This blog has become a bore...

At one time it was an expression of things I'd been thinking about and dealing with and now it seems it's mostly just a monthly update of what I'm doing with my life. So in the near future I hope to write more thought-out and meaningful posts. If only for myself.

Biology of Belief

I'm almost finished with one of the most mind-blowing books I've ever read. It's called Why God Won't Go Away and it's about the science of what goes on in our brains as related to myth, ritual, and spiritual experience. It's challenging and offers no black and white answers as to what it all means but I would highly recommend it if you're curious about the mind as it relates to spirituality. Check it out here.

Need to finish Dune as well so I can watch the movie. Depending on how it ends I may or may not read the entire trilogy but so far so good.

Trying to read more and watch less television lately. Remembering that prayer is important.

My House Smells

So a friend of mine let me know he was not too pleased with the infrequency of posts here... What's going on? Finished recording our album in Atlanta. Waiting on mixing and mastering. It'll probably come out early September.

Girlfriend in the picture these days...a sweetheart named Carra. Maybe if you're lucky enough you'll meet her.

Tour coming up the last two weeks of June with a band from Alabama called The Bridges who just recorded an album with Matthew Sweet. How cool is that?

Payin' the bills and listening to more country music than ever before. There is a legit new station here in Dallas now called Lonestar that plays Son Volt, Cash, Wilco, Waylon, Whiskeytown, Slaid Cleaves, Willie, etc... I love it. I actually listen to the radio now.

New Music

So I started listening to Charlotte Gainsbourg's new album called 5:55 and it is freaking AMAZING. You probably recognize her from movies like The Science of Sleep and 21 Grams but she's also the daughter of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. Which means she's both gorgeous and talented. Air did the music; Jarvis Cocker, Neil Hannon, and Gainsbourg wrote the lyrics; and it was produced by Nigel Godrich. You can stream it on her myspace here.

ALSO, there are a few new songs on my myspace. One is a cover of Bob Dylan's "Girl From the North Country" and the other is a nonsense freakout under the name Side Hug. Listen here. Word!

This is me leaving...

We head to Atlanta tomorrow morning for about a month of hanging out in the studio and making a record. Going to try and post video podcats. Or something like that. See ya later.