Manchester Orchestra's second album, Mean Everything to Nothing, is an amazing journey through the minds of the Atlanta-based quintet, who have managed to bring back the heart and soul of a good rock album... »»
So, I've finally got 100 percent of my CD collection in my possession. But now that I've got everything, I find it sort of overwhelming... »»
So, this week I received a couple of packages from Tucson. They were full of CDs. I was slayed, mostly because it brings me to having about 98 or 99 percent of my collection with me in Baltimore. But I was also slayed because, as a result of this bloody recession, I've yet to purchase a single CD this year.
Seriously, I've never been happier to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers' double album (which plays more like a quadruple album), Stadium Arcadium. That's how starved I've been for this music.
It's depressing but as much as I love music, it's the most expendable part of my monthly budget. I mean, I need to eat. I've got to get to work. I need to pay rent and BG&E. Plus I've got a cell phone and a mean comic-book habit.
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