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• 29 June 2014

  Aging rock stars and how it can be a bit sexist

  On Wednesday, I went to see Blondie in Cologne. I'm not a huge Blondie fan, but big enough that I was really excited to hear hits like "Heart of Glass," "Atomic," and "One Way or Another." To be clear, I don't actually follow Blondie at all; I act...

• 15 June 2014

  A Visit to Abbey Road Studios - The Sound of Abbey Road

  Back at the beginning of May, I had planned a trip to London. While talking to a friend, they asked if I was going to do anything Beatles-related. I asked myself if perhaps Abbey Road Studios had changed its policy of no tours, so I checked their ...

• 20 April 2014

  Record Store Day is my Black Friday

  Yesterday was Record Store Day, which is when vinyl fans everywhere can go hunt for special releases that are mostly on vinyl. I've been following RSD since 2010, and I remember going to a local store and asking if they had the special John Lennon...

• 18 April 2014

  The inevitable post about Game of Thrones

  As much as I consider myself a pop culture fanatic, I also get into TV shows considerably later than everyone else. Consider that I got into Lost, How I Met Your Mother, and Mad Men after their second seasons had already aired and finished on TV. ...

• 06 April 2014

  The series finale of HIMYM: It's not about the mother, it's about the how

  If you know me, you'll know that I watch only two shows on a regular basis -- How I Met Your Mother and Mad Men. Both of these shows are ending this year and the expectations for both are incredibly high. The series finale of How I Met Your Mother...