Sometimes at work if there’s someone about 30 feet behind me in the hallway, i will turn a corner and speed up very fast for about 5 seconds while i am out of that person’s view. Then I slow back down to my normal pace so that when my coworker turns the same corner and sees me 40 feet in...

When an independent band has been pumping out records for nearly ten years, strife is bound to accompany occasions of transition (see also Velvet Teen, Q and Not U). In the last few years, Matt Pond and his cronies have strained through countless broken-down vans, the loss of multiple band members, scathing...

Tooth and Nail Records certainly has an interesting bundle of artists (among them are Ruth, Starflyer 59, mewithoutYou, Joy Electric, Anberlin, the Fold, and Underoath). One could argue that Neon Horse would be a logical next step. The moment their first album was released in May was the beginning of...

When it comes to iconic rock bands Dublin has always been something of a one horse town. While Bono and the boys spent the last ten years or more dragging their giant lemon round the festival and stadium circuit, down town in the many tiny venues which form the backbone of Dublin’s music scene,...

(Editor’s Note: the author’s name and location have been left out for security reasons) I like to read funny stories about religion. My life is one big funny story. I live in a country where it is illegal to proselytize and ultimately illegal to be a member of any religion but the one that...

Here are some notes on the new issue: - We have a bunch of reviews ready, but they’re not showing up on the main page. We’ll fix this tomorrow. - We have a VERY good issue for you this week. I’m particularly proud, and partly because I spent a lot of time on the main article, which...

Don pointed me to this great Slate article about how this week in sports could get much, much worse. My favorite part was about Barbaro. My friend Steve’s new nickname is “Princess Steve”. Image courtesy of Deadspin.com.

Penny emailed today asking for prayer. Her father is being airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane because of a heart attack. Please take some time to pray for Penny, Dave and Quinn and, most importantly, for Penny’s father. We’re glad we have a community of readers and writers who...

I was working the other day, and a girl came in who was probably in her early-20′s. She was wearing a baggy t-shirt, and wore her hair like she was hiding. She put two big slices of cake and a quart of ice cream on the till along with some other snacks, and she turned to look at the candy aisle. There’s...

Mike Vick certainly isn’t popular these days, but I heard a revelation that might at least make him useful. In the wake of the dog-fighting/dog-torturing/dog-killing that Mikey-Mike has been up to lately, an analyst on Sportscenter suggested that not only would Vick likely not play for the Falcons...