I’ve been a big fan of Franz Ferdinand since day one - I love their blend of indie rock/dance/disco, meshed with clever songwriting and lyrics. Their new album just came out and it’s a big return to form - I dug about half of the tunes from You Could Have It So Much Better, but I have to say, this one IS much better. My goal this evening was to give a couple of local releases a few spins and write about ‘em here, but I just couldn’t resist working …

This website delivers exactly what you think - an instant rimshot button. Practice your jokes, hit the button, and voila, instant comedy routine! Maybe you can land a gig at the Upfront Theater!

I put off writing my review of the Glasvegas/Carl Barat show because my computer crapped out and I wanted to include some photos in my review. Well, I still don’t have a computer that I can use to upload photos from my camera, so I’ll just have to add them later (the photo shown here is from a different show). I drove down to Seattle last Saturday, braving rock slides on Chuckanut and flooding in the Skagit Valley, not to mention the steady buckets of rain dropping from the sky …

Glasvegas are a new Scottish band that has received tons of accolades from NME, to the point where they are already getting some stick and they’ve only just released their debut CD. Still, they hit all the right buttons with me - they combine the buzzing guitars of Jesus & Mary Chain and the Raveonettes, the production of Phil Spector and the vocals of the Trash Can Sinatras and Big Country. Heck, there are even one or two songs that sound like Big Country, and who is out there ripping …