Pointing to the computer outside Max's bedroom, Kerry added, "Now, everything he needs is right here."
That everything includes Max's iTunes songs -- 4,113 and counting. His list ranges from '80s electronic-pop heroes New Order to new songs by current indie-folk darling Iron & Wine to nearly everything the White Stripes and Coldplay have recorded.
There's a Coldplay poster hanging in Max's bedroom, too, but his walls are mostly lined with memorabilia from local acts: Haley Bonar, White Light Riot and -- Max's favorite band besides Coldplay -- the Hopefuls.
"If no one has heard of the Hopefuls or the Honeydogs, then your [sic] in for trouble." Max wrote under his blogger pen name, Mx2007, after seeing the two groups together at First Avenue in March.
More of Mx2007's prose:
•"Andrew Bird is a musician who plays violin but instead of what people usually do he likes to pluck the strings and play it like a guitar. He also likes to whistle during his songs. I think the reason he whistles is because his name is Andrew 'Bird.'"
•On the Decemberists' new concept album: "I really don't get any of the lyrics though because they don't make sense."
•About the Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "The fun loving voice of lead singer Karen O. and the sounds the guitar can make in the background are amazing! I'd say this is the best guitar I've heard since White Light Riot came out with their CD. This CD combines sweet rock to playing on what seems like the acoustic guitar. I think her voice reminds me of the Melismatics a little bit."