Novice Nation Album

Corbin's godfather has a band, Novice Nation, and John and I did the artwork for their new album. I did photos and John did all the other design work. You'll have to buy the actual album to see the rest of the way-cool packaging complete with a mini-vinyl looking disc, but you can check out their music on lala, buy their album at DFJams, or stalk them via their myspace or facebook fan page.

Newborn Gown from a Band Tee

My sister-in-law just had a baby girl. I made the baby a sleeping gown out of a shirt from the mama's favorite band, Showbread. It was super simple, and I found the pattern over at This Mama Makes Stuff. I added an extra band of about two inches to the bottom after I cut out the pattern because it just didn't seem long enough. The project was a success, and my sister-in-law loved it. I'm sure baby will, too. :)

I Love Pandora

Pandora is the perfect solution for people like me. People who have a love of music, but don't have the time to explore what new things the world of song and sound has to offer. Also, you can follow Chris' blog; he's got fantastic media focused updates that allow me to feel like I'm aware of what's going on around me in a musical sense.

I've been on a bit of a Glen Hansard binge... can't get enough of him. Ever since I saw Once sometime last year I've been quite in love. Immediately bought the soundtrack, which I think is one of the best film soundtracks I've ever heard, and have listened to it manymanymany times since then. So lately I've been listening to The Frames radio on Pandora... and having a great happy spirit because of it. Not because the music is necessarily happy... it's not. It's just good. The Frames, Louis, Band of Horses... etcetera. Do you use Pandora? If you don't, you probably should be.

Danger Mouse + Sparklehorse + David Lynch = awesome.

Check it out. Please. It'll make your day better. That is, if you like good music and stuff. NPR has it.

http://tinyurl.com/qa5n88