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Comment on TLV Is getting all…news-y. by Allison McKinnon

Allison McKinnon — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:32:45 +0000

Congrats on the job Ben! I can’t wait to read your stories!

Comment on You Got Drudged: My Fight With the Right-Wing Media, Which We Both Lost by FGFM

FGFM — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:28:23 +0000

Did he try the appletini line?

Comment on Get In the Spirit, Kids: TLV’s Getting All Automotive Up In Here. by Joe T

Joe T — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:40:09 +0000

The VW commercial makes me laugh every time I see it.

Comment on (Not) New Music Tuesday: On Ruining Perfectly Good Music by New Music Tuesday: Musicians Suck At Math for a Reason | The Little Victories

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:30:17 +0000

[...] makes cold-hearted people stop for a minute and smile. His debut album “Ocean Eyes” is a hit: even I covered it, calling it “expansive” and [...]

Comment on (Not) New Music Tuesday: On Ruining Perfectly Good Music by (Not) New Music Tuesday: On Shame, or Not Having Any | The Little Victories

(Not) New Music Tuesday: On Shame, or Not Having Any | The Little Victories — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:06:53 +0000

[...] blender, but it’s shameless fun, and it’s absolutely excellent. Wear it with a pair of noise-cancelling headphones on your walk to school/class/work and you’ll find a little bit more pep in your step. Just [...]

Comment on Breathe, Stretch, Shake: My Quest to Find Mace by On Jaywalking, or How I Learned to Love Breaking the Law | The Little Victories

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:21:00 +0000

[...] So when I opened my Boston Sunday Globe a couple of weeks ago to see a giant, front-page photo (with accompanying article!) of a number of Boston University students breaking the law, I wasn’t really surprised. Couple the fact that BU is Boston’s largest university with the fact that many of us are not originally from the Bay State, and we frequently make headlines for doing stupid stuff. What was surprising was the crime, though. It wasn’t underage drinking, bike theft or even unauthorized possession of pepper spray. [...]

Comment on A BAY (Back) BAY: Is BU Secretly Gangster? by Almond

Almond — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:23:51 +0000

I actually heard gang violence from someone at the scene when EMT was just driving off and cops were getting witness accounts.

Just sayin- maybe Blood wanted some East coast badassery?

Comment on Breathe, Stretch, Shake: My Quest to Find Mace by A BAY (Back) BAY: Is BU Secretly Gangster? | The Little Victories

A BAY (Back) BAY: Is BU Secretly Gangster? | The Little Victories — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:25:37 +0000

[...] on each others faces (a robbery last year in which a woman was punched squarely in the face was why I tried to purchase mace), there’s very little to laugh about when someone gets stabbed. That is, not until a friend [...]

Comment on What Middle School Taught Me About Pop/Rock by admin

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:31:20 +0000

Very well put, Val- everytime I confess that I love KoL and everyone says “ooh, I love that ‘Use Somebody’ song!” I tell them that my favorite song is either Crawl or Notion. And I usually get blank stares.

And yes, Q102 will play the hell out of that song, which is sad. But think of it this way: that’s four minutes they could spend playing Nickelback…

Like I said in the post, the three previous albums are currently sitting in my Amazon.com Shopping Cart- I’m eager to see some different sides of this band.

Comment on What Middle School Taught Me About Pop/Rock by Valerie Kilgannon

Valerie Kilgannon — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:04:40 +0000

Well said, Ben. I have to admit–I was upset when I heard “Use Somebody” on Q102 (especially since it is rapidly becoming an overplayed, Top 40 anthem). I’m still not too comfortable when individuals declare their “LOVE” for KoL but can only produce a few lines from their hit song. I guess it’s all part of the music industry.

Jenny and I attended a Kings of Leon concert in September (which was nothing short of amazing, I might add), and, after hearing the crowd sing back several “old” songs, the lead singer remarked “So I guess you guys are buying the older cds. It’s about fucking time!” I could not help but wonder if KoL enjoys their placement on Billboard Top 40.

All-in-all, I love your blog. Really.
Miss you!