Category Archives: Other

Kimya Dawson

Pictured: I think Life won.
A little band called The Moldy Peaches released a self-titled CD on September 11, 2001. Adam Green and Kimya Dawson recorded the album’s 19 songs in a basement somewhere in Washington, barely managing to play their guitars and bang on drums while trading vocal parts. Of the 19 songs were such […]

The first show was… interesting

 
Pictured:  On location at WHYS.  Truly.   
Hey guys, thanks to everyone who listened to us as we took our first stab at the world of radio.  It was a learning experience to be sure.  For those of you who missed it (we won’t be archiving this one for obvious reasons) all of the following happened:
- […]

All Systems go! All radios on and rockets firing!

 
Pictured:  The Technology we are dealing with.  Now do you understand the gravity of the situation?
Hey guys, sorry it has been so long since an update… We aren’t trying to jerk your collective chain.  We’ve just been busy doing some stuff like, oh I don’t know… getting together a radio show that may bust the bloody […]

Skillz - 99 Free Throws

 
Pictured:  It doesn’t really seem fair, does it?
There are about a million reasons why I shouldn’t post this.  It treads dangerously close to Weird Al territory.  It’s a rap song.  It’s about a big, stupid Laker.  It seems like something Will would’ve posted. 
That being said, this is a brilliant diss.  Skillz is smart, and this would […]

Peer Validated - Radio update!

Pictured: Andy’s hair is half as greasy, but at least twice as curly.
Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that the radio will soon be cutting a jib to the peervalidated jive on 96.3 WHYS Radio, Thursday nights from 9-10P.M. We still aren’t clear on exactly what date we start, but here’s […]

Peer Validated is taking it to the streets. One radio at a time.

 
Pictured:  Exactly what we aren’t going for.
Hey guys, we got a radio show.  Sort of.  Anyway, we’ve been approved for a radio show.  Starting this fall, you’ll be able to hear us, in real, warm, and human voice through the magic of radio.  If you like things that are good, you’ll probably want to listen. 
The time is still up in the air […]

The XYZ Affair - All My Friends

I haven’t posted in forever, and this will probably be my last. The other dudes on this blog are much better writers anyway. Sweet.
So, in a few days I’m moving out of my parents’ house, finally, finally. I don’t really have anything else to say about it. Without further ado, here is a song I’ve […]

We’re Sorry! So Sorry!

 
Pictured:  Guys being almost as sorry as us.  and as hairy. 
Hey Guys!  Sorry for the long hiatus.  There has been change in all of our lives.  Will is moving to Canada, Andy and I have very rich and fulfilling lives, and Kyle is, well… making more cut-offs and promising reviews that don’t happen.  Anyway, […]

Eau Claire has officially been blogged

Head on over to auralfitness.com to see what they had to say about a few of the bands here in our hometown.
Highlights include an attempt to describe our general alcoholism, “I know for fact that Eau Claire has a bar that on Thursday Nights (all night-long) you can roll a pair of dice and pay whatever comes […]

Martin Freeman Interview - Tinymixtapes.com

Leave me the fuck alone. Let me like that fucking record. How is it hurting you?
Tiny Mix Tapes posted a really great interview with Martin Freeman from the UK Office. It’s about record-collecting, the evils of the mp3 format, The Band…a bunch of stuff. Read it here.

Half Nelson Soundtrack

Pictured: Ryan Gosling battles Eddie Murphy for Oscar Gold.
Occasionally there are soundtracks that open your mind and heart to music that your friends have been listening to for years. It could be because you just haven’t listened that carefully before, or it could be because you are a giant prick (this is usually my case), […]

Illinois - What The Hell Do I Know?

With just a few more steps, “What the Hell Do I Know?,” could easily be a really good time, with big, bright hooks and bubble gum melodies. But Illinois knows better.
The four-piece, actually from Pennsylvania, skillfully weaves a certain gloomy melancholy into their otherwise shiny indie-pop songs. The result is a survey of emotions not […]

The Shaky Hands - The Shaky Hands

 
In a perfect world, one where you never have to wake up to go to work at 2pm after going and seeing the premier of Spiderman 3 last night, you’d all climb into my bus at 4pm on a 70 degree day, I’d drive us all down to a vacant river and we’d tie our tubes […]

Beirut - Elephant Gun music video


It was only last May when Zach Condon made pee-pants out of every indie kid’s slacks. And then they all wore them around for a week afterwards, trying to justify it with, “this is the pair I was wearing when I first heard Gulag Orkestar.” God, that was fucking gross […]

Wilco, in doll form

Yup, there they are. The toy company, UNKL, is making this set of 2″ dolls after finding out that Tweedy is a big fan of their work. The dolls are modeled after the company’s UniPo series, which generally run for $8 per 2″ doll. They are not yet available for purchase, but you can bookmark […]