Stephen Mejias

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Regular readers of this blog have noticed that I am hard up for some loving. I'm aware of this because a few regular readers have actually mentioned it to me. (Hi, mom!) I mean, shit, casual readers only have to scan the first few posts on this page to realize that "it's been a long time for me."

In this">http://www.newsweek.com/id/201742">this excellent article, Seth Colter Walls discusses Sonic Youth's new album, ponders the band's place in the history of rock music, and challenges the worlds of mainstream art and politics.

The July issue of Stereophile (which you should totally get a hold of; steal it, if you have to) includes Robert">http://blog.stereophile.com/musicroom/robertbaird/">Robert Baird's interview with Sonic Youth. Robert visited the band at their studio, Echo Canyon West, in Hoboken, NJ. I wish I could have been there. I would've laid right down on that floor and soaked it all up.

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And then I just sort of couldn't help myself. I mean, maybe you've been in a situation like this, too. I don't know. It was kind of just hanging there, waiting to happen. I know we had only just met&#151I hope you don't think less of me because of this&#151but I really think the time was right.

I know, I know. Things were going pretty fast, but it all felt so natural and neither one of us wanted it to stop. When it all got a bit too heated, we slowly moved on to the couch.