Tonight I'm going to see one of my favorite bands, 311. This will be something like the 12th time I've seen them. Funny thing is that the first time I saw them I wasn't really a fan and just went because a bunch of my friends were going. Well that show changed my mind - they are great and one of the best live bands ever. It's not that they have a particular "show" -- it's just the energy that's at the shows, ask and fan and they'll tell you what I mean.
If you're not a fan, I suggest you give them a try, summertime would work best and you can take pretty much anything of the Music or Grassroots albums first.
I'd also like to rep two of the bands I saw open for 311 years ago; 2 Skinnee J's and Shootyz Groove. And for the record Incubus fans, 311 is far superior.
Enjoy 311:
Homebrew:
Do You Right:
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
311
Thursday, June 19, 2008
New Girl Talk Album Out...for $0 or $10 or $100...
The new Girl Talk album is out today. For those that don't know, Girl Talk is a DJ from Pittsburgh who makes original songs out of an endless number of samples. The samples are cut into tiny pieces of the song and sometimes last only seconds. Good stuff, and original too.
Following previous artists who have given away new albums for "whatever you want," the new album, titled Feed The Animals, was released today and it's up to you to decide what you want to pay for it. That deal seemed to work for Radiohead. Though the fact that they are Radiohead probably helped...even though they are drastically overrated.
I enjoyed the previous album Night Ripper so I hope this one is decent. I'm loading it to my iPod as I write this. Can you guess how much I paid for it?
You can get the album HERE.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Weezer - Pork and Beans Video
Holiday weekends equal lazy posting habits. So here's the new video from Weezer for the song Pork and Beans of the upcoming Red Album. I love it. It's a great song and the video is awesome too. The video is a spoof of a bunch of popular YouTube vids (even though South Park really beat them on this). You have to see all the related videos to to truly enjoy the Weezer one. I don't have them all but some of them are: dramatic chipmunk, mentos experiment, afro ninja, GI Joe PSA, 155 t-shirts, leave britney alone, all your base are belong to us, Miss South Carolina, Numa Numa, crank that dance, evolution of dance, chocolate rain, popozao, daft hands, daft bodies, peanut butter jelly time, and charlie the unicorn (in the background at the end).
Thursday, May 22, 2008
American Idol is Terrible
I didn't get around to a post yesterday, so let me apologize to my loyal reader. Now on to American Idol.
Can someone tell me what the big deal is with American Idol? Do fans of the show claim to be fans of "good music" and that's why they watch it? Wasn't there a rock guy once and a country person and most people are just pop music? I don't mind pop music when it's good or catchy, maybe even just acceptable but we're getting ridiculous here.
I don't understand it. Everyone sits there and watches unknown people sing other peoples songs and everyone loves it no matter what people sing. What's even worse is that they just stand there, it's not like there's some big spectacle going on. It doesn't matter if you win as long as you're just on the show. People seem to buy whatever the show tells them to. You could probably have an American Idol radio station where the songs are only from people who have been on the show and it would probably get good ratings. Even is a single is good I'm sure they couldn't sustain an entire album.
Music is in a terrible state as it is. I don't see why people can't find their own music this day and age. Find something you actually like and not what TV tells you to like. I just don't get it. It's certainly NOT good music. This is like a Josie and the Pussycats movie mind control thing (shut up it's a fun movie). Kelly Clarkson is kind of nice though, in pop terms.
Hey American Idol fans, I heard there's a big concert going on at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Just find the highest point and jump to get to it. It'll be nice...for everyone.
In other news, apparently New Kids on the Block are popular again. Okay.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Lucky Boys Confusion
Time for another music post. Check out the band Lucky Boys Confusion.
You might know their song Bossman from a Wrigley's gum commercial, which is a shame because they're so much better than that. I posted a live video below but you should really check out their mastered stuff on their website or MySpace. Personally, "Breaking Rules" "Do you Miss Me" and "Fred Astaire" are some of my favorites.
Performing their song Fred Astaire:
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Digging for Santogold
I'm digging Santogold right now, check out her MySpace page for some songs. For those that don't know, Santogold is a musician. I suggest checking out "Shove It" - I wish I could explain her style but you'll just have to check it out on your own. Video of L.E.S. Artistes below.
