i may be a bird in a cage but at least it's your cage

i just finished nothing feels good by andy greenwald, and i really enjoyed it. it's about the evolution of emo from the dc hardcore scene through dashboard confessional (with a heavy focus on dashboard). and rob sheffield has a new book that i haven't read yet, but i loved love is a mix tape so much that i can't imagine it won't be awesome. it's called talking to girls about duran duran.

favorite album of the year is either shira's my heart is full of lightning or los campesinos' romance is boring. although if eps count, then it's definitely damion suomi's needs a little water. he's in the studio recording what is already my most anticipated album of 2011 right now! yay! you would probably like him, i think- we've dubbed him folk punk, and he was far and away the best live show i saw this year.