Well First Off

Welcome to my blog. I'm doing this to talk business, and as a supplement to my summer radio show which will be starting in a couple weeks. I will post the day/time as soon as I know when it is.

My name is Alexandra, my friends call me Ali, my dad calls me Sasha. I am a music business major at Umass Lowell and my instrument is voice. I love to write and you can read my blog for that if you click here. I also enjoy photography: This is the link to my flickr.

I hate music journalism. Well, I don't hate it. But I don't like the idea of swaying people's opinions about music one way or the other. We should all decide if we like something, and then read its reviews.

Alright, down to business. Today is the 12th of May and on Thursday, Chin Up Chin Up will be playing their last show on Thursday. This is sad news to me because I think they are super great. That is them in the picture above. They are a Chicago indie-rock group in the same vein as a lot of 90's emo.

On the subject of the breakup (stolen from pitchfork):
"I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we really had intentions to keep making music together for an infinite amount of time, but just as this band began in a natural way it is naturally coming to an end. Thank you to the hundreds of people who have helped us along the way, we have been truly lucky, and as cliché as it may sound, we could not have done any of this without you."


They have three full lengths, all of which are fantastic. I highly suggest you check them out if you haven't before. Here is the Lowdown:

Selftitled/really long ep

01. Collide the Tide
02. Fuck You, Elton John
03. For All the Tanning Salons in Texas
04. The Soccer Mom Gets Her Fix
05. I'm Not Asking For A Tennis Bracelet
06. Pillage The Village
07. We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers [Stephen Snydacker Mix]
08. Falconz and Vulcanz [Acoustic Relapse]
09. The Architect Has a Gun [Ronald Simmons/Gene McDonald Mix]
00. We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers [Video]

This Harness Can't Ride Anything (Sophmore Album)

01. This Harness Can't Ride Anything
02. Water Planes In Snow
03. We've Got To Keep Running
04. Islands Sink
05. Mansioned
06. I Need A Friend With A Boat
07. Blankets Like Beavers
08. Landlocked Lifeguards
09. Stolen Mountains
10. Trophies For Hire

We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers

1. Why Is My Sleeping Bag a Ghetto Muppet?
2. We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers
3. Falcons and Vulcans
4. Virginia, Don't Drown
5. Collide the Tide
6. I Hope for Tumbleweeds
7. The Architect Has a Gun
8. Get Me Off This Fucking Island
9. I'll Be Your Avalanche
10. All My Hammocks Are Dying