Singing Loudly

This is the insomniac edition.

The ten most recent songs to play on my iTunes:

1. Belle and Sebastian - Seymour Stein


2. Duncan Sheik - November


3. Low - Kind of Girl


4. Starflyer 59 - I Need Some Help


5. Counting Crows - Anna Begins


6. Semisonic - Completely Pleased


7. REM - You


8. Ben Lee - Cigarettes Will Kill You


9. Annie - Shoot First, Leap Second


10. Jump Little Children - Forget My Loss

Five great modern rock music lyricists:

1. Bob Dylan


2. Tom Waits


3. Frank Black (The Pixies)


4. They Might Be Giants


5. Aimee Mann

Two recent news stories that made me smile with different underlying emotions:

1. Bush praises Kerry's military record and calls for a halt to the negative ads. Here.


2. Peace talks aimed at ending ethnic violence in Sudan's troubled Darfur region are resuming in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. At least they're talking.