I Believe

First I would like to note that my friends' band Cryptacize is on tour, and you should go check 'em out. Music and tour dates can be listened to and viewed here. They're coming to such NAP-friendly cities as Chicago, Austin, and Houston. Their music is sweet and slightly off kilter, a real treat. They are touring with and, it sounds like, possibly playing in, Danielson. Or at least wearing their shoes. As it happens, you can watch Danielson: A Family Movie free on Pitchfork.tv for a couple more days here. At this point, I should probably note that Cryptacize is not a Christian-rock band. Anyway, I have an interview with them ready to go once I get the go ahead, so this isn't the last you'll hear.

Also of course I would be remiss if I didn't entreat everyone to help end our long national nightmare by voting for Barack Obama tomorrow!!!! You can find your polling place here. Stand in line no matter how long it takes. Your country thanks you.

Lifes Rich Pageant was the first R.E.M. record I ever heard, so it'll always have a special place in my musical heart. They were firing on all cylinders, and Stipe was still writing those odd but amazing lyrics that simultaneously make no literal sense while perfectly conveying the inexpressible. Here's somebody's class project for "I Believe". I hope its relevance is evident.