Carrie Brownstein and NPR Monitor Mix

In a really pleasing development, Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney is now blogging for NPR, in a column called Monitor Mix. If S-K isn't going to release new music, I guess this is as much as I can hope for, yes?

And what's more, she's a good, funny writer.

Song stuck in my head: Theme from "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

Maybe because it's the only aspect of the current season that isn't brutal. And it's the only part of the show I can repeat out loud without offending anyone.

Most recent album I learned to love only by listening to it as background music: The National's Boxer

Check it out. (And yes, I love the fact that she likes one of my new favorite bands, The National.)