newish music from newish bands that i think you won't hate (and might even like)

modern day mamas & papas meet 21st century seattle:
track: resevoir park
band: the dutchess & the duke
album: she's the dutchess, he's the duke

fun & adorably voiced:
track: "cool yourself"
band: thao
album: know better learn faster

minimalist sexy electronica:
track: "recurring"
band: bonobo
album: days to come

70s folk influenced rock n rollers:
track: "roscoe"
band: midlake
album: trials of van occupanther

stupid captchas

we've all seen them before. the eerie font, the strange disconnected two words. this is for security purposes. type the words you see in the box below. capitalization is not necessary. then, because the font is so obscured, we've typed in the wrong words and are asked to try again. damn it! why, captcha, why??

who are these captchas anyway, and what's their real purpose? are they just futile web riddles that we are all encouraged to figure out for no real reason? i think so, but i'm not sure. please tell me your thoughts by typing these two words in the box below. HeLLa StUpiD.