the apple chronicles, volume 3

the rome apple

the sticker reads “rome - 4171 - produce of the u.s.a. - “pride of new york” logo”

this is the third apple of the 4 i got at food lion. i have not tried one of these before either. the skin on this one shifts from a light red to a nice deep red. on the top where the stem usually is is a bright green patch. very attractive apple, i must say. it is already rinsed and ready to go, so here goes.

hmmm…crisp skin, more soft inside. it tastes good, but not my favorite. not overly juicy, though, and i like that. my teeth kind of slide through the innards instead of cracking off a chunk like some of the crispier apples. it’s not very sweet, like yesterday’s fuji. i think it is just a bit bland. there doesn’t seem to be any kick to it. i would probably buy more of these if the store i was at was running out of options. maybe this would taste better in an apple cobbler or pie instead of just straight up. for an occasional apple in the park, though, it would be okay. i give this one a 2.5 out of 5 on my awesome apple scale.

next up: the braeburn! (one of my recent favorites)

the apple chronicles, volume 2

the fuji apple

today, i am trying the fuji apple. i have never had one of these before so i am looking forward to it. i got this one at food lion along with the pink lady i tried yesterday. the sticker on the fuji apple reads “lg. #4131 - washington - produce of the u.s.a.”. the color of this one is mostly red with a bit of yellow and green splattered around. it feels pretty firm, but as we saw with the pink lady, this could be deceiving. well, i am off to rinse it and give it a go.

(…rinsing it and giving it a go…)

wow. delicious! when i took my first bite, it felt like the skin popped as my teeth broke through. But the inside, instead of being crunchy like i was expecting, is surprisingly, well uncrunchy, i guess. it is insanely sweet and juicy as all get-out. i have to keep wiping my hands because the juice is running down my fingers. what a messy son-of-a-gun i am! i just took a bite and juice from the apple literally flew away from my face! so, the fuji apple gets a 4.0 on the awesome apple scale. i would rate it higher, but as i am finishing it, my throat is feeling a little, i don’t know, weird, i guess. i think it is safe to say that this apple is a bit too sweet, although i am sure i will buy more of these.

the apple chronicles, volume 1

the pink lady

i was at food lion last night, checking out the fruit, and saw they had quite a few types of apples. i got one of each of 4 different kind (the cashier and bagger were looking at me weird, so i struck up a conversation about how i am on a quest to find the most delicious apples - they thought i was lame). the first type that i am trying is the ‘cripp’s pink’ pink lady apple. the sticker on the apple says it is grown in the u.s.a. it had a nice pink hue to it, nearing red, and some green around the top and bottom. the apple felt like it would be a bit soft. i am not a huge fan of soft apples, so i was thinking this one would not be too good.

when i bit into the apple, though, it was very crisp and sweet, and a bit tart. in other words, it was freakin’ delicious. i give this one a 4.5 out of 5 on my awesome apple scale. i will definitely be purchasing more of these. stay tuned for my next taste test, which will be either the fuji, braeburn, or rome apple (all three are waiting in my fruit bowl on my desk). yum.

holy crap...

layne got a real haircut:

'the bedlam in goliath' out today!!!

the mars volta release their new album the bedlam in goliath today, and i can't wait 'til 4:00 rolls around so i can get the heck out of work and to the music store! woo hoo!!!!!! i have only heard a few songs off of this album so far. i have been strong in holding off listening to the whole thing 'til i have the album in my hand. i understand it will be well worth the wait though.



there are several b-sides that they recorded to coincide with the release of this album, which are available on different import releases. all that i have run across are cover tunes by the likes of siouxsie and the banshees, the circle jerks, the sugarcubes, pink floyd, nick drake, and soft machine. i have heard all but the last two, and i must say, they all work. the versatility of these guys is amazing.

so, nobody call me for the next 3 weeks or so, because i won't hear the phone ringing. the air guitar will be a-blazin', the head will be a-bangin', and the high notes i will be a-shriekin'!

boy, am i a slacker...

it has been over a month since my last post, i know. what can i say, christmas shopping and the holidays take up a lot of time. i am building a mega list of things to write about though, and only hope i can keep up. so many good things coming: the new mars volta, nick cave, and cat power albums, our trip to new york in february (which includes a siouxsie sioux show at the fillmore), seeing the cure in atlanta in june. more on all of that later. in the meantime, please check back often. i also need to post my best o' 2007 music and movie list, so you all know what i like. :)

3 posts in a row???

yeah, sorry 'bout that. i had a bit of time to kill and some things to write about, so i gave ya three new posts in a row, so keep reading down further.

six things about me

my pal, abby, "tagged" me and is making me write six things about myself. she won't let up until i do it, so here goes :)

1. i absolutely love horror movies. any kind is fine: bloody as heck, scary as crap, b-rated as all get-out, violent, funny-scary; it don't even matter. but mostly, i love the ones from the 50's-60's-70's, and mostly the ones that star vincent price. he was a true genius of the genre. the first movie i saw with him in it was the fall of the house of usher in 6th grade english class on a 16mm reel-to-reel projector. i absolutely fell in love and have not turned back since.

2. i love listening to music. i do it constantly, probably at least 12 hours a day, in the car on the way to work, all day at work, on the way home, while doing yardwork and housework, whenever. some of my current favorites that make regular rotation in the car and ipod are devendra banhart, elliott smith, john frusciante, and the hives. there are so many more, but these are the ones i keep going back to over and over again lately (and in the next two months, add the mars volta to the list again when their new album the bedlam in goliath comes out).

3. i love playing with my daughter, mina. she is so much fun and has given me full license to be immature and act like a kid again. and now my wife thinks it is cute instead of annoying.

4. i love to run, and would like to one day train for and run in a marathon. it just seems like a great thing to accomplish. a normal dude like me can't really say he has done amazing things in his life (i guess that is all in one's perspective), but this is one thing i would like to accomplish before i head off to that great bacon cheeseburger and french fry stand in the sky (or underground, or in my mausoleum - who really truly knows what happens after you die?).

5. i could give a crap about reaching 30. i feel no different, and i will still feel no different when i hit 40, 50, and 60 (except for being more tired and having to take more pills and stuff). it is all in how you live your life and not falling into the trappings of how getting older means not having as much fun. screw that, man. i will be the 65 year old dude at a concert with a bunch of 15 year olds. i don't give a crap (and the fact that i said that i don't give a crap twice in regards to this topic without even realizing it proves that i really don't give a crap - there goes my short-term memory...).

and finally...

6. family and friends are very important to me. my wife and daughter are the best. right now, they are upstairs and i can hear mina speaking some rambling rubbish that sounds kind of like this: "mommy! why sly zy my fy zly", and anna is saying "oh yeah? what else?" and the conversation keeps on going. i am about to go join them. my family (mom, dad, brothers, sisters) are great. we always have a great time when we are able to be together. my few close friends are the coolest. i love hanging out with them and just plain doing nothing (or playing video games/watching tv). i am a lucky guy...

update on nyx

here is a photo of nyx's healing progress from her surgery. this is right at the one week mark. notice the redness is gone, the fur is growing back in, and it is looking great. she gets the staples/stitches out this coming week at her 2 week checkup. she is walking well on it and just started walking slowly up and down the stairs yesterday. she is doing quite well. one more month 'til her other leg gets operated on... what a tuff girl!

camping trip with my brothers and dad

last friday night, i went on a camping trip with my 3 brothers, my brother-in-law, and my dad at cheraw state park. let me start by saying i have not been camping in at least 16 years, so i was not really looking forward to it (i have never really liked camping - i am allergic to nature). to make matters worse, we had reserved a space in the "primitive" camping area, which means no showers, no bathrooms. oh boy...



of course, we had to pick the coldest night of the year. i think it dropped down to the upper 20's that night, but we slept comfortably enough in the 8 man tent my brother, scott, brought. when i first got there with my dad, it was already around 8:00pm, so we all just sat around the campfire, talking inappropriately, roasting marshmallows, and making s'mores (mmmm...). we turned in around 12:30am and woke the next morning around 7:30am. throughout the day, we did awesome things, like play a game of football, play texas hold 'em, and play risk (the world domination board game).



we rounded off the afternoon with a 2.5 mile hike through the trails and around the lake. there was one part that was absolutely beautiful. there was a dam that created a waterfall that led down into a stream. a bridge allowed us to walk over the waterfall. with all of the leaves changing colors, and the lack of modern-day city noise/traffic, it was a little piece of heaven.



all in all, i gotta say, i had a pretty sweet time. spending time with my brothers and dad, talking rudely, eating loads of food (we had enough food to stay out there for two weeks), and freezing our butts off made for a truly great camping trip. my dad, my brother ben, and i headed back home that evening, while the other 3 stayed out there one more night (forget that!). i think we are going to try to start an annual tradition of this (isn't that what you do when you get old? start annual traditions?).

today at monster!

just a quick note:

i stopped by monster music and movies today and picked up two cds. one brand-spankin' new, the other a few years old (but i just found out about it). the first one is the new one from the hives called the black and white album. woo hoo!!! i have been looking forward to this one. i have not given it a good solid listen yet, but what i have heard has been stellar.

the other disc i picked up is called the new original sonic sounds in band name and album title. it is mark arm, steve turner, and dan peters from mudhoney with two other dudes covering an album's worth of songs by a mid-60's garage band named the sonics. haven't even laid ears on this one yet, but i am quite sure i will love it. the members of mudhoney never disappoint.

and in other mudhoney news, that great indie label sub pop has just released a limited edition, vinyl only live LP called live mud. it is a recording of mudhoney in mexico city on december 10, 2005. i went to sub pop's website to purchase, but alas, it is limited to only 500 copies, and they are sold clean out. bummer, you say? ha! ebay, i say! i won a sealed copy on ebay this very afternoon for $11.99 plus 4 bucks shipping. the bonus with this one as well is that sub pop was sweet enough to include a code for downloading the whole album in mp3 format. now, i can load it on the 'ol ipod. a good day indeed in my world.

poor nyx! first day home after surgery...

as some of you may know, one of our pups, nyx, injured her leg a while back. after a few vet visits, we were referred to a veterinary surgeon to have her looked at further, for she had started hobbling on both legs. after they looked at her, they determined that she had torn some ligaments in both of her knees, and both knees would require surgery if she were to ever heal. bummer!

what basically happened is that she tore some ligaments in both knees, causing the femur to slide away from the tibia when she applies too much pressure. the vet compared it to an ACL injury in a human. we dropped her off yesterday morning bright and early at 7:15 am for her first surgery, this one on her right knee. the type of surgery that was done is called a lateral suture technique. what the surgery accomplishes is the removal of any torn/shredded ligament particles, as well as the removal of any torn portion of the cushiony material, called the meniscus, from between the femur and the tibia. Then, the torn ligaments are replaced by a heavy gauge monofilament line to hold the two bones together, preventing them from sliding away from each other again.



the surgery, although quite expensive, was a great success. we currently have her on pain medication and antibiotics, but the road is long from over. we will have to help her with some daily exercises and stretches, and make sure she does not put too much pressure on it too early. she has a 2 week checkup, followed by a 4 and 6 week checkup, after which, if everything is still looking good, we will schedule her surgery for her other leg, and start all over again.



she is pretty out of it right now, but i think that is the medication. i will try to post pictures here every few days noting her progress. she sure is a trooper. she is still quite young at just under 7 years old. and she was our first pup that we could call our own, so we want her around for a long time. way to be tough, girl! ruff!

chris cornell at the house of blues - 11/07/07

YES! last night, my wife and i experienced an incredible show at the house of blues in myrtle beach. chris cornell completely obliterated my ears with a most rockin' show (just after i recovered from that mudhoney show last weekend...). i will get to mr. cornell in a moment though. the opening band was a three piece from new york called earl greyhound. they put on an enjoyable show, very bluesy, soulful rock music. kinda gritty at times, but in a sexy way, you know? the female bass player and the male guitar player shared vocal duties and harmonized nicely throughout. the drummer was quite good as well, and he sure loves those cymbals! {!crash-crash-crash-crash-crash!} check 'em out.

chris cornell came out with a full band of two guitarists, a bass player, and a drummer. this tour is to promote his brand new solo album carry on, which is a great mixture of hard-driving rock and soulful tunes like only he can pull off. as i said, the show was excellent, and was sort of like a greatest-hits-by-bands-that-chris-cornell-has-fronted show. he covered all eras of his previous bands' works, from soundgarden's louder than love and badmotorfinger to temple of the dog's self-titled album to audioslave's three albums. here are the songs that i remember hearing, in no particular order:


photo courtesy of my sorta crappy camera phone

doesn't remind me, outshined, whole lotta love (led zeppelin cover), cochise, show me how to live, what you are, no such thing, hunger strike, spoonman, billie jean (yes, the michael jackson song), you know my name, loud love, slaves and bulldozers, ty cobb, and burden in my hand. and in the middle of all of that, he played the following tracks, with just him and an acoustic guitar: can't change me, thank you (another led zeppelin cover), like a stone, call me a dog, fell on black days, and he finished off the acoustic set with i am the highway, where the band joined him halfway through the song to lead back into more rockin' songs. the highlight of the evening for my wife, i know, was when they played seasons, from the singles sountrack.


photo courtesy of my sorta crappy camera phone

seem like a lot of songs? that's because they played for nearly three hours. "what???", you say? it is true. they came out at 9:00 and left the stage at 11:45. all during the show, the guitar picks were raining on the crowd, so if you were there, and you didn't get one, you must have been sleeping in the corner (anna got hit with two in the face, me with one). it is hard to believe that after all these years of constant recording and touring that his voice has held up so well (he sounds better than ever, and doesn't even flinch at hitting the high notes that he was hitting in the late 80's). he is also still in great physical shape, which most of the ladies in the crowd were admiring. an all-out excellent show. if you get a chance to see him on this tour, don't hesitate. i never forgot how much i love old soundgarden and temple of the dog, but seeing him perform these songs live took it to a whole new level for me. did i mention we got a guitar pick?

mudhoney at the 40 watt club in athens, ga

holy crap! i just saw mudhoney at the 40 watt club in athens, ga last night. i took the trip alone, and it was a long drive, but it was so worth it! there were 2 opening bands (both were mostly metal sounding), the dumps and 300 cobras. they were both pretty decent. check out their myspace pages.

mudhoney rocked. plain and simple. they came out at around 12:15 and played 'til 2:00, with two encores. it was intense. i was front row, slightly-right-of center. they started the show with you got it (keep it out of my face) followed by suck you dry. after that, i can't remember the exact order, but they certainly played a great mix of classics and stuff from their latest album, under a billion suns. here are the tracks i remember distinctly:


photo courtesy of my sorta crappy camera phone

touch me i'm sick, the money will roll right in, sweet young thing (ain't sweet no more), hate the police, burn it clean, if i think, in 'n out of grace, mudride, need, into the drink, here comes sickness, it is us, where is the future, hard-on for war, and a few others that i cannot think of.


photo courtesy of my sorta crappy camera phone

these guys have been around since '89 or '90, but you wouldn't have been able to tell. mark arm's voice still sounds fantastic, and steve turner is still ripping it up on guitar. dan peters played a face-melting drum solo, and was solid throughout. i will definitely be going out of my way to see them again next time they come around. it was such a great show, one of the best i have seen in quite a while.

smashing pumpkins...

my wife, anna, and i headed to atlanta this past week to see the smashing pumpkins at the fabulous fox theatre. when we got there, and checked into the hotel, we called the venue to see what time doors open. we were informed that the show had been canceled due to illness in the band.

we were sad.

the shining and rob zombie! a very good tuesday.

this past tuesday was an extra exciting one for me. not only did rob zombie's live cd, entitled simply zombie live, come out, but a 2-disc special edition of my-favorite-movie-of-all-time-ever, the shining, also came out. i hurried out and bought both the moment i got off of work.



the rob zombie live album is nothing short of amazing. the sound quality is excellent, the music kills, as always, rob's voice sounds so awesome, even though i can't figure out for the life of me how he screams like that the whole show; just a great album. hopefully a live dvd will follow shortly as well. zombie and the band cover lots of ground in this set. you hear songs from white zombie's la sexorcisto and astro creep: 2000, and songs from all three of rob's solo records. here is a complete track listing:

sawdust in the blood
american witch
demon speeding
living dead girl
more human than human
dead girl superstar
house of 1000 corpses
let it all bleed out
creature of the wheel
demonoid phenomenon
supercharger heaven
never gonna stop (the red, red kroovy)
black sunshine
superbeast
devil's rejects
the lords of salem
thunderkiss '65
dragula



as for the shining, i thought i had all i was ever going to get for this movie, with the dvd release in 2001 that had a great documentary shot by stanley kubrick's daughter, vivian kubrick. this release, along with it being presented in widescreen format, adds a second disc with three additional featurettes: view from the overlook: crafting the shining, the visions of stanley kubrick, and interview with wendy carlos, composer. i usually don't get excited about all the so-called bonus footage on dvds these days, because it usually takes up an extra hour of my precious sleep time after the movie is over, and i don't hardly ever get anything from it except maybe a few minor laughs. with this, though, i could watch 10 extra hours of bonus footage and never tire of it.

i won't talk about the movie itself - if you haven't seen this, climb your sorry self from under your rock and watch it as soon as possible. i mean, come on, halloween is right around the corner, so you should be loading up on all the scary movies you can get your hands on. you can even borrow my old dvd copy (are you kidding, of course i am not getting rid of that one - it is full-frame!). i will be watching this as soon as i have nearly 4 hours of spare time to watch all of it at once. i can't wait!

the shins with vetiver @ the plex - 10/18/07

i attended a show at the plex in north charleston the other night that was quite excellent. vetiver was the name of the opening band. the shins were the headlining band. vetiver were a surprise opener to me, because the very day before the show, i found out that the lead singer of the band has worked and toured with a current favorite of mine, devendra banhart, in the past. so, i was very much looking forward to seeing him perform with his band. they did not disappoint. their set was comprised mostly of beautiful, slow-tempo songs. his voice is quite good, and the band are talented musicians. they are touring to support their second album, to find me gone. also, one member of the shins (the keyboard/guitar player, the blonde dude in the second picture below) joined them for a few tunes.


photo courtesy of james petit

the shins put on an excellent performance as well. i admit, i am not the biggest fan of the shins (my wife simply adores them, though), but i did thoroughly enjoy their show. it could have something to do with the fact that my wife and her best friend/cousin, mei-lan, were dancing excitedly the whole show, or maybe because the band just put on a really good show. the first 10 songs or so, i did not recognize, but i aimlessly grooved along to them. then they played new slang, which i first heard while watching the excellent movie garden state, and phantom limb, the first single from their latest album wincing the night away. great songs, even better live.


photo courtesy of james petit

they continued on, playing a few more that i sorta recognized. when they came out for the encore, they played a cover of pink floyd's breathe from dark side of the moon, complete with mini-laser light show, which blew the doors down. the place was packed, the crowd had a great time, i had a great time, and it seems that the bands also had a great time.

i could have done without the smoky atmosphere - i think i am getting too old for all of that second-hand smoke. now, if they can just pass the smoking ban in north charleston, as well, shows at the plex would be so much more enjoyable. anywho, if you get a chance to see either one of these bands, please do so. and listen to their music. as always, if you like it, support the artists and buy it legally. thanks for reading!

an acoustic hour with alice in chains

my friend, shane and i traveled to the house of blues last night to see an acoustic performance by alice in chains, billed as alice in chains, the acoustic hour: an intimate unplugged engagement. needless to say, we were both quite excited, for how often can you see an entire acoustic show from one of your favorite bands of all time? for me, this is my first opportunity.

The opening act, which also played an acoustic set, was called social ghost. while at first, i was not too keen on the music, as the show progressed, the band's excitement was contagious, and i ended up enjoying their set. check them out to see what you think.

when alice in chains came on stage, they brought with them a feel-good atmosphere, which transferred to the crowd immediately and added to everyone's already high spirits. all members were in top form. jerry cantrell played some great solos, missing a note occasionally, but each time laughing it off, as if to just say "oops!". i am sure nobody will be complaining. his voice was also sounding great. william duvall, who has become an official member of the band, taking over lead vocals, was excellent, hitting all of the notes, and sounding good doing it. mike inez and his bass were certainly excited to be there. the big smile didn't leave his face the whole show. sean kinney was, well, sean kinney - a totally sweet drummer.


photo courtesy of aliceinchains.com

they started the show with nutshell, from their ep jar of flies. after that i don't remember the exact order, but here are the other songs they performed in album order (i think i remember them all):

i can't remember and love, hate, love from facelift
brother and got me wrong from their acoustic ep sap
rooster, angry chair, down in a hole, and would from their album dirt
got me wrong and don't follow from jar of flies
heaven beside you and sludge factory from their self-titled album
killer is me which was performed on their 1996 mtv unplugged album

they also included two cover songs:
elton john's curtains from his 1975 album captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy
the who's squeeze box from their 1975 album the who by numbers

there were a few teasers, when they broke into the doors' love me two times and david bowie's ziggy stardust. those would have been excellent additions, had they kept going with them. the band invited about 50 people to come up on the side of the stage to watch the encore close-up. what an excellent gesture. from a band that has been around so long, they still appreciate their fans, and it certainly shows. many bands that i have seen live just come out, play their songs, and leave the stage. i really respect these guys.

anyways, i enjoyed the show immensely, and as a lucky bonus, i got a guitar pick that jerry cantrell tossed into the crowd. i will add that to my soon-to-be-created concert memorabilia scrapbook! seeing the band this happy playing together again has made me hopeful of new material in the near future. if you have a chance to see this small acoustic tour, please do yourself a favor and go. the band makes it well worth it.

i think i have a shoe problem

i have known about my shoe problem ...er... collection for some time now. you know, over the years, after your feet stop growing, and you take care of your shoes, and you are somewhat fashionably inclined (in your own mind), you amass a few pair a year. i knew i had a lot, but not an exact amount until the other day, when my cubemate at work, katie, said to me, "new shoes? it seems like you always have new shoes. how many do you have?". "i'm not sure", was my reply, so i counted them a day or so later. i was not quite shocked, but a bit surprised to find that i had somehow managed to collect 48 or so pair of shoes. and i am a dude, albeit a very fashionable one (again, in my own mind).

48 pair...holy cow.



now, my wife has quite a collection as well, but she is in the shoe business, so it makes sense. my friend nichols, another shoe fanatic, put it in perspective for me. "we just build our outfits from the bottom up, while everyone else builds from the top down." well said, madam!

my real collection had its humble beginnings while i was in high school, where i developed a love of converse. from there on out, i have just bought a pair here and there. basically, if i see a color that i really like, that is loud and bright, or just plain ol' sweet lookin', i buy 'em! chuck taylors, one stars, jack purcells, john varvatos-designed styles, ev pros. and they come from everywhere - marshall's, tj maxx, the converse outlet, shops in chicago and atlanta. i even found a very unique pair while we were vacationing in london a few years ago, that i have yet to wear, because they are so awesome, and i am worried i will mess 'em up (you can see them in the picture below, in the bottom row, third pair from the left). i have other brands, but converse outweighs the other brands by a long shot.



there are canvas, suede, corduroy, felt (yes, felt), even pleather. the above pictures show about half of the converse i own (don't want to take up too much space with pictures). i am proud of my collection, and i don't care if people at work think i am mental. what do they know? they only have 4 pair of shoes each! how on earth can you coordinate a sweet matching outfit with only 4 pair of shoes???

radiohead turns the tables on album format offerings

radiohead has always been an inventive band. each album they have released, from 1993's pablo honey to 2003's hail to the thief, has offered the listener something completely different from the last album, yet equally as listenable (my only exception here is 2000's kid a - no matter how many times i listen to it, halfway through, i forget i was listening to it - it just sounds like background music to me...).

with the next album, even though i haven't heard any of it yet, they are continuing with their innovative streak. the album, entitled in rainbows, is currently available for preorder in 2 formats: downloadable digital format and deluxe edition "discbox". why is that so innovative, you ask? well, they are allowing us, the consumer, to preorder (available oct. 10th) the downloadable digital format for whatever price we choose. yes, that means we can download it for free - straight from the source (after some research, it appears that a transaction fee may be tacked onto the final price - probably to those who specify a value of £0.00 - who could blame 'em?). now any self-respecting music lover that cherishes the bands they love, and respects them as artists, will not download it for free, but hey, the opportunity is there, approved by the band. pretty cool.

the other option, the "discbox", as it is called, will be released on or before december 3rd, and can be preordered for £40.00...what????? hang on, let's see, in u.s. dollars that would be...$81.74 as of today. but wait, let me explain further. at first, i thought this was just some insanely priced special edition cd/dvd set in a hard-bound box or something. upon further inspection, though, i realized that it is going to come with a load of cool stuff, such as the album on cd, a second cd with several extra new tracks, the vinyl version of the album (2 x 12") on heavyweight vinyl, lots of artwork, a lyric booklet, all presented in a beautiful hardback book. wow. i should also note that the digital download is included, so the consumer can still have the music in october when everyone else does. check out the picture below.


photo courtesy of http://www.inrainbows.com

i have added this to my christmas list already with a heavy hint that it should not be ignored (and if my wife is reading this - i really, really think this would be an excellent christmas present...really). i think we should all support this crazy idea, because it looks to be a win-win situation, whether you like to download your music or buy the physical album (i prefer the latter, obviously). yeah, radiohead!