George Carlin: 1937-2008

June 23, 2008

You know an odd feeling? Sitting on the toilet eating a chocolate candy bar.
– George Carlin

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Steve Albini on D.I.Y.

June 4, 2008

Steve Albini, audio engineer, musician, songwriter and all around bad ass, talks about how bands in the market for a major record deal tend to think they can somehow “outsmart the system.”

Via: MixMyMusic.net

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Early Punk: Embrace

May 19, 2008

From Wikipedia:

Embrace was a short-lived Post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C., which lasted from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986 and was one of the first bands to be dubbed in the press as Emo, though the members had rejected the term since its creation. The band included Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat with three former members of his brother Alec’s band The Faith: guitarist Michael Hampton, drummer Ivor Hanson, and bassist Chris Bald. The only recording released by the quartet was their self-titled album Embrace.

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Drummers

April 17, 2008

It’s been awhile since my last update, so here are some stupid drummer jokes.

What’s the difference between a drummer and a drum machine?
You only have to punch the information into a drum machine once.

How do you know the drummer is at the door?
The knocking gets faster and louder.

How do you know when the stage is level?
The Drummer drools out of both sides of his mouth

What do you call a drummer without a girlfriend?
Homeless

What’s the last thing a drummer says in a band?
“Hey guys, why don’t we try one of my songs?”

A guy walks into a shop and starts ranting about how he is fed up with being the butt of jokes and is going to take up the guitar.

“I want a Stratocaster, 500 Watt Amp, 4×12 cabinet……..”

“Hang on” says the shopkeeper. “You’re a drummer, aren’t you?”

“How did you know that??” the guy whispers.

“This is a pet store”

And lastly one for the drummers:

What do you throw to a drowning guitarist?
His amp

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Sungha Jung

March 21, 2008

Sungha Jung is 11 years old, and already this good. You’ll be buying his albums someday.

See also: All You Need is Love

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At least he didn’t burn it

March 19, 2008

Source: Horkulated.com

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I think I’m gonna be sick…

March 17, 2008

I guess Courtney’s running low on cash again. Check out Converse’s custom Kurt Cobain “Chucks.” Here are the black low tops:

I didn’t bother posting pics of the high-top version. It’s just too fucking hideous. Click the link below to see for yourself.

Found at The Daily Swarm

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The RIAA are Shitting their Pants Today

March 5, 2008

Seen on TechDirt. (Emphasis mine)

Yesterday we wrote about Trent Reznor launching his new Nine Inch Nails album online with a variety of interesting options that people could choose to buy. The top of the list, for $300, was a “Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition Package” that included all the high quality downloads, two CDs, a data DVD, a Blu-ray high def DVD and assorted extras, all in a nice package signed by Reznor. This was only limited to the first 2,500 people. While some scoffed at the price of this package, it was clearly designed for NIN’s biggest fans — and they ate it up. Mike Linksvayer points out that this option is now sold out, meaning that Reznor grossed $750,000 in just a couple of days on that package alone, not taking into account any of the other packages that many more people likely bought into.

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Film: Before the Music Dies

March 4, 2008

I’m not sure how I came across this trailer, but it looks like a very interesting movie. I think I’ll buy/download it tonight and plan to write a review later this week. Check it out:

More info about the film can be found on the Before the Music Dies site.

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Cause for Effect

March 4, 2008

My buddy Jim turned me on to a band from Finland called Cause for Effect. This music blows me away. They are a duo, (bass and drums) very technical, and super heavy for not having a guitar player. They describe their sound as “Fusion Grindcore” which should give you a pretty good idea of what they sound like. But don’t just take my word for it–head over to their site and check out some of their videos.

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