heyy, it's friday! we made it! woo. welll, it's friday and i kept this up, i have faith that i will continue to do this! well, today i'm gonna go give money to that goddamned My Bloody Valentine flick, but only because it's in 3D, and i'm a sucker for those. :D cheap gimmicks and suchh. welll today i have a mixtape & 2 albums! :) here's the mixtape's track listing.
1.These Days - the Damned i dig the circus theme to this one, i want to spin around and listen to it.
2.She's Always There - the Parliaments George Clinton's early outfit is just as good as it's predecessor.
3.Gonna Rock - the Rattlers good ol' rockabilly, i sit alone on saturdays all the time. :(
4.Besando A Otra - Los Saicos great garage from peru!
5.Deadman's Waltz - the Slanderin i used to hang out with these guys occasionally, this is one of my favorite songs from them.
6.Frenzy [cover] - Batmobile dig this cover? you better. :P
7.Isolation - Joy Division i looooove the bass line, it gets stuck in my head when i listen to it.
8.My My Metrocard - Le Tigre the keys in this song are catchy as hell.
9.Hand In Glove [cover] - Sandie Shaw a smiths cover, with the smiths as her backing band.
10.Viernes Voy Por Ti [cover] -Icaro Azul a spanish Cure cover, it's friday & i'm cheesy. deal. :P
11.Bastard In Love - Mika Miko not as wild as their other songs, but i like it. :D
12.El Chico Del Apartamento 512 - Selena it feels like a ska song, sort of.
13.Galaxies - Laura Veirs the lyrics trip me out..
14.Mack The Knife [12" Remix] - King Kurt the sax! she makes me dance! :O
15.Cartoon Blues - Bright Eyes his vocals are strange towards the end, my kind of strange. ;D
16.West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys inner city pressure? nahh. ;P
17.You Dropped A Bomb On Me - the Gap Band i've gotten one dropped on me, i haven't felt the same since.
18.About Today - the National i like how this song starts. i flow with it.
19.Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears i watched donnie darko earlier, it explains these songs, especialllly this one. :)
20.Just A Touch - Slave my uncle joe & my mom.
21.Gigolette [12" Mix] - Ozone my uncle joe & my mom.
good day to ya. i'm still here. once i make it to a week, i know that i can do it. haha. later tonight i'm going to work on the new Friday Mixtape. for today i have some groups i've been listening to a lot lately, especially Echo & the Bunnymen. here they are for your enjoyment.
how is everyone today? i'm in a better mood. i'm going to start going to school to become a technician of some sort, haha. that will be fun. the yogurt place, well, i don't know yet. i'm glad i've kept up with this daily pace, but it's only been a few days! i want to keep doing it. encourage me people, encourage me! :P i've got three albums for ya. hope you like them, 'cause i do. :D
hello visitors, my sweeet invisible visitors. ;P i've got three albums again, 2 are requests and 1 is just what i want to put up. :D i may start working at a yogurt place, so let's hope for the best shall we? right then, onto the music!
hey again, trying to keep this updated a lot more, so i'm just throwing random stuff i've been listening at ya. i figure i'll have mixtapes every friday. i've got 4 albums for ya today. anyway, not much is new with me, just playing shows, looking for work & figuring out what i'm going to do with my life. halp? i dunno. well enjoy the music :)
Polysics or Die!!! - Polysics
Police and Thieves - Junior Murvin
Nothing Makes Sense Without It - Kind of Like Spitting
i've decided to drop that last project. it wouldn't have worked out on my schedule, not that i'm a very busy man, just that i lost interest. haha. well, i'm gonna try and keep it basic, i've got a mixtape & 2 albums for ya today. yeah yeah that same formula again. but it's only until i figure out something new to do. i'll still take entries for the last project though :D well, here's to a new year.
Mixtape
1.Robi Point, Stars Above - Kind of Like Spitting. i searched all over for this fucking album and found it, it's helped me on my journey to recovery. this song especially.
2.War Paint - the Curtains. great darkwave/psychobilly from Chicago, IL. we're hoping to play with these guys in the summer. enjoy.
3.Mama Don't Allow - the Ricochets. 'classic' rock 'n roll from the 80's. if you know, you'll get it. ;)
4.Out of Control [cover] - Thee Milkshakes. billy boy gets down on this one. :D
5.High Powered - Dr.Dre do as dre says and kick back to that old gangsta shit.
6.Rarotonga - Café Tacvba. my friends in the Peabrains cover this song, do it damn good justice too. but listen to the original!
7.Suffocation Girl - Color Me Psycho. yeahhhh. go nuts while jammmin' to this. :D
8.Soft - Kings of Leon. i'm not sure if he's talking about his johnson in this, but if he is, this song is even better. haha. let me know, yeah?
9.Alive On Arrival - Ice Cube. the end of HIS life.
10.Sinner's Delight - the Peabrains. way good psychobilly from Chino. :D
11.Back Door Man - the Doors. if no one has sampled this for a beat, they should.
12.Say Aha - Santogold. fell in love with this girl and her tasty bass.
13.Mambo Sun - T. Rex. ooooh baby..i wanna walk down the street, struttin' my stuff..
14.The Cool - Lupe Fiasco. HIS new life. ;)
15.Insane - the Meteors. if you're wondering what happened to me. ;D
16.Police & Thieves - Junior Murvin. i play scarface: the world is yours, way too much. at least i get good tunes out of it.
17.Hot Knives - Bright Eyes. hey, that rhymes.
18.Seventeen Years - Ratatat. saw these fools at coachella. i like them more now. don't ask.
19.Petrified Bricks & the Twice Told Joke [Decrepit Bricks] - Gym Class Heroes. speaks for itself.
20.Valentine's Day - RX Bandits. it's coming, i don't have a valentine. guh. who cares! niiice jam. :D
that takes care of that. i realize that while in rar, the track list is out of whack, but this is the original form. ;P
Q1: How do you find about the latest music? Answer: Hearing it, people play it, if it doesn't sound familiar and i like it, i look into it and find out the track name and artist, that's how i've found about many of the modern musicians i now consider to be my favorites.
Q2: Do you like shopping for your music at chains (ie, Virgin Megastore, F.Y.E, etc.) or 'mom & pop' record stores? Answer: The smaller record stores, seem to have better varieties, shit i've never even heard of, but then again i've never really been a music buff. To answer your question i like smaller record stores.
Q3: Do you support more underground or mainstream artists? Answer: The underground is where it's at. Some mainstream music is good, but a lot of what's coming out today just sounds generic or lame. I was always told to never drink from the mainstream.
Q4: Where's your favorite place to see a show/concert? Answer: House shows, i never have the change to spare for big events, unless we're jumping fences or someone has the hook up.
Q5: How does it make you feel when you hear that one of your favorite artists has 'sold out'? Answer: I used to get all uppity about it. Nowadays I don't care anymore, whether it be a musician or a painter, or whatever money seems to be what makes the world go round, and as long as money does not sacrafice content i am AOK with artists selling out.
Q6: How do you support your local music scene? Answer: We set up shows, we support bands, attend shows, the usual i guess.
Q7: Who are the 5 most influential artists in your life? Answer: I always get guff, but i am a huge fan of Primus, i first heard them during my kiddy days, i loved the sound and uniqueness. Other than them, what influences me is hip hop, i first heard early 90's gangster rap and stuff like that. N.W.A., call me cliche but i think that arrangement of characters, dope beats, and sick rhymes is another one of my influences. I also listened to a lot of metal music when i was a kid, what really stuck with me was a death metal super group known as brujeria, i just loved the music, i can listen to them today and still get worked up, in a good way. Public Enemy, i think has had the biggest impact on me by far. First track i ever heard was terminator x, from their they were pretty much one of my favorites for life. MF DOOM, not much to say, he's pretty much the shit, i'd give my right foot(it's gone eventually because of my diabeetus.) to see him preform. i've yet to see him live. and immortal technique is the best, no but seriously if i wer to list my final most influential artist, it would have to be DigDug, a DJ from Maryland signed onto uncommon music record label, his beats as well as his art work are really influential. The fact that the man balances the audio and visual arts so well makes him an inspiring figure.
Q8: If you could ask any musician (alive or dead) a question, who would it be & what would you ask? Answer: I would ask Murs why and how he got ahold of AGENTS crew to do the album art, it's just been bugging me. I love agents crew and murs, it just seems wierd that local valley graff gods got to do something like that.
Q9: Does music make a difference in the people you're attracted to? Answer: Yeah, i mean i would hate date a fergie loving akon admiring modern day whack rap queen who loves it when high pitched voices sing into a fan.
Q10: If there is one song you would say describes your life at the moment, which song would it be? Answer: Terminator X To The Edge of Panic - Public Enemy
ANTA has chosen MF DOOM as his artist
from sputnik music "Operation is full of odd little “Skits”. These skits feature a man talking about a person named Doom in a voice not out of place in an early 40’s movie. The beats that accompany these skits are great. Unlike Eminem’s skits Doom actually creates fairly cool electronica breaks in between his raps. Unfortunately the album features 4 or 5 of these bits which can get quite annoying.
Possibly the most amazing thing about this album is that Doom writes, raps and produces his own stuff. So when you listen to this you don’t hear Doom’s voice over 5 producer’s beats rapping 8 other writer’s songs. All you hear is MF Doom. He’s great at everything too, unlike other rappers who attempt to do everything late in their career *cough*eminem*cough* and fail. Doom is great at everything.
Not only is MF Doom a great producer/rapper/lyricist plain and simple, he also is one of the best collaborators in the rap biz. He has collaborated with everyone from Gorillaz (His rap on November Has Come [Demon Days] turned me onto Doom in the first place) to his most recent collaboration, with DJ Danger Mouse (Producer of Demon Days and The Grey Album) under the name DangerDoom. Doom also collaborates on this album, on tracks Who You Think I Am? A barrage of guest MCs throw down over a Doom created beat featuring a flute.
The album ends as it begins on a high note. During the last streak of 5 or so real tracks there isn’t a bad song. Of course there is hardly a bad song on the album."
Joshua from Los Angeles, CA Contributor to Goji Stomp myspace/last.fm
question 1: where do you go to find your music? Answer: Blogs, podcasts, magazines, and friends.
question 2: do you find yourself supporting more 'underground' acts rather than the so-called 'mainstream' artists? Answer: Honestly, I think I support more mainstream artists. But I support underground artists. Its sometimes hard to draw distinctions.
question 3: who are 5 of the most influential artists, to you? Answer: Rakim, KRS-One, Sublime, Glassjaw, Death Cab for Cutie
question 4: if you could ask any musician (alive or dead) a question, who would it be & what would you ask? Answer: I'd ask John Lennon and Billie Holiday what were their last thoughts. For them, Peace and Love meant Pain and Anguish.
question 5: does music ever have an influence on the men/women you're interested in? Answer: Initially, yes. It's easier to talk to girls who share my interests. But I wouldn't judge their character by their taste in music.
question 6: do you prefer shopping for your music at chains (ie, Virgin Megastore, F.Y.E, etc.) or 'mom & pop' record stores? Answer: Chains. You get better deals. And that makes a difference when you're poor.
question 7: would you say you go to shows with 'underground' artists that are usually at small venues or large concerts with the 'flavor of the week'? Answer: The majority of the shows I've been to were "underground" or at small venues,I suppose. But I've only ever been to like 8 shows.
question 8: how does it make you feel when you hear that one of your favorite artists have 'sold out'? Answer: If selling out meant merely going mainstream, then I'd be extremely happy. But Often the rise in popularity is detrimental to the quality of music being produced.
question 9: how do you support your local music scene? Answer: Talking about it.
question 10: if there is one song you would say describes your life at the moment, which song would it be? Answer: Hard Knock Life by Jay-Z
Joshua has chosen KRS-One to be his artist. from Wikipedia "Released in early 1987, the album sampled records from James Brown and AC/DC, and also flaunted a dancehall reggae influence. The songs “South Bronx” and “The Bridge is Over” (a reference to the Queensbridge Housing Projects) ignited a famous rivalry with the Queens-bred emcee MC Shan (see the The Bridge Wars). The album is also credited with providing a prototype for East Coast gangsta rap from which to develop. For instance, the cover, which showcases Parker and Sterling surrounded by an arsenal of weapons, was hip-hop’s first major release to feature members brandishing firearms. The album also contained several seminal hardcore songs such as “9mm Goes Bang,” one of the first hip-hop songs to be based around a first-person crime narrative, and "P Is Free," which details an encounter with a drug-abusing prostitute for perhaps the first time on record. The liner notes of Criminal Minded read, "peace to Ron Nelson and the Toronto posse". This statement is evidence of BDP's involvement with Toronto's underground hip hop scene in the late 80s, which produced artists such as Michie Mee, Dream Warriors and Maestro Fresh Wes."
question 1: where do you go to find your music? Answer: kaos records/previously known as panik records or zines
question 2: do you find yourself supporting more 'underground' acts rather than the so-called 'mainstream' artists? Answer: underground moreso like kelly clarkson right? jk.
question 3: who are 5 of the most influential artists, to you? Answer: billie holiday, morrissey, the sharks, toy dolls, operation ivy
question 4: if you could ask any musician (alive or dead) a question, who would it be & what would you ask? Answer: django reinhardt
question 5: does music ever have an influence on the men/women you're interested in? Answer: people i know matter. thats all, so yes
question 6: do you prefer shopping for your music at chains (ie, Virgin Megastore, F.Y.E, etc.) or 'mom & pop' record stores? Answer: no
question 7: would you say you go to shows with 'underground' artists that are usually at small venues or large concerts with the 'flavor of the week'? Answer: backyard gigs...
question 8: how does it make you feel when you hear that one of your favorite artists have 'sold out'? Answer: i dont give a shit as long as it still reaches me on a personal level
question 9: how do you support your local music scene? Answer: burnin their demos, givin' em out posting flyers etc
question 10: if there is one song you would say describes your life at the moment, which song would it be? Answer: but not tonight-depeche mode
Vanessa has chosen Billie Holiday as her artist.
from Wikipedia "Nicknamed Lady Day by her sometime collaborator Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style — strongly inspired by instrumentalists — pioneered a new way of manipulating wording and tempo, and also popularized a more personal and intimate approach to singing. Critic John Bush wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." She co-wrote only a few songs, but several of them have become jazz standards, notably "God Bless the Child", "Don't Explain", and "Lady Sings the Blues"."
[Video] Yeasayer: "Madder Red"
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Before I get back to the grind of getting my Lollapalooza coverage up,
*Yeasayer* have been stringing me along via Twitter about a new video
they've been p...
