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.

Return of the Blog

I really need to start writing these every day again. The pics from the Rubber City Rebels/Nimrods show will probably never make it to the internet, but they weren't all that great anyway (the pics, not the show). Anyway, here's some stuff that happened since the last post:

The Punk Rock Holocaust thing was a total bust. The guy at the Rock Hall tried to make me and Tommy pay the $20 fee to get in just to see the movies. F THAT. So we took a $2 tour of Johnny Cash's tour bus instead. Not quite as fun, but whatever. Then, since we had an entire day to kill before the New Bomb Turks, we bummed around Lakewood, checked out My Mind's Eye Records (I'd never been there before and was impressed), and went back to Tommy's to watch Three O'Clock High.

The New Bomb Turks sounded great. Since it was at the Rock Hall, I figured they'd be anti-camera. But, they weren't, and I didn't bring mine. So, no pics.

Thursday was a busy day for rock. Modest Mouse played at whatever Nautica's called now, but tickets were way overpriced (somewhere in the $25-$35 range). The Agora had a ska extravaganza that would've been the show of the year if the year was 1997. Less Than Jake/Reel Big Fish/Streetlight Manifesto/Against All Authority(?) was probably fun, but also overpriced (in the $20-$25 range). I, however, decided to go to the House of Blues to catch the Rentals. I'd been a fan since 1995, but never got to see them live. And, for my $, the day Matt Sharp left Weezer is the day they lost most of their talent. The House of Blues doesn't allow cameras, so no pics. Trust me, though, it was a good show. Best part: 2 for Tuesday was in full effect for the Rentals, so tix were about $10 after service fees and all that. Best part for me: Tommy's girlfriend Jen (author of the awesome Food Blog that matters) picked up the tab so it was free for me! I definitely owe her one.

Then last night, Professor Murder performed at the b-side liquor lounge under the Grog Shop. Some old friends were seen, dancing was done, and fun was had. Pics tomorrow. Hollywood Blondes tonight at the Beachland Tavern. I hope my car doesn't die before I get there. Let's have fun.

Until Then,
Later.

Excursions

Since the last post:

Social D showed Youngstown how the fuck it's done on Thursday. As predicted, I didn't get any pics of the rock, but if you weren't there, you can trust me that it was a real blast.

I didn't bring my camera to Cedar Point either, but that was also a load of fun. My buddy Noah and myself rode pretty much everything but the Millennium Force and the Mantis. Not because we didn't want to, but we had to make it back to Y-Town for the Johnie 3/Hollywood Blondes/Turbo Lovers/Tarantulas Attack! show at Cedars. The debauchery was in full effect, but once again, no pics. I'm kinda miffed about that one, because it's much easier to throw a pic on here and talk about it than it is to type about everything. It's probably better for the reader too. I'll tell ya, it was like an f'n reunion at Cedars that night. I'm not gonna name names (mostly because I don't know if the people in question want to be named), but it was cool to see kids I haven't seen in five or more years (and even some kids from the old pizza shop too).

I spent way more $ than I wanted this weekend, thus I'm too low on funds to be able to check out Interpol tonight at the House of Blues. The $28 price tag was a lot to stomach, though, even if I had a lot of cash. I waited patiently the last few weeks for it to show up in the 2 for Tuesday email, but no dice. I checked Ticketmaster today for kicks, and it looks like the show sold out. Somebody on Craigslist has four tickets for $20 apiece, but you probably have to buy all four. I don't really trust that site anyway, no matter how many people tell me that it's reputable. Oh well. I hope everyone that gets to go has a great time, but I guess I'll have to wait until next time. I hope for their sake that Interpol's not in a foul mood either, since I've heard some horror stories about their tendency to dog it every once in a while if they're not "feeling it". There are enough shows coming up that I guess I can miss one.

In other news, my good (MySpace) buddy Madlib sent a bulletin today hyping his new record in the Beat Konducta series, Beat Konducta in India. The previous Beat Konducta CD was fantastic, and the vid below makes the next one look pretty darn good, too:




If you ask me, the beat heard in the last thirty seconds is good enough to warrant a purchase on it's own. I guess I'm off for a fun run. I made a mix of my favorites from the first three albums from A Tribe Called Quest, so there's the playlist.

Until Then,
Later.