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Michael

Leland's Daughter was Murdered and the Norwegians Left.

About Me

Phd. student of Modern American Literature and ruthless rocker.

My Interests

Jes Grigelevich, school, dogs, cats, and reading.-- ***STUFF I DON'T LIKE: the Black Lodge, evil spirits who use the bodies of innocent humans as hosts, and the city of Fall River.

I'd like to meet:

The Bronte sisters.

Music:

108. Arab on Radar. Bauhaus. Big Black. the Birthday Party. Black Flag. British Sea Power. Burn. Clinic. Ornette Coleman. Count BassD. the Cure. Dinosaur Jr. Dinosaur Jr. Dinosaur Jr. Dinosaur Jr. Dropdead. Echo and the Bunnymen. Fugazi. Gang Starr. Green Magnet School. the Gun Club. Hoover. HUM. Husker Du (mostly the Bob Mould joints). Into Another. the Jesus and Mary Chain. the Jesus Lizard. KMD. LANDED! Lightning Bolt. Magazine. early Meat Puppets. MF DOOM. Minor Threat. Minutemen. Mission of Burma. My Bloody Valentine. Orange Juice. Pavement. Pixies. Pleasurehorse. Quicksand. Sebadoh. Shellac. Six Finger Satellite. Slowdive. the Smiths. Soul Control. Ultramagnetic. Verse. Volcano Suns. the Wedding Present.select cuts from Neil Young.

Movies:

Alphaville, Barton Fink, Breathless, Brick, Contempt, Down by Law, Fargo, Ghost World, Mulholland Dr., Office Space, Polyester, Ran, Serial Mom, Throne of Blood, WE JAM ECONO!, etc.

Television:

Yacht Rock, Twin Peaks, Law and Order, the Kids in the Hall, and Get a Life

Books:

Caleb Williams, In Our Time, Revolutionary Road, and many, many others.

Heroes:

JES AND STEVE-DAVE. D. Boon. Lou Barlow. Yates (No, not Yeats).This Guy:

My Blog

Top Five Records (Right Now)

Hello Friends, I'm really feeling these jams at the moment: 1. 108: "Songs of Separation" 2. Catherine Wheel: "Ferment" 3. Dropdead: "1998 LP" 4. Six Finger Satellite: "Law of Ruins" and "Machine Cuis...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:27:00 PST

A Note on Mike Patton

Mike Patton is a musical snake oil salesman.  The vast majority of his musical projects are jokes on listeners.  He hates music and the music industry, which is fine, but it's crazy tha...
Posted by Michael on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:53:00 PST

This is Serious Business!

Hi Friends -- The Norwalk Virus is serious business.  I had my SECOND bout with it last night, and it kept me off my brother's radio show.  I rarely get sick, so when it happens I hit the ro...
Posted by Michael on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:19:00 PST

Me on the Radio???

What up, friends?? I'll be crashing my bro's radio show -- "the electric trashcan" -- tomorrow evening from 10pm to Midnight. We'll be splitting the set in half, and I'm not sure if I'll be playing th...
Posted by Michael on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:13:00 PST

New Band

Hi Friends -- Rather than be a richard and bombard you all with requests for friendom, I would LOVE IT if you visited the profile of a new band Chan and I started.  Check it out here: http://www....
Posted by Michael on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:17:00 PST

Recent Records

I've been buying records like crazy lately . . . here are some highlights: 1. Arab on Radar: "Yahweh or the Highway."  (Skin Graft) First of all, this is possibily the BEST album title of all tim...
Posted by Michael on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:08:00 PST

My promise to you: A List of Albums that Do Not Suck

These jams will not let you down.  Here's a list in no particular order (some of these are obvious): 1. Thee Hydrogen Terrors: "Terror, Diplomacy, and Public Relations."     ...
Posted by Michael on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:16:00 PST

Official Move Back to Providence Blog

So . . . We're moving back to the old neighborhood over the next two weeks.  Our new apartment slays -- hardwood floors, enormous kitchen, two bedrooms, etc. -- and it is literally a block away f...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:43:00 PST

Missing Limbs Day at the University of Connecticut

So . . . I saw an abnormally large amount of people with missing limbs and appendages on campus today.  Here's an honest-to-god tally: -3 missing arms -2 missing legs -a pair a missing hands (tw...
Posted by Michael on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:14:00 PST

Dinosaurs Walk the Earth

I went to see Dinosaur Jr. tonight, and it was the best show I have ever seen.  Why?  Check this out: - The sound system at Toad's Place (New Haven, CT) did the band justice.  The sound...
Posted by Michael on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:46:00 PST