Apes And Androids Tonight @ Sin-e

Tonight go see Apes And Androids at Sin-e. This will be my first time seeing these guys but I keep hearing good things. At some point they were Gothamists "Band Of The Week", which sounds pretty good.

MP3:
Radio - Apes And Androids

New Party Tonight: Topless Tuesday

This party is being hosted by a friends roommate and is right down the street from my apartment so I might check it out. So here's the deal "drink specials all night", free sushi, rock n' roll & titties.

6TH STREET BTWN AVE A AND B

The Return Of Cocaine Corner

This morning I was very happy to see an email in my inbox from the one and only Edgar Winter of Cocaine Corner. This is what it read:

"edgar is back. spread the gospel."

If you've never been to the The Corner then you are missing out on perhaps the most entertaining and well written blogs out there. A few months back Edgar went into hiding and Cocaine Corner came to a stop. Go read what you've been missing so you're up to speed once it gets going again.

Link:
Cocaine Corner

Stream The New Walls Of Jericho

I remember back in the day the first time I heard this band. I was totally blown away by their style - very familiar but still unique. Then I found out the vocals were coming from a female and I was even more impressed. This album is damn good, there are a few times where it gets a bit Kittie-esque (which is odd for WOJ) but for the most part it's good old fashion Walls Of Jericho.

Walls Of Jericho AOL Album Stream

Rancid Ticket Trade?

I have tickets for the Rancid show on Thursday but I have something else I would like to attend. So I was hoping somebody could trade me their tickets for the Saturday show. Even trade, no money involved - Thursday Rancid (& H2O) tix for Saturday Rancid tix. Please let me know if you are interested.

A Place To Bury Strangers Tonight

Good show at the Mercury Lounge tonight.



MP3:
My Weakness - APTBS

Tiswas w/ Trouble Everyday & Goats

This should be a good one. Trouble Everyday sounds pretty good and it's the Mountain Goats relesase party.

After The Dolls Tonight

This is where you can go get drunk:

Links For Your Pleasure

Sweet, delicious (not del.icio.us) links:

Fisherman Lost At Sea For A Year

New Species On Ebay

Celebrity X-Ray

Brothers United: Max & Igor

New York Dolls Tonight - Free Show

Despite only having two original members the Dolls are still worth seeing live. I've been to two NY Dolls shows this year and both were awesome. I suggest you go see the Dolls - they might be dead soon.

7PM
New York Dolls Live!
@ South Street Seaport
Pier 17
Free

Past shows: @Avalon, @CBGB

Papa Roach Is Hilarious

So today I'm checking out some music site for work and on the front page is a Papa Roach contest. Just the fact that Papa Roach is still around made me laugh a bit but then I noticed the picture next to the contest. At first glance I thought it was related to another topic but then I realized it was Papa Roach. But I had to make sure so I went to their MySpace page and how ever did I laugh.

Here is why that shit was funny - they looked like Avenged Sevenfold. They had the black clothes, the skulls, the jet black hair, and to top it all off - eyeliner! Nu-metal darlings Papa Roach have gone screamo, at least in appearance. You see I still hadn't heard any of the new shit at this point so I still wasn't sure how deep this madness went.

When I listened to the first track on MySpace it sounded like traditional shitty Papa Roach and then it went into some emo shit. Screamo with Nu-metal rapping, not a mash up I was hoping for. I listened to the rest and it sounded ALOT like MCR or A7X. What the fuck boys? Aren't you cats like 35 years old? You look like fucking retards. Not that I necessarily have a problem with that look. I have a problem with a bunch of frat rock morons going from baggy jeans and backwards caps to girl jeans and eyeliner.

Seriously do you think kids are that stupid? You think that you can get away with dressing like you're 15 when you're 35? Ok so maybe you can and maybe you'll sell a shit load of records. But I will always remember you fuckers as 90's nu-metal posers. Even if these days you're 00's screamo posers.

Here are some pictures for your amusement (I wonder if this was their idea or the labels?):

Papa Roach back in the day:
Papa Roach now!

A7X:


For more fun go to the Papa Roach MySpace for the NEW pics. Be sure to check out the gun picture - soooo scary!

Bonus - Album covers:



Vs.

Aberdeen City At The Annex Tonight

I think a lot of people are headed to that Ratatat thing tonight. Personally I think this will be better. This won't be great but for a fairly dead night it's better then nothing.

FYI: Rumor has it the free Sparks ain't happening.

MP3:
God Is Going To Get Sick Of Me - Aberdeen City