Last Week (with TV Star in the top left) and April (Remember Sports in the top left) 5x5s. Scott Miller/Game Theory always makes a strong showing in April with his birthday and the anniversary of his death. Lots of local Seattle. Lots of Jeff Rosenstock.

I’m not an obsessed fan of Florence + the Machine. I know some people are. However, I’ve heard repeatedly, from many people that the live experience is like a religious experience, and I could use that now in my life. Of course, I’m late and it’s all resale tickets… so how much is it worth to gamble on this religious experience?

Coming to North America this summer, Interpol. Will it feel like the summer of 2005? Nope. Do I feel like I did in the summer of 2005? Also nope. BUT, they will be in the PNW in early August !!! INTERPOL | The Other Side of Make-Believe | Pre-Order & Pre-Save | INTERPOL TOUR DATES https://www.interpolnyc.com/tour-dates

So one thing I’ve gotten into over the last few years is making a song-a-day mix. I got the idea from ex-MTV host Dave Holmes, and all you do is pick one song each day… something you hear, something you think of, something tied to an event/news item/personal milestone, etc. and you just keep building over 365. At the end of each year (or each month, even) not only do you have a sweet - and often very random! - mix but afterwards you can look back on it and re-live the time… be it “oh yeah, that’s the day I watched ____” or “I was out at my local and this song just hit the moment perfectly!” Just sharing in case anyone here wants to give it a go moving forward! Or maybe you do it too? If anyone is interested, here’s how my year started (and, yes, thank you @John Richards for more than a couple of these!) https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/01-january-2026/pl.u-b3b84WNUbAvLP https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6LhKcbjOy0CkY4mJFazeCT

Do you wear a band's t-shirt to their live show?