I Shop at Borders

So I heard nothing but good stuff about the Turbonegro show, and I probably should have gone. But, stubbornness is a hard thing to shake, as is thriftiness. I'll see em next time.

And, I went on sort of a CD buying spree other day at Borders. I got an email from them that they were having a huge sale: every single disc CD in the store was $9.99! There was also a limit of three CDs per coupon, thus I had to limit my spree to three items. So, after using the trusty "search inventory" feature on the Borders website, I found that the Beachwood store had the best selection (as usual). I headed over there and made the following purchases:
Here's that solo album from Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene. I'd say that I'm a fan of BSS, and I heard good stuff about this one. Plus, J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. fame performs on a track, so it's gotta be good. And it is. Note: the list price on this was $14.99.



And the Hot Chip DJ Kicks mix that I mentioned on this here blog a few months back. I've had a copy of this for months, but it's always great to have the official version. If Grovesnor doesn't get a lot of notoriety for his track, there's no justice at all. Plus, any CD with Positive K and New Order gets my $. The Hot Chip selection is awesome as well. Note: the list price on this was $17.99.



And the last purchase is the Madlib Beat Konducta in India CD that I slagged about a month ago. I wrote that I needed to listen to it in a more subdued environment, and I was right. Now, I'm a fan. Like the Hot Chip CD, I previously only owned a copy of this, so it was nice to have the real thing. (Variations) is still the best track though, hands down. Note: the list price on this was $14.99.


In all, I saved about $18 off the list prices. Not too shabby. In other news, I planned on catching the Black Lips last night but just didn't feel up to it. I saw them open for be your own PET last September, and they put on a good show. I did catch the Hollywood Blondes open for The Low Budgets last Sunday, though. That was a nice time. I still can't get my camera to hook up to the computer, though, so no pics for now.

Oh, and since I've been in a Jens Lekman mood lately (maybe because his new album Night Falls Over Kortedala is ridiculously amazing), here's a video for a song he did with a group/band/guy/whatever called Kocky. It's called "Be Part of it All", even though youtube lists it as "Be Part":


I saw the vid the other day and have been liking it ever since. I think that's all for now.

Until Then,
Later.

Apocalypse Snooze

Turbonegro is having a show at the Grog Shop tonight, but I couldn't score any free tickets so I probably won't attend. The asking price of $21 is a bit too much. I'd reconsider if they had an awesome opening band, but Nick Oliveri and The Mondo Generator doesn't count. I know it'll probably be incredibly amazing and all that, and since the Grog's a fairly small venue, it'll be nice and intimate. But, if you ask me, they haven't had a decent album since 1998. Although I can probably guess that the setlist will be heavy on material from Ass Cobra and Apocalypse Dudes. It's the rest of the show that won't be quite as enthralling. But, the two aforementioned albums are perennial favorites of mine. And yes, I was a fan long before Bam Margera put em on MTV. blahblahblah. I'm sure I'll find something else to do. Maybe I'll throw my Darkness Forever! 2XLP on the old turntable and imagine what could have been.

Get Yer White Trash On

I found burned copies of Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven while moving stuff around yesterday. They've been in rotation since. Here are the videos of my favorite songs from said albums:

Mouth For War


Walk


This Love


5 Minutes Alone


I'm Broken


Planet Caravan


I kinda lost interest after those two albums. I never cared much for anything before Vulgar either. Every once in a while, it's good to take a step back and have a stroll down memory lane. Who knows, maybe you'll see a Stone Temple Pilots video pop up in the future. Or, maybe not. But, the 90s revival has to go down sooner or later, considering the 80s revival lasted longer than the 80s themselves. blahblahblah

Until Then,
Later.

ROH Video Wire 9/19/07

Normally I don't do the two posts in one day thing, but I just saw this online and thought I should post it. It's highlights of the Detroit/Chicago weekend, but mainly deals with the incident involving The Briscoe Brothers & Project 161, also known as Age of the Fall. It's a long video, but worth checking out if so inclined. And, for the squeamish, the camera is positioned far enough away that it's not TOO graphic.

Until Then,
Later.

A Few Videos To Watch

The LCD Soundsystem album Sound of Silver is one of the many great albums with a release date of 2007, in my opinion. My favorite song on the record is Someone Great. Apparently a video has been released of that song. Here it is:

Is it just me, or did they speed the song up a little bit? I haven't heard that Nike mix for a few months, but the album version is considerably slower. And better, if you ask me. But, it's still great (for me at least) to see my favorite song get a proper video/single release.

In other news, I mentioned a few posts ago that I enjoyed the new Les Savy Fav release, Let's Stay Friends. A video for the song Patty Lee is online. I first saw it yesterday but forgot to post it. I'll post it now:

I haven't heard the album enough to pick a favorite song, but this one wouldn't be a bad choice.

Also, the band had a make-your-own video contest for their song The Equestrian. Well, the results are in, and here's the winner:

It doesn't get much better than that.

Until Then,
Later.

ROH Motor City Madness 2007 Thoughts & Such

I forgot to mention yesterday that I attended a Ring of Honor wrestling show this past Friday in Detroit. I got to go with Rick from Baditude--www.myspace.com/baditude--and his buddies. It was cool, but not the best show ever by any means. The major highlight was the appearance of Bryan Danielson, as he's probably my favorite active wrestler, and it was unknown if he would be in attendance. Anyway, he was sporting an eye patch from his war with Morishima a few shows back. He dismantled the team of Chasyn Rance & Kenny King singlehandedly. Also, I felt that while the show was serviceable, it was really just a set up show for the next night's Pay Per View taping in Chicago. Plus, I hadn't been to an ROH show since they abandoned Cleveland in 10/06, and there had been quite a bit of turnover in the company.

Before I get to the Chicago show, though, I must tell a little story about the highlight of my trip to Detroit (besides the show, of course). On the way back, we stopped at a gas station. Now, I don't usually check the ice cream coolers next to the check out, but I did on this night. What I found was nothing short of fantastic. And, I can't get my camera to load into the computer, and there aren't any good pics online, so you'll have to take my word that we scored some WWE ice cream bars!!! I got two for the road but Rick grabbed the entire remaining inventory for himself. He must've gotten twelve ice cream treats. And, if you've never had the pleasure of tasting a WWE ice cream bar, it's pretty much the best thing ever. And, since they're generally only sold by the ice cream man, get em quick, since summer's almost over.

The Chicago Pay Per View sounded off-the-charts fantastic. It was headlined by a double main event: ROH World Champion Morishima vs. Brian Danielson and ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico in a Ladder Match. Both champions retained, but the post match shenanigans were unbelievable. The group known as Project 161 finally made their debut, and their leader Jimmy Jacobs proclaimed their intentions above a hog tied Jay Briscoe, who was hanging by his feet above Jacobs. Briscoe was also bleeding heavily. Here's what Jacobs looked like after it was done:
Pretty gross if you ask me. I'm not a big fan of blood & guts, but it still sounded kinda cool. Maybe I'll check it out in a few months on Pay Per View. I also just remembered to mention that they wouldn't allow digital cameras at the show in Detroit, so no pics from me. We were in the second row, too, so I would've gotten some good ones. All in all, though, a nice time was had.

Until Then,
Later.

He Knowingly Served Us Penis

Hey the Browns played a little better yesterday than they did last week. I would've been in attendance, but I wasn't invited. It was quite a game, though.

In other news, I forgot to mention in the last post that the B-side of that Jay Reatard 7" is a Go-Betweens cover. Also, Curb Your Enthusiasm premiered last Sunday and the second episode was last night. Both eps were classic Curb and it's great to see Mr. David and the gang back in action.

I had a birthday recently too. So that happened.

I've also been trying to learn how to burn DVDs, but haven't had much luck with that. I went to Best Buy last night and got these DVD+R DL discs. The DL stands for double layer, so apparently that means that they have twice the space, or four hours. But, when I tried to burn the DVD, I could only fit two hours on the disc. I guess I need to read the directions a little better.

The new Les Savy Fav is great, the new Jens Lekman is great, and I think that's all for now.

Until Then,
Later.

Some Things Never Change...

The sun rises in the east, sets in the west, and the Browns play like complete shit on Opening Day. You could set your watch to those three things, in my opinion. And another thing that's really grinding my gears today is all this rain. I set my iPod for a quick fun run and it's pouring outside. So, I figure I'd make a quick trip to the gym, but that's not happening since they close in 30 minutes. As a result, I'm sitting in front of a computer typing this instead of running off all the pizza I just ate.

In other news, I went to a pretty decent show the other night. I wasn't sure if I was gonna go or not, so I don't think I mentioned it in any previous posts. Here's what the flyer looks like:

I only attended the first night, and it was mainly to see Jay Reatard. I mentioned him and his band in a previous post. But, before I headed out to the show, my buddy Tommy and I made our way to the Spitfire Saloon. Now, this place has a pretty rough looking exterior, but once inside, the crowd was extremely diverse. It reminded me of the old Nyabinghi in Youngstown, where you'd see girls in their pretty dresses and high heels drinking Pabst and "punking it up" for the night. I could see the Spitfire turning into that. And, it would be no fault of the ownership, don't get me wrong. I don't know them personally and I'm not gonna act like I do. But, that doesn't change the fact that the bar itself could be the new hip place to be, so to speak.

The show itself was held at Now That's Class, a new(er) venue on the west side of Cleveland. I had been there in the past, but I don't make it out there as much as I should. That's due to the fact that I live a good forty minutes away from the place. I had a good time, though, and here are some pictures of Jay and the guys rocking:


Performing a fist raiser for the ages:

The crooner shot:

I think this one was taken right after he kicked some doof in the head after the kid knocked Jay's mic into his face:


All in all, a good time was had. Their set might have been under 25 minutes (it was definitely under 30) but I don't think anyone was complaining. The other bands were great as well, but we got there kinda late and I don't remember the names of the ones we caught. And, since beers were only $1.50 (yet another reason to attend shows at Now That's Class regularly), I had a little bit of extra cash. I used it on a 7" and here's what it looks like:

There are only two songs on the record, and it was a little pricey at $5. But, both songs are worthwhile. The A-side, I Know A Place, is quite serviceable. But, the B-side wins again, as Chuck D would say. Don't Let Him Come Back is featured on Jay's MySpace page, and it's one of my favorites. I'm pumped to have a version of the song that I can listen to away from the computer. Now, if only I can get a turntable with USB capabilities. I'd love to be able to convert all of my vinyl to mp3, but it'll have to wait.

I was gonna mention some other stuff, but I'm drawing a blank. So, that's all for now.

Until Then,
Later.

Take me to D&B

First off, F youtube. They deleted the video I alluded to in the last post. It was from the band Municipal Waste for the song Headbanger Face Rip off the album The Art of Partying. It was totally off the charts awesome and had some of the best (and most graphic) scenes from various movies released by Troma. But, a version of the vid is still on the site. It's not nearly as intense, but still decent in its own right. Plus, the song still slays regardless. Here's the edited version:



In other news, I need to stop hyping future posts, since it usually means that they get put on the back burner due to me not wanting to take the time to type a lot of words about stuff. The hype in question pertains to the Ayres/Catchdubs mix. I wanted to do a track by track rundown, but couldn't find the time. And, that time still hasn't been found. So, it'll stay on the back burner for now, along with the ROH PPV review and whatever else I never got around to doing.

In closing, here's a video from one of the most underrated albums of 1989, Stone Cold Rhymin'. It's Young MC with Principal's Office. RECESS!




Until Then,
Later.