Category Archives: Music

Well I Wouldn’t Say I Was Missing it, Bob

Posted on November 19, 2008 by epthnation

I’ve got a lot of writing projects happening right now.  Unfortunately, or thankfully, they’re all in my head.  I got sidetracked this week because my friend Jeremy happened to introduce me to a new band, the Cruxshadows (with an umlaut … Continue reading →

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Dublin Dr. Pepper

Posted on August 9, 2008 by epthnation

You hear that sound? That’s Flock of Seagulls playing “I ran.” It’s going though my head because Russia is playing Iran in Olympic Internet Basketball right now. Things aren’t going very well for this charter member of the Axis of … Continue reading →

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They Might Be Giants has a Podcast

Posted on January 18, 2008 by epthnation

Here’s the link: feeds.feedburner.com/TheyMightBeGiants Since I have nothing to write today except GO PACKERS GO I decided to provide a fun link, like a real blog would do. It’s a podcast for kids, with songs from their children’s album Here … Continue reading →

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Friday News — Mavericks Own Spurs, Mexico Owns U.S.

Posted on November 16, 2007 by epthnation

There are a lot of interesting things that happened yesterday, so let’s count them off, shall we?   1) On the dreaded “Highway 35E” North of Dallas, a tanker truck hit something, flipped over, and exploded. You could see the … Continue reading →

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The End of “Chuck”

Posted on September 24, 2007 by epthnation

I don’t mean to alarm anybody, and I’m probably the only person in the world who noticed this, but did y’all catch the very end of the new NBC show “Chuck”?  That song playing, the song with the heavy synths, … Continue reading →

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Review: They Might Be Giants’ “The Else”

Posted on June 4, 2007 by epthnation

What do you get when you give They Might Be Giants better production than usual?  A really good, heavily-guitared, and slightly quirky Ben Folds record.  At least that’s what it sounds like to me. Let me explain to you what … Continue reading →

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The Brothers Martin

Posted on March 24, 2007 by epthnation

I don’t often do reviews of music CD’s on this blog, since a) It’s been established that I have no musical taste, and b) I’m not really into music that people have heard of. I mean, I could throw out … Continue reading →

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Sufjan Stevens in Concert with Giant Wings

Posted on September 16, 2006 by epthnation

Who: Sufjan Stevens (w/ band) Where: Lakewood Theater, Dallas, TX, USA When: Wed, Sept. 13 1. PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION OF THE ARTIST, FOCUSING ON HIS UNLIKELY POPULARITY. I know music is supposed to be a matter of subjective taste, but I … Continue reading →

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Track List to Tide You Over

Posted on September 14, 2006 by epthnation

Hey everybody, The concert was awesome and transfix-ing, and to have tried to post during it would have been a disservice to me, you, Sufjan, his band, and the world itself. Here are the songs the man played, in order: … Continue reading →

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The Row in Front of us

Posted on September 13, 2006 by epthnation

My wife counting the sets of people who sit down in the row in front of us and then get up because the seats are obstructed. We’re on set number 8. She’s also pointed out two people who are larger … Continue reading →

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