P.S. I'll write back when I care.

brian sutherland, a piscean, 1981, of hoffman estates, illinois, by the graces of nine months-- post-coitus.

a being, call it "myself":

i like to say that the people i find interest in are ones that can be distinguished in one way or another from the "whole." with that in mind, i like to consider myself distinguished as well.

music is me, pretty much. i listen to lots of genres of music, though post-hardcore is, and has been, my passion for the past few years.

i write. i used to have a column for the local major daily newspaper in the area, called "Daily Herald" (until they stopped paying me. bastards!), and i write creatively, also. years ago, i was highlighted as the featured author in my former high school's literary magazine, probably the second proudest moment of my high school career. the most prideful moment was having a play an original play written by me produced at my high school, called "the spontaneity in organized crime."
it's a comedy about a family accosted by a rookie hitman, who has mistakenly chosen the wrong house, literally, the commentary inbetween, and the realism that follows. themes include: the role of fate on our lives, the measures people will take to become rich, living without a friend... i also write plenty of poetry, and bunches of short stories, too.

.me (plural).

i can't explain why, but months ago, i met a wonderful woman who, ironically, lived right down the street from me for ten years. erika has been the driving force in the pumping of blood in my heart for quite some time, now, and, though we are distanced during the school year, i still feel incredibly attracted to her, and i'm not embarassed to say that i am in love with her. she is a wonderful person.

i don't believe that there's someone out there for everyone. first of all, that's not practical. there's a majority of sexes (women outnumber men in the world), and some people are homosexual, splintering the split of sexes. anyway, maybe, there is someone out there that is/would be happy with me. for now, i will imagine such truth.

i am a second-year communication major at loyola university chicago.

.emo.

i listen to, in no particular order: Cap'N Jazz, Christie Front Drive, grey a.m., Geneva, Gods Reflex, Hum, Jimmy Eat World, Joan of Arc, Karate, Knapsack, Mineral, A Minor Forest, Muler, Nocando, Notaword, Nymb, The Promise Ring, Rainer Maria, Red House Painters, Samiam, Seam, Seaweed, Sense Field, Sidekick Kato, Sky Corvair, Sunny Day Real Estate, Triplefastaction, Trunk Federation, Tuesday, Unwound, Vitreous Humor, Heroic Doses, Bedhead, Dianogah, Boys Life, Compound Red, Get Up Kids, Hurl, Secret Stars, Pele, Jejune, Piebald, Roslyn, Texas is the Reason, Low, Picturesque, Hot Water Music, Cable, Radio Flyer, UI, February Stars Union, The Fla Flas, Egon, Kind of Like Spitting, Rex, Ethel Meserve, Pop Unknown, Appleseed Cast, Pave the Rocket, Seven Storey Mountain, Brandtson, Retsin, camber IDA, Giant's Chair, Braid, Duster, 100 Words for Snow, Jargon, Alkaline Trio, Knuckle Duster, Track Star, Hertzsprung Gap, American Football, Pee, Vehicle Birth, Baxter, Only Airplanes Count (Forstella Ford), FID, Bardo Pond, Codeine, Sweater Weather, Days in December, September, Owltian Mia, the hal al Shedad, Jets to Brazil, Pedro the Lion, Silver Scooter, Mock Orange, Dillinger Four, Long Way Home, Jazz June, Modest Mouse, Red Stars Theory, Sarge, Owltian Mia Idaho, Very Secretary, Gloria Record, Sunday's Best Ghosts + Vodka, Jen Wood, Elliott, Cars Get Crushed, Empire State Games, Small Brown Bike Linus, Paris Texas, Aloha Angels in the Architecture, Still Life, Reflector, Edison, Muzzle, Dismemberment Plan, Brass Knuckles For Tough Guys, I Hate Myself, Asper Ad Astra, Farewell Bend, Self Esteem Project, Dream Frequency Response, Chamberlain, Cross My Heart, New Rising Sons, Tiara, My Pal Trigger, Sheilbound, Sleeping for Sunrise, Six Going on Seven, mid carson july, the Wayouts, Evergreen Trio, King for a Day, Walleye, Urban Legends, Juliana Theory, My Dad Is Dead, Kids Inc., Dart, Roadside Monument, Longdistancerunner, T*Shirt, Half Film, Ancient Greeks, Cup 388, Vermont, Del Ray, Blacktop Cadence, wolfie, and I'm sure there are many more that i have forgotten or will wish to add next week...

.legend of link.

Playing Field Recordings: The best indie rock...
sheilbound, sleeping for sunrise, yeah!

one percent records
emo label, featuring angels in the architecture.

deep elm records
not the greatest of emo labels, but, lately, they've been signing some amazing bands!

revelation records
emo, with elliott. need i say more?

mud
i think liam gallagher meant mud records when he wrote the lyric, "champaign supernova."

lumberjack distribution
you should probably buy something from here before you die. otherwise, you're going to hell!

some records
six going on seven's label. that's right, click here, now.

Tree Records
emo, you know who's on tree.

Polyvinyl Records
emo, and you're a dumbass if you can't name a band here.

TreGillies doorKnob weekly
more fun than a night in the oval office

Jade Tree Records
emo, and i hate you automatically if your favorite band isn't on this label!

The Onion
humor and satire

Sub Pop Records
most indie of the sell-outs

Lou's Records
greatest record store i have ever been to

Your Daily Horoscope
don't leave home without it

cRaNk! home
emo, and, once again, slit your wrists if you don't own any crank! records.

The Rave
it's always a party in here

Lobster Records Home Page
emo, home of mock orange and jargon, two great newer bands.

interplanetary trucker's union
cursive, longdistancerunner, flu thirteen, and much more emo.

buzz records
really mellow indie-rock, featuring half film and idaho.

no karma recordings
indie-emo label out of milwaukee, WI.




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