New Feature: Totally Random Playlist #1

So, I’ve been listening to some REALLY random stuff on not only my iPOD but from the iTunes libraries of friends.  And it’s been really fun.  Don’t get me wrong, I love my punk and my favorite bands really haven’t changed but I’m starting to embrace a little diversity again.  So, I’m hoping to post [...]

The Abomination: Isn’t anything sacred?

So, Wil Wheaton comes through again.  Apparantly I’ve been living under a rock (or it could be because I’ve had my nose buried in books) but the brilliant forces that brought us the likes of The Hills and Tila Tequila Wants to Get Laid have now decided on a new project. 
They’re planning to remake Rocky Horror [...]

Warped Tour 2008: The Horrorpops

I don’t know if The Horrorpops really got a lot of love at the Warped Tour here in Cleveland.  I don’t think a lot of the people there really got them.
I like psychobilly.  I’m not always prepared for it in large doses but I like the aesthetic of it.  The Horrorpops didn’t disappoint me.  I [...]

Warped Tour 2008: The Briggs

One of my favorite sets at the Warped Tour this year had to be The Briggs.  I first saw them open for Anti-Flag back in April and had bought the most recent album, at that time (Back to Higher Ground) that week.  They’ve got a reminiscent of some of the bands they more recently toured [...]

Destroy Their Future

The show last night was great – but it seems to be only in retrospect.  You know what I said about people yesterday?  And the fact that I just don’t seem to like a lot of them?  Well, what a weird crowd last night.  The energy was not good.  I think there were too many people there [...]

I’m Dying Tomorrow (well, not really)

This is my favorite Alkaline Trio song.  I’m going to see them tonight and it appears that the universe has decided to slow time down.  Probably so I can relish in the anticipation but instead I’m really just finding it quite annoying.  Lord knows I can’t get anything done at work in the meantime so [...]

Double Take

Just a little something strange this afternoon. 
Earlier today when I checked my home page I caught a glance at the “quick picks” Yahoo provides for Music and said, “Oh my god, Fall Out Boy has Ashlee Simpson in one of their videos now!”. 
Let me step back and say I haven’t really been a fan of [...]

Nothing Like It

There is nothing like standing in a room full of people and watching a band.  A room full of people all there for the same basic reason – going to the show – but also there for an infinite amount of other individual reasons.  I was at 3 shows over 5 days and because of [...]

I think my iPod can read my mind.

That has to be how shuffle works – today at least.  Admittedly it hasn’t always been perfect.  There have been days in the past when I thought, “I never listen to this song”. And that’s when I would realize it was time to clean it up a bit and get rid of the dead weight.  [...]

Today called for adventure…

…at least that’s what my horoscope said (that’s Virgo, by the way).  Try something you haven’t done before, it said.  Well, I had a hard time coming up with something that could be done at the spur of the moment on a Wednesday night while Dylan was home. 
So, what did I wind up doing?  I sent [...]