"Look at all his music post thingies." --My High School Drama Teacher
Q: How many kids with ADD does it take to change a light bulb?
A: You guys wanna go ride bikes?
MP3's
Ok, MP3's on this blog (designated by the links that seem like maybe they're songs) are for sampling purposes. So, if you like something you find on this site go buy some stuff by that artist. Go see a show.
If you're not happy that I put an MP3 up on this blog, just email me to take it down and it'll be down.
All MP3's are up for 10 days. Or when I remember to get take them down.
If you want to email me to say hi, ask me to take something down, ask me to put something up (i.e. bands wanting me to check out their music), or anything else, email me at aodblog@gmail.com. You can remember it because it's the Appetite FOr Distraction blog!"But James, you say, why isn't it afdblog?" The answer is, of course, I didn't pay attention to the letters in the initials of my blog. Le sigh.
So I'm listening to all my Against Me! albums today because I've been thinking a lot about Tom Gabel, the lead singer's announcement that he is transgender and will be living his life with his wife as a woman named Laura Jane Grace. I'm not sure if it'll be Laura Jane Grace Gabel or not, but either way, it's such a strong and brave move on her part. I was listening to the last song on their album New Wave, "The Ocean" and heard this lyric:
"If I could have chosen, I would have been born a woman.
My mother once told me she would have named me Laura.
I would grow up to be strong and beautiful like her."
Which is lovely and relatable and now has a whole added context. Tom Gabel's wikipedia page talks about this and goes on to say that Against Me! has a new song called "Transgender Dysphoria Blues".
So, go listen to some Against Me! and celebrate this brave individual.
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