One of the first shows I ever saw was Shudder to Think, February 1992 at Rockafella’s in Columbia, SC. I got older and they broke up. Well, they reunited for a small tour this year, and I was lucky enough to see them. It was awesome.This is X-French Tee Shirt, from their major label debut, Pony Express Record.

Al Bundy gets an Obama tax cut.

On April 1, REM is set to release Accelerate, its first album since 2004’s Around the Sun, and the first single off of Supernatural Superserious, is awesome. Music critics from Spin, Paste, and many others are hailing the album as a return to form, and the strongest album since 2001’s Reveal.

The story on REM over the past view years is that they had lost their way, and were now no more than a nostalgia act. While I agree that Around the Sun was a stylistic and musical mess, Reveal was one of the best albums of 2001, and would have been hailed as such if any other band had released it.

With this new album, it seems as if they have returned to form, and I am eagerly awaiting its release; something I haven’t done in a very long time.

Last month, The Killers put out Sawdust, an album of B-sides and covers. Included was a respectable cover of Kenny Rogers’ Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town. Since then, I’ve been listening to a fair amount of Kenny Rogers. Today, I found this little gem on the Tubes. Kenny Rogers… on the Muppet Show.

Oh yeah. Ike Died Today.

My ears are still ringing. Dinosaur Jr played at the Black Cat last night, and (foolishly) I made my way down to show with Tony K. J, Lou, and Murph played all of the old favorites and a fair sprinkling of new stuff. Overall, a pretty good show, though nothing spectacular.

I hate to say I am getting to old for this stuff, but I fear it may be true. I didn’t take into account the fact that it was a Tuesday night, and that this morning I would need to be at work. So, here I am at the Threespot world headquarters into my first and only cup of coffee.

I actually regret going to the show. I would have rather stayed home last night and watched House. That sucks.

Brawndo! It will turn you invisible.

Jeff Magnum of NMH doing the original version of Holland 1945.