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Fancy

In Video on 26 February 2010 tagged Listening with no comments

How did I not know this was written by Bobbie Gentry?

Fist City

In Blog, Video on 26 February 2010 tagged Listening, Writing with no comments

Each Thursday for the Houston Press Music Blog, Craigers and I do a joint column called He Said She Said where we pick our ten favorite songs on a certain subject. We’ve written about first dates, New Year’s resolutions and music from the Oughts*. This week the Houston Rodeo comes to town, probably the biggest [...]

Warpaint

In Video on 23 February 2010 tagged Listening with no comments

Saw their first two songs at Walter’s tonight after the Kinky Friedman show at Mucky Duck. Had to come home to do school work and work work. But they were awesome. I’m sold.

English Beat of my heart

In Blog, Video on 16 February 2010 tagged Listening, Writing with no comments

I’ve read fellow music writers (including some of my colleagues) write about the feeling of hearing a musical legend or infatuation play a certain favorite song, and feeling so content with the experience that they knew if they died on the way home they’d die happy. I’ve never really had that feeling before, either in [...]

I want that outfit

In Blog, Video on 12 February 2010 tagged Listening with no comments

I also want to play the drums.

Montrose documentary

In Video on 10 February 2010 tagged Texas with no comments

Last year I tweeted about seeing a documentary about my gayborhood on PBS. Well, I finally found the preview online. The full-length version features a not-yet-elected Mayor Annise Parker.

MONTROSE TEXAS: The Transformation of a Neighborhood from FAST CUT FILMS on Vimeo.

Mesmerizing

In Video on 4 February 2010 tagged Listening with no comments

If you look too long it will completely hypnotize you.

Three-headed monster

In Video on 4 February 2010 tagged Listening with no comments

This is freaking me out this morning:

My Friday night

In Video on 29 January 2010 tagged Listening with no comments

Me gusta la Vespa

In Blog, Internerd, Video on 18 January 2010 tagged Girly, Two Wheels, Writing with no comments

Helmet Hair Magazine, a Texas-based magazine catering to women who ride motorcycles, has branched into covering the scooterist lifestyle too. I have a column in their brand new section, Scooteristas Unite.