Reminds me of Polly Styrene (of X-Ray Spex). Best punk name evah!

Better than Ari Upp?

Better than Ari Upp?

That's a good one too. But Polly's still my fave.

But Polly's still my fave

Polly Styrene is the singer to whom I am compared most often (at least by English men of a certain age).

I was going to say I don't have a cool punk name but I do--Lisafer.

I generally use it for work not for rock (along with my co-workers Beelzebuck and Damndy). Except my friend has wanted me to start a death metal side project called Lisafer and the Lords of Lisa.

Holy crap. I just discovered that Michael Andrews (who did the music for Donnie Darko, Freaks and Geeks, and Wonderfalls ), is Elgin Park. "Solace in a Loose Groove" was on one of my CD Baby mixes. Wow. This is so weird.

SA is so. damn. COOL! She's interning in Chicago right now, as many of you know, and tonight she went to see Melissa Ferrick at a Borders for a signing and some performance. I lamented that SA got to see Melissa Ferrick, b/c I couldn't go to the Cincinnati show.

SA just called me FROM THE EVENT, so I could hear one song!!! She rules. (SA, that is, though Melissa Ferrick does, too, but SA rules So. Much. More!)

Go SA with your big coolness.

My joy is also big. I found an online purveyor of CD-Rs of very rare and expensive crime jazz LPs which have never officially made it to CD. I'm listening to Bob Mersey's superswank and cool 50s jazz library music right now, aifg. The titles alone are swoonworthy: "Fat Boy," "Jazz Dramatique," "Flutesville," "Beatnik" and "Forever Frantic."

However, I also bought two volumes which were not CD-Rs but I think MP3? Is that right? He was able to compress 8 albums onto each of these volumes. So, how how do I convert those MP3 tracks into something I listen to on any stereo? Also, how much fidelity do I lose going from MP3 to a (I guess) .wav file (or whatever I need to change to). I'm on an iMac if that helps.

So, how how do I convert those MP3 tracks into something I listen to on any stereo?

The magic that is iTunes should make this pretty simple if they are mp3s. Copy the MP3s from the CDs into your iTunes library. Once you have the playlists you want, just burn them using iTunes onto CDs.

So, how how do I convert those MP3 tracks into something I listen to on any stereo?

No converting needed (to .wav or AIFF or anything) because iTunes will make them stereo-friendly just using the mp3s.

Also, I totally cried when I listened to the harmony cathedral mix. So sweet.

cereal:

I forgot to mention that I am taking an impromptu road trip to see Spoon tomorrow. My first time seeing them and it's only $7! Of course the gas will cost me $60 - but hey - road trip and great band.

No converting needed (to .wav or AIFF or anything) because iTunes will make them stereo-friendly just using the mp3s.

Thanks! Magic of iTunes indeed. I just opened them from the Hard drive icon, and they unfolded into iTunes. Woo hoo! I just got sixteen albums for about $24. Not only are these unavailable on CD, they're extremely rare and expensive LPs ($25 to $60 a piece).

Also, I totally cried when I listened to the harmony cathedral mix. So sweet.

Awwww, I love to make my friends weep.

Yay, Spoon! I'm trying to get Britt Daniel to play the Kinks Hoot Night I'm organizing for August. It's right at the end of his tour, though, so he's probably not going to be interested.