Conan's Prediction Was Wrong

So last night on TLC the long-awaited announcement came that Jon and Kate of the show Jon and Kate Plus 8 will be divorcing. And, while of course most of America, myself included, could say that they saw this coming, I'm still a little sad. I guess Conan's prediction, however, was wrong...

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Portugal. The Man - Work All Day

The last of the teaser trailers....

Portugal. The Man - The Home

Portugal. The Man - Lovers in Love

I think this is my favorite one so far....I wish I knew how to juggle.

Portugal. The Man - Do You

The latest in the series of teasers...this one if for the track "Do You" off of the upcoming album The Satanic Satanist

Free Rice

Check out this cool website! You answer questions on a number of subjects: languages, art, geography, math, english, and chemistry; for every question you get right it donates 10 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger. It's fun and you learn and your helping people. Check it out:

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

Portugal. The Man - The Woods

One of my favorite songs off the upcoming album The Satanic Satanist

Portugal. The Man - Everyone Is Golden

Check it out!

It's Coming....

We are counting down the days until The Satanic Satanist, the latest from Portugal. The Man, hits the streets on July 21st. We know you are probably already digging the free mp3 of "People Say" from last week but here is something else to get you ready. Are you excited? I sure as fuck am!

Portugal The Man "The Sun" Preview from Portugal The Man on Vimeo.

Grizzly Bear @ Berklee Performance Center

Last night I got the distinct treat of seeing one of my favorite bands, Grizzly Bear, for the second time in a week at the Berklee Performance Center. I took the trip down to NYC last Friday to check them out at Townhall, which was amazing, and this second performance did not let down at all. We arrived there early and our seats were in the six row off to the left. Here We Go Magic, another of my favorite bands, were opening up for them and although the auditorium was pretty empty when they went on, their set was awesome. They played crowd favorites "Fangela" and "Tunnelvision" along with new songs "Surprise" and "Collector". After about 20 minutes of downtime between sets, Grizzly Bear came on and the crowd was definitely excited. Starting out with "Southern Point" they got the room warmed up and highlights of the night were definitely "Two Weeks", "Knife", "While You Wait for the Others", "Colorado", and "Fix It". They are definitely one of the most talented live performers I've seen, and the harmonies that they do are fantastic. There wasn't much conversation with the crowd, they were simple and sweet and just put on a great show. I can't wait to go see them again.

Heeeeeee's Back!

Oh Conan, how I've missed you!



I personally thought this was HILARIOUS!

Awkward Family Photos.com

This is my new favorite thing (again). Except for the explanations, this is always good for a laugh.
www.awkwardfamilyphotos.com/

The Paragon Carousel

Since moving to the Boston area a few years back, Hull/Nantasket has been my favorite beach to go to. It is south of Boston and only 20 minutes from my house and is clean, friendly and has the remnants of that old beach town feel with the old bathhouses, the penny arcade, the Fascination game, ice cream and more. Back in the day Nantasket used to be home to Paragon Park, a classic sea-side amusement park complete with roller coaster (built in 1917) and carousel. In 1984, the park closed in order to develop it into condominiums etc and the "Giant Coaster" was moved and now operates as "The Wild One" at Six Flags America, Baltimore/Washington DC and from the old boardwalk, only the old clock tower and carousel remain.

Recently, American Express and their Partners in Preservation initiative asked people to vote which of 22 different Greater Boston they should donate $100k to for preservation purposes and the peeps in Neutral Milk Hotel got wind of this and urged their fans to log-on and vote for the Paragon Carousel (you know, because they love all that old time stuff) and today, Pitchfork announced that the band's cause did indeed win the money.

According to my local paper, the Patriot Ledger, the $100,000 grant will be used to replace the doors and restore the windows to re-establish the original appearance and update the safety measures of this popular summer icon.

I for one am really excited because as a frequent Nantasket Beach-goer, I can't imagine it without the famed carousel. I just wish I got to see the "giant coaster" while it was still there.