Rock And Some Coleslaw

Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

2010-02-02T07:02:00.001-08:00

MyHeritage: Celebrity Collage - Pedigree - Dynasty

Preppin'

2009-07-23T08:50:00.000-07:00

I have now successfully rejoined the food service industry. Droppin' bird = stacks on deck.

And now that the move to the new place is on the horizon, the inevitable housewarming party needs to be planned. This also happens to coincide with an overdue birthday celebration for Bentron and an accurately timed one for Jay.

Setting precedents is important, and if this party goes as planned, the success of the coming year will be insured. Thus the time to begin refining the potential party playlist has begun. Posted below is the current list, sure to be reshuffled before the actual event.

I think the mix is fairly balanced, running the gamut from Britney Spears and Clipse to Glass Candy, Major Lazer, and a fair bit of Kanye.

Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mwl4jnizowj

Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2enymimgjke

Part 3: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mgdmtdnoz04

Part 4: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jgikinkjyci

Part 5: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ijzg2ymnoz3

Part 6: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lyg2qknnzvy

Exclamation Points!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-06-25T22:36:00.000-07:00

Athfest is about to start, that should be relatively cool. I'm gonna miss (With Our) Powers (Combined), a five piece quadraphonic guitar masturbation band, in favor of seeing the band whose album I'm about to post. I've seen 'Powers twice and they were pretty cool, but The Agenda! is a reunion show, and that takes priority.

So I need to find a suitable revenge against Steveslaw for posting a horrendous picture of me on the facebooks. There are some places where vomit is not welcome, alright? (You've probably noticed a recurring theme of my posts. I'm really not that severe of a lightweight. I had taken some bars that night)

The Agenda!- Start the Panic

R.I.P. M.J.

This moonwalk's for you.

Sorry your career is in the pooper, B.G.

You Scratch My Back, I'll Rate It On A Scale Of 1-10

2009-05-25T02:15:00.000-07:00

Dis- The Historically Troubled Third Album

Disband- In Small Rooms

Faraquet- Anthology 1997-98

Haven't blogged in awhile. Negative feedback made me hesitate I suppose. Considered some sort of blog-identity crisis. Georgia heat wears on my sense of humor. But there are mp3s to be posted.

Had a conversation with a bro on LSD about the value of experimental art. You could say we are diametrically opposed based on our loves of very different core 90s alternative rock bands. My favorite is Smashing Pumpkins; his is Radiohead.

I have had "The Radiohead is overrated" discussion even more than I have had the "Animal Collective's decline" discussion. I do not have any direct opposition in either case; I have milquetoast views of Radiohead and I think Merriweather Post Pavillion is a good album. Better than the new Grizzly Bear. Not as good as Feels or Strawberry Jam, and certainly not the album of the year, which is a toss-up between Japandroids and Mastodon (for the record, I think Japandroids' debut album is better than Nouns; Steve disagrees).

Milquetoast might be an incorrect term. Indifference or mild irritation might be more accurate. Radiohead's music is pretty good. For a mainstream band, they have taken to many different styles and haven't really embarrassed themselves in their attempts. But they do get boring. And their paranoid, impressionistic mantras fail to move me. In a broader sense, I think songwriting should be about creating the best possible song with each aspect created for maximum impact, and not inserting techno just to be arty. Maybe electronic music is just the counterpart to Yorke's post-whatever alienation. I do however see that my irritation at Thom Yorke's yelps parallels many people's views on Billy Corgan's whine. Corgan's music more often seems self-indulgent than pretentious, and I can get over it. I'm also willing to accept cockiness from people if they can deliver, and Corgan fulfills that obligation.

But anyway, how hard is it to make experimental music? "My Girls," for instance, is the same damn three notes looped over and over again for an entire song. The vocal melodies are nice, but groundbreaking it ain't. Metal Machine Music was pretty damn experimental, but does it hold any real musical value? The greatest experimental bands always welded their sonic manipulations to genuine rock music to form a greater whole. Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine come to mind. And really, given a wah pedal and a delay pedal, with a decent sampler, you could make some pretty strange music. But does anyone want to listen to it? Not really, unless you've somehow found the No Wave crowd. However, if you can make broken glass scratching metal shimmer like Pet Sounds, then be my guest.

Now about those albums. The Dis- album is ok, probably their best record, Steve Albini produced and all. They sound maybe like the guy from Hum fronting a Dischord band. I have more if anyone wants it. That Disband album is really good. They sound like the Hold Steady-bro singing for Braid. They were kinda Athens based, but they were before my time. The Faraquet anthology is pretty quality. Some of cuts were later on their first album, but everything is pretty solid. I'll fix'em if the downloads don't work.

Sorry this blog was so boring. I'll do better next time. Maybe it's time to start talking about Daisy of Love.

The problem with leisure...

2009-05-18T09:07:00.000-07:00

Man, I don't want to get old. I've spent the last week visiting family/family friends, which means most of the people I've been interacting with for the past week are 50+. Consequentially, I've been thinking about getting old. I've decided that probably the worst aspect of aging, aside from that whole deteriorating body thing, is losing connections. When we're young, we're seemingly surrounded by people we know via school, parties, and a generally active lifestyle. However, as far as I can tell, when you get older you have to stop dicking around and getting drunk with friends all the time, you move away from people, you start a career, you get boring. You lose connections, and suddenly all you do for fun is plan dinner dates with another married couple. My grandparents made the point to me that, aside from being young, the best time of your life will be early retirement, which, for them, was apparently just hanging out and fixing up their house (it's these insights that make old people somewhat frightening to me). I don't know what transformation you undergo through your middle ages that makes such a scenario sound thrilling by the end of it, but it sure as shit sounds like a transition I don't want to suffer. I dunno, maybe it all has something to do with the maturation process; maybe at a certain point you get so tired of doing shit that doing nothing becomes inexplicably entertaining. Maybe it's something you just don't understand until get there, but, man, I don't want to get old.

Re-reading this, I just feel like a distraught alcoholic who found out that everyone he knows is planning an intervention.

Anyway, here's some punk music to keep you (and me) feeling young:

The Soft Boys were a short-lived, early post-punk band that released a great album in 1980 called Underwater Moonlight, which Matador reissued in 2001 with an expanded title, added outtakes, and a bonus disc with all sorts of extra shit, and if you don't have it, you should

Underwater Moonlight...And How It Got There (disc 1)
Underwater Moonlight...And How It Got There (disc 2)

Pets/Waterbeds/Firearms

2009-04-17T14:24:00.000-07:00

It's weird how fast the days go by. I mean, it's like I wake up one day thinking about how early in the week it is and how long the week's going to be, then the next day it's the weekend and I'm not really sure how the week went, a thought process applicable to months and years as well. What I mean to say is that it has once again been a while since I've been on here, and I'm not really sure what's been going on since then. Let's see, saw Dan Deacon for free - that was neat - saw Mi Ami for free - that was also neat - saw Jerry Fuchs play via Maserati - that was definitely neat - and I've seen some neat movies. Not much else really stands out. So, I guess things have just been neat.

Anyway, here's some neat music I've been diggin on lately:

Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes

HEALTH - HEALTH//DISCO

These Are Powers - All Aboard Future

I guess I'm kind of behind the times with these, but whatever. Oh, and that new HEALTH single is really good. Alright, I'm hungry.

The Gorilla on my Gang Gang Dance Poster is Looking At Me Funny

2009-03-25T08:54:00.000-07:00

"I'm swearing off tequila" may be a cliche, but it is not necessarily one without merit.

Today's album is really good. I suggest you download it.

The Fucking Am- Gold

The Antler Makeout Trick works every time

2009-03-11T00:06:00.000-07:00

Spring Break meant no 1 2 party w/, so the weekend was something of a waste. I'm in North Carolina now though, so that's cool. Getting back at/to nature and what have you. Ate at Hardees for the first time in years.

Their BBQ Chicken Sandwich was not what I expected. It was just a chicken fillet slathered in sauce. Not chopped in the slightest. Bummer. The shake was delicious though.

That sweetheart Chris made a website in my honor. You may find it amusing.

I Hate Nick K

Here's an album I'm upping by request. The request of Steveslaw, but either way, here it is.

Crystal Antlers- Tentacles

"Was it the weed or the whiskey?"

2009-03-10T15:10:00.000-07:00

"Probably both."

It took me a minute to figure out what specific facet of my condition the aging hippie who posed the question to me was referring to - I was doing court-ordered community service at the time - and then it took me another minute to figure out whether or not that question's variable application to my life should be concerning, which ended with me shrugging and going out to cut up boxes and smoke a cigarette. He thoroughly enjoyed my response, by the way, responding with an enthused "right on" and declared that there was still hope for my generation, which apparently makes this a defining question. So, what about you - weed or whiskey?

Anyway, I acquired a couple albums yesterday that I've been enjoying. One's a new-wavey punk band that reminds me of Devo and the other's a shoegazey Chicago post-punk band. I'll let you figure out which is which based on the merits of their names:

Disappears - Live Over the Rainbo

Nodzzz - s/t

Indecision and a lazy Sunday

2009-03-08T13:43:00.001-07:00

So, it's been a while since I've been around here. This wasn't anything intentional, I've just been a bit caught up in the two primary venues in which my life currently manifests itself: working and drinking. Perhaps if the two activities weren't so mutually exclusive I could better manage my time to so that I could dick around here more often, but I suppose that's just something I'll have to either handle on my own or take up with my employer. Anyway, I'm already starting to infringe on time needed for one of those categories, so I guess I'll get on with it - I mean, coming on here just to talk about my absence is a bit daft.

Moving on, I've been having this problem lately that makes me dismally indecisive when figuring out what I feel like listening to, and it's making me feel somewhat 'out of touch' with myself. I blame this on the weather's apparent bipolar disorder. One weekend we receive more snow than we've had since that blizzard, and the next it's in the upper-70's. How the fuck am I supposed to have any focus when the world around me exists in such extreme indecision itself? Is it too much to ask for the world to stabilize a bit so that I can regain enough composure to get back 'in the know' with myself? Or should I just embrace this state of fluctuation and 'reinvent myself' from day to day? Meh, fuck it, I guess I'll just get back to drinking.

Anyway, here's what I can say about what I have been listening to lately: I've been really digging that Mi Ami album, as well as Real Estate (wish I had more stuff from them).

Mi Ami - Watersports

Real Estate 7"

Also, that knew Grizzly Bear is pretty good. They've always been my favorite bear.

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Oh, and could someone please hook me up with the new Crystal Antlers? Looking at you, Nick...

Alright, well, that was refreshing. I think I'll go lay back with a beer for now, but I've this week off from work, which should hopefully give me some time to reassemble my thoughts, take advantage of my intermittent internet connection, and make some actually useful/interesting posts.

Rokk 'til u puke, y'all

2009-03-01T19:42:00.000-08:00

So the RASC crew went to the Scion Rockfest Saturday. When they said Rockfest, they weren't kidding. You know how when you go to a show and get there at 11:30 to skip the shitty opening band, catch 3/4 of the second band, see the headliner and bail before 1:30? Solid two hours of rocking right? This was my first festival, and I was unfamiliar with the experience of live music absorption for hours on end, let alone metal at bruising decibels.

I was pretty hungover from the night before and didn't get much sleep, which, coupled with only eating a few scattered Bugles (original flavor to boot) caused me to free my digestive tract of some of its fuel three songs into opener Kylesa's set. I can now literally claim that "Kylesa was so heavy they made me puke" and that I presented my barf to the crowd in a chalice of glory as it exploded forth.

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Use your imagination.

The heavy hitters kept coming. Torche was awesome, and then Baroness was better. Boris was pretty mind-blowing, though their presence was more interesting at times than the music. They had a strange slow part, as if they expected people to grab a partner and slowdance at the Rockfest. This is the second time I've seen them and they seemed like total rockstars both times, but I suppose they are on world tour. Does that excuse hair metal locks?

And then I left. Water was $3 and I was a dying cheap ass carrying jackets with traces of vomit on them in a large public space without the ability to hear or think coherently. I think I'm gonna go light on the metal for a few weeks. Mastodon's new album is really good, but I don't feel like posting it. I'm gonna post something else instead.

Planningtorock- Have It All

Some things never change

2009-02-05T23:29:00.000-08:00

And for that I am thankful. I listened to Mastodon's new single today for the first time. How long can a band put out albums that consistently rate at the top of their genre? Deerhoof has more longevity I suppose, but goddamn name three better metal albums released since 2002 then Mastodon's first trio. And I am no longer worried about the fourth. I like the banjo opening, the chorus is catchy but brief (almost Torche style) and the licks are still spectacular. And the album cover is awesome as well. Here's a random download.

Times New Viking- Dig Yourself

I found some internet

2009-01-31T18:55:00.000-08:00

I've been meaning to post this album for a little while now as a follow up to the Slint post, but my internet keeps leaving me and I keep going to work. Bummer, right? Anyway, this is an entrancing Louisville post-rock album comparable to Spiderland, except harder and less eerily piercing. The 12 minute epic The Everyday World of Bodies has probably earned a spot on my list of all-time favorite songs.

Rodan - Rusty

And, here's a couple of albums by a similar sounding band that formed out of the ashes of Rodan, June of 44:

June of 44 - Tropics and Meridians

June of 44 - Anahata

Official Stance #1: Rape Ain't Cool Guyz

2009-01-24T13:16:00.000-08:00

This is the first in a long line of Official Stances. A new era is upon us.

Now bros, I understand that sometimes you really need to get your rocks off. But rape is not the answer. You might have had one too many Sparks, or maybe you thought she gave you the once-over. Let us not assume that because she is the drunkest one there that what you're doing is a good idea.

And now for a heavy metal flowchart.

This Must Be Pop

2009-01-24T12:01:00.000-08:00

I like Dismemberment Plan. I don't like The Promise Ring. With those bands all but broken, in this karmic punarbhav, Maritime has emerged to please the abandoned fans of those bands.

Upon first listen, you will probably think this album sucks. No one appreciates a good pop album anymore. And, of course, you'll have to excuse the lead singer. Listen again. It pays off.

Oh, and Eric Axelson plays bass.

Catchy, fun, adductive, cute, surprising. Enjoy.

We, The Vehicles - Maritime (MediaFire)

Party of Helicopters Megapost

2009-01-22T09:52:00.001-08:00

Frequently it seems pretty reductive to say this is my "favorite" band. Who can have a fav these days? Pitchfork even shat all over this band. But this band balances irony and earnestness, and adds a healthy dose of shoegazey vocals and pop hooks with their vaguely metallic post-hardcore riffage. Their guitarist is a personal idol of mine, though he now plays drums in Teeth of the Hydra. What a waste. Another member is in Beaten Awake. They're aight. You'd probably like them more than I did. Here are the major releases. I have some spare mp3s I'll up if I feel like it.

Party of Helicopters- Abracadaver

Party of Helicopters- Mt. Forever

Party of Helicopters- Space and How Sweet It Was

Party of Helicopters- Please Believe It

2009-01-20T09:55:00.000-08:00

A Voice Like Rhetoric- Ethos

Uploaded this while watching a gorilla hug Mr. Rogers in anthropology class. Gorillas are so sweet.
This band is some really mathy emo with solid pop hooks.

Super Comf (Dances With Costner)

2009-01-19T19:23:00.000-08:00

So I haven't written anything in a while. I was gonna post links to my favoritest band ever, but I only have half of them up, so I'll do it later. I think I'm changing phases for a little while musically. I'm still gonna play the same stuff, but I think I'm gonna start listening to more mainstream rap. I just got The Blueprint, The Black Album, and King and I think I understand why the kids were calling these albums "hot" a couple years ago.

I've been contemplating the importance of authenticity and irony lately. Maybe this is because I just watched entire episodes of Bromance and The City. These reality shows are pretty inauthentic, moderately entertaining, and possibly significant. Quality art or art that aims for higher meaning never really has the cultural import that something for the masses possesses, ultimately making it less signficant. This art can really only hope to influence people in the future into recreating that art into a streamlined populist format that probably moderately shames the original. But enough about The Strokes.

I failed to get krunk during the MLK break, despite a small batch of Sparks nestled safely in my night stand. I hear Milledgeville is a hoot though.

And where does Kevin Costner show up in this mess? I doubt Kevin Costner gets krunk these days, and his art lacks sociocultural import at the moment. But Dances With Wolves probably won awards of some kind. The City will not do so. Which has had more import?

NO sWAYze!

2009-01-13T21:25:00.000-08:00

It's the beginning of the year, and, as usual, everyone's getting all excited about what's to come, what with the upcoming political facelift and the new Rock of Love (will that Bret Michaels ever find his rock of love?). So, natural to this time of the year, speculations and predictions are abound. Ours were just some off-handed casual observations (keep 'em in mind all the same, though, folks, and make good stock choices), but some upped the anty with their 2K9 forecasts in both topic and scope in unexpected ways:

The 100 Most Likely People To Die In 2K9

Bold! No surprise on some of those (although I think at this point we can agree that Amy Winehouse will keep going just to spite us all and that Keith Richards is immortal), but I'm rather distraught to see my favorite philosophical bouncer, Patrick Swayze, ranking with over a 50% chance of death (for real, this time). Surely it can't yet be time for a post-Swayze world! But, we still have so much to learn from him about dancing in both dirty and spectral ways. How about Whoopi Goldberg instead? And this comes just as I was considering adopting a new slaw mascot, too:

Bummer, but at least our beloved avatar, Mr. Berry, still stands a good 91% chance of surviving the year. Keep on fighting, you ol' slaw and prostitute lovin' rocker.

Oh, and poor Joe Francis - who will supply us with inordinate amounts of drunken tits when he's gone?

Well, anyway, now that we know what our odds are of losing our celebs, we can adjust, anticipate, and move on early so that we don't hit any bumps down the road to throw off our stride this year like Heath did to us last year. So, mourn now if you must, but come Barry's inauguration and Bret's new rock, we need to be movin' on and movin' fast - let's get the fuck done with the 0's already!

Lonely roasted peanuts

2009-01-09T15:53:00.001-08:00

Got this a while ago, listened to it, generally liked it, forgot about it, remembered it, listened to it again, loved it, kept listening to it. This album's a good one to throw on if you just feel like lying on your bed and thinking about shit (or not) while listening to some music, which is what I've been feeling like doing lately. It's quiet and relaxed, with the singer somberly slurring depressing lyrics full of analogies of discontent and a general desire to sleep (fittingly enough), but most songs eventually build into a calm, yet rocking climax. Lyrics aside, it's not necessarily a depressing album; the vocals tend to take a backseat and blend along with the rest of the music in a way that gives it all a more easy-going, contemplative feel, which is what drew me to it.

Bedhead - What Fun Life Was

Scrubbing pots with fingernails

2009-01-07T14:02:00.000-08:00

I finally came across this today, so of course I need to share it with everyone. Given my unholy love for Slint, I'm surprised I've gone this long without it. Absolutely wonderful in its brooding instrumental creepiness, it's one of those releases that are unfortunately short (just 2 lengthy tracks), although I suppose the sentiment applies to the band as well. Anyway, here it is, Slint's self-titled EP, enjoy:

Slint - Slint EP

This post is not cynical

2009-01-07T09:44:00.000-08:00

I was going to get on here and bitch about showing up to work a day early and having to walk back in the rain, but I've noticed too much negative posting lately. There's no need for us to constantly abuse our imaginary audience. Instead, I'm just gunna suggest grabbin' yo' special lady, boardin' up the door tightly against the cold, lightin' some incense, burnin' it down, and chillin' out to some Steely Dan (mmm, that's nice...):

Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill

This post is sober

2009-01-06T23:50:00.000-08:00

You ever get sleepy in the evening and take a nap that leaves you unable to sleep at 3AM? More accurately, you ever get stupidly drunk, stay up late, end up somewhere you don't live, walk home at 8AM, drink coffee at Waffle House along the way, and, upon failing to get back to sleep due to a caffeinated whirlwind of thought-processes attempting to piece together last night's ridiculousness, concede to just going about the day's business riding on little sleep, which leads to you crashing at 8PM and being stuck awake at 3AM with work drawing imminently close? Yeah, right, me neither, but if I did, I'd sure feel dumb and awkward - almost as dumb and awkward as the phrasing and length of that last sentence.

However, if I were stuck awake at 3AM due to a series of events that made me feel dumb and awkward, I'd probably be listening to some chill instrumental, jazzy, electronic post-rock, like this:

Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die

EDIT (by Chris):

Everyone knows the best Tortoise album is TNT. Let's substantiate this. WWPD? (What Would Pitchfork Do?) Pitchfork's near-canonical Top 100 albums of the 90's listing, posits TNT as the 91 best album of the epoch.

Apparently, ATP likes Millions, though, as Tortoise played the album in its entirety for ATP's "Don't Look Back" series (which inspects classic albums through live sets of whole albums) at All Tomorrow Parties' First festival in New York. Either way:

Tortoise - TNT (Mega Upload)

Also, Tortoise's one-off collaborative album with everyone's favorite solipsist, troubadour Will Oldham (as Bonnie "Prince"Billy), is interesting, if only for the vastly reworked covers.

Tortoise & Bonnie "Prince" Billy - The Brave and the Bold (Mediafire)

Can Someone Party Too Hard?

2009-01-06T01:11:00.000-08:00

So I passed out on xanax. I had some antibiotics. Things happen Anyway, I woke up and there was a party to go to. We knew one person, but that's all you really need. We get there, there might be 15 people, and college football is happening on the t.v. Not mindblowing. So we me and Steve here decide to drink their alcohol in large quantities. Somebody had to be interesting right? So we get drunk and we decide, hey we have sharp semi-choreographed dance moves, and this place is going nowhere fast. The Mae Shi techno remix is put on and we bust out the moves.

Merriwether Post Pavillion does not deserve a 9.6.

So we dance, and we dance well. Everyone is generally amused, the shirts come off and come back on, everything you might expect. And then some dude from another rooom struts up and says,"I don't live here, but I'm the only one not pussy enough here to tell you that you're no longer welcome." Crude, eh? He said he had nothing against us personally (and no logical grounds to kick us out) but that we should leave. We tried to reason with them, but it's not like we could tell them they were dull and embarrassingly boring people. So we left.

We went to the apartment where the person we originally knew resided. We were offered multiple intoxicants when someone received a phone call saying they felt really bad about kicking us out, so much so that they wanted us back. Who can turn that down? At least we could fuck with'em right?

So we go back and knock on the door. The response we received was what we shall call exceccively hostile.

"What are you fuckers doing here? Didn't you understand the first time you're not wanted here? You know I used to be an indie kid too."

"He's right, he helped produce some of Cartel's first songs."

"Oh boy, you've got some massive cred. Cartel huh?"

Steve jumped in at this point and began mediating. We more or less respectfully left... until

"Look at that faggot still standing out there in his white pants! He looks like he still wants to fight."

I didn't, until he brought in the pants. If he's not secure enough in his masculinity to wear white pants, he should confront his problems on his own time. Now I wanted to fight.

"Nick it's not worth it."

"He brought in the pants."

"There are six of them and two of us."

"I can take the first one, and that all that matters."

"Look, I've seen these fights, they don't end pretty."

"Goddammit Steve, fine. I understand you're being rational, but I really wanna kick his ass. He brought in the pants."

"I understand, but you wouldn't just be taking him, you'd be taking his five friends too."

"Ok."

So to handle this rage, I'm gonna post my favorite punk album ever. Enjoy.

Hot Snakes- Audit in Progress

Slaw Team Drunken Force

2009-01-05T18:42:00.000-08:00

So, it looks like we might be adding some more to the slaw-force. This one's a lot more interesting than us, so get excited. He does art n' shit. It's way authentic. Like, he'll draw shit - good shit - and then just post it. He might even say something clever, too. You guys are so privileged. He's sitting next to me drawing alt-art right now, while Nick's just passed out like a bitch. Right, well, I'm drunk, so I'll go ahead and skip to the rock before I spurt out something silly...TITTYBALLSBITCH! Well, dammit..

This is what we're listening to right now. It's some German garage rock with hilarious mono-tone singing.

Teenage Panzerkorps - Games for Slaves

Addendum

2009-01-04T12:06:00.001-08:00

Alright, I just got up off the ground and switched musical gears, so here's what I've got for ya:

Chill German stuff, 'cept it's Can, so you can expect some weird jazzy stuff, too. I'm gunna go fall down and space out to this now.

Can - Future Days

Thoughts on rambling

2009-01-04T11:38:00.000-08:00

I should probably preface this post by throwing it out there that I'm feeling a bit loopy right now on account of hangovers and empty stomachs and pills and what have you, so don't be surprised if this post doesn't entirely make sense or seems rambling. Thank you for your cooperation.

Anyway, I think - that is to say I'm pretty sure - that what I was going to post about was this site and its futures. I'm feeling a spark of e-interior design, and this drab black look just isn't doing it for me, Chuck Berry withstanding. I'm thinking of something more artful for '09, more authentic. I've been thinking about this, because this is the sort of stuff I think about since'n I have no life during the daytime. This past week of debauchery has been somewhat of an inhibitor in the carry-out process, though, so I don't even think I have any ideas. All I can really decide on is that Chuck Berry stays. Also, more snide remarks. I cant think of any right now, but I'd give an example if I could. iuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuubrh htn6jyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy8m90

Sorry, that was my head. I guess I'll stop now. Um, I'd give you some music, but I've just been listening to Cap'n Jazz, which I already posted, and I can't think of anything else to post. bummer. Maybe later.

Predictions for 2k9

2009-01-02T16:13:00.000-08:00

So it seems like last year everyone was all atwitter about African-American presidential candidates, ambient punk, electro, neon, the mainstreaming of skinny pants, and the inexplicable rise of post-rock inflected black metal, among other things, what can we look forward to in the '09? Veganism and snobbery appear to still be on the rise. I would predict cocaine is going to continue to rise, while weed shall experience a slight downturn in industry, with maybe an increase in price as well. Sparks will no longer be in existence, meaning stimulants will probably be good stock to buy. And we now know 2k9 is the year of the Butt, so feel no shame for coming in the backdoor. I doubt Barry Obama is gonna get shot just yet. Odds are troops'll stil be chilin' in Iraq. Probably more electro. But we'll also get a fresh dose of Mastodon. But until then, this can tide you over.

Cinemechanica - Rivals EP

2009: The Year of the Butt

2009-01-02T11:47:00.000-08:00

How's everyone feeling about '09? Anyone's life been altered yet? Anyone had any existential revelations or worldly experiences yet? Anyone got any sweet poontang yet? Me neither, so I'm about ready to call it quits on starting a new life in '09. I mean, the turn of the new year saw me standing on a roof with 3 people I didn't know, trying to decide who has the shittier hometown (probably me). Not exactly an auspicious start. So, I'm just gunna go ahead and consider the 0's my bye-decade and put my base face on (and get my hat of loan) for the teens, even it if they are going to be cut short at 2012. Fucking Mayans.

Alright, enough slaw, here's some rock:

Nick's not gunna like this one, but he can go suck a dick for a mimosa, because I love Deerhunter. Anyway, this is their first album, and it's much more noisier and rockin' than their other two. Also, it has a funny name, which is always a plus.

Deerhunter - Turn It Up Faggot

a lil' pick me up

2008-12-29T21:47:00.000-08:00

So I'm recovering from having a seizure yesterday (don't recommend'em, leave ya a lil sore), and thought I'd post some music. This band sounds like Thom Yorke on anti-depressants singing for The Dismemberment Plan. Don't acquire their other albums, they suck.

The Velvet Teen- Cum Laude!

Stiff and stymied, in need of Stoli

2008-12-29T14:05:00.000-08:00

Nothin' much to say today. The flow's pretty slow. Typical Monday bullshit, I guess. Even on a vacation, Mondays still suck. So do air mattresses. A quandary: What do you do when you don't want to get up on account of it being Monday, but you don't want to keep sleeping on account of being stuck stiff on a shitty air mattress? Bitch at an imaginary audience, I guess.

Anyway, here're some wonderful sounds that help me forget about Mondays and air mattresses:

Cap'n Jazz - Analphabetapolothology

Make Believe - Of Course

Not as good as drugs, but they'll do. Those Kinsella guys sure are great.

Sleeping with an uncreative criminal

2008-12-28T11:43:00.000-08:00

They say that moving around and staying in different places can mess with your sleep. I didn't really notice anything like that while I was couch-surfing this summer, but I suppose passing out drunk most nights probably alleviated any tensions. Anyway, what I'm getting at is that I've been having trouble sleeping since I've been home for Christmas, and when I finally do get to sleep I get these collages of unsettling, decidedly realistic dreams. I think that militant DUI school I spent 20 hours in might've had something to do with it, too, because half of these dreams have involved authorities and illegal substances. My mind is such a criminal. Other themes have involved previous romantic interests (all of them), car wrecks in a mini-van, disappointing parties, rescuing hotties from evil masterminds, cooking, super anti-heroes, and ragtime dancing, among other, more random topics I can't quite recall. My subconscious presents itself in odd dynamics. Maybe I should stop eating all these damn cookies and drinking all this damn cola - sugar and caffeine abundance is clearly not benefiting my mind. Thanks grandma. Either way, if these keep up, I'm going to be too paranoid to go out on new year's, and that ain't cool.

Maybe the creepy music I've been falling asleep to has something to do with it:

Grouper - Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill

Gowns - Red State

I Can Explain (Lil' Ghey Rmx)

2008-12-28T11:35:00.000-08:00

Dz Zch Brff mk U a lil ghey?

So Steve here, was pretty clever. He slipped that little last.fm bit in when I wasn't looking. I was gonna link to it somehow. I was not expecting this however, so my list is a lil' ghey. But I can explain. I fell asleep listening to the Shins, and my computer has auto repeat on. I do not like the Shins that much. Honestly I give the most recent one about a 6.7, and Caring is Creepy is still my favorite song by them, Zack Braff not withstanding. This also explain that shoegaze stuff, the Guitaro and the Slowdive. I only have Souvlaki, and it's pretty good, still no Ride or anything. So in conclusion, I've been listening to alot more Isis than the Shins. I'm only ghey when I sleep.

In ur bloodstream, playing muzik indifferently

2008-12-27T21:42:00.000-08:00

Some post jazz rock bullshit. Pitchfork liked it. Didn't do anything for me. Maybe I'm not alt enough. I guess I was expecting something more chill like Karate. And there are keys for some reason.

Capillary Action- So Embarrassing

Gittin' KRUNK!

2008-12-27T21:40:00.000-08:00

I don't know about you, but I like to party and git krunk. It's what I do, and I'm good at it. Quintessential to gittin' krunk is music that gets me amped up, and nothing does that quite like some electro noise punk. Here's what I got for ya:

A couple of guys who aren't afraid to mod their voices to sound ridiculous. It's a rush of catchy synth covered noise punk. It's the motherfuckin' Death Set.

The Death Set - Worldwide

Same deal as The Death Set, I think they're supposed to be related or something. These guys are more ridiculous electro and less rock. But hey, beer and sweat and don't you know that they are awesome?!

Best Fwends - Alphabetically Arranged

These guys are my jam. Gets me real pumped. High energy, awesome melodies, complete with joyous lyrics about the apocalypse and an 11 minute techno remix of the entire album. Word. Less ridiculous synths than the other two and much more kickass rock.

The Mae Shi - HLLLYH

This is more just straight-forward lo-fi noise punk, but it's a fun listen that gets me into party mood. Plus, awesome band name.

Japanther - Skuffed Up My Huffy

Alright, hope I didn't overload you there, but one can never overlook the importance of a krunk pre-game sesh to get you in the mood to destroy a party. Hot damn, do I want to get loaded on sparks now!

Ma, Does This Make Me Real Cool Now?

2008-12-27T21:07:00.001-08:00

shhhh, be vewwy vewwy quiet

Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavillion

Because Christmas music is overrated...

2008-12-27T18:36:00.001-08:00

Some Temporary Residence instrumental, mathy post-rock, 'cept without the roller-coaster crescendos of Explosions In The Sky - just rock.

Sleeping People - S/T

Same deal, different band, although more jazzy and with sillier names. I think they also might share a drummer or something.

Rumah Sakit - Obscured By Clowns

the kids seem to love the No Age

2008-12-27T16:12:00.000-08:00

But will they like the hardcore punk band they used to be in?

Wives- Erect the Youth Problem

What if...

2008-12-27T16:08:00.000-08:00

McLusky wrote songs about zombies?

Call Me Lightning- Soft Skeletons

Ppl want to influenc me to do bad things

2008-12-27T14:12:00.000-08:00

Last night I had a dream that Tracy Morgan gave me a big bag of weed to sell outside of my grandma's beach house. Now why would he do that? I know his last couple of projects weren't so hot but don't give up yet Tracy.

Appreash lolz

2008-12-27T03:52:00.000-08:00

Don't really know much about these guys, they seemed pretty low key, but their song "Cops on Bikes" made me lol. I love blatant ego trips by men in funny uniforms.

Facing New York-Get Hot
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I only appreciate rappers who talk about how fly they look

2008-12-27T03:46:00.000-08:00

I'm sure they "possess multiple hoes," "buy yachts," have in their care "excessive bling," and are quite able to "run multinational corporations." But I just can't really relate to them. I'm more concerned about pants, kicks, and smooth rhymes with old school flavor. That's why I like the Cool Kids.

The Cool Kids- Totally Flossed Out EP

75% of the Reason I Can Sleep At All

2008-12-27T03:17:00.000-08:00

Not that I sleep that much, but the one is pretty helpful. Actually half of it is proto-punk but if you uncheck it from your playlist it sounds like 24th century lullabies.

Neu!- Neu! 75

http://rapidshare.com/files/21322428/neu_75.rar

srry bout the rpdshr y'all

Old news and I could care less

2008-12-27T03:11:00.000-08:00

Some artists frequently shift from unbearable to transcendent. Dan Deacon has a fair amount of transcendent on this album, at least on "Wham City."

Dan Deacon- Spiderman of the Rings

Preferred danse jamz

2008-12-27T03:06:00.000-08:00

So apparently these folks were all about no wave noisin' it up until they discovered they were destined to be disco queens. But hot damn they're good at it.

Glass Candy- Beat Box Tour
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2008-12-27T02:58:00.000-08:00

For the longest time I thought, "Man this post-rock stuff is ok, but then they do that whole, 'super contemplative noodling into MASSIVE CRESCENDO,' which gets kinda redundant. What if the band consistently rocked? If you only listen to one song on this album listen to "Death Rides a Horse." 4realz/

Russian Circles- Enter

pretty hot shit

2008-12-27T02:42:00.000-08:00

It's Spencer Seim from Hella. It's like Mr. Spock + Sebastian Bach.

sBach- Self-Titled

2008-12-27T02:32:00.000-08:00

I would like to emphasize the fact this band does not suck. Many bands from Pittsburgh who got buried in Don Cab's shadow did suck. This band did not. They sound kind of like Jawbox. It was produced by Bob Weston from Shellac.

Hurl- A Place Called Today

What U Know 'Bout Christmas

2008-12-27T01:15:00.000-08:00

I bet everybody is pretty pumped for all the sweet swag they just got. Not to mention the necessary meal at Chilis the day after.

I had to get that Pitchfork book to tell me which 500 songs from the last 30 years were the most meaningful. I give it a 7.4 for content, and a 4.2 for originality. VH1 already told me why I liked these decades. The Onion already told me how to review Pitchfork.

Animal Collective leaked too. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's not as good as the last one, but if you are a true fan everything after Sung Tongs sucks. I'm not a true fan you're cool with me bro. I listened to about half of it. "My Girls" and "Daily Routine" were pretty good. Whatevs.

Winning at canasta isn't as fun when people don't enjoy your gloating.

Got this Harry Potter book. It's kinda small. We should go on a mission to find J.K. Rowling's mojo.

Finally bought Chuck Klosterman's new novel "Downtown Owl." It's really cool to dislike him, say he apes Dave Eggers, say he's terrible technical writer, his opinions are banal, but the man can bullshit. This one's fiction though, I'm kind of worried. He's never tackled a character who...isn't himself.

I got Henry Owing's Rock Bible too. Notable Quotes include:

"99% of the time, [keyboards] exponentially remove the "rock" aspect" of rock and add a level to rock music that can only be described as "gay."

I do <3 the Gae Shi

<3 Kittens

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<3 Xanny and Heineken on Christmas break

H8 turning down my amplifier with grandparents in the house.

H8 people gettin' off Facebook chatz before I say hi at 3:42 a.m. I'm awake, you're awake, who are we kidding here?

Would you throw a shoe at George Bush if you knew he was a Jedi?