dat eco virtual avatar, hell yeah

Your comment on A Sort of Homecoming was spot on! I actually wish My Bloody Valentine had songs that sounded like it.

Why's your last.fm stopped?

I was actually meaning the fact that you got to experience that up close and personal.

That is pretty fucking cool that you know that.

Wow, what was Daniel Johnston like when you met him?

P.S. I've always really wanted to see Daniel Johnston in the flesh too.

The Flaming Lips live must have been absolutely remarkable.

I'm so sorry about tonight, I feel absolutely terrible having to cut our conversations short like that... but as always, hearing from you absolutely made my night! Thanks man.

I think it'd be hard for me to not like anything that James Mercer ever does. So I can't really help you out with that one.

step backwards? well do you like Wincing The Night Away more than the previous two? because I really like how different Wincing is compared to the others. And that same production and clean sound is apparent on the new album as well, so I wont have any problems liking it right off the bat.

I've listened to it 22 times since it came out yesterday. So yeah, I quite like it a lot.

Fuck yeah ATCQ. They take hip-hop to a whole new dimension...

Oh yeah, I can totally understand that. To be honest, I actually feel the same way most of the time. I like Spiderland but can't say I really *get* it... though I like the first song a lot, and absolutely love the last song. It blows my mind every time I hear it and I think most of my respect for Slint is due to that song. Sadly that's the only one I can really connect with... sometimes I can listen to the whole album and enjoy it, but most of the time I can't really get into it and end up just listening to that last song. Glad to hear you tried them, though!

I really really enjoyed it. The back-and-forth vocal style is super cool and I love the guitar riffs and drumming. I feel as though I have to listen to it a few more times to fully form an opinion, but I'll be sure to let you know! And thanks again for this awesome recommendation!

Don't apologize! I love getting shouts. :) And hell yeah, that would be perhaps the best addition ever! I'm a huge fan of Kim Gordon (as you can probably tell). It's a shame that she and Thurston split up; I wonder what will become of Sonic Youth? She needs to team up with Carrie ASAP.

Ahhh, cool. I can definitely see myself getting the rest of their discography soon. I know it must be hard to relate to their lyrics. I myself, as a 21-year-old woman, can strongly relate to some of the lyrics. And as a feminist, I really admire the whole riot grrrl style. Carrie Brownstein is a badass.

Sonic Youth resemblance? Oh my god, I'm all over that right now!! Thanks again, man. I really appreciate it. :)

Wild Flag is amazing. Carrie Brownstein is one hell of a woman (I looked her up and did a little research). Sleater-Kinney is also amazing. Thank you so much for helping me to discover great music!

hahaha yeah

stuff that I don't care to list on my "seen live" list I usually just don't post. Like, there are a ton of opening bands that I could have listed and some others here and there that I just don't list because I don't listen to them.

Indeed, glad you liked it- it's my favourite of the Sufjan christmas songs

I know, I know. I have them added to my 'list', I just keep forgetting to actually check them out... I'll fix this soon! Also, I just listened to both Menos El Oso and Planet of Ice yesterday; both were pretty sick. I love HRP to death but I can see how you like Planet of Ice even more -- literally everything I've heard from these guys so far has blown my mind.

Just wanted to say, you were absolutely right about the songs you mentioned that are good on the new Death Cab album. "You Are a Tourist" and "Stay Young, Go Dancing" are my favorites right now. While I'm not sure how I feel about the album as a whole yet, I can honestly say that this isn't as bad as people have claimed it to be. It could even potentially make my list of favorite albums of the year. :)

only a few tracks on parallax are really clicking with me, but lightworks is good.

that may or not be legitimate, but I have listened to that song about 11 times give or take on my ipod/youtube anyways that i don't care. I know there is some stupid glitch where it overcounts scrobbles and sets them all at the same time.

It is indeed!

For some reason I've always thought the line "We look good side by side walking back to the hotel" was really romantic. Again, I have no idea why.

Also, I don't know if I've told you this yet but I absolutely adore Highly Refined Pirates' cover artwork. I don't know if I could explain it, but aesthetically speaking I'd say it's already become one of my favorites.

You know what, I believe it was actually "Absinthe Party At The Fly Honey Warehouse" I was thinking of. Some of the lines in that song are rather lovely in my opinion.

Congratulations on the physics test, too. Will you be taking a second semester of it?

Anyway, about their lyrics... I tend to agree with you. But they do have some lines that I think are genuinely very heartfelt and sincere, like some of the lines in "Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!" (at least I think that's the song I'm thinking of). I'd love them even more if they didn't have joke song titles, but hey, I guess I can't really complain when they're making music like that.

I don't know if I'll ever get over just how amazing that album is.

Despite the not-so-great quality, [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcP1kCCUYhI]2:17 to the end[/url] just gives me chills. It sounds deep as hell but simultaneously it's somehow one of the most dance-able songs I've ever heard.

Yeah, I plan on focusing my full attention on the whole album at some point today. Thanks!

So you like the new Death Cab album a lot? I see it under your top albums of the year. I've just heard many people say that it's disappointing, but I need to hear it all the way through to form an opinion.

GREAT BAND

GREAT SONG

Cool, I've heard those before, but I need to hear them again! I haven't listened to Minus the Bear in a looooong time.

Yeah, I've seen them live a couple of times. I really like the band name haha, maybe it's a bit of Scottish humour. First time I saw them was opening up for Death Cab too, which was three years ago, and I've been a fan ever since.

Do you not like Frightened Rabbit? It's just it says (against my own will) against there name in your 'seen live' list.

I remember loving a few tracks on it. I'll have to listen to it again really soon! What's your favorite Minus the Bear album overall?

Do you like the latest Minus the Bear release? I remember liking it when it first came out, but then I decided that I preferred their older releases. Need to hear it again soon.

I'd love to, man, though to be completely honest I'm quite busy this week with final exams... if you could send me specific questions I might be able to help you out in a written response, though I don't know if I'd have time to Skype, particularly tomorrow when I've got my own physics test and then two math tests on Wednesday to study for. I really would like to help out in any way possible, though... I'd be happy to skype-tutor for a future exam! Is this exam you're studying for now over classical mechanics?

I vaguely recall you saying that you'd be taking physics this year - how's that going?

Skrambo tonight, mate!

"Wake" is a beautiful song. In fact, I think listening to the Antlers during this time of the year is perfect. If you post pictures, let me know! I'd love to see them. ;)

Thank you Reid!

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaU_AdMOsD8]I think you'd love this band, Reid.[/url]

Wow, I'm an idiot...