I've been to Japan 3 times. Honestly, that's not enough to time to gauge the quality of different things, but my experiences regarding television there have been almost completely negative. Whenever I would flip on the TV it would be nothing but stupid variety shows with fat dudes eating some remote town's specialty cuisine and screaming, "Aw yeah! That's hella tasty!" or, the other type of variety show would just be a bunch of 3rd rate celebrities watching a documentary about some remote town's specialty cuisine and nodding in amazement, "Oooooh! How interesting!" Needless to say, it's horrible, horrible television. Thanks to the magic of youtube, I've been exposed to some genuinely awesome Japanese shows. Congratulations Japanese TV, you convinced me that you don't totally suck.
Silent Library (thanks to Max for the tip!)
This one is pretty self explanitory
Part 1
Click here for part 2
Hard Gay
Razor Ramon Hard Gay is some wacked out comedian/wrestler who made his name by running up to people on the street and humping them. I thought he was kind of amusing before, but not great. Here he is facind former pornstar Nao Oikawa in a competition to see who can be the sexiest with unsexy objects. I thought it was a very funny video. DO YOU???
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
March 29, 2007
Why? - Darla
The Hold Steady - Southtown Girls
The Nice Boys - Teenage Night
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Nate Kavanaugh, live in studio:
This Song
See What You Mean
Abe Lincoln
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Old 97s - Big Brown Eyes
Ted Leo - La Costa Brava
Albert Hammond - Cartoon Music for Superheroes
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More Nate:
Advice
High Sierras
Professor Emeritus
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The Weakerthans - Diagnosis
The Queers - Girl About Town
Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
Akiakane - Hanamichi
Frank Black - Thalassocracy
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The HOLiDAYS - Friends (Going Steady cover)
Deerhoof - The Galaxist
The Unicorns - Sea Ghost
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Nate, AGAIN!!!
Tuna Ketchup (Daniel Johnston cover)
House on the Hill
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The New Trust - Wake Up, It's the Nineties
Pixies - Wave of Mutilation
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The Return of Nate:
Leave It On the Doorstep
Constellations
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Chris Murray - I'm Ready for Love
Slow Gherkin - Baby Snake
Supergrass - Cheapskate
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Farewell to Nate:
Untitled tight new song
Check out Nate's tightness HERE!!!!
The Hold Steady - Southtown Girls
The Nice Boys - Teenage Night
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Nate Kavanaugh, live in studio:
This Song
See What You Mean
Abe Lincoln
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Old 97s - Big Brown Eyes
Ted Leo - La Costa Brava
Albert Hammond - Cartoon Music for Superheroes
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More Nate:
Advice
High Sierras
Professor Emeritus
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The Weakerthans - Diagnosis
The Queers - Girl About Town
Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
Akiakane - Hanamichi
Frank Black - Thalassocracy
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The HOLiDAYS - Friends (Going Steady cover)
Deerhoof - The Galaxist
The Unicorns - Sea Ghost
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Nate, AGAIN!!!
Tuna Ketchup (Daniel Johnston cover)
House on the Hill
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The New Trust - Wake Up, It's the Nineties
Pixies - Wave of Mutilation
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The Return of Nate:
Leave It On the Doorstep
Constellations
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Chris Murray - I'm Ready for Love
Slow Gherkin - Baby Snake
Supergrass - Cheapskate
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Farewell to Nate:
Untitled tight new song
Check out Nate's tightness HERE!!!!
W.E.B. Du Bomb
The new Ted Leo video for Bomb.Repeat.Bomb. I suppose the apolitical haters of the world probably don't like this song. I like how annoying it is, especially since most of the Shake the Sheets loving Ted Leo fans are probably like "OMG, WTF!!!"
Bomb.Repeat.Bomb.
Bomb.Repeat.Bomb.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Shena, Shena! Shena, Shena, Shenaaaa-aaah!
I wrote a review of Shena Ringo's new album on Keikaku. Peep it HERE if you'd like.
After that, you should watch this video of the lovely Ringo with her band Tokyo Jihen. GAH!!! SHE'S SO PRETTY!
After that, you should watch this video of the lovely Ringo with her band Tokyo Jihen. GAH!!! SHE'S SO PRETTY!
Half-Hearted Update!
I've seen some shows recently:
Ted Leo @ Great American Music Hall
The band who was main support was kinda cool, but I forget what their name was. Ted Leo was even more cool, possibly ICE COLD. He played a great mixture of songs from every album between The Tyranny Distance and Living With the Living. He also ended his encore with a Chumbawumba cover. I think half the crowd was underwhelmed by the new songs, and the encore, but that's just 'cuz they can't handle Ted Leo. He's too real for them. YEAH, I WENT THERE. At the risk of sounding like a total dufus, I'm actually pretty serious about that. Ted Leo likes what he likes, writes what he likes, and represents it to the fullest. If you don't like Ted Leo playing a Chumbawumba song then you are A) a moron, B)unaware that Chumbawumba isn't just "Tubthumping", C) a moron. Sure, it may seem a strange choice for a cover, but only if you haven't considered the awesome cross-section of artists he's covered, including Jimmy Cliff, Lauryn Hill, Split Enz, The Jam, etc... In conclusion, Ted Leo is TOIGHT.
GO!GO!7188 @ The Independent
Go!Go!7188 headlined the 2007 edition of the annual Japan Nite tour, which included acts such as HY, Oreskaband, The 50 Kaitenz and Asakusa Jinta. A quick rundown of each band's performance is as follows:
Asakusa Jinta: Weird ragtime, but with a saxophonist prettier than possibly any girl I've ever seen, and also with a voice more annoying than any girl I've ever heard. Overall, an enjoyable band.
The 50 Kaitenz: Run of the mill garage rock band, but with some enjoyable antics, lyrics and banter. The guitarist looked a mixture of Mineta from Ging Nang Boyz and Jason from Short Round.
Oreskaband: A 6-piece, all school-girl ska band. They really love the Specials. They used the song "Little Bitch" as their intro music, but apparently I'm the only person who found that hilarious. They covered "Monkey Man", albeit not a true Specials song, and it was significantly better than the butchered piece of crap that these girls had the gall to release on CD. The rest of their songs were cheesy 3rd wave that I probably would've enjoyed when I was 15, but now I can't really stomach that sort of stuff. Nevertheless, their energy was great. In particular, the trumpeter and trombonist's rapport and banter made me enjoy their set. They gave a lesson on Osaka-ben, or as they called it "New Osaka language". This is where the American audience was treated to a skit involving two crazy girls pretending to fight and one of them screams "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!!!"
HY: Think of this band as Maroon 5, John Mayer, and Vanilla Ice rolled into one horrible band. What I'm trying to say is that this band was whiter than the whitest, soul-lacking gringo, and they aren't even white!!! Apparently every Japanese person alive loves this band. I walked out in the middle of their set and was pleasantly surprised to see at least 40 red-blooded Americans outside with me avoiding the sonic torture that is HY.
Go!Go!7188: Everyone from outside came back in to catch Go!Go!, even though a bunch of wack Japanese fans left after HY had finished. BAH! Good riddance, I say. Go!Go! is amazing, and I had forgotten just how good until I saw them again. They started out with "Jet Ninjin" from their first album, and ripped through a set of classics, including "Thunder Girl", "C7" and "Ukifune". The encore "Bungu" was terrific as well. The best quote of the night came from the weird lifeless singer Yuu when she said, seemingly unprompted, "I am not child. I am adult."
Some doofus videotaped the band setting up at the show and posted it HERE on youtube, but didn't actually videotape any of their set. What a dufus?? HUH? Yeah, I know.
Taft's Brigade and Pteradon @ Graeme Matthew
There's not much I could say about Pteradon and TB that I haven't said before (albeit not in this blog). They are tight.
BUT, the other bands this night were like every ska-punk band from 1997-2000 reincarnated in a new generation of kids who don't know better. Between them, they played at least 4 Rancid covers, and 2 bands covered the same song twice that night, NOFX's "Bob". I love me some ska, and I love me some punk, but I just wish these sorts of bands wouldn't base all their musical ideas on Rancid and NOFX. How about ripping off some better bands, like Operation Ivy or Fruity? Having formerly been in a mediocre ska-punk band, I totally know what I'd wanna do were I start another ska-punk band.
Ted Leo @ Great American Music Hall
The band who was main support was kinda cool, but I forget what their name was. Ted Leo was even more cool, possibly ICE COLD. He played a great mixture of songs from every album between The Tyranny Distance and Living With the Living. He also ended his encore with a Chumbawumba cover. I think half the crowd was underwhelmed by the new songs, and the encore, but that's just 'cuz they can't handle Ted Leo. He's too real for them. YEAH, I WENT THERE. At the risk of sounding like a total dufus, I'm actually pretty serious about that. Ted Leo likes what he likes, writes what he likes, and represents it to the fullest. If you don't like Ted Leo playing a Chumbawumba song then you are A) a moron, B)unaware that Chumbawumba isn't just "Tubthumping", C) a moron. Sure, it may seem a strange choice for a cover, but only if you haven't considered the awesome cross-section of artists he's covered, including Jimmy Cliff, Lauryn Hill, Split Enz, The Jam, etc... In conclusion, Ted Leo is TOIGHT.
GO!GO!7188 @ The Independent
Go!Go!7188 headlined the 2007 edition of the annual Japan Nite tour, which included acts such as HY, Oreskaband, The 50 Kaitenz and Asakusa Jinta. A quick rundown of each band's performance is as follows:
Asakusa Jinta: Weird ragtime, but with a saxophonist prettier than possibly any girl I've ever seen, and also with a voice more annoying than any girl I've ever heard. Overall, an enjoyable band.
The 50 Kaitenz: Run of the mill garage rock band, but with some enjoyable antics, lyrics and banter. The guitarist looked a mixture of Mineta from Ging Nang Boyz and Jason from Short Round.
Oreskaband: A 6-piece, all school-girl ska band. They really love the Specials. They used the song "Little Bitch" as their intro music, but apparently I'm the only person who found that hilarious. They covered "Monkey Man", albeit not a true Specials song, and it was significantly better than the butchered piece of crap that these girls had the gall to release on CD. The rest of their songs were cheesy 3rd wave that I probably would've enjoyed when I was 15, but now I can't really stomach that sort of stuff. Nevertheless, their energy was great. In particular, the trumpeter and trombonist's rapport and banter made me enjoy their set. They gave a lesson on Osaka-ben, or as they called it "New Osaka language". This is where the American audience was treated to a skit involving two crazy girls pretending to fight and one of them screams "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!!!"
HY: Think of this band as Maroon 5, John Mayer, and Vanilla Ice rolled into one horrible band. What I'm trying to say is that this band was whiter than the whitest, soul-lacking gringo, and they aren't even white!!! Apparently every Japanese person alive loves this band. I walked out in the middle of their set and was pleasantly surprised to see at least 40 red-blooded Americans outside with me avoiding the sonic torture that is HY.
Go!Go!7188: Everyone from outside came back in to catch Go!Go!, even though a bunch of wack Japanese fans left after HY had finished. BAH! Good riddance, I say. Go!Go! is amazing, and I had forgotten just how good until I saw them again. They started out with "Jet Ninjin" from their first album, and ripped through a set of classics, including "Thunder Girl", "C7" and "Ukifune". The encore "Bungu" was terrific as well. The best quote of the night came from the weird lifeless singer Yuu when she said, seemingly unprompted, "I am not child. I am adult."
Some doofus videotaped the band setting up at the show and posted it HERE on youtube, but didn't actually videotape any of their set. What a dufus?? HUH? Yeah, I know.
Taft's Brigade and Pteradon @ Graeme Matthew
There's not much I could say about Pteradon and TB that I haven't said before (albeit not in this blog). They are tight.
BUT, the other bands this night were like every ska-punk band from 1997-2000 reincarnated in a new generation of kids who don't know better. Between them, they played at least 4 Rancid covers, and 2 bands covered the same song twice that night, NOFX's "Bob". I love me some ska, and I love me some punk, but I just wish these sorts of bands wouldn't base all their musical ideas on Rancid and NOFX. How about ripping off some better bands, like Operation Ivy or Fruity? Having formerly been in a mediocre ska-punk band, I totally know what I'd wanna do were I start another ska-punk band.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
March 22, 2007
The Specials - It Doesn't Make It Alright
The Siren Six! - Begin
Fishbone - Ma & Pa
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - The Unwanted Things
Skankin' Pickle - It's Not Too Late
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Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
The Queers - Teenage Bonehead
Superhopper - Kermit Hates Music
Go!Go!7188 - Thunder Girl
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Dan Sartain - Gun vs. Knife
The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Capitalism Stole My Virginity
Deerhoof - The Perfect Me
Murder City Devils - Dancin' Shoes
Calling All Monsters - We Are Special Forces
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The Unicorns - Ready To Die
Cap'n Jazz - Puddle Splashers
Pixies - Velouria
The New Trust - The Lost Language
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BOBOSO's OBNOXIOUS DANCE MIX
Sin With Sebastian - Shut Up and Sleep With Me
Tom Jones - Sex Bomb (Mousse T remix)
Earth Wind & Fire - September '99 remix
Moloko - Sing It Back
Shiina Ringo - Oiran
Lil Suzy - Take Me In Your Arms
Connie - Funky Little Beat
Electric Light Orchestra - Last Train To London
Morning Musume - Love Machine
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The Minutemen - One Reporter's Opinion
Pavement - Silence Kit
Supergrass - Alright
The Queers - Girl About Town
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Hepcat - Tommy's Song
The Aquabats - Lobster Bucket
Sugarhill Downtown Orchestra - Shin Shin Shin
Keyboard - Siamese
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Ging Nang Boyz - Tokyo
The Siren Six! - Begin
Fishbone - Ma & Pa
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - The Unwanted Things
Skankin' Pickle - It's Not Too Late
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Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
The Queers - Teenage Bonehead
Superhopper - Kermit Hates Music
Go!Go!7188 - Thunder Girl
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Dan Sartain - Gun vs. Knife
The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Capitalism Stole My Virginity
Deerhoof - The Perfect Me
Murder City Devils - Dancin' Shoes
Calling All Monsters - We Are Special Forces
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The Unicorns - Ready To Die
Cap'n Jazz - Puddle Splashers
Pixies - Velouria
The New Trust - The Lost Language
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BOBOSO's OBNOXIOUS DANCE MIX
Sin With Sebastian - Shut Up and Sleep With Me
Tom Jones - Sex Bomb (Mousse T remix)
Earth Wind & Fire - September '99 remix
Moloko - Sing It Back
Shiina Ringo - Oiran
Lil Suzy - Take Me In Your Arms
Connie - Funky Little Beat
Electric Light Orchestra - Last Train To London
Morning Musume - Love Machine
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The Minutemen - One Reporter's Opinion
Pavement - Silence Kit
Supergrass - Alright
The Queers - Girl About Town
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Hepcat - Tommy's Song
The Aquabats - Lobster Bucket
Sugarhill Downtown Orchestra - Shin Shin Shin
Keyboard - Siamese
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Ging Nang Boyz - Tokyo
Friday, March 16, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
March 15, 2007
Dinosaur Jr. - Raisans
Dan Sartain - Thought It Over
Afrirampo - Akan Kono Mama Kaesanai
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Ted Leo - The Unwanted Things
Common Rider - Signal, Signal
Chris Murray - Switchblade to Soul
Monkey - $30 Suit
Bad Manners - Special Brew
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The Queers - Girl About Town
Mr. T Experience - I Fell For You
Superhopper - It's Alright, It's Okay
Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
MU330 - Favorite Show
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The Queers - Teenage Bonehead
Dillinger Four - Smells Like OK Soda
Crimpshrine - Pretty Mess
Ging Nang Boyz - Trash
The Muffs - Oh Nina
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Trainees A & B play:
Lady Sovereign - Public Warning
The Sugarcubes - Vitamin
Deerhoof - Panda Panda Panda
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
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The Hives - Abra Cadaver
The Walkmen - The Rat
The Go Team - Panther Dash
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Bedrock Anthem
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Operation Ivy - Soundsystem
Scared of Chaka - Wanna Make It Happen
Screeching Weasel - I Wanna Be With You Tonight
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Internation Noise Conspiracy - Bigger Cages Longer Chains
The New Trust - Wake Up, It's the Nineties
Deerhoof - The Perfect Me
Built to Spill - Dystopian Dream Girl
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Belle & Sebastian - I'm A Cuckoo
Cap'n Jazz - Puddle Splashers
Dan Sartain - Thought It Over
Afrirampo - Akan Kono Mama Kaesanai
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Ted Leo - The Unwanted Things
Common Rider - Signal, Signal
Chris Murray - Switchblade to Soul
Monkey - $30 Suit
Bad Manners - Special Brew
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The Queers - Girl About Town
Mr. T Experience - I Fell For You
Superhopper - It's Alright, It's Okay
Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
MU330 - Favorite Show
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The Queers - Teenage Bonehead
Dillinger Four - Smells Like OK Soda
Crimpshrine - Pretty Mess
Ging Nang Boyz - Trash
The Muffs - Oh Nina
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Trainees A & B play:
Lady Sovereign - Public Warning
The Sugarcubes - Vitamin
Deerhoof - Panda Panda Panda
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
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The Hives - Abra Cadaver
The Walkmen - The Rat
The Go Team - Panther Dash
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Bedrock Anthem
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Operation Ivy - Soundsystem
Scared of Chaka - Wanna Make It Happen
Screeching Weasel - I Wanna Be With You Tonight
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Internation Noise Conspiracy - Bigger Cages Longer Chains
The New Trust - Wake Up, It's the Nineties
Deerhoof - The Perfect Me
Built to Spill - Dystopian Dream Girl
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Belle & Sebastian - I'm A Cuckoo
Cap'n Jazz - Puddle Splashers
Thursday, March 08, 2007
March 8, 2007
Going Steady - Wakamonotachi
Dillinger Four - ¡¡Noble Stabbings!!
Jawbreaker - Chesterfield King
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Crimpshrine - Wake Up
Toys That Kill - Song About Jed
The Damned - Neat Neat Neat
The Weakerthans - Greatest Hits Collection
Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
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The New Trust - Wake Up, It's the Nineties
BREAKfAST - Bf Strut
The Minutemen - Vietnam
Fruity - Punk Teacher Fight Together
Dan Sartain - Gun vs. Kinfe
The Blue Hearts - Linda Linda
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Screeching Weasel - The Science of Myth
The Mutts - Dog on Dog
Scared of Chaka - Cashed Out
Tokyo Police Club - Citizens of Tomorrow
The Pixies - Cecilia Ann
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Deerhoof - Choco Fight
The Dead Milkmen - If You Love Somebody, Set Them on Fire
Cap'n Jazz - Forget Who We Are
The Misfits - Theme for a Jackal
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This Is My Fist! - Wooden Bullets
Calling All Monsters - Everyone and Every Other One
The Queers - Aishiteruyo Kanojo
Slow Gherkin - He's Gotta Go
Sleater Kinney - Turn It On
Green Day - Dry Ice
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Shonen Knife - Banana Chips
The Spunks - #1
Rocket From the Crypt - I'm Not Invisible
Static Thought - Next To You (if Sting lost his voice and smoked 5 packs a day)
Short Round - Troublemaking Sweetheart
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Sugarhill Downtown Orchestra - Home Made Song
Symarip - These Boots Are Made For Stompin'
School Jackets - I Love Music, I Love You
Rx Bandits - To Our Unborn Daughters
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Pavement - Gold Soundz
Dillinger Four - ¡¡Noble Stabbings!!
Jawbreaker - Chesterfield King
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Crimpshrine - Wake Up
Toys That Kill - Song About Jed
The Damned - Neat Neat Neat
The Weakerthans - Greatest Hits Collection
Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
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The New Trust - Wake Up, It's the Nineties
BREAKfAST - Bf Strut
The Minutemen - Vietnam
Fruity - Punk Teacher Fight Together
Dan Sartain - Gun vs. Kinfe
The Blue Hearts - Linda Linda
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Screeching Weasel - The Science of Myth
The Mutts - Dog on Dog
Scared of Chaka - Cashed Out
Tokyo Police Club - Citizens of Tomorrow
The Pixies - Cecilia Ann
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Deerhoof - Choco Fight
The Dead Milkmen - If You Love Somebody, Set Them on Fire
Cap'n Jazz - Forget Who We Are
The Misfits - Theme for a Jackal
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This Is My Fist! - Wooden Bullets
Calling All Monsters - Everyone and Every Other One
The Queers - Aishiteruyo Kanojo
Slow Gherkin - He's Gotta Go
Sleater Kinney - Turn It On
Green Day - Dry Ice
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Shonen Knife - Banana Chips
The Spunks - #1
Rocket From the Crypt - I'm Not Invisible
Static Thought - Next To You (if Sting lost his voice and smoked 5 packs a day)
Short Round - Troublemaking Sweetheart
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Sugarhill Downtown Orchestra - Home Made Song
Symarip - These Boots Are Made For Stompin'
School Jackets - I Love Music, I Love You
Rx Bandits - To Our Unborn Daughters
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Pavement - Gold Soundz
Thursday, March 01, 2007
March 1, 2007
Supergrass - We're Not Supposed To
The Minutemen - #1 Hit Song
Pavement - Silence Kit
Sebadoh - Willing Wait
Nate Kavanaugh - I'm No Picasso
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Built To Spill - Car
Why? - Afterschool America
The Weakerthans - Hospital Vespers
Keyboard - Nu Song
Chris Murray - Moment
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Binkan Shonentai - Sound of Shimokitazawa
Sonic Youth - Razor Blade
Common Rider - Dixie Roadrash
The Hot IQs - Web in Front (Archers of Loaf cover)
Frank Black - Headache
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Blanks 77 - If You Were a Beer
Dan Sartain - Gun vs. Knife
The Junior Panthers - Cover Up
Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
Dinosaur Jr. - In A Jar
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TRAINEE EXTRAVAGANZA!!!!!!!!!
Generic Trainees A & B ROCK YOUR WORLD!!!!
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Spandecks - Paranoia
Cleveland Bound Death Sentence - Rumble Seats & Rumble Boards
Toys That Kill - Runnin' the Front
This Is My Fist! - A History of Rats
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The New Trust - The Lost Language
Fugazi - Cashout
Operation Ivy - The Crowd
Cap'n Jazz - Take On Me (A-Ha cover)
Sparta Locals - Ougon Wave
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The Rap$callionz - X-Tra Large Pimpin'
The Minutemen - #1 Hit Song
Pavement - Silence Kit
Sebadoh - Willing Wait
Nate Kavanaugh - I'm No Picasso
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Built To Spill - Car
Why? - Afterschool America
The Weakerthans - Hospital Vespers
Keyboard - Nu Song
Chris Murray - Moment
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Binkan Shonentai - Sound of Shimokitazawa
Sonic Youth - Razor Blade
Common Rider - Dixie Roadrash
The Hot IQs - Web in Front (Archers of Loaf cover)
Frank Black - Headache
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Blanks 77 - If You Were a Beer
Dan Sartain - Gun vs. Knife
The Junior Panthers - Cover Up
Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
Dinosaur Jr. - In A Jar
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TRAINEE EXTRAVAGANZA!!!!!!!!!
Generic Trainees A & B ROCK YOUR WORLD!!!!
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Spandecks - Paranoia
Cleveland Bound Death Sentence - Rumble Seats & Rumble Boards
Toys That Kill - Runnin' the Front
This Is My Fist! - A History of Rats
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The New Trust - The Lost Language
Fugazi - Cashout
Operation Ivy - The Crowd
Cap'n Jazz - Take On Me (A-Ha cover)
Sparta Locals - Ougon Wave
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The Rap$callionz - X-Tra Large Pimpin'
Thursday, February 22, 2007
February 22, 2007
Sorry for missing the show last week.
PSYCHE!
Ging Nang Boyz - Seishun Jidai
Cap'n Jazz - Bluegrassish
Slow Gherkin - Salsipuedes
Nate Kavanaugh & The Replacematts - I'm No Picasso
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Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
Superdrag - Slot Machine/Phaser
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Deerhoof - Cast Off Crown
Menomena - Muscle'n Flo
Hot IQs - Elephant in White
The Junior Panthers - No Turning Back
Track Star - Low Rent/High Life
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Keyboard - Shiny Rainbow Seahorse Fantasy
The Weakerthans - Diagnosis
The Broken West - You Can Build An Island
The Dismemberment Plan - What Do You Want Me To Say?
The Close - They Get Around
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Afrirampo - Dododo
Toys That Kill - Runnin' The Front
Jawbreaker - The Boat Dreams From the Hill
Enon - Pleasure and Privilege
Scared of Chaka - Speedy
The Buzzcocks - Lipstick
Green Day - Jar
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King Uszniewicz and his Uszniewicztones - Surfin' School
Operation Ivy - Bombshell
The Ramones - Do You Wanna Dance?
The Murder City Devils - Dancin' Shoes
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Sons of Cain
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Crimpshrine - Summertime
The Blue Hearts - Chernobyl
Blank-Its - Food For Flies
The Briefs - Poor and Weird
This Is My Fist! - A History of Rats
Ging Nang Boyz - TRASH
PSYCHE!
Ging Nang Boyz - Seishun Jidai
Cap'n Jazz - Bluegrassish
Slow Gherkin - Salsipuedes
Nate Kavanaugh & The Replacematts - I'm No Picasso
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Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
Superdrag - Slot Machine/Phaser
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Deerhoof - Cast Off Crown
Menomena - Muscle'n Flo
Hot IQs - Elephant in White
The Junior Panthers - No Turning Back
Track Star - Low Rent/High Life
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Keyboard - Shiny Rainbow Seahorse Fantasy
The Weakerthans - Diagnosis
The Broken West - You Can Build An Island
The Dismemberment Plan - What Do You Want Me To Say?
The Close - They Get Around
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Afrirampo - Dododo
Toys That Kill - Runnin' The Front
Jawbreaker - The Boat Dreams From the Hill
Enon - Pleasure and Privilege
Scared of Chaka - Speedy
The Buzzcocks - Lipstick
Green Day - Jar
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King Uszniewicz and his Uszniewicztones - Surfin' School
Operation Ivy - Bombshell
The Ramones - Do You Wanna Dance?
The Murder City Devils - Dancin' Shoes
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Sons of Cain
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Crimpshrine - Summertime
The Blue Hearts - Chernobyl
Blank-Its - Food For Flies
The Briefs - Poor and Weird
This Is My Fist! - A History of Rats
Ging Nang Boyz - TRASH
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
I'm Bored
Thank goodness the internet has become the futuristic source of knowledge we've always hoped for.
http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=22092
http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=22092
Monday, February 19, 2007
Dinosaur Jr.
Whoa! Maybe I'm just out of it, but, since when is this band releasing a new album???
Peep the new songs on their myspace page...
http://myspace.com/dinosaurjr
Not too bad!
Peep the new songs on their myspace page...
http://myspace.com/dinosaurjr
Not too bad!
Friday, February 09, 2007
February 8, 2007
I thought this was my best show yet, but I only got one call! Muy triste, no?
Cap'n Jazz - Little League
Ging Nang Boyz - Kakenukete Seishun
Crimpshrine - Wake Up
Jawbreaker - Shield Your Eyes
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Calling All Monsters - We Are: Special Forces
Afrirampo - Afrirampo
The Heartaches - Time
Blank Its - Food for Flies
Les Hate Pinks - My City is Sick of Pizza
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Dillinger Four - D4=Putting the "F" Back in "Art"
Something For The Broken - It's All Gotta Go Sour Sometime
The Obsessors - She's A Klepto
Spandecks - French Doll
Tokyo Police Club - Cheer It On
Green Day - 2000 Light Years Away
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The Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away
Scared of Chaka - Wanna Make It Happen
Sebadoh - Ocean
Twinkle - TEEN ANGUISH
The Fucking Ocean - Song for Anthony Soltero
The Advantage - Ducktails - Moon
Operation Ivy - Soundsystem
The Specials - Little Bitch
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Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles (by request!)
Fugazi - Merchandise
The Misfits - We Are 138
Screeching Weasel - Veronica Hates Me
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Eastern Youth - The World Shatters and Resonates in my Ears
Rx Bandits - ...And the Battle Begun
The Evens - Cut from the Cloth
The Weakerthans - Sounds Familiar
Mike Park - Blue Marble
Nate Kavanaugh & The Replacematts - Held the Hand
I Sing The Body Electric! - The Alcohol and the Space Cadet
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Keyboard - Siamese
Short Round - Post Office Date
Sparta Locals - Gap
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Slow Gherkin - Shed Some Skin (best...song...ever?)
Cap'n Jazz - Little League
Ging Nang Boyz - Kakenukete Seishun
Crimpshrine - Wake Up
Jawbreaker - Shield Your Eyes
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Calling All Monsters - We Are: Special Forces
Afrirampo - Afrirampo
The Heartaches - Time
Blank Its - Food for Flies
Les Hate Pinks - My City is Sick of Pizza
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Dillinger Four - D4=Putting the "F" Back in "Art"
Something For The Broken - It's All Gotta Go Sour Sometime
The Obsessors - She's A Klepto
Spandecks - French Doll
Tokyo Police Club - Cheer It On
Green Day - 2000 Light Years Away
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The Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away
Scared of Chaka - Wanna Make It Happen
Sebadoh - Ocean
Twinkle - TEEN ANGUISH
The Fucking Ocean - Song for Anthony Soltero
The Advantage - Ducktails - Moon
Operation Ivy - Soundsystem
The Specials - Little Bitch
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Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles (by request!)
Fugazi - Merchandise
The Misfits - We Are 138
Screeching Weasel - Veronica Hates Me
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Eastern Youth - The World Shatters and Resonates in my Ears
Rx Bandits - ...And the Battle Begun
The Evens - Cut from the Cloth
The Weakerthans - Sounds Familiar
Mike Park - Blue Marble
Nate Kavanaugh & The Replacematts - Held the Hand
I Sing The Body Electric! - The Alcohol and the Space Cadet
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Keyboard - Siamese
Short Round - Post Office Date
Sparta Locals - Gap
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Slow Gherkin - Shed Some Skin (best...song...ever?)
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
POLYSICK BRAH!
I wrote about the Polysics show I went to last week for Keikaku.net. Check out it, yo!!!
Saturday, February 03, 2007
I'm Free!!!
Today I woke up to discover that the water heater in my house had exploded. Instead of dousing myself with freezing water in the shower, I instead took a slightly less demeaning path by giving myself a sponge bath. GAH!!!
Then, on the way to work I heard the new Killers and Fallout Boy singles. Maybe they aren't so new. Regardless, The Killers sound nothing like Bruce Springsteen, and this whole Americana schtick that they're perpetrating is totally wack. The Fallout Boy song sounds like Bell Biv Devoe's attempt to be a cookie-cutter emo band, or, more appropriately, Fallout Boy's attempt to be anything but a cookie-cutter emo band. Now I remember why I exclusively listen to sports talk radio.
On the way home from work I heard a song about ghost riding the whip set to the music of Ray Parker Jr.'s tribute to Huey Lewis, "Ghostbusters".
Speaking of Ray Parker Jr....
Check out homeboy's website here!!!
Then, on the way to work I heard the new Killers and Fallout Boy singles. Maybe they aren't so new. Regardless, The Killers sound nothing like Bruce Springsteen, and this whole Americana schtick that they're perpetrating is totally wack. The Fallout Boy song sounds like Bell Biv Devoe's attempt to be a cookie-cutter emo band, or, more appropriately, Fallout Boy's attempt to be anything but a cookie-cutter emo band. Now I remember why I exclusively listen to sports talk radio.
On the way home from work I heard a song about ghost riding the whip set to the music of Ray Parker Jr.'s tribute to Huey Lewis, "Ghostbusters".
"Whatcha gonna do? GHOST RIDE IT!"
Speaking of Ray Parker Jr....
Check out homeboy's website here!!!
Thursday, February 01, 2007
February 2, 2007
WHAT WAS I DOING TODAY??? Did I scare all of you away, or did Bill Withers ROCK YOUR WORLD???
Ging Nang Boyz - Ano Ko ha Ayanami Rei ga Suki
Toys That Kill - Blanket
Ted Leo - Sons Of Cain
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Hot Snakes - Ben Gurion
Nice Boys - Teenage Night
Queers - Aishiteru yo Kanojo
Dillinger Four - ¡¡Noble Stabbings!!
The Heartaches - Teenage Love Affair
The Ramones - Do You Wanna Dance?
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Nate Kavanaugh - I'm No Picasso
The Evens - Dinner with the President
Built to Spill - Big Dipper
Sonic Youth - Razor Blade
Chisel - The Last Good Time
I Sing The Body Electric! - Open the Door
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Chris Murray - We Do The Ska
Symarip - These Boots Are Made For Stompin'
Bad Manners - Sally Brown
Sugarhill Downtown Orchestra - Home Made Song
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Mirah - Nobody Has To Stay
Keyboard - Krull
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Owen - The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi
EE - Capital Plans
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The Blue Hearts - Chernobyl
The Fucking Ocean - It's True
Polysics - XCT
The Advantage - Castlevania III - Boss Music/Willow - Village/MEGAMAN II - Bubbleman
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Rx Bandits - Tainted Wheat
The Exit - Don't Push
Calling All Monsters - Wholesale Retail
Cap'n Jazz - Puddle Splashers
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Supergrass - Caught by the Fuzz
Screeching Weasel - My Brain Hurts
The Buzzcocks - Lipstick
Going Steady - Kakenukete Seishun
Ging Nang Boyz - Ano Ko ha Ayanami Rei ga Suki
Toys That Kill - Blanket
Ted Leo - Sons Of Cain
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Hot Snakes - Ben Gurion
Nice Boys - Teenage Night
Queers - Aishiteru yo Kanojo
Dillinger Four - ¡¡Noble Stabbings!!
The Heartaches - Teenage Love Affair
The Ramones - Do You Wanna Dance?
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Nate Kavanaugh - I'm No Picasso
The Evens - Dinner with the President
Built to Spill - Big Dipper
Sonic Youth - Razor Blade
Chisel - The Last Good Time
I Sing The Body Electric! - Open the Door
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Chris Murray - We Do The Ska
Symarip - These Boots Are Made For Stompin'
Bad Manners - Sally Brown
Sugarhill Downtown Orchestra - Home Made Song
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Mirah - Nobody Has To Stay
Keyboard - Krull
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Owen - The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi
EE - Capital Plans
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The Blue Hearts - Chernobyl
The Fucking Ocean - It's True
Polysics - XCT
The Advantage - Castlevania III - Boss Music/Willow - Village/MEGAMAN II - Bubbleman
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Rx Bandits - Tainted Wheat
The Exit - Don't Push
Calling All Monsters - Wholesale Retail
Cap'n Jazz - Puddle Splashers
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Supergrass - Caught by the Fuzz
Screeching Weasel - My Brain Hurts
The Buzzcocks - Lipstick
Going Steady - Kakenukete Seishun
Monday, January 29, 2007
Shows - A Backlog
Last week I went to see a show in San Francisco. I walked in the door of the High Dive, off of the Embarcadero, and right as I was about to start talking to my homey James from Push to Talk, this total middle-aged, a-hole, hyphen-loving, schmooze-bag tries to buy us all drinks and then talk our ears off about his genius business ventures in Shanghai:"Yeah man, all these jazz cats who went to Korea and Japan 10 years ago have ended up in China and they're opening up these killer studios in Shanghai. CAN YOU IMAGINE RECORDING IN SHANGHAI? How much do you think that would be?"
"I dunno. You just record until the label cuts off the money!" (laughs shared by all)
(oblivious to anything anyone else has said) "Well what we're doing, we're pairing up bands with DJs, DJs are big in China. People in China don't know about music, they just like booze, so we're pairing up our music tours with Jack Daniels and Johnny Walker, and we're driving these party buses around with DJs. You see, what we got going, we got these buses with hydraulics, so we just drive around and set up and start rockin' with the DJs.
"Yeah, I'm sure setting up your party bus in Tiananmen Square is a genius idea." (more laughs at his expense)
"Actually, we're working with a club right around the corner from there. But, anyway, what we're doing is working with these DJs. We just paired up the Rolling Stones with them out there, it was great. Chinese people love music, music is huge in China. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW COOL THAT WOULD BE? Wouldn't you love going to China and recording then touring?" So anyway, what band are you in anyway?"
"I'm not in any of the bands tonight."
"Oh well anyway, What we're doing in China is real cool. Wouldn't it be killer to record in Shanghai and be the first one. You could call it the Shanghai Sessions. We'd bring the bands out there and pair them up with DJs. People in China, are just waiting for us to serve up some rock to them. You know what I'm saying?"
The worst part about all this was that me and my friend Skylar got cornered, so we were both trying to find a way out of it without having to ditch the other. I really had to go to the bathroom, so I skipped out halfway and left Skylar to fend for himself. I felt bad for leaving him there, so I finished up quickly and went back to find Skylar outside among a few other people, so I thought they could provide enough distraction for us, but bald homeboy wouldn't relent!! That's when we just called him on his bluff and told him, "LISTEN DUDE. Sign me a check and we'll fly to China and record, tour, party down, whatever. If you can't do that for us, SHUT THE F UP!!!!!!!!!"
Anyway, even after escaping from homeboy's fly-eating mouth, the show showed no signs of starting on time. So me and Skylar and a couple of his homeboys drove off to the Mission to get burritos. We hit up Los Farolitos, a place I've been to a couple of times before. The food was especially good this time, but the salsa wasn't so great. I'll stick with EL ABUELO in SAN JO, thank you very much!
We drove back to the show and got there in time to see most of Coke vs. Bills' set. The members of CvB are the bassist Joe and guitarist Matt from Rx Bandits, though Matt plays drums in CvB. Pretty much just a trashy, garagey hardcore band, just bass and guitar, with some really cool vocal interplay between the 2 members.Up next, after much drunken revelry/procrastinating, the next band finally got up to perform... PUSH TO TALK! NIIIICE.
I haven't seen them in quite a while, in almost a year probably. Since that time they've acquired a new drummer (ex-KGB), new guitarist (ex-A Burning Water), and a new bassist (ex-Push to Talk guitarist). I was kind of skeptical about how it would turn out, but they were really together, in a way that can't really be described. Together in energy, mood, purpose. Purpose? I told you I couldn't really describe it!!! It was really nice to see them again. I felt bad for having doubted their tightness for a even a second. I hear that they have their album out in Japan now, and that it's selling like HOT CAKES!!! Has anyone ever actually seen a hot cake sell though? Maybe it's not selling so well after all?????
You can listen to Coke vs. Bills HERE
For Push to Talk, go HERE mofos!
Thursday, January 25, 2007
January 25, 2007
Cap'n Jazz - Little League
Afrirampo - Akan Kono Mama Kaesanai
Alkaline Trio - Goodbye Forever
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Bangs - Sweet Revenge
Obsessors - Get On Get In Get Out
Frank Black - Thalassocracy
Sonic Youth - Razor Blade
The Evens - Cut From the Cloth
Pavement - Perfume V
Calling All Monsters - Saturday Afternoon
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The Fucking Ocean - Multiply!
Sparta Locals - Ougon Wave
Sebadoh - Ocean
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Spandecks - Paranoia
Screeching Weasel - I Can See Clearly
Cleveland Bound Death Sentence - Rumble Seats & Running Boards
Operation Ivy - Freeze Up
Soviettes - Bottom's Up Bottomed Out
The Heartaches - Dance City
Fruity - Cinderella Boy
Going Steady - My Soulful Heartbeat Makes Me Sing My Soul Music
Dillinger 4 - The Father, The Son, and the Homosexual / Single Parent
Gunmoll - Less Than You Hoped For
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I Sing The Body Electric! - The Hardy Boys and the Jeweled Dragon Caper
Mirah - La Familia
Keyboard - Nu Song
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The Shins - Phantom Limb
The Rentals - Waiting
Nate Kavanaugh & The Replacematts - I'm No Picasso
Tom Waits - The Return of Jackie & Judy
Neutral Milk Hotel - The King of Carrot Flowers pt. 2 and 3
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Rx Bandits - Apparition
Push To Talk - Talk Is Cheap
Track Star - These Horses Carry Blood
Toys That Kill - Moon=Ghettobird
Hot Snakes - Suicide Invoice
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Weezer - Across The Sea
Going Steady - Kakenukete Seishun
Afrirampo - Akan Kono Mama Kaesanai
Alkaline Trio - Goodbye Forever
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Bangs - Sweet Revenge
Obsessors - Get On Get In Get Out
Frank Black - Thalassocracy
Sonic Youth - Razor Blade
The Evens - Cut From the Cloth
Pavement - Perfume V
Calling All Monsters - Saturday Afternoon
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The Fucking Ocean - Multiply!
Sparta Locals - Ougon Wave
Sebadoh - Ocean
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Spandecks - Paranoia
Screeching Weasel - I Can See Clearly
Cleveland Bound Death Sentence - Rumble Seats & Running Boards
Operation Ivy - Freeze Up
Soviettes - Bottom's Up Bottomed Out
The Heartaches - Dance City
Fruity - Cinderella Boy
Going Steady - My Soulful Heartbeat Makes Me Sing My Soul Music
Dillinger 4 - The Father, The Son, and the Homosexual / Single Parent
Gunmoll - Less Than You Hoped For
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I Sing The Body Electric! - The Hardy Boys and the Jeweled Dragon Caper
Mirah - La Familia
Keyboard - Nu Song
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The Shins - Phantom Limb
The Rentals - Waiting
Nate Kavanaugh & The Replacematts - I'm No Picasso
Tom Waits - The Return of Jackie & Judy
Neutral Milk Hotel - The King of Carrot Flowers pt. 2 and 3
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Rx Bandits - Apparition
Push To Talk - Talk Is Cheap
Track Star - These Horses Carry Blood
Toys That Kill - Moon=Ghettobird
Hot Snakes - Suicide Invoice
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Weezer - Across The Sea
Going Steady - Kakenukete Seishun
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all
I just finished reading Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke. It was tight. Originally published in 1953, there's a few really dated elements (like "hi-tech" rooms filled with fax machines, yowzas!), but aside from those few minor issues, it's a pretty timeless sci-fi tale about mankind's future destiny. I don't really want to give away too much information about the book, because I thought that the story was much more effective having read it with no knowledge at all of the story, not even a general synopsis, but suffice it to say, it appealed strongly to my sense of science and mysticism coexisting. I'm slowly finding that I'm into that sort of stuff. This is probably making for a horrible book review.
To make this failure of a post worthwhile, follow this link to Wikipedia's article about the book for tons of tight/nerdy trivia bits...
Hideaki Anno, main designer and director of Neon Genesis Evangelion, has stated that Childhood's End was one of his principal influences. The end of the novel seems to have directly inspired the Human Instrumentality Project.
The final scenes of the book, in which Earth's children gather in Australia and become the hive-mind entity, inspired the cover of the Led Zeppelin album Houses of the Holy.
...and so on!
Next up on the sci-fi book queue: Songmaster by Orson Scott Card.
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