Category Archives: 2011

There’s never a bad time for Lucero…

It’s a pretty grey, muggy Tuesday afternoon. Summer has once again, temporarily departed and everything feels a bit meh. I was daydreaming of a perfect slightly sleepy, slightly melancholy Summer afternoon, and then I found this, and I had to … Continue reading

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Jeff Caudill Record & UK Tour

Hello, I’m going to try and blog more often than once a month. I mean it this time. Anyway, the thing I wanted to talk to you about this June is Jeff Caudill. It’s a well documented fact that I … Continue reading

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But can James Franco write?

I just got finished with James Francos first fictional offering “Palo Alto“, this afternoon, and I have some thoughts about it that I’d like to share with you. It’s set out as a series of short stories, each from different … Continue reading

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New Mixtapes.

    Pop punk outfit of awesome Mixtapes released their new EP Hope Is Important last week. Needless to say it’s fantastic, and you should head over to http://animalstylerecords.bandcamp.com/ and pick it up for a paltry 5 bucks. It probably won’t … Continue reading

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In Praise of Julie Klausner’s “I Don’t Care About Your Band”.

I initially found Julie Klausner’s book on Amazon after reading something about the book being converted for TV  with Lizzie Caplin up to star as the protagonist. My decision to purchase was also influenced by the only review for the … Continue reading

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Why you should be watching Parenthood

I’ll admit it, I didn’t really take an interest in Parenthood up until a couple of weeks ago – when it was at the Upfronts and was being pitched as a “reworking” of the movie of the same name, of … Continue reading

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Alright, alright, I like Indie Rom Coms

It’s Valentine’s, and me being a girl and all, despite punk rock leanings and an at-times-Daria-esque shell, I sometimes like to watch rom coms. DON’T JUDGE ME. Not real Rom Coms of course, I’m way to self aware for that … Continue reading

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Kristia Moya is my new favourite thing

So, the other day I was going through my RSS and found a link to the Just A Quiet Evening comp on punknews. It features a bunch of people that you’ve probably not heard of yet,  doing acoustic covers of … Continue reading

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