Random Thoughts While Suffering from a Cold in the Middle of the Night

• On first listen, Nine Inch Nails' new release, Ghosts I-IV, is everything I like about Reznor's music with none of the stuff I dislike.  Call me a sucker for all-instrumentals.
• I really enjoyed Once, in part because it was a fascinating examination of musicians and their lives and in part because I've been to Dublin on a few occasions and remembered all the places where the movie was shot and I kept saying, "Hey, look, it's St. Stephen's Green!" until everyone around me was rolling their eyes.
• What do you think about a religion centered around Lee "Scratch" Perry?
• Portishead and Nick Cave to release albums in the next month or so.  Cave's will be stellar, no doubt, but who the hell knows about Portishead.  I mean, it's been 10 years--and they'd only ever released two studio albums to begin with.  We'll see how the new one holds up.  Oh, and My Bloody Valentine releasing a new album after about 20 years or so.  Interesting year music-wise, to be sure.