Hello and welcome to the new, improved Ruined Music! C’mon, let me give you a little tour. First of all, please direct your attention to the top of the sidebar - you can now search the entire site by song, artist, or other keyword (Ohio has been mentioned in three stories so far, I just discovered). These news updates now live separately from the stories, so you can find them (or ignore them) easily. The archive is sorted chronologically and contains a brief summary of each story. We’ve added a links page, so when you’re done here you can surf over to other Web portals on the Internet. That pretty spiral-bound header image is a scan of an actual notebook that Bryan uses to write down his feelings. Finally, and perhaps most excitingly, we’ve added a Random Cat Photo to the bottom of the sidebar, mostly because we like cats and we have a lot of photos of cats we’ve met over the years, but also because cats are scientifically proven to reduce stress. So, all together now, a round of applause for Bryan, who worked many late nights to make this version of the site pretty and easy to use.

And don’t forget - we’re celebrating one year of Ruined Music on Tuesday, May 8th at the Delancey in New York City. Please join us if you’re in town. Three bands, three readers, door prizes, drink specials, and BBQ on the roof. Event info and directions right here.