Esoterical, I know...

I'm really into instrumental bands of late. The Autumn Project and Telefon Tel Aviv sparked my interest, and I'm finding some GEMS recently. I like this type of music because it FORCES the focus to be on instrumentation and tone, which is what I'm focused on anyways. It pushes musicians to really get the most out of their guitars, their effects pedals, their amp rig. Drummers are so much a part of the sound in any band, but the dynamics in some of these songs is incredible. Here's who I'm currently listening to:

Russian Circles
Beware of Safety
Telefon Tel Aviv
Explosions in the Sky
The Autumn Project

So Say We All...

The Onion thinks that Obama is so cool, we shared the same favorite show.  And ensuing depression in its abscence.  

in these modern times....

thanks brock!

What a world...

Scary stuff. The headline alone is scary: Giant Lizards Kill Fisherman

I always knew that Komodo dragons existed, but I never really gave them due credit. I always assumed that the name was a misnomer, and that they were just an oversized iguana. I was wrong. Because it sounds like, from the above article, the only difference between these guys and full-on Anne McCaffery dragons are wings and breathing fire. Seriously! Read that article: they can cut you up with huge claws, they can bite you with POISON FANGS, they can kill you with their tail, they can crawl up ladders, they can run as fast as dogs, jump up on their hind legs, and apparently, kidnapp Swiss tourists.

Say 'Cheese!'

I've had two distinct "picture poses" my entire life.  I had one for a few years (the awkward thumbs up), then I suddenly changed it to the point-at-the-other-person technique that's served me well for years now.  Stephen Colbert's "Black Friend Allen" move was in the middle of this phase.  Note where my faces get... more intense.  Angrier.  That's post-colbert.

The "Point Technique" - A montage:

Quite A Change

A lot of Matt's lyrics are good - these have especially hit me. I may or may not have teared up a little when he busted the last lines out at the M-Shop (we'd never heard them before, they're new). The song itself is about the person you love dying slowly in a hospital (I think), but like all good songs, people internalize it and make it about whatever's going on in their own lives...

"so we bury our love in cemetaries
because its something pretty for us to look at.

And I'll come visit you...
And I'll bring flowers too...

And I know I can change myself!
And I know we can change our selves,
And I know I can change myself -
But who am I without somebody else?"

Concert Calendar

On the local radio station's (105.1 Channel Q) "Concert Calendar:"

We're listed in the top two shows, and we're playing the Gross Domestic Product show at the bottom as well. Essentially, this radio station thinks that there are 5 shows worth noting in the next two months, and we're playing in 3 of them.

Nice job, Matt!

Cola Musings

Coke --> best in a glass w/ ice.

Pepsi --> best in a fountain cup w/ ice.

Mt Dew --> best in a very cold can.

Experienced...

The new Radio Moscow album sounds freaking fantastic.  Listen to Hold On Me.  

You don't need to change - the future's with us....

I got tix to a show that I SWORE was sold out when I checked last week. Tokyo Police Club @ the Slowdown!! Its become one of my favorite venues to see music and I'm VERY excited to see these guys live for the first time. I've got albums, and I've got a few live tracks, and they sound like a party. Really looking forward to this one.

Be Good:

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I'm going to be a wreck the week of St. Pats....
-Playing live at the Emerald Isle on Saturday, St. Patricks day celebration in Imogene.
Party.
-Going to Tokyo Police Club on Monday.
Party.
-St. Patricks Day on Tuesday. Maybe I should lay low while I've got the chance.
-Ben Folds @ the Val-Air Ballroom on Wednesday...