Merry Christmas to me. Apparently I’m going full @drewberinger and making my feed only records and shoes. (These reminded me so much Miles Morales that I had to grab them.)
A few weeks ago I started working on a new weekend project. I wanted to build a mini-computer that could sit on my desk and display what I was currently listening to. A simple idea. After completing it, I figured I should write up the entire process, because if I don’t blog about it … did it really happen? (Link in stories or at chorus.fm)
I was in a bit of a funk last weekend and an extra glass of wine led to some damn fine retail therapy. One of my all time favorites that I was stupid and missed out on when it was re-pressed. Mood elevated just a tad. #vinyl #theformat
Two years. Two years ago we made our vows amongst friends and family and my entire life changed. Then, within months, the entire world changed. We navigated the first years of marriage amongst a global pandemic, and if we can find a way through this, I believe we can conquer everything. Now coming up on ten years together, I still see you with the same eyes as the day we met. Today I promise again, just like that day two years ago to choose you. Every day. For the rest of my life.
Let’s count the days
Til winter comes our way
We’re all tired and ready to breathe
And there’s a rumor that there’s
A bitter cold chill in the air
It’s haunting every breath we take
The hint of alcohol and nicotine
It keeps us warm inside
So all your fashion sense aware
The sweaters unfold themselves
#cartel #vinyl
On Community, Nostalgia, and Attending Furnace Fest
The last time that Furnace Fest happened at the Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama, I was thirteen and music festivals weren’t even on my radar, let alone any band on the 2003 line-up. As I sit here eighteen years later, it’s hard to chart the trajectory of how the 2020 (er, 2021*, you know why) reincarnation of Furnace Fest came to embody every aspect of my life in the interim years, but I’m going to try and do my best to explain what that weekend meant to me.
It is almost a week after the event and I still haven’t gained my voice back, my neck throbs, and my lower back is coiled tight. My feet hurt, my legs are sore, and I’m a little sunburnt. I am definitely not eighteen anymore. Every second was worth it. Copeland wrote about love on 2014’s masterpiece Ixora saying, “I can make you feel young again,” and there is no time machine like a set list full of songs you love from your youth.
My buddy sent me a screenshot of the Furnace Fest line-up the day it was released in March and I assumed it was fake. I mean, look at it. One-time reunions of old favorites, first time opportunities for bands I’d been listening to since discovering these genres of music at 14. Even after attending two of the three days of the festival, numerous line-up drops and even more band additions, it doesn’t feel quite real looking at it or the final line-up. We made plans to go and I used my last remaining Biden Bucks set aside to have fun to purchase a two-day pass: Friday and Saturday were can’t miss days for me. A couple of artist announcements down the line and I bumped my ticket up to the full weekend, including a Thursday night pre-show.
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Went on a big @mychemicalromance kick last week and this is still an all timer for me. Plus, one of the cooler music Funkos out there.
#mychemicalromance #vinyl #funko
Also arriving today, the practically instant classic from @turnstileluvconnection. Already a huge front runner for my favorite album of the year and the kind of band that makes me remember what it’s like to fall head over heels for a record. #vinyl
Good mail day today, first up is @yelyahwilliams’ ‘Flowers for Vases’ which continues to get plays from me on a regular basis. Can’t wait for fall to hit because I’m sure this will slide very nicely into the colder weather.
Variant: Smoky Pink
#vinyl #hayleywilliams
Ten years. It’s been ten years since this @thehorriblecrowes release and it’s still one of my all time favorite @thebrianfallon works. They announced an anniversary pressing, but I’ve always loved this red variant. (Last photo: the black variant I also have, and the live version.) #vinyl
Happy 20th to one of my absolute favorite albums of all time. It’s been a long week and I’m going to throw this on and turn it up. If this can’t make me feel better, nothing can. #vinyl #jimmyeatworld
Hot damn that’s nice looking. Kicking off the weekend with @awilhelmscreamofficial. #vinyl #awilhelmscream
I can’t believe it’s been twenty years since this came out. That unfortunately also means it’s been twenty years since I graduated high-school. #blink182 #vinyl #iamold
Happy 33rd birthday to the only person who could get me to wear funny matching T-shirts in public. I love you more than anything. 🎂