Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Tonight: Girls & Boys w/ Danny Masterson
Girls & Boys is pretty much the hottest weekly party right now. I mean I haven't actually been there but that's what all my cool hipster friends tell me. And I trust them because they don't have jobs and go out every night while I sit at home and watch Matlock. Tonight the angry dude from That 70's Show is DJing. I met him once and I couldn't figure out if he was cool or a douche - it's so hard to tell the difference these days. Anyway I think it's about time I check this party out, maybe I'll see you there.
Friday, September 05, 2008
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Metallica Death Magnetic Leak...Pretty Damn Good!
OK, so anyone who reads BSC knows that I'm hard on Metallica. The reason for this is because they let me down so many times and I used to love them. The first few tracks that were released from the new album Death Magnetic sounded like more of the same crap from St. Anger. Then some store in France accidentally sold the album and now it's up on the internet.
I haven't downloaded it but I have listened to some tracks on YouTube and I have to say - it's awesome! Well, it's nothing ground breaking but it's fucking heavy. Well at least some of the tracks are but that's good enough for me. I mean check out the songs below - pretty much heavier then the Black Album, right? The drums kinda suck but honestly no one expected much from tennis boy anyway. Somehow Rick even got James to stop with the terrible singing crap and got him to just yell.
The Judas Kiss
I haven't downloaded it but I have listened to some tracks on YouTube and I have to say - it's awesome! Well, it's nothing ground breaking but it's fucking heavy. Well at least some of the tracks are but that's good enough for me. I mean check out the songs below - pretty much heavier then the Black Album, right? The drums kinda suck but honestly no one expected much from tennis boy anyway. Somehow Rick even got James to stop with the terrible singing crap and got him to just yell.
The Judas Kiss
Broken, Beat, And Scarred
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
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Friday, August 29, 2008
Enter Shikari = HOLY AWESOMENESS!
There are very few bands that simply make me drop everything I'm doing and listen in awe. Enter Shikari are one of those bands. I can't even begin to describe the sound of this band. One minute they sound like Alexisonfire and the next they sound like Bloc Party, then it's Prodigy, Soulwax, then it's fucking As I Lay Dying and then FATA...WTF?!?! I'm fucking blown away by the mix of styles. Especially since it all makes perfect sense and flows so so smoothly. Apparently these guys are a big deal in the UK and the rest of Europe but I've never heard of them in the States. Hopefully that changes soon.
Sorry You're Not A Winner
Enter Shikari
Sorry You're Not A Winner
Enter Shikari
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tonight: FOTP & Dinner With The Band BBQ @ Hope Lounge
$5 plates from an excellent chef and $5 beer and shot (of Absinthe!) specials. Sounds like a fun and delicious Wednesday. See you there.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
We Are Scientists v. Rage Against the Machine
So I've got a a dispatch from today's NME online. I'm sort of following up with Matt's blurb about Rage Against the Machine at the DNC which you can find below...
Anyways, NME was talking to the jackasses from We Are Scientists about playing Reading or Leeds or some big, rainy festival which RATM had headlined. Rather than be gracious (hey, I'm not a huge Rage fan either) or intelligent, the favorite sons of Brooklyn went for glib and basically, ignorant.
The whole thing is here
The choicest bit:
Murray added: "This is an argument I have with myself a lot because I really hate political statements coming from bands. I feel like the last person I want to hear you know a philosophy from is someone whose one credential is that they can play the guitar."
Murray admitted Rage Against The Machine aren't all bad though, saying: "On the other hand it's good to have bands like Rage Against The Machine, who no matter whether or not you think they're a bunch of fools who are trapped in freshmen year of university, are at least speaking their minds and like trying to make a difference. Although, were they spouting fascist ideas then we'd all be condemning them." (my italics)
This is what disturbs me so much about our scene in this city sometimes...apparently, it's funny and immature to give a damn about anything. Maybe it was all of my formative years in the punk scene, but I always thought it was badass that certain groups were really committed to certain ideals. And it did me a lot of good to hear to hear what they had to say...
Look, obviously, a group like Rage Against the Machine isn't above pageantry, sure. But in the quote above, it sounds a lot more like we are disqualifying guys from speaking out just because they have guitars; as if that makes them junior citizens.
Awesome Show Alert: Team Robespierre, NinjaSonik, & More
Hopefully I can make it back into town for this one. Great line-up and it's on a roof! BYOB (so what's the $12 for?). Anyway, RSVP here and you get in for $10:
Friday, August 22, 2008
Cheech & Chong Tix On Sale At 4:20PM
I have great news to report today: Cheech & Chong are back! The stoner kings of comedy are reuniting for a series of live shows. I was never a die hard fan but this is still awesome. I'm going to try and score a pair of tix.
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