There is so much more to write. And this would be way cooler if I had the time to figure out how to post the song directly to this post. However that is not possible as I wasted all my time figuring out how to convert the song to mp3 so I could bring it with me to work this morning.
But when you get the chance LISTEN TO HYSTERIC AT THIS LINK IN THE IMEEM PLAYER.
Song of the fucking day man. I'm not all that interested in the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album. I specifically became disinterested when I read an article which quoted Dave Sitek as telling Nick Zinner "to put down his guitar" for the album. I like Nick Zinner's guitar. I love Nick Zinner's guitar. I do not want to listen to Nick Zinner's pro tools beat matching. I want to listen to Nick Zinner's guitar.
But this song hit me today. And I hope it hits you too.
2009-03-24
2009-03-16
just can't get it right..
to forewarn the readers: i'm feeling exceptionally introspective this morning be prepared for absurdly vague reflections regarding personal matters and lifestyle choices.
But first there's nothin like a monday morning dead horse beating. Have you listened to Dark Was the Night? Here's some more to enjoy.
So the one thing I think I am finding most interesting about this album so far as that if I listen to it while I'm feeling down I feel even more down. And when I listen to it when I'm up, I feel even more "up". The current problem is that I am enjoying the down it is currently bringing. Though it is unwise to dwell in this state for long.
So new to the challenge turns to the internal debate of finding the most desirable combination of music that can end this emotional valley (think peaks) as well as elicit the comfort found in the music that deepens said gully. My first thought refers to my last similar experience. At that time i actually found it best to avoid music altogether. And it took weeks to gather the emotional fortitude to be able to hear a song that brought back the tough memories, and yet resolved to remember at a distance.
My first attempt today will be to explore more into Sung Tongs. Leaf House has recently become a favorite of mine. Winter's Love and Visiting Friends additional classics. College being a work of true inspiration (kidding). Speaking of the most interesting and influential band I am come across in the past year here is my initial tracklisting for the first ever All Animal Collective playlist, tentatively titled Animal Collection.
Comfy In Natuica
Leaf House
Cucckoo Cuckoo
My girls
Good Girls / Carrots
Daily routine
Did you see the word
Derek
Banshee Beat
Bros
Brothersport
Turn into Something
One thing I am totally digging is the fact that My Girls / Good Girls and Bros / Brothersport tandems. It has a coincidental epicness. Shit I have to get going for now. More later.
But first there's nothin like a monday morning dead horse beating. Have you listened to Dark Was the Night? Here's some more to enjoy.
So the one thing I think I am finding most interesting about this album so far as that if I listen to it while I'm feeling down I feel even more down. And when I listen to it when I'm up, I feel even more "up". The current problem is that I am enjoying the down it is currently bringing. Though it is unwise to dwell in this state for long.
So new to the challenge turns to the internal debate of finding the most desirable combination of music that can end this emotional valley (think peaks) as well as elicit the comfort found in the music that deepens said gully. My first thought refers to my last similar experience. At that time i actually found it best to avoid music altogether. And it took weeks to gather the emotional fortitude to be able to hear a song that brought back the tough memories, and yet resolved to remember at a distance.
My first attempt today will be to explore more into Sung Tongs. Leaf House has recently become a favorite of mine. Winter's Love and Visiting Friends additional classics. College being a work of true inspiration (kidding). Speaking of the most interesting and influential band I am come across in the past year here is my initial tracklisting for the first ever All Animal Collective playlist, tentatively titled Animal Collection.
Comfy In Natuica
Leaf House
Cucckoo Cuckoo
My girls
Good Girls / Carrots
Daily routine
Did you see the word
Derek
Banshee Beat
Bros
Brothersport
Turn into Something
One thing I am totally digging is the fact that My Girls / Good Girls and Bros / Brothersport tandems. It has a coincidental epicness. Shit I have to get going for now. More later.
2009-03-13
a bump on the head...
so for tonight's edition i am starting off with the following: i have much to say, but i'm not feeling the words coming into my head. so please excuse if the drivel drivels.
a word on radiohead. i believe in radiohead. but i believe at the same time i'm blinded from reality. i need outside perspective. and yet the people i trust most would only share the same opinion, and the others would claim to know nothing. i just really think radiohead is superb. also, i believe a reasonable debate could be held regarding a challenge of merits between the Beatles and radiohead. I believe the obvious winner would be the beatles in basically any type of comparator excercise. However, i think to debate the merits could be interesting. I think that says quite a bit about my opinion of radiohead.
Sadly today a weird piece of my childhood was destroyed. I say weird because the circumstances were weird, it was actually a quite normal type of thing to happen to a young gentleman. So Trent Reznor called out Chris Cornell? A) How are these two still relevant? B)Trent, buddy, the sheer volume of shit you've released could probably fill at least one of those arenas your music doesn't any more ... fuck ... my most epic burn ever. C)That burn came out of nowhere ... actually Trent is probably right. I listened to about 15 seconds of CC's first single and began to feel like i was being tortured. It was fucking.awful. D)Its just sad that it had to come to a insult via ... twitter. maybe i should get twitter now that I AM THE INSULT MASTER BUUURRRRNNNN...
so when I was recently posed with the question: favorite album of all time ... i was stumped. I simply could not answer that. To save the suspense I still cannot (without any hesitation) answer that. However, I am intrigued by my choices for assemblage of the vinyl collection. And I reflected on my first three full priced purchases. So far the order is Kid A, Person Pitch, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea ... Certainties of the collection include Strawberry Jam, Feels, Sung Tongs, Every R-head album .... ever pressed .... to vinyl. Leviathan (though fearful this would explode my record player). Old Money. Umm ... well right now all i can think of is how awesome animal collective and radiohead sound on vinyl ... its amazing.
Less Oppressing Matters:
Dude, did you see this video? I'm ok with Deerhunter going mainstream. At least bro still has Atlas Sound to go fucko with. Pfork sucks because they simply could not believe that radiohead responded with a childish quote about the whole miley cyrus newberfiasco so they hounded their camp until they blamed it on their publicist. Lamezies all around guys.
the best song on Dark Was the Night is Yeasayer's Tightrope. At the moment. There is so much to dig into with that album. I mean at some point i'm going to have to pay attention to the 8 or 9 minute long decemberists jam, i'm actually kind of scared about how good that song might be.
Also... Bill ... because at the moment you're the only person who reads these words you're going to hear this in a weird 3rd person kind of way. But that's ok. I just want to say this.... So today I got totally amazed at how Bill always seems to be 5 minutes behind, but also 2 minutes ahead at all times. I mean, specifically music tastes. But perhaps someone who knows him better would be able to comment additionally in a different context. I don't know. All I know is 5 minutes behind but 2 minutes ahead. He was all over Leaf House today ... I was so proud and so jealous all at the same time! <--- that's seriously a weird sentence. Dude, remember that one interview where Noah Lennox was like "i'd be a janitor, that job seems easy, i could probably do that". Their fucking legend grows every god damn day .... i literally believe those guys are on drugs all the time. Yeah ... so this was fun.
a word on radiohead. i believe in radiohead. but i believe at the same time i'm blinded from reality. i need outside perspective. and yet the people i trust most would only share the same opinion, and the others would claim to know nothing. i just really think radiohead is superb. also, i believe a reasonable debate could be held regarding a challenge of merits between the Beatles and radiohead. I believe the obvious winner would be the beatles in basically any type of comparator excercise. However, i think to debate the merits could be interesting. I think that says quite a bit about my opinion of radiohead.
Sadly today a weird piece of my childhood was destroyed. I say weird because the circumstances were weird, it was actually a quite normal type of thing to happen to a young gentleman. So Trent Reznor called out Chris Cornell? A) How are these two still relevant? B)Trent, buddy, the sheer volume of shit you've released could probably fill at least one of those arenas your music doesn't any more ... fuck ... my most epic burn ever. C)That burn came out of nowhere ... actually Trent is probably right. I listened to about 15 seconds of CC's first single and began to feel like i was being tortured. It was fucking.awful. D)Its just sad that it had to come to a insult via ... twitter. maybe i should get twitter now that I AM THE INSULT MASTER BUUURRRRNNNN...
so when I was recently posed with the question: favorite album of all time ... i was stumped. I simply could not answer that. To save the suspense I still cannot (without any hesitation) answer that. However, I am intrigued by my choices for assemblage of the vinyl collection. And I reflected on my first three full priced purchases. So far the order is Kid A, Person Pitch, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea ... Certainties of the collection include Strawberry Jam, Feels, Sung Tongs, Every R-head album .... ever pressed .... to vinyl. Leviathan (though fearful this would explode my record player). Old Money. Umm ... well right now all i can think of is how awesome animal collective and radiohead sound on vinyl ... its amazing.
Less Oppressing Matters:
Dude, did you see this video? I'm ok with Deerhunter going mainstream. At least bro still has Atlas Sound to go fucko with. Pfork sucks because they simply could not believe that radiohead responded with a childish quote about the whole miley cyrus newberfiasco so they hounded their camp until they blamed it on their publicist. Lamezies all around guys.
the best song on Dark Was the Night is Yeasayer's Tightrope. At the moment. There is so much to dig into with that album. I mean at some point i'm going to have to pay attention to the 8 or 9 minute long decemberists jam, i'm actually kind of scared about how good that song might be.
Also... Bill ... because at the moment you're the only person who reads these words you're going to hear this in a weird 3rd person kind of way. But that's ok. I just want to say this.... So today I got totally amazed at how Bill always seems to be 5 minutes behind, but also 2 minutes ahead at all times. I mean, specifically music tastes. But perhaps someone who knows him better would be able to comment additionally in a different context. I don't know. All I know is 5 minutes behind but 2 minutes ahead. He was all over Leaf House today ... I was so proud and so jealous all at the same time! <--- that's seriously a weird sentence. Dude, remember that one interview where Noah Lennox was like "i'd be a janitor, that job seems easy, i could probably do that". Their fucking legend grows every god damn day .... i literally believe those guys are on drugs all the time. Yeah ... so this was fun.
2009-03-11
specifically regarding shitdisco
so on the advice of a friend (yeah, it was you, but i have to pretend like someone else might read this) i downloaded an album by the band shitdisco.
as per yoosh I checked pfork's musings on the album. typically I take the pompous nature of the pitchfork reviews with a grain of salt because i feel that:
a. i am going to get a full review and NOT some shitty blurb by some company douche who read the press release notice and came up with 4 or 5 unoriginal adjectives to describe the album and/or the same thing everyone else is saying
b. at least an honest opinion, whether good or bad.
c. something written above a 5th grade reading level, to which at many times the level at which the words are chosen I am forced to dictionary.com / wikipedia certain aspects. I certainly wouldn't claim to be able to read in any of their review without at least sometimes having feeling a bit disoriented by the landscape of descriptions that are typically employed in a pfork review. That challenge is half the fun.
However the shitdisco review must've been written by some pompous hipster jackass in what was likely someone's earliest attempts at getting their work published on that site. The thing that singularly infuriated me was the opening paragraph's pseudo-moral rant regarding the band's choice of a name. Accusing them of setting themselves up for failure. It fucking burns my scrot that (and although all people are free to their own opinions) that these sentiments were condoned on the same site that in the recent past has if not enhanced, at least applauded the work done by bands such as: Holy Fuck, Fucked Up, and The Fuck Buttons.
The obvious contradiction aside, its also annoying to see the opinion that the band choice of a name would factor into their desire to make it to "radio airplay". The type of message sent here kind of contradicts the integrity that I had associated with pfork. And now I'm disappointed.
Aside from all that the shitdisco album is aight. Its totally a half lamey cross between foals and the rapture. Not as dark and oppressive as the foals and not as punk as the rapture album echoes (the one that makes me lose my shit every time). But they're trying. I feel like the whole point to punk is to not try that hard though. Worry more about the energy you're putting into it, and less about the sound that is coming out. Or at least try to get that ideal to transcend into your ears.
as per yoosh I checked pfork's musings on the album. typically I take the pompous nature of the pitchfork reviews with a grain of salt because i feel that:
a. i am going to get a full review and NOT some shitty blurb by some company douche who read the press release notice and came up with 4 or 5 unoriginal adjectives to describe the album and/or the same thing everyone else is saying
b. at least an honest opinion, whether good or bad.
c. something written above a 5th grade reading level, to which at many times the level at which the words are chosen I am forced to dictionary.com / wikipedia certain aspects. I certainly wouldn't claim to be able to read in any of their review without at least sometimes having feeling a bit disoriented by the landscape of descriptions that are typically employed in a pfork review. That challenge is half the fun.
However the shitdisco review must've been written by some pompous hipster jackass in what was likely someone's earliest attempts at getting their work published on that site. The thing that singularly infuriated me was the opening paragraph's pseudo-moral rant regarding the band's choice of a name. Accusing them of setting themselves up for failure. It fucking burns my scrot that (and although all people are free to their own opinions) that these sentiments were condoned on the same site that in the recent past has if not enhanced, at least applauded the work done by bands such as: Holy Fuck, Fucked Up, and The Fuck Buttons.
The obvious contradiction aside, its also annoying to see the opinion that the band choice of a name would factor into their desire to make it to "radio airplay". The type of message sent here kind of contradicts the integrity that I had associated with pfork. And now I'm disappointed.
Aside from all that the shitdisco album is aight. Its totally a half lamey cross between foals and the rapture. Not as dark and oppressive as the foals and not as punk as the rapture album echoes (the one that makes me lose my shit every time). But they're trying. I feel like the whole point to punk is to not try that hard though. Worry more about the energy you're putting into it, and less about the sound that is coming out. Or at least try to get that ideal to transcend into your ears.
2009-03-10
sincerely yous
So yes its been a while but what can i say i'm kind of an important guy ...
First I want to publicly state that one of my goals in the near future is to proper upgrade the design of this page. It just hasn't been at the top of my priority list but I feel the reason why more people don't bother (including myself) is that the blog is not laid out well. The text spacing needs improvement. Some simple design upgrades can take care of that. Also I got lazy and started basically just reposting links from the sites I read which is kind of pointless. Links and videos should be used to supplement content not act as the content itself.
Notice the lack of timeline outside of the vague reference to "near future" so yeah, not that anyone reads this (besides B.C. 101) to hold me accountable. But that is kind of the reason for the need in the first place.
Now to more pertinent infomartion.
Is it just me or do you feel left out of the whole music industry interwebs diss factory or what?! The Cure dissed Radiohead. Miley Cyrus dissed radiohead. Wayne Coyne dissed arcade fire. And i'm sure Kanye twissed someone. Twissed = a new phrase i just made up which is cross between Twitter and Diss. Or maybe Twinsult, no?
NIN and Janes Addiction are coming to Darien Lake but I'm already seeing NIN at bonna, but I feel like that show would be pretty awesome. Or i wonder if Janes Addiction is going to be all old and not rock any more... doubtful.
I got notice of $60 dollar ticks for Lolla mailing list people. I might buy them and try to sell them at like a small discount online. Considering last year's tickets were like 200 I can probably come close to recovering my bonna ticket cost if I buy 2 or 3. Or maybe even pay for a trip to chicago in July.
The dark was the night show at Radio City Music hall is going to be amazing. I wonder who else will sign on. I would want to hear Beirut, Antony, Conner Oberst, Grizzly Bear all perform their songs, along with the ones that were already named. That Bon Iver / National track is pretty much epic. That album has given me a ton of respect for the guys in the National that put that comp together. Not only were they able to string together an amazing collection of msucians, but their own works on the album stands among the highlights.
At leaset we know A Bird can't perform at that show ... cause i'll be seeing him in Toronto instead that night. Take that Dressner!!! Ok, sweet I got my interweb diss in before this post was over. I feel like i belong now.
I like the Abe Vigoda album Skeleton, but I feel like now isn't the right time for me with that one.
The new handsome furs album is much heavier electronic based and pretty damn cool to listen to so far. Kind of less gradiose than Mt. Zoomer / Plague Park and more almost poppy sounding if you can call that weird Canadio Indie Arcade Fire-ish screech singing style poppy. I suppose i can. Further more, why does everyone from Montreal sing the same way? And further furthermore, since the dude from Arcade Fire is technically from Houston and he sings that way does that mean if I move to montreal that I am allowed to start an indie rock band and sing that way and claim to be down with the people?
shit ... i just wasted an hour at work. I could actually go on. I guess i have more to say than i thought. Well maybe I'll have time for another post soon ...
Today's decisions are tomorrow's destiny
What is forgiveness? Its just a dream. What is forgiveness? Its everything.
First I want to publicly state that one of my goals in the near future is to proper upgrade the design of this page. It just hasn't been at the top of my priority list but I feel the reason why more people don't bother (including myself) is that the blog is not laid out well. The text spacing needs improvement. Some simple design upgrades can take care of that. Also I got lazy and started basically just reposting links from the sites I read which is kind of pointless. Links and videos should be used to supplement content not act as the content itself.
Notice the lack of timeline outside of the vague reference to "near future" so yeah, not that anyone reads this (besides B.C. 101) to hold me accountable. But that is kind of the reason for the need in the first place.
Now to more pertinent infomartion.
Is it just me or do you feel left out of the whole music industry interwebs diss factory or what?! The Cure dissed Radiohead. Miley Cyrus dissed radiohead. Wayne Coyne dissed arcade fire. And i'm sure Kanye twissed someone. Twissed = a new phrase i just made up which is cross between Twitter and Diss. Or maybe Twinsult, no?
NIN and Janes Addiction are coming to Darien Lake but I'm already seeing NIN at bonna, but I feel like that show would be pretty awesome. Or i wonder if Janes Addiction is going to be all old and not rock any more... doubtful.
I got notice of $60 dollar ticks for Lolla mailing list people. I might buy them and try to sell them at like a small discount online. Considering last year's tickets were like 200 I can probably come close to recovering my bonna ticket cost if I buy 2 or 3. Or maybe even pay for a trip to chicago in July.
The dark was the night show at Radio City Music hall is going to be amazing. I wonder who else will sign on. I would want to hear Beirut, Antony, Conner Oberst, Grizzly Bear all perform their songs, along with the ones that were already named. That Bon Iver / National track is pretty much epic. That album has given me a ton of respect for the guys in the National that put that comp together. Not only were they able to string together an amazing collection of msucians, but their own works on the album stands among the highlights.
At leaset we know A Bird can't perform at that show ... cause i'll be seeing him in Toronto instead that night. Take that Dressner!!! Ok, sweet I got my interweb diss in before this post was over. I feel like i belong now.
I like the Abe Vigoda album Skeleton, but I feel like now isn't the right time for me with that one.
The new handsome furs album is much heavier electronic based and pretty damn cool to listen to so far. Kind of less gradiose than Mt. Zoomer / Plague Park and more almost poppy sounding if you can call that weird Canadio Indie Arcade Fire-ish screech singing style poppy. I suppose i can. Further more, why does everyone from Montreal sing the same way? And further furthermore, since the dude from Arcade Fire is technically from Houston and he sings that way does that mean if I move to montreal that I am allowed to start an indie rock band and sing that way and claim to be down with the people?
shit ... i just wasted an hour at work. I could actually go on. I guess i have more to say than i thought. Well maybe I'll have time for another post soon ...
Today's decisions are tomorrow's destiny
What is forgiveness? Its just a dream. What is forgiveness? Its everything.
2009-03-09
2009-03-01
finally a few seconds
so lately things have been pretty much utter chaos in the land of tonewad ... lets see what things first come to mind when I think of what might seem interesting to outside viewers hmmmm....
well first and foremost the dates for pfork were finalized on friday ... July 17 - 19 .... happy birthfuckingday to me. Also rt tix from buf to ord are currently at 98 fucking dollars. prelimiary goals for the weekend: stay at the downtown hostel, go to the underground after hours bar, and get a bring back a souveir.
second ... get the "Dark was the Night" album. Its pretty fucking sick. I am completely enamored with the Sharon Jones and Dap Kings song ... Sufjan on a hip hop track, this is probably my favorite new album of the year thus far.
with that last thought still in mind the disappointment continues in '09. 200 million thousand is a let down. The coconut records album is not nearly as catchy as the first one. Until I got dark was the night, i was not really into anything.
my record player is amazing. i haven't named her yet. oh, its definitely a her. she is beautiful, smart, multi talented, forgiving, and has the most beautiful voice i have ever heard. she is perfect.
if anyone knows about any cool record stores in roc let me know about them. and or lets go together!!
i would agree with the assessment that hte dark was the night comp is statement about the current state of indie music as it seems there is a similar vibe going on through the entirey of the album. and i can see where that can be a shortcoming of the album, and kind of pigeon hole's the genre. however, my argument is the sounds on the album are exploratory and full and multi layers exsquisite assemblages by some of the best artists around (and maybe that could even be better put "by a lot of the best artists around"). It is a fucking amazing comp and one that guarantees that if you like any of the bands on the album you will enjoy the entire album for certain.
thats all i can do for now, duties call.
well first and foremost the dates for pfork were finalized on friday ... July 17 - 19 .... happy birthfuckingday to me. Also rt tix from buf to ord are currently at 98 fucking dollars. prelimiary goals for the weekend: stay at the downtown hostel, go to the underground after hours bar, and get a bring back a souveir.
second ... get the "Dark was the Night" album. Its pretty fucking sick. I am completely enamored with the Sharon Jones and Dap Kings song ... Sufjan on a hip hop track, this is probably my favorite new album of the year thus far.
with that last thought still in mind the disappointment continues in '09. 200 million thousand is a let down. The coconut records album is not nearly as catchy as the first one. Until I got dark was the night, i was not really into anything.
my record player is amazing. i haven't named her yet. oh, its definitely a her. she is beautiful, smart, multi talented, forgiving, and has the most beautiful voice i have ever heard. she is perfect.
if anyone knows about any cool record stores in roc let me know about them. and or lets go together!!
i would agree with the assessment that hte dark was the night comp is statement about the current state of indie music as it seems there is a similar vibe going on through the entirey of the album. and i can see where that can be a shortcoming of the album, and kind of pigeon hole's the genre. however, my argument is the sounds on the album are exploratory and full and multi layers exsquisite assemblages by some of the best artists around (and maybe that could even be better put "by a lot of the best artists around"). It is a fucking amazing comp and one that guarantees that if you like any of the bands on the album you will enjoy the entire album for certain.
thats all i can do for now, duties call.
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