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Wednesday Aug 27, 2008

Hello everyone! I hope this post finds you well. I have been super busy these last few weeks on all thing JavaFX and have been either in meetings or heads down plugging through a very long list of things I need to do. Last week I had the amazing opportunity to record a podcast with Eric Klein and James Gosling. We talked all things Java and we found out some very cool information from James. You can listen to this episode and all episodes here. Ok...back to the subject at hand. Music is definitely keeping me sane through all of this hecticness and I have been listening to LOTS. I thought I would once again feature a list of artists and bands who have been filling my days with sweet sounds so far this week:

1. Greg Laswell - Three Flights from Alto Nido and Through Toledo (I have been lovin' me some Greg Laswell lately!)

2. Jeff Buckley - Grace (I adore Jeff Buckley...sad that we lost him way too soon and Grace is just one of those albums that will never grow old)

3. Travis - Something Anything (from their forthcoming album, Ode to J.Smith... cannot wait for the new album to come out)

4. Radiohead - In Rainbows (they were at the Outside Lands Music Festival last weekend in San Francisco and they just blew up the place!)

5. Chris Bell - I Am the Cosmos (another loss way too soon and altho this album was mostly written in 1974 (but wasn't published until 1992, I still think it sounds absolutely modern)

6. Ryan Adams - Love is Hell, Pt. 1 and 2 (I am pretty much a fan of anything Mr. Adams does)

7. Stereophonics - Language. S*x. Violence. Other? - (they are hitting San Francisco next month..I can not wait to rock out with them..its been way too long!)

8. M.I.A. - Kala (when I want to get funky)

9. David Bowie - Best of Bowie (I have been rocking our to Suffragette City...man, do I love that song!)

10. Minibar - Desert After Rain (what list is complete without some love for my Minibar boys...this album is always in heavy rotation)

In other exciting news, Pete is in the studio recording a new album! Earlier this summer, PY was in Salem, Oregon recording an album with the ever incredible Frank Black (yes, that Frank Black of Pixies) and is now currently in the studio in Omaha, Nebraska working on his new album (with Bright Eyes guru Mike Mogis). In a blog post earlier this week, his myspace said "stay tuned for more updates and NEW EXPLORATIONS IN MUSIC coming soon!" That last bit makes me super stoked to see what he has in store for us!

One more thing before I sign off..make sure to head over to Heidi's blog to see what yummy recipe she has for us this week...she never tells me what they are, but am always pleasantly surprised with what she picked!! So far, with what I have made, they are all A+!

Ok..I am off to conquer more of my to do's... enjoy your day!