That's right, I'm moving to the Bay Area to work at the Point Reyes Coast Guard Station for 4 years where I'll be delivering and recording message traffic and providing voice communications services to over 13,000 Coast Guard men and women at 358 units from Alaska to the Middle East to the South Pacific. My departure date will be in mid-June and I'll be arriving around the beginning of July. In addition, I will be dragging my younger brother, Steven, along with me. I figure this is the best way for him to see the country, through the open road. So wish me luck and hopefully you'll be asking me in June, "How are things on the West Coast?"
Point Reyes Station
Download: Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver from the album, Our Love To Admire
Download: 2pac - California Love (ft. Dr. Dre) from the album, Greatest Hits
Download: American Music Club - All The Lost Souls Welcome You To San Francisco from the album, The Golden Age
Download: The Decemberists - California One Youth and Beauty Brigade from the album, Castaways and Cutouts
Download: Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tales of San Francisco from the album, Five Minutes With Arctic Monkeys
Download: Copeland - California from the album, Beneath The Medicine Tree
Art-rock band, dredg, has released a brand new track entitled "Push Away" on their Myspace. While recording and tracking their new yet-untitled 4th album, they have been busy touring the West Coast (along with a slot in this years Coachella Festival) and raffling off various paintings done by members of the band. If you are remotely aware of dredg's artwork, you might feel inclined to go to dredg.fuzz.com and send them a private message with the subject line "Cookieclock." Winners will be contacted in ealy March.
Download: dredg - Stone by Stone from the B-Sides off Catch Without Arms.
Download: dredg - Fucking Smile from the B-Sides off El Cielo
On the 24th of February, Cully will reach the 11th year of his life. So here's your chance to say Happy Birthday and wish him well. Also, here's a short weird mix of metal, folk, hip-hop, and dance rock for him and the rest of you until I come back from New York on Monday. Enjoy!
Download: Antsy Pantsy - Vampire, from the album Juno: Official Soundtrack
Download: Will Haven - Dallas Drake, from the album, WHVN
Download: The Faint - Glass Danse, from the album, Danse Macabre
Download: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - #1 Soul Brother, from the album, Mecca and The Soul Brother
Random Though #76 – We can make cars where you press a button and it turns on without making a sound, but we still can’t make a coffee grinder that doesn’t sound like there’s construction going on in the kitchen.
I’m not usually buying music DVDs left and right (although I used to). But recently I’ve come across a rash of freakin’ awesome music themed films that demonstrate genuine passion for music. One is Air Guitar Nation (see left); which is documentary about a bunch of charming lunatics who have dream to become the best “Air Guitarist.” The other was The Last Dispatch; which rekindled my love for the band Dispatch and their heartfelt tunes. So if you have a few hours to kill; rent or buy these movies. Both trailers to these film are in the Motion section of this website.
Download: DragonForce – Through The Fire and Flames from the album, Sonic Firestorm
Download: Dispatch – Passerby from the album, Who Are We Living For?
Films like these don’t come around very often. I can’t remember the last time I watched a movie that spoke to me like my favorite record. Well, that is what the movie, Once has done for me. Set in Dublin, it's a boy-meets-girl love tale where both protagonists also happen to be musicians; as such, much of what they feel is expressed through the music they play and the songs they sing. The film is able to express honesty and genuine emotion through these wonderfully crafted characters. Both of the actors have had zero acting experience and both somehow do a better job than most high paid movie stars. I’ve always thought that musicians are almost always phenomenal actors when given the opportunity. Björk in Dancer in the Dark is a prime example. She even won a Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance. These people may not be trained in acting, but they know about expressing emotions better than anyone. Anyway, the film’s songs are so heartfelt and disarming that I found myself buying the record the day after seeing the film. Especially given my recent relationship situation, songs like When Your Mind’s Made Up, Falling Slowly, and Once have been on repeat on my mp3 player. For those interested, check out the film’s website or rent the movie when you get the chance; you won’t regret it.
Official Film Website
Download: Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová - When Your Mind's Made Up from the album, Once Soundtrack
Download: Björk – New World from the album, Selmasongs - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Dancer in the Dark
Johnny Cash - I Still Miss Someone
At my door the leaves are falling
A cold wild wind has come
Sweethearts walk by together
And I still miss someone
I go out on a party
And look for a little fun
But I find a darkened corner
because I still miss someone
Oh, no I never got over those blues eyes
I see them every where
I miss those arms that held me
When all the love was there
I wonder if she's sorry
For leavin' what we'd begun
There's someone for me somewhere
And I still miss someone
Download: Johnny Cash - I Still Miss Someone from the album, At Folsom Prison
Download: Ryan Adams - I Still Miss Someone (Live)
Download: Jonah Matranga - I Still Miss Someone (www.jonahmatranga.com)
Pulled from bash.org...
<cassius_clay13> so I was with my friend bryan the other night in a bar
<cassius_clay13> well he got really drunk and said he was gonna puke
<cassius_clay13> so i helped him walk to the toilet
<cassius_clay13> all the stalls were occupied
<emoti_conartist> lol
<cassius_clay13> bryan is a rugby player... so a big guy
<cassius_clay13> so he fucking KICKS one of the stall doors open
<cassius_clay13> and there's this guy in there taking a shit
<emoti_conartist> hahahahahaha
<cassius_clay13> and bryan throws up ALL OVER HIM
<cassius_clay13> then (this is genius) bryan thinks 'oh shit... if i were taking a shit and someone came in and was sick all over me, i'd want to fuck him up... so i'd better hit him first'
<cassius_clay13> so he fucking SMACKS this guy in the face
<cassius_clay13> and runs away
<cassius_clay13> imagine being that guy... WORST NIGHT OUT EVER
Download: Cursive - Bad Sects (Crane Style Remix) from the album, Bad Sects
The Wanderlust White Labels are out!
The track listing for these is following:
A1. Wanderlust – Matthew Herbert Remix
B1. Wanderlust – Mark Stent Mix
C1. Wanderlust – Ratatat Remix
D1. Wanderlust – Mark Stent Instrumental
You can pre order (here and here) your copy now, they will be ready from the factory in 2 weeks time, so if you want superior sound, go for the vinyl experience.
I'm not going to buy it. I'm going to wait for the full out pretty vinyl prints. But for now, I'll listen to my favorite song off Volta from the record itself. Yum!
Download: Björk - Wanderlust from the album, Volta
Folk hero, Eugene Francis, has traveled the world over creating little musical jems like ‘Bilo Boss', 'Devan Endo' & 'Timmy Zuckermann.' Meanwhile, he’s been charming his way in the hearts of honest music lovers. Now that he has his own band (The Juniors) and a new album coming in April called “The Golden Beatle.” So give a listen and try to figure out what ‘folktronica’ is.
04 FEB 08 9:27pm EDIT - This Tuesday, vote for the one that will make us proud to say we're American. Vote Obama!
Download: Eugene Francis Jr. & The Juniors – Poor Me from the album, The Golden Beatle
Ah-oo-oo ....
it starts here now. spread the love round, its not a story of when boy meets a girl, more like a story boy encounters world and its a peace song, friends may you live long. our days our numbered we must celebrate. I lived the best day of my life today
so come on
Hold on
So come on
hold on
stand on your own feet now _ scream your lungs out, its not the gravity that’s pulling you down, more like the demons living underground, may your light shine _ liberate minds, I favor tigers but I celebrate cowards _ don’t want a world where religion is power
so come on
Hold on
So come on
hold on
and I don’t know what to do, when I’m not here have faith in all you do _ and I hope you'll sing along, cos when it feels this right tell me how it can be wrong
Ah-oo-oo ....
savor POOR ME _ your home is where your happy, I want my freedom and i question your ways _ I built an army in a matter of days, please let me go _ search for your own halo, stand up be counted with the poor and the true _ those sat on fences .... Bigger me
smaller you
so come on
Hold on
So come on
Be strong
