@bibliata Content is king; you're right. But packaging can keep people from sticking around to see it. Looking for both, really. #ourCOG

@JohnUpChurch Design? Really? Content is everything: http://ourcog.org/ #ourCOG

These pictures were taken by Karisa.

Without question, Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs”, the Canadian outfit’s 3rd studio release, is the most wonder-filled, enchanted release of 2010.  I’ve loved Arcade Fire since the first time I heard them–the bright-eyed sounds of innocence brushing up against death in their debut, the apocalyptic giddiness of their underrated “Neon Bible.”  But as a sonic whole, […]

Next, I loved the yet under appreciated debut of Daniel Lanois’ new band, Black Dub.  I have been a fan of Lanois for years, best known as a producer for the likes of U2, Emmylou Harris and Bob Dylan.  His solo records have been sporadic in light of his other creative pursuits, but generally beautiful. […]

I’m not sure if you will find it a fun excursion or a useless diversion for me to ramble on about the music and films I have loved in 2010.  At the risk of you telling me to get back to preaching, the truth is I have an almost obsessive compulsive instinct to document everything […]