Saturday, April 17th is Record Store Day 2010 — YAY MUSIC!  Taking place the third Saturday in April every year, Record Store Day was created in 2008 to laud all the awesome independently-owned record stores that are still around.  Why this means fun times for you and me:  Musicians generally

Does the thought of speaking in front of a crowd terrify you?  Do you have nightmares about that one traumatic fourth grade incident you had when you were giving a presentation about a famous historical figure  (you chose Shakespeare, natch)  and you were so scared that you peed a little

I was talking to a friend the other day about video rental places.  She marveled that they’re still around because of companies like Netflix, but I argued that there’s a certain charm in the routine of physically going into a movie place, browsing the shelves, and waiting for the moment

My fascination with graphic designer Jason Munn, also known as The Small Stakes, began in college when I was given a Modest Mouse poster for my birthday by a jerk who subsequently stole said poster when we moved out of a shared apartment three years later.  Though that relationship didn’t

I’m really excited. I’m surprised I’m even able to feel again since I was pretty sure my life was over after Jesus let it rain like fuck on Easter Sunday, thus ruining my holiday.  It  forced me to spend most of the afternoon inside the Pork Store Cafe chugging mango mimosas

I only know a few things about Michigan, and I have to say, I’m not too impressed.  I know there are some lakes around it, the weather is shitty, guys from Detroit are assholes, cars are made there, and part of it’s shaped like a mitten. Something I can’t dispute,

If you didn’t venture out last night for the first Thursday of the month art stuff, don’t you worry — you can still start April off right with the Lower Haight Art Walk!  Tonight from 7pm-10pm along Haight Street between Scott and Webster, there will be FREE art to ponder,