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Cassandra Jenkins off her new album. Ok, this is pretty darn good. The conversational aspect makes this feel like Tom Waits crossed with Aimee Mann.

My favorite sad girl. Julien Baker - Little Oblivions

Strangest camera cuts I've ever seen here. I wouldn't say these guys have aged like fine wine, but they are still fun to listen to.

Happy birthday, Nate!

Happy birthday, Craig!

^ excited for their new album in the spring.

Get to de choppa! Oh wait... I mean happy birthday!

That radio jingle of theirs is immortal. Your best buys are always... (pew pew pew)... at frys!

Also not a song, but this is cool.

Finally. Might be the beginning of the end for Tidal. Hopefully (cr)Apple Music feels they need to offer a lossless tier too to compete.

I just put in an application for a two-bedroom townhome apartment a 5 minute walk from my office. I'm excited to move, and even more excited to be able to walk to work every day. Fingers crossed everything works out!

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday, Al!

Looks like they stuck the landing! Thank goodness because there was some serious tension in that room.

Soccer Mommy - color theory Don't let her silly stage name fool you. She is a talented young woman. I like this one a lot.

Happy birthday, Colin!

Happy birthday, Mr. Tice!

Yeah, I think the move to wireless has really up-ended everything. "Good enough" wireless is so convenient that I don't think the genie is ever going back in the bottle.

Good review, and I agree with almost everything you've said. Not a cheap product, but a very good one.

"Sennheiser announced on Tuesday it’s looking for a new partner to buy its consumer audio business, which consists of headphones and soundbars. It’s going to shift its focus entirely to professional audio, including its Neumann microphone division and what Sennheiser calls business communications." Source: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/16/22285497/sennheiser-investors-selling-consumer-headphones-soundbars-business This is pretty sad. Makes sense why Axel Grell left now. We haven't seen any really new high-end product from them since the HD-820, and it sounds like we shouldn't expect anything else to be forthcoming. The HD600/650 and HD800/S are my two favorite headphones. I don't think they are going away any time soon, but I doubt Senn is investing heavily in any successor models.

Robert Caro - The Path to Power What can I say? Best book on politics I've ever read. Maybe best book on history I've ever read. There are certain books that I know if I see them on someone's shelf that we will get along instantly. Caro is a national treasure. This is so well written and so meticulously researched. It is a 1,000 page monster but it goes down smooth because the history, cast of characters, setting and Caro's prose are so compelling. The first book is less a strict biography of LBJ but more a history and study of America in the beginning of the 20th century with LBJ as a the central character. Texas politics, the Hill Country, the Great Depression and the New Deal all are described so brilliantly. I hope to finish the other 3 volumes this year. There is a chapter in the book about the daily hardships of rural America pre-electrification that is just an absolute knockout and can be read on its own as a great piece of non-fiction.

Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud This is killer! Indie/folk. Pitchfork had it as their #2 album of 2020 behind only Fiona Apple. I'm not one to disagree.

Happy birthday!

RIP, Chris. Von Trapp family singers are going to need a new MC.