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db clay - Wallet Sale

(pictured is the Faith on Juniper wallet.)

db clay is having a 50% their version 3 collection sale. Get a really nice new wallet for only $20 dollars (that includes free first class shipping.) Use the coupon code “VERSION350” to receive the discount. I also like them because of their use of Tope which is their “custom engineered and eco friendly textile.”

(via The Bargainist)

This Weeks Releases - 7-08-08

(Here are this weeks releases. I haven’t HEARD all of these, but these are the ones I’m interested in. If they have a STAR by them, it means I’ve heard it and I like it.)

CDS:

Abe Vigoda: Skeleton *
Albert Hammond Jr.: Como Te Llama? *
Architecture in Helsinki: Like It Or Not EP
Beck: Modern Guilt *
MC5: Kick Out the Jams (remastered)
Parts & Labor: Escapers Two: Grind Pop EP
Ratatat: LP3
Ron Sexsmith: Exit Strategy of the Soul
Saul Williams: The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust
Son Ambulance: Someone Else’s déjà vu

Subpop Singles Club - Is Back!

When I was in highschool I subscribed to the Subpop Singles Club mainly because I wanted The Anniversary / Superdrag split. I got many gems during that time. Death Cab for Cutie, etc…

They stopped doing it and now they’re BACK new and improved for one year only.

Here is all you need to know about the club. It’s going for one year only and there are a lot of new additions.

Hospital Ships

Hospital Ships a project of Jordan from Minus Story. I’m VERY excited that I got to hear this today (via Stereogum) The album Oh, Ramona will be out 10/21 via Graveface.

Listen to:

Hospital Ships - I Want To Get Out (MP3)
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AT&T - If You Move Your Home Service

So I had AT&T DSL + a Home Phone line in Los Angeles and when I moved to San Francisco I figured I’d just call to have them move my service so it’d be easy and done. (I kind of got screwed by them not telling me all the facts…)

Well it was easy. They gave me a new 415 number, they had it turned on the day I arrived. All I had to do was plug in my current modem, phone, and I was all setup like I was before.

The Kicker: To start the phone line up in San Francisco I was charged an undisclosed $40 dollar fee. Sure I’ll pay it, it’s what everyone has to pay. Here’s where I wasn’t happy and why I’m passing along this info.

When you move, they setup a brand new account for you in the new city and move over all your info (name, billing, etc) to make it easier. What they don’t tell you is that you can just cancel your account (if you aren’t in a contract,) start over, and go online to get whatever online promotion they have at the time. So if they would have let me know that I would be sitting here with $100 dollars cash back (to help pay for the $40 fee) and a new modem (according to the current promo). The only thing you’d lose if you canceled is your sbcglobal email address (which I never used).

So the moral of the story is always ask a lot of questions and get the name of the person you’re dealing with if this happens you can call them nicely and be like WTF.

So I just wanted to let those out there know about this! The end.

For Now..

I won’t be “blogging” again till San Francisco which I am packing up the truck for tomorrow. I will really miss Los Angeles, it’s been a really good 5 years.

This song has nothing to do with anything, but I really like it right now.

Shocking Pinks - This Aching Deal

It’s fun to think of the record you’re into right before you move. When I moved to Boston it was Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker.

Alright.