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makes it easy for music-lazy people like myself to nonetheless enjoy great new music: http://www.pandora.com/

a friend of mine at work told me about this: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/ . could be just the thing i need.

i have new year’s resolution to be able to say who my favorite bands/musicians are. it’s a subset of being passionate about what i love, and it also includes being able to name my favorite authors, books, and quotes. i feel like such a dork for not being able to do this. actually, i feel sad for myself, especially since i am both a singer and a writer. and i never let myself by multiple CDs/books from artists/writers i love. geez. thanks, catholic school…anyway, i decided it is not ok to be so noncommittal about such important issues, so my favorite bands/performers include: Beck, Yo La Tengo, Elliott Smith, Interpol, Reisender, Doves, Louis Armstrong, Diana Krall. still working on this list, but it’s a start at least, and more than i could do 3 weeks ago.