What . . .1 Feb 2007

. . . I've been listening to:

• Arthur Russell, Calling Out of Context

  :: A disco cellist that I found out about on Sasha Frere Jones' blog.

• TV On The Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain
• My Morning Jacket, Okonokos
• Human Television, Look At Who You're Talking To

  :: Ever watch that show New York Noise on WNYE?

• Boston, Boston

  :: The best one-off by a band ever.

. . . I've been reading:

• The Theory of Almost Everything, by Robert Oerter

  :: Einstein's Theory of Relativity explains gravity. This is the closest they've come to explaining everything else. (At least until they figure out why it doesn't.)

. . . I've been watching:

• The Wire, Seasons 1 through 3, in rapid succession

  :: We watched 37 episodes in 29 days. It's that good.