To be at the front of the line. All I wanted. That was all I wanted. And by leaving at 4:30 for a 7:30 concert, I got that wish. Tonight, I would be seeing noted Indie darlings The XX at the illustrious Cain’s Ballroom. I was to be accompanied by my friends Nick and Taylor. (Editor who is also the [...]

Well, ladies and ladies and gentlemen. It’s that time o’ the year again. It’s time to discuss my favorite things of the year. Movies, music, music, music. So, I might be a little narrow minded when it comes to discussion topics. Oh well. I’ll try to branch out more next year, so we can discuss more things in a years [...]

The energy in the air was electric. Not from a crowd, but from me. This was about two hours before we would even leave for the venue. I’d been stoked since March, and it was beginning to show in the air currents. Time seemed endless. For all I could tell, it was. My mind was a mish-mash of various snippets [...]

  To start, I would like to state that I enjoy the music of Coldplay. Really, I do. I think that both Parachutes and Viva La Vida are among the best albums in their release years. They are good and perfectly enjoyable. Honest. But Coldplay are Radiohead with a slightly different paint job. Let’s face it. The mainstay of Coldplay’s sound is [...]

It was just before school started. To think, this whole experience was caused by two things: The Flaming Lips and Rain. Perhaps I should explain. A little over one week prior, I had been at the Brady Festival to see the Flaming Lips with a friend. They were the last act on a lineup of about nine bands. Yet, before [...]

Lucid. Reflecting light gleamed off of the corners of objects. I have vague recollections of a powerpoint about Jesse Owens. It was created in a zombie state of little sleep. Just thoughts in a mist. Nothing right now matters. Except Broken Social Scene. It’s February 20 and I will be going to see Broken Social Scene at the Cain’s Ballroom later [...]