http://www.somrod.com/blog An unpolluted mind with a supreme idea is the greatest weapon. Only time will tell if you are adequately armed. Sat, 03 May 2008 03:45:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There must be something wrong with my shuffle. It's not random enough anymore. Every morning, my iPhone is playing the same group of songs. Coincidentally, two of those songs are 'Every Day Is Exactly The Same' by Nine Inch Nails, and 'My Iron Lung' by Radiohead. I love both songs, and ... http://www.somrod.com/blog/archives/234 April 17, 2003 is a day that will go down in infamy. It was the day that the Somrod spark began. The night before, an unsolicited and semi-flirtatious e-mail was sent, armed with a closet Star Wars fan comment. The next day, the email recipient was curious enough to log into ... http://www.somrod.com/blog/archives/233 Just in case you don't have all of the Somrod content tagged , be sure to click over to Magic Junk Radio to read about (and vote for): ‘Nude’ Remixed: M.Sahm Vs. S.Rod http://www.somrod.com/blog/archives/232 Everyone has a band or singer-songwriter who spans a generation with them; the artist whose career runs through peaks and valleys along with your life. For me, that artist has been Nine Inch Nails. I discovered the music of NIN as a sophomore in high school in 1991. A girl I ... http://www.somrod.com/blog/archives/226 Recap: I had spinal fusion of the L4-L5-S1 vertebrae back in August of 2007 to correct a congenital condition called Isthmic Spondylolisthesis. I was in the hospital for six days, out of work for eight weeks and in a back brace for six months. You can read about that here ... http://www.somrod.com/blog/archives/224 Mark & I would like to extend a great big THANK YOU to the host of the B-Sides Concept Album show - Josh Hathaway, who was gracious enough to invite us on his program last night. We had an absolute blast. If you didn't have a chance to check ... http://www.somrod.com/blog/archives/229 Yes, believe it or not, M.Sahm & S.Rod have been invited to discuss their podcast Magic Junk Radio tonight, March 13, at 10pm EST on the B-Sides Concept Album radio show, hosted by BC Magazine and BlogTalkRadio. Here is the direct link to the show's page. At the BSCA page, once ... http://www.somrod.com/blog/archives/228 No, there will be no M.Rod or S.Sahm, but rather a merging of the two. From today on, MagicJunk.com will become Somrod.com. I had started Magic Junk back in 2000, well before I met the lovely Ms. S.Rod. So it was only natural for the site to evolve into something more ... http://www.somrod.com/blog/archives/200 Up from the cauldrons of spinal regeneration, moldy basements and long commuting jobs, it has been confirmed that the rumblings of a new episode of Magic Junk Radio are indeed true. It's been a long time, far too long for most to maintain a commitment to a pet project. But after ... http://www.somrod.com/blog/archives/225 It’s Valentine’s Day… again! Usually, I've had a sort of love/hate feeling about the day in general. Well, hate is a strong word— let's just say dislike or even indifferent. But today, I’m going to shed my negative ideas and embrace the love. Yes, love: how corny is that? Anyway, I ... http://www.somrod.com/blog/archives/222