May’s classic album of the month is (I’m sure you guessed it already) Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco.  Here’s the story behind this album which you may have heard already. I’ll let wikipedia tell it (edited):
Shortly after the recording sessions for Mermaid Avenue Vol. II, Wilco purchased a studio in Irving Park, Chicago, which they [...]

First off I want to hock my wares.  Wait, that sounds bad.  I would like to put my artisan bread officially up for sale.  As of tomorrow morning (Saturday May 2nd)  I will have 2 sandwich loaves of a wonderful multigrain bread and 2 or 3 boulés (pronounced bools (rhymes with fools)) to sell.  Fresh [...]

I’ve posted 2 new questions in the book club forum.  It seems the discussion is just beginning.  I think you can post new topics also, feel free to do so.  I have yet to finish the book, but when I do I will post the final question dealing with what I have heard is a [...]

We tell stories in the car.  We all get our shot at making up stories to entertain each other.  Many of my stories begin the same.  Ella and Rory are in their room at bedtime.  Ella is sleeping, but Rory can’t fall to sleep.  Rory drops the book she’s reading and it falls down beside [...]

The Band, not the city.
Phoenix is:
Poptacular.
Frenchy
A member of the Best of 2006 club (Its Never Been Like That).
Catchy
Great
Here’s my favorite song so far from their Forthcoming album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (due May 26th). Sorry about the video, its yet another brat pack rehash, but at least you get to hear the song which is [...]

And though they were sad
They rescued everyone
They lifted up the sun
A spoonful weighs a ton
Giving more than they had
The process had begun
A million came from one
The limits now were none
Being drunk on their plan, they lifted up the sun
Forcing it off with their hands
The trapdoor came undone
Above our heads it swung
The privilege had been won
Being [...]

Doves (the band) have been around for a while, but it was only lat year that their beguiling music first reached my ears.  How could I have missed them, I was alive in 2002, I had ears. My system failed. So here I am in 2009, listening to and loving Doves’ new album Kingdom of [...]

I just added a new discussion question for The House of Sand and Fog over at our Book Club Forum.   We will begin our next book, The Soloist, on the 1st of May (I just found out they made a movie based on the story).  Feel free to participate.  Here’s some filler:
You might remember this [...]

Here’s my haul from the library today:
Wolf Parade-Apologies to the Queen Mary
Wolf Parade-At Mount Zoomer
Black Keys-Attack and Release
Fleet Foxes-Fleet Foxes
Kathleen Edwards-Asking For Flowers
Here are some select songs from the above mentioned albums.

Wolf Parade-You Are a Runner and I am My Father’s Son
The Black Keys-I Got Mine
Kathleen Edwards-Run
Fleet Foxes-Your Protector
I think this book club thing [...]

I’m still busting.  Here are the goods:

Listen, if you’re not into the music then just watch it for the fashion.