 Both the records Quick and The Listening Game have been re-released and hand numbered for only a limited time. These albums usually go for no less than $50 on ebay, so get them while you can. They include bonus tracks, original artwork, and other wonderful things. In addition, Jonah has released the Always New collection of EPs on one disc. This also includes pictures, stories, and beautiful artwork. Click here to purchase them before they're up and gone.
Download: Far - -less from the album, Quick
Download: Far - True Love from the album, The Listening Game
Download: Jonah Matranga (onelinedrawing) - True Love (Jan) from the album, All of Always New
 This is new; Every Thursday I'll be showcasing whatever weird is going on in music these days. So stay tuned and let me know what you think (or not, I don't know).
I was wondering through the SXSW artist list and I came across a band that made me think, "That's the best band name I've ever heard." That band is Care Bears on Fire. What I didn't realize is that they are pre-teens. Their song "Everybody Else" is pretty basic (granted they're in 7th grade, so don't expect anything complex) but it's better than your average Miley Cyrus or Kidz Bop tune. So download the song and crank it up for your little cousin or any little person you personally know. All hail kidcore!
Download: Care Bears on Fire - Everybody Else from the album, I Stole Your Animal
(P.S. - This track is incomplete, but it would behoove you to give it a listen)
 Caspian, Hooray For Earth, Age Rings and Zambri – Middle East Downstaris – 29 FEB 2008
I was lucky enough to catch the mighty Caspian live at the Middle East Club this past Friday. While I have seen several instrumental bands live, nothing could have prepared me for the moving crescendos and bludgeoning force that is Caspian. Well, except if I saw them live before hand. Anyway, they are not to be missed.
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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC FEST
Wallingford, CT
Download: Caspian – Some Are White Light from the album, The Four Trees
Download: Caspian – Further In from the album, You Are The Conductor
 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
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