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Feel good hit of the summer

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:19:03 -0400

Sometime during the summer of 2002, after HS and before college, I gave a chance to the album “Songs for the Deaf” by Queens of the Stone Age. I was familiar with radio staples of the time “Go with the Flow” and “No One Knows”, and I had purchased 10 used CD’s priced 7.99 or above from the now defunct CD Warehouse in Goldsboro NC, making me eligible for a free used CD.

And I was hooked. These days, I think of Rated R, Songs for the Deaf, and Lullabies to Paralyze as some of my favorite albums ever. Now I will finally get to see them play in Asheville this September supporting their new release “…Like Clockwork”, which is an excellent addition to their discography. I must say, I’m a bit relieved it isn’t mediocre (like “Era Vulgaris”) or terrible (like the new Alice in Chains album).

fuckyeahbehindthescenes: The sparking glove effect seen...

Sun, 26 May 2013 14:41:42 -0400

fuckyeahbehindthescenes:

The sparking glove effect seen throughout the movie was achieved by attaching the glove to a car battery. The famous scraping noise was created by scratching a steak knife on the underside of a metal chair.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Nerd alert. Way better photos from someone else.

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:08:11 -0400

Nerd alert. Way better photos from someone else.

more evidence that 2013 is so far awesome for music.

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:29:00 -0400

more evidence that 2013 is so far awesome for music.

It is incredibly painful to watch Maggie Grace in Californication. She is absolutely not believable...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:19:32 -0400

It is incredibly painful to watch Maggie Grace in Californication. She is absolutely not believable in her role. Stuck up rich girl on Lost? Yes. Hard rock n roll muse? No. I felt the same way about Michelle Trachtenberg on Weeds. Not buying it.

"What if God was onerous?"

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:27:49 -0500

“What if God was onerous?”

- Joan Osborne

Shaping up to be a good year for music.

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:03:34 -0500

Shaping up to be a good year for music.

What can I really say about this ridiculous Puscifer (Maynard...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:57:53 -0500

What can I really say about this ridiculous Puscifer (Maynard James Keenan from Tool/A Perfect Circle) video of their Bohemian Rhapsody cover? I think it speaks for itself. I will note I had to relisten today without actually watching the video to appreciate the music. It’s very unlike any other cover I’ve heard Maynard do in that it’s very faithful to the original.

"William, it was… really quite an inconvenience, actually."

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:02:03 -0500

“William, it was… really quite an inconvenience, actually.”

Raising my bar of joke excellence:

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:56:00 -0500

During a think tank webinar today, it was suggested that a celebrity could be used to promote the initiative/product or whatever being discussed. Behind the scenes my coworker said something like, “ROI is our rock star spokesperson”, to which I proposed “ROI Orbison?”. I see a raise in my future. Maybe this is more appropriate for LinkedIn…

Why is this my most viewed YouTube video?! I imagine one guy...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:07:48 -0500

Why is this my most viewed YouTube video?! I imagine one guy somewhere must have really thought it was funny & played it over & over & over…

"All we have is meow. All we’ve ever had is meow."

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:03:57 -0500

“All we have is meow. All we’ve ever had is meow.”

- Collective Internet Wisdom

Okay, they got me. Recently I was looking at Menomena’s...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:00:56 -0500

Okay, they got me. Recently I was looking at Menomena’s website and saw “their” band photo. I was overcome by utter confusion for about a minute. There’s a similar photo where one of the old men is holding a saxophone, and I blame that one for distracting me and making me think that could really be them. I mean, if he’s holding a sax it must really be Menomena.

I used to not really “get” headphones (photo 1)....

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:36:42 -0500

I used to not really “get” headphones (photo 1). Eventually I got the hang of them.

For the longest time my headphones were the ones that came with either my Walkman or portable CD player, and to me that was just peachy keen (photo 2). I’m a low maintenance kind of person, and for a tech guy I don’t really have fancy gadgets.

Alas, they kinda stopped working. So this X-mas I asked my mom for fancy Audio Technica M50’s that I read were great. Of course I was skeptical. I mean, how good could they be? How much of a difference could it make? Today I am finally trying them out. What a revelation it has been (photo 3). I didn’t know music could sound like this.

I managed to see four 2012 films in theaters: The Dark Knight Rises The Cabin in the Woods Men in...

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:57:03 -0500

I managed to see four 2012 films in theaters:

The Dark Knight Rises
The Cabin in the Woods
Men in Black III
Moonrise Kingdom

Of course, there are several I am interested in watching once they’re on Netflix streaming.

Surprisingly this is an improvement over 2011’s viewings:

The Lincoln Lawyer
Drive

Friends dropped their new album on the world today, but unfortunately along with news of their...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:55:13 -0500

Friends dropped their new album on the world today, but unfortunately along with news of their break up. I will always think back fondly on my brief stint as their fill-in bass player.

A fence kept us apart. I’ll never forget you, Honey Nut...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:17:04 -0500

A fence kept us apart. I’ll never forget you, Honey Nut Cheerios in the snow.

The theme song to Portlandia always reminds me of this song.

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:13:34 -0500

The theme song to Portlandia always reminds me of this song.

Radiohead Bonnaroo performance audio 2006

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 13:18:02 -0500

Radiohead Bonnaroo performance audio 2006:

This is cool. I was there for most of this, coming down from the puppet-enhanced Beck set just prior.

Goddamnit. This is a great holiday album. They did it, and they did it well.

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 18:12:00 -0500

Goddamnit. This is a great holiday album. They did it, and they did it well.