Timbuk2 Messenger Bag

I'm LOVING my new messenger bag from Timbuk2.  From the website to the ordering process to the bag itself, it was a great experience.  The bag is high quality and durable with lots of flexibility.  Some of the compartments are detachable too, which is convenient. The one thing I'd change is that I'd like a handle on top so it can be carried without using the shoulder strap. In fact, it looks from the site like it's supposed to have one, but mine doesn't.  Overall though, I fully recommend Timbuk2, and this bag specifically (the D-Lux Laptop Messenger Bag).

James Taylor Guitar Lessons

Ever wish you could sit down with James Taylor and have him show you how he plays Country Road?  Here's your chance.  He's launched a series of online guitar lessons that make incredible use of video technology.  It's as close as I can imagine most of us would ever get to an actual one-on-one lesson with the man himself.  It features in-the-guitar-looking-out camera angles, as well as thoughtful explanations.  Happy picking!  And be sure to visit his site for larger, high quality versions.

First Aid Kit - new album

The new album from The First Aid Kit is the latest obsession I can't seem to stop listening to. I first heard about them in a Rolling Stone review.  They sound like a less foreboding Emmylou Harris while their voices carry the narrative, silky quality of Mama Cass on "Make Your Own Kind of Music."


And in a nice lyrical nod to some of their roots, they sing...
I'll be your Emmylou and I'll be your June,
if you'll be my Gram and my Johnny, too,
just sing little darlin' sing with me...


visit 'em at thisisfirstaidkit.com