My friend Joe told me to post this picture in honor of my birthday. It’s me (left) and him (right) posing last year with the best bus in all of Chicago.

Before I get started with the birthday news, let me just say that I had no idea that I shared birthdays with Colin from Radiohead. I swear my parents didn’t plan it or anything. But yeah, my birthday was pretty laid back. I ate at my favorite chinese buffet with some close friends and then drove to Louisville to buy a couple albums. I bought The Unicorns album on CD and Funeral and In the Aeroplane Over the Sea on vinyl. Before you ask, I still don’t have a record player. I think it’s time for me to give in and hit up eBay.

As Nathaniel has told me approximately a thousand times over the past week, today is “We Are Scientists Day.” The reason being that the Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt single comes out in the UK today. They were interviewed for MTV2, so look for that to be featured on whatever program profiles the best music ever in the world. Oh, don’t forget that they’ll be appearing at Reading 2005 Fest over in merry old England. Any of you Brits want to try to take photos for me?

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah had this to say to Pitchfork: “I’ve heard the Talking Heads before. That’s that band from the 80s, right?” I don’t think he’s joking, either.

Stream The Shins live on Minnesota Public Radio in RM format. I’m going to try to turn this into an mp3 very soon. I know I say that all the time, but there’s something in here that’s a real keeper, and I’m pretty sure that you’ll know what I’m talking about in the first minute and a half (hint: can you say “Hot for Teacher?”) Also, they share some info about the new album, so it’s a double whammy!

So I was over at the Weezernation Forums and someone posted a link to a video and asked “what band is playing in this song?” Well, much to my surprise, it was the fabled HP ad that featured The Decemberists song 16 Military Wives. I really wish this had been given the go-ahead.
MOV: HP Decemberists Ad

Looks like the trailer for Elizabethtown is available for your viewing pleasure. This is noteworthy for the simple fact that I live in Elizabethtown, KY (they filmed a bunch here and kinda..named the movie after us) and go to school in Lexington, KY (they filmed even more there). Oh, and one of my good friends is a reoccuring extra in the movie. Dang, I’m so tied to this flick. It better not be terrible. (via Caps and Spelling and RS)

Surely NASA can find something better to do with their time?