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my new favorite band: MGMT
Initially, without listening to MGMT, I brushed them off as a noun/verb - digit band (ala, SUM-41, blink-182, etc). I noticed that their album was still ranked pretty high in the iTunes store a couple of weeks ago, I bought it. I’m really glad I did. Turns out, it’s a really good band. The tracks [...]
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
So, this weekend the Sasquatch Festival is happening in George, Washington at the Gorge. Unfortunately, the powers that be decided that I shouldn’t go, but I should go to the Pemberton Festival in Pemberton, BC. Both have killer lineups, with one exception. Thao with the Get down Stay Down.
I grabbed a copy of this at [...]
Indian food
With my wife out of town this evening, I opted to go to a restaurant and get some drinks rather than cook for my self. So, I went to an Indian restaurant two blocks from my house. I chose to sit in the bar portion and read my Jazziz magazine. While I drank my gin [...]
Death of a Salesman
The major labels are dying.
… and I don’t care.
EMI in the past year has lost Radiohead, Paul McCartney, and the Rolling Stones from it’s roster. Last week they laid off 2,000 people. The other majors aren’t too far behind either. The word is, jobs at the labels are being lost left and right.
According to Bob [...]
Shameless Plug
So… I play in a band. We started recording a cd in the fall of 2005, 6 months after I joined. We just released it. The experience was educational. Everyone in the band had some sort of life changing event, including a band changing event. I like most of it. It’s tough critiquing something you’re [...]
Two Gallants see a West Indian Girl go to Dr. Dog
I had a surprise business trip come up this week that is forcing me to see way more of the East Bay of San Francisco then I could ever imagine. In the 12 hours of preparation I had I made sure to fill up my iPod and grab a bunch of new cd’s that I [...]
You can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish !!!
Ever since inheriting my childhood piano from my parents, I’ve been meaning to get it tuned. Well, the time finally came. My band, the Preons, are planning on recording again very soon, and I would love to have some real piano on it. I’ve always really enjoyed the timbre that it produces, but the intonation [...]
Is Speakerboxx/The Love Below cool to listen to again?
I listened to the Speakerboxx half of Outkast’s 2003 Speakerboxx/The Love Below album today. Damn, it’s still a great album. It became so cliche 3 years ago that most people stopped listening to it (They kind of got the Gnarls Barkley treatment). Too much “Hey Ya” will do that to you. Which is as [...]
The Greatest Show on Earth
Last Thursday the Flaming Lips invaded the Paramount Theater. It was my third opportunity to see them, and every time I’ve been blown away. It’s one of those bands that you really have to be there to appreciate. I know that’s said about a lot of bands/shows/cities. But it’s damn true for the Flaming Lips. [...]
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