Onefinemess

The blog formerly known as Onefinemess.

Tegan & Sara: Hop a Plane

| March 20, 2012

This came on in the car this morning & I was reminded of how earnest their music is.  While I’m not a fan of the majority of their recent work, there are some gems in there: (Sorry it’s a shoddy live version, all I could find.) Also: Yes, I know I hardly ever post.  Just [...]

Girl in a Coma

| November 16, 2011

Has anyone else checked them out? Not sure how  I stumbled onto them (mention in RS?  Pandora?) but the covers album is worth every $.  The other 3 are fairly straight rock/punk/post/-ish/whatever, pretty solid.  But the covers album really gives Nina’s voice a chance to shine (imho). Observe: Exhibit 2: Anyway, check ‘em out.  Prowl [...]

New (to me) music: The Felice Brothers

| April 7, 2011

I found these guys via a helpful suggestion from a TNC commenter.  I wish I could remember who it was, and give them props, but I can’t – so whoever you are, know that you are awesome.  I love finding stuff from bands with multiple awesome albums.  It’s like Christmas jammed into Christmas with free [...]

One weird thing about not posting

| December 27, 2010

is that I’ve been thinking about posts I’d like to make a lot more. Unfortunately, most of them are going to be a bit time consuming to put together… which just kinda drives me off.  I do have one I’ve been working on for the last few weeks that will probably go up tonight. I [...]

evangelism, turning on, and compression

| February 19, 2010

Go go oxford comma! Ahem.  Anyway.  So!  I’ve always been somewhat of an evangelist – but not in the religious sense (although I did go through a phase that could be said to approximate that O.o).  I’ve always been maybe a little too motivated (at least internally) about sharing the music & books that I [...]

paying for immediacy

| February 16, 2010

I want it now. To speak at you, and you at me only speak of my issues please only please, and instantly; my needs. I can’t help but wish I had prepared myself in youth with patience and OH.  I had it; gonenow and OH.  PS disregard those texts I was drunk. ————————————————- Oh wait, [...]

It’s never the first one

| March 18, 2009

If you thought Street Fighter was the best video game movie ever…this might be for you! Yes, I’m surfing on my lunch break.

Reading too much into lyrics: One Night in Bangkok

| February 20, 2009

This will be somewhat reminiscent of an earlier post I did on linguistic applications in contemporary songcraft…O.O  OK I mean reading way too much into song lyrics.  So I decided to make it into a semi-regular feature type. Jen was playing this for some reason this morning (something to do with Abba), and it hit [...]

Atlantic City/Hold Steady

| February 20, 2009

What’s cooler than the Hold Steady doing Dylan? The Hold Steady doing Springsteen? Nah actually I like the Dylan cover a little bit more.  Both are kick ass though.

Gaslight Anthem on Letterman the other night

| February 2, 2009

I don’t have the energy for a “real” post at the moment, but I just found this and hope you’ll enjoy as much as I do: