Woops

On a regular basis, I find myself listening to albums I have had for awhile and never really liked, but end up changing my mind about them.  Whether the songs come up in a shuffle, get recommended by a friend, or just happen to get played by chance, it happens to me all the time and it's great.  

Finding that you actually love an album you already own is a great feeling. It's like getting a great album for free.  In the last year, this has happened with Modest Mouse, Talking Heads, and Damien Rice's 9 just to name a few of the better known groups I have "retried".  

Honestly, I have been trying to listen to everything I have, even if I didn't like it at first.  Bands tend to grow on me and I think its worth the time to give some old stuff a chance.  Try it out.

To change directions....

It's Oscar Season! The time of year when all the movie lovers can get together and criticize the academy for awarding the wrong movies.  I cannot believe that they have overlooked Synedoche New York.  Honestly, go and see it. I highly recommend it.  Phillip Seymour Hoffman is amazing in everything and deserved a nod for Synedoche more than for Doubt in which he was completely outdone by Meryl Streep.  I've been able to see the majority of the films up for awards and it is a great year for film.  Hopefully they'll get it at least mostly correct this year.

Band to check out: Office

Movie to see: The Wrestler