Category Archives: Music

A Music Update

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Jason

Still spinning copious amounts of Old Crow and the Avett Brothers. I’m stoked to hear that Old Crow will release a new album in September. You can stream the great first single, “Caroline”, from their MySpace page. I’m still hoping … Continue reading →

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MyPod: Viva la Vida

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Jason

The likeliest disc to receive my annual “Album of the Year” title for 2008 just dropped this morning. Coldplay’s Viva la Vida sounds like their strongest effort to date, at least at first blush. Whereas X&Y plodded in some places, … Continue reading →

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Media Roundup, June ’08

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Jason

I haven’t done a books / music / movies post lately, so here are my random thoughts about my latest media consumption. BooksI read two books last week: William P. Young’s The Shack and Three Nights in August by Buzz … Continue reading →

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American Idol: Final Performances

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Jason

Live blogging the AI final performance. Weird, cheesy boxing intro. Although I like the Rocky theme music. All right, enough with the boxing theme. It’s a bit of overkill, don’t you think? We get it. They’re going to duke it … Continue reading →

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American Idol: Final 3

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Jason

Last night’s Final 3 episode was pretty strong, in my opinion. Round 1: I think all three performers really shined here. The judges picked out some great songs; I especially liked Billy Joel’s “And So It Goes” for David A. … Continue reading →

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A Week’s Worth Condensed Into One Post

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Jason

I should probably go ahead and let you know that things will probably be pretty boring here at Already & Not Yet this week. I’m planning on taking some vacation time and it’s doubtful that the blog will receive much … Continue reading →

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American Idol: Top 5

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Jason

All right, first of all, I have no idea what Paula was talking about. I don’t know how you get so mixed up that you think Jason sang twice. Neil Diamond? Who comes up with these themes? Could we find … Continue reading →

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American Idol: Top 6

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Jason

Tonight I’m going to do a little live-blogging experiment with my AI post. Here goes: I don’t think I’m going to like Andrew Lloyd Weber night. Not my kind of stuff. I’m betting I’m not alone on this. Syesha: She’ll … Continue reading →

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Hard to Get

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Jason

Tonight, I was able to spend some time listening to some old Rich Mullins songs. Most people are familiar with Mullins as the guy who sang “Awesome God” and “Step by Step”. But my personal favorite is “Hard to Get”, … Continue reading →

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American Idol: Top 7

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Jason

I don’t know who’s picking these themes, but somebody needs to intervene. Mariah Carey? Seriously? (While I’m at it, we finally got around to watching Idol Gives Back the other night. Great show, loved the message, but who lined up … Continue reading →

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