Wah.

That's all I can say. I've been sitting here, trying to write something to post and every time I read it back it is so gloomy and whiny. You don't want to read that kind of crap...do you?

Suffice it to say that over the last couple month I have sunken into a bit of a depression. However, I will spare you all the "woe is me" bullshit and instead post more about the music I'm interested in lately.

My Detroit
Cobras CD was delivered today. It's terrific. Very retro, but with a real grrrrl-eque twist. These are some hard drinking, chain smoking mamas belting out these covers. I heard a song of theirs during an episode of Angel. (Yes, I watch Angel regularly. I am such a 14 year girl.) It was at the very beginning of the episode. It rocked. I immediately knew I had to have it, but of course, they didn't do the "tonight's episode of Angel featured music by..." thing The WB regular does. So I did a bit of internet research. Needless to say, trying to find out about a song and band without knowing either's name was a bit of a challenge, however in about a half hour I had both. (Thank you fan message boards!) Then proved another problem. No album I could find, had the name of the song on it's track list. After about another half hour I discover the song, "Hey Sah-Lo-Ney" was incorrectly listed on the album as "Hey Sailor".

February 24 can not get here sooner. I have been listening to Jonatha Brooke's new single Better After All in constant rotation and I am ready to hear the entire album. If Better After All is any indication, this may be her best album yet.

I ordered a few CDs from Paste Music today. Paste Magazine went on and on last year about Over the Rhine's OHIO, giving it five stars (they've only done that for two CDs), so I decided to give them a whirl. There's a song I've had stuck in my head for weeks but I couldn't remember who it was or what it was called. When I finally took the time to look it up, it turned out to be by Over the Rhine so I'm pretty sure I'll end up liking it.

Shane Nicholson's It's a Movie is on the way. The song Nice to Be Here was on Paste Magazine's last sampler. I actually stop what I was doing to listen to the song. It was was that good.

Not only does Paste sell music and write about music, they also have a record label. (Talk about synergy.) So I'm giving one of their albums a try. Bill Mallonee was on a recent sampler and that song stuck in my head for a while. What can I say, I am a sucker for a great hook.

Now I've heard Lisa Loeb should have a new album out in March. Patty in April. Indigo Girls in a couple weeks.

This was supposed to be the year of responsible spending. That is going to be seriously challenged over the next several months.