The compact version of my regular blog, Bowlful of Crickets, including abstracts from there, the tunes I play on Blip.fm, and the occasional re-blog of some of the fine people using Tumblr.Tumblr (3.0; @timv)http://timv.tumblr.com/<a href="http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2009/08/26/the-2008-timmy-awards/">The 2008 Timmy Awards!</a>: <p>It should come as little surprise, based on how seldom I update this blog, that it took me soooo long to complete my 2008 Top 50 albums list. Well, it’s done.</p> <p><a href="http://www.vasilcastle.com/timmys/2008.htm">…</a></p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/172428003http://timv.tumblr.com/post/172428003Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:15:01 -0500<a href="http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2009/07/20/reviews-pitchfork-food-and-the-flaming-lips/">Reviews: Pitchfork Food and The Flaming Lips</a>: <p>I wrote two reviews for <a href="http://pitchforkmusicfestivalblog.windycitizen.com/">WindyCitizen’s Pitchfork blog</a>: one on the <a href="http://pitchforkmusicfestivalblog.windycitizen.com/2009/07/20/biodegradable-pitchfork">food at the ‘Fork</a>, and the other on the <a href="http://pitchforkmusicfestivalblog.windycitizen.com/2009/07/20/flaming-lips-end-pitchfork-blast">Flaming Lips’ set</a> that closed the event. Check them out if you are so inclined.</p> <p>My…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/145523640http://timv.tumblr.com/post/145523640Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:16:12 -0500<a href="http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2009/07/18/pitchfork-music-festival-09-day-one/">Pitchfork Music Festival ‘09, Day One</a>: <p>I’m covering food at the ‘Fork for the fine people at <a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/">WindyCitizen’s</a> <a href="http://pitchforkmusicfestivalblog.windycitizen.com/">Pitchfork Music Festival Blog</a> (article should be there on Monday), but thought I’d share some more detailed thoughts here.</p> <p>…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/144182093http://timv.tumblr.com/post/144182093Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:24:46 -0500<a href="http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2009/07/17/whats-worse-than-yo-yo-dieting/">What’s worse than yo-yo dieting?</a>: <p>Yo-yo blogging, of course. I’m alive and well, hoping to get back on the writing horse. Still finishing up my 2008 best-of, it’s pretty much my white whale now. Doing tweets and blog posts for the…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/143603300http://timv.tumblr.com/post/143603300Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:23:07 -0500<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j3qi">listening to "freedy_johnston_bad_reputation - "</a>: <p>nice @evablue, haven’t heard this one in years, thanks for reminding me of this great tune.</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69720071http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69720071Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:49:19 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j3mm">listening to "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight - Tommy Boyce </a>: <p>They wrote a lot of the Monkees tunes, kept this for themselves…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69718491http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69718491Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:34:18 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j3lh">listening to "Fox on the Run - Dondero High School"</a>: <p>These kids are alright…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69718051http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69718051Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:30:07 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j3j5">listening to "You're All I Need To Get By (ft. Wale) - Mark Ronson"</a>: <p>cover of a cover…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69717295http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69717295Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:23:20 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j3g7">listening to "Life Is A Highway (1992) - Tom Cochrane"</a>: <p>a guilty pleasure…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69716407http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69716407Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:14:33 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j3f1">listening to "Oxford Comma (Daytrotter Session - 22 October 2007) - Vampire Weekend"</a>: <p>Overrated maybe, but still a fun listen. Here’s the Daytrotter version…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69715965http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69715965Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:11:01 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j3ec">listening to "Wedding Bell Blues - The 5th Dimension"</a>: <p>Digging Laura Nyro as a songwriter these days…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69715647http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69715647Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:08:51 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j37g">listening to "Let Me Clear My Throat - DJ Kool"</a>: <p>Keep making noise (as I type that, one of our new kittens starts meowing like crazy)</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69712806http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69712806Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:48:43 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j36v">listening to "Let Me Clear My Throat - DJ Kool"</a>: <p>Keep making noice (I type as one of our new kittens starts meowing like nuts)</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69712606http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69712606Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:47:23 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j362">listening to "Feels Good - Tony! Toni! Tone!"</a>: <p>Heard this in the car today- sounded as good as it sounded dated, which is very much…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69712044http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69712044Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:43:18 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j34t">listening to "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted - Southside Johnny"</a>: <p>Great song, no matter who does it- this version is new to me…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69711608http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69711608Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:39:12 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j335">listening to "Take 5 - Northside"</a>: <p>One of my fave tracks of this era of Britpop….</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69710882http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69710882Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:34:09 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j31s">listening to "Rise (Public Image Ltd cover) (BL Rewind 2) - We Were The States"</a>: <p>Not enough PiL covers out there…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69710486http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69710486Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:30:35 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j314">listening to "Borrowed Time - Paper Cuts"</a>: <p>For @SuperNitendoChalmers, wishing his beloved Chargers luck tomorrow- Borrowed Time is his catch phrase for the playoffs.</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69710308http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69710308Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:28:58 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1j2wj">listening to "Nothing Ever Happened - Deerhunter"</a>: <p>Hey blipsters, been away working on my top 50 list, coming grammy weekend…this band will be in the mix…</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69709171http://timv.tumblr.com/post/69709171Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:19:11 -0600<a href="http://blip.fm/~1dj2c">listening to "Times Like These - Glen Campbell"</a>: <p>Nice cover by ol’ Glen</p>http://timv.tumblr.com/post/67759735http://timv.tumblr.com/post/67759735Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:55:59 -0600