my mind today: