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Yours Truly On The DL
So Mr. Editor wasn't in the mood to be on this rock spanking internet show-thing, but yours truly took the bait. The DL on AOL. See you think it stands for down low -- but it stands for downloaded. The internet can be clever and quick on its toes that way. Ah, that AOL. Their music channel is called Spinner and the DL is one of five links they have to different music reviews and music news.
So when will these magical segments air, well who knows, but I got to spend some quality one-on-one time with Sara Schaefer and Mark from Music for Robots and basically we made snarky blogger comments about pop culture (KFed, I know you're out there) and some of the worst music has to offer right now (uhm Pete Wentz, catch quick!)
Sara is also doing stand-up Thursday night at the Upright Citizen's Brigade. She goes on at 8pm, which is perfect because you know you were headed there anyway for Human Giant and now you just got a head jump on the crowd.
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