Pinetop Seven: The Night's Bloom

Datarock: Datarock Datarock

Cocteau Twins: Victorialand

King Crimson: Red

Hrvatski: Swarm & Dither

Dean & Britta: Back Numbers

Prefuse 73: One Word Extinguisher

Modest Mouse: This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About

Patrick Wolf: Wind in the Wires

Morrissey: Live at Earl's Court

The New Pornographers: Mass Romantic

XTC: Drums and Wires

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Nocturama

!!!: Myth Takes

The Arcade Fire: Neon Bible

Wolf & Cub: Vessels
Amon Tobin: Foley Room

Tujiko Noriko: Solo

Panda Bear: Person Pitch

Audionom: Retrospektiv

Gruff Rhys: Candylion

Dälek: Abandoned Language

Trans Am: Sex Change

Field Music: Tones of Town

Soft Circle: Full Bloom

Deerhunter: Cryptograms

Arbouretum: Rites of Uncovering

Of Montreal: Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

Alexis Gideon: Welcome Song

Beirut: Lon Gisland EP

Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity

Kristin Hersh: Learn to Sing Like a Star

V/A: From Brussels With Love

Pere Ubu: The Modern Dance

The Paper Chase: Now You Are One of Us

Nine Inch Nails: Closer to God EP

Dj Drama & Lil Wayne: Dedication 2: Gangta Grillz

Okkervil River: Black Sheep Boy Appendix

Papercuts: Can't Go Back

Pop Levi: The Return to Form Black Magick Party

Shining: Grindstone

Vietnam: Vietnam

Rhys Chatham: A Crimson Grail (For 400 Electric Guitars)

Vieux Farka Touré: Vieux Farka Touré

Caetano Veloso: Cê

Xavier Rudd: Food in the Belly

The Streets: A Grand Don't Come for Free

Black Devil Disco Club: 28 After

Aesop Rock: All Day: Nike+ Original Run

Frida Hyvönen: Until Death Comes

Martha Wainwright: Martha Wainwright

Boards of Canada: Geogaddi

The Slits: Revenge of the Killer Slits EP

Klaxons: Myths of the Near Future

David Daniell: Coastal

The Thermals: The Body, the Blood, the Machine

Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music

Black Mountain: Black Mountain

Yesterday and today's listening

Dengue Fever: Escape From Dragon House

Will Oldham: Arise, Therefore

Scritti Politti: White Bread Black Beer

Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter: Like, Love, Lust and the Open Halls of the Soul

Lucinda Williams: West

The Postmarks: The Postmarks

Menomena: Friend and Foe

Today's listening

The Shins: Wincing the Night Away

Dosh: The Lost Take

Lily Allen: Alright, Still

Arab Strap: The Last Romance

Ladytron: 604

Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Talk Talk: Spirit of Eden

Today's listening

Chris and Cosey: Exotika

COIL: Moon's Milk (In Four Phases)

Edan: Beauty and the Beat

Björk: Homogenic

Today's listening

Rickie Lee Jones: The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard

Bloc Party: A Weekend in the City

Loney, Dear: Loney, Noir

Yoko Ono: Yes, I'm a Witch

Today's listening

Lou Reed: Berlin

Spoon: Telephono/Soft Effects

Magazine: Real Life

David Bowie: "Heroes"

Eyeball blogging

My eye doesn't seem to be much better today. Yesterday, my doctor still maintained that the inflammation is being caused by allergies. He gave me two more prescriptions. It still remains to be seen whether they will help.

Work tofay was an interesting challenge. I only wore a contact lens in my right eye because I need to be able to see my computer screen. It was somewhat disorienting at first, but I adjusted fairly quickly to having lopsided vision. Nonetheless, I started getting a headache towards the end of the day.

I just listened to old podcasts today. No albums. I'm going to do something 2006-in-review-ish soon but I haven't decided what. I think it will involve highlighting my favorite albums of the year, but no countdown.

Morning listening

Off to my doctor's appointment. Wish me luck.

Here's this morning's listening:

1. Michael Cashmore: Sleep England
2. Ludicra: Fex Urbis Lex Orbis
3. The Paper Chase: Now You Are One of Us
4. Phon: The Orm
5. Rope: Heresy, and Then Nothing But Tears
6. Christopher Willits: Surf Boundaries

"You ain't crazy; you ain't insane; it's just you got an eyeball in the center of your brain!"

Tomorrow I see the doctor because my left eye has been swollen for about two to three weeks.

I wonder if they can fit me with a glass eye that will closely match my distinctive shade of green. I understand they move around with the muscles just like the real thing. I do like the natural look, but maybe a novelty eye would be more up my alley:

Here's what I've been listening to:

1. Tim Hecker: Harmony in Ultraviolet
2. Lisa Gerrard: The Silver Tree
3. Blood Meridian: Kick Up the Dust
4. Califone: Roots & Crowns
5. Robert Pollard: Normal Happiness
6. The Be Good Tanyas: Hello Love
7. Luomo: Paper Tigers
8. Bert Jansch: The Black Swan

Envy

I have yet another reason to resent living in Phoenix.

Bonnie "Prince" Billy is touring in support of his new album, The Letting Go, which is easily one of the best albums of 2006 so far. Unfortunately, like most good acts, he will not be coming to Phoenix. San Francisco gets not one, but two shows: October 30th and 31st. MD and The Bear, to be sure, will attend at least one. I will be green with envy.

Here is what I've been listening to:

1. The Gothic Archies: The Tragic Treasury: Songs From a Series of Unfortunate Events
2. Bob Dylan: Modern Times
3. Ali Farka Touré: Savane
4. Oh No! Oh My!: Oh No! Oh My!
5. Cold War Kids: Robbers & Cowards