This week has been full of exciting events and happenings for me, as I moved in to my new place for the year. This has been the sole reason why blogging has been so scant as of late. The drought may continue for a couple of days more, but believe me, a major surprise is on the way. You don’t even know what’s coming.
But anyway, let’s take a look at what’s been heating up the in the blogosphere over the past couple days:

1. Rogue Wave–Michigan (courtesy of Pelican’s Perch)
2. Akron/Family–Phenomena

Windows/Mac Featured Website: YouConvertIt
Much like Zamzar, YouConvertIt allows you to convert just about any file to another format–all as a web-based application. Pretty cool?!

The Sweet-Pea Music Featured Website: Josh’s iTunes Album Art Grabber
Josh has figured out how to deliver high-resolution album art by decrypting the iTunes album art images. So now they’re available to the public! Note: the search box is very specific.

Here’s a look at what’s been burning up the blogosphere over the past few days:

1. Devendra Banhart – Seahorse
Indie rock’s oddest prodigy has released a single “Seahorse” that begins with Banhart’s soft murmurings and then gradually develops into a fantastic piano driven track that is worth the 8 minutes in length.

2. Rogue Wave – Lake Michigan
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds meets Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy.

3. Hard-Fi – Suburban Knights
Can the sophomore effort match the band’s debut success? We’ll see.

4. Imperial – Shim-Sham
Who says summer is over?