Ri O'Laughlin: Snarksmith * Pie Aficionado * Social Web Wrangler * Indie Music Fan * Blog Publishing Addict * Passable Site Designer * Ostensible Freelance Writer * Master in the Timeless Art of Housework Avoidance * Vociferous Advocate of Excessive Understatement.Okay, okay – I’m slacking. I know. But if I don’t get this post up right now, before I go sit in the sauna indoor pool while Liam has swimming lessons, then by the time I get home I’ll have to fix dinner, then he gets a bath, then books and I’m liable to fall…
Track 1: Polar Bear by Mumiy Troll [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Okay…the Press Release on this band is way more thorough than I could be. I’ll just say that I dig them, and let you read the rest…lol! Mumiy Troll are superstars in their native Russia, and audiences across North America will…
Okay, okay – I know I totally dropped the ball this weekend. But, srsly – Liam had soccer, Ash was in town and we did lunch (Saturday and Sunday), there was USA – England World Cup to watch, a family Super Soaker war to win (and oh, yes, I won – regardless of what my…
The “answers” to this week’s Friday Fiver – with my two cents tacked on for good measure. 
Come listen and see if you agree!
Get your Mumford here – Sons included!
If you’ve been paying ANY attention to a word I’ve typed, you know that while I’m all over the spectrum in terms of music I “like”, there are very definite winners in the “music I LOVE” category. The top spot belongs to anything ever written and performed by Townes Van Zandt. Then comes my beloved…
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