Song of the Day

**3/22/10

The Early November - Sesame, Smeshame

-----------------I am a villager in a magical land that has near-full-scale blizzards in the middle of March. Imagine, if you will, another village two hours away that enjoyed sunny skies and 70 degrees today. Fair? This pissed off villager thinks not - she wants to trek around in some jorts and tees, not a parka.

And since I'm gonna whine I may as well re-visit myself at the tender age of 13, when I had no idea what a hair straightener was and was so flat you could land a 747 on my front without a bump of turbulence.

Drive-Thru records hit the mark with the Early November. They are among the bands that got our confused teen selves through those tough times and angry times. Sad, sad day when The Early November called it quits. In tribute, write an angry LiveJournal post about your ex and listen to "Sesame, Smeshame" from The Room's Too Cold.

Song of the Day

**12/27/09

Jeff Kummer - Write Me Off

----------------Guidos and guidettes around the northeast may be boycotting The Jersey Shore, but at least they've got more than cheeto-tans and spikey hair to be proud of. That piece of pride comes in the form of Jeff Kummer.

Kummer pattered on the drums over four albums with The Early November, and two more with the band's side project Your Sweet Uncertainty. But he's put down the Vic Firths in favor of a solo project with a promising release, Your Best Alternative. Will TEN fans take on to Kummer's pop-rock driven beats and nodding harmonies, or will Jersey just turn up the house music? I'm leaning towards the former.

http://myspace.com/jeffkummer/