There's a light on in the house.
Holy crap, I took a major vacation from this page for a bit, making Dr. Dog's "The Way the Lazy Do" the official song of the past week, I suppose. But I don't know if that's the most appropriate pick since I spent a good chunk of last week putting together a mix tape for a baker who was going on vacation (that sounds like code for something, but that's literally what I did), so it wasn't like I was doing nothing. Plus the real best Dr. Dog song of the week--and there were a lot to choose from--was "From", a previously unreleased track recorded live as part of a Daytrotter Session in mid-February. The rest of the songs can be found here, but "From" is the real killer, showing that they can homage the shit out of Neil Young just like they can the Beatles, and do it beautifully without sounding like they're even trying. Also, their write-ups on each song are fantastic.

And speaking of mix tapes, I read the interview with Rob Sheffield on Fluxblog (its a three-parter, you have to scroll down a bit), and though I had planned on never ever ever reading his book just based on the title, I kind of want to now. If you're prone to obsessing over music, have a history with cassette tapes, and have had crushes, you'll probably want to read it, too. The interview is a really good read, and I particularly liked the discussions of old zines and favorite album-combo tapes (I can't think of another way to describe them, its fucking early). I think my favorite of all time was my tape with Sonic Youth's Sister on side A and Gravediggaz' 6 Feet Deep on side B. Oh and when they talk about that Dump song, you should check it out because its pretty good.

Anywho, (ir)regular content should resume tomorrow, the beginning of a really long week.