ahh

it's been too long

This album sounds awesome.

Full update coming soon.

Somethin' Better Change

Time for Change

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.

1 Corinthians 13:11

No I don't believe in Jesus, but this seems duly important at this point in my life.

To Steal What She Never Could Own...

Dude! I just found this video and look how silly it looks in comparison to how sleek the tune sounds. So good but so funny.

Brilliant Song...

One of my favorite guitar licks of all time.

Terminal Boredom

There's a story behind this tune.

I Would Love to Find this 7"

A-Side



B-Side

Hated for Loving

Vauxhall and I is definitely my favorite Morrissey album at present. Billy Budd, Hold On to Your Friends, I am Hated for Loving, and Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself among others.

Here's to all night chemists.

Breaks My Heart

One of the best songs ever written.

I Sit Entirely Too Much...But I just like the infographic

Via: Medical Billing And Coding

Scotland is Getting GNARLY

Read this.

Pre-England Endeavours

Projects in the works Pre-UK Departure:

Keep the Pressure Down 2-5. Expect bi-weekly installments.

Working Men are Pissed. Sweet collection of songs about work and corresponding text/literature.

White Bellied Rat. Crippling collection of short vignettes that detail the decay of a white rat's trips through the sewers of Babylon.

Nasty

Axe to Fall Forever...

This Morning

black coffee and transparent bitterness

This is how I've been rolling at work lately. Just in case anyone forgets. Muahaha.

& Her Kappas from Her Reeboks...

It Continues...No God, Dead Town Nothing.

This morning's playlist

Certainly an eclectic one.

BURN BABYLON

Great tune. Had been a long time since I turned it on, and reminded me that I hadn't dug through a lot of my records in a while.

One thing about moving cross country that's hard to ever forget is how desperate you become wanting to hear certain records that you know you own. I left a lot of records back in California and about every other day there's something I would kill to listen to that ends up being one of the discarded discs gathering dust inside a closet on the floor in my parents' house.

Homely Girl

This song always makes me laugh.

"It must have broke your poor little heart,
when the boys would say,
'she looks better in the dark.'"

Flying Panther Five Year

This is awesome.



Makes me wish I was in San Diego!

Keep the Pressure Down Vol. 1

I decided I was going to start putting small playlists on here to share with my friends since I'm not DJing anymore. Keep the Pressure Down v. 1 is here. 10 songs. Holler at me for track info or whatever. It's probably better if you can just stream it.

Nothing but a Heartache Everyday...

Drink Scotch Whiskey All Night Long...

...and die behind the wheel...

Uhhh

This looks a little weird.

Football, No Beer, No Cigarettes, Spikes, Gin, Whisky, Cigarettes, Tattoo Lust, Haircuts, Heresy, and Drugs.

I just finished watching a miserable match of football between Aston Villa and WBA.

Villa--I'm not sure why--have lost all their desire this season. It's as if they think there's nothing left to fight for, even though they're far from safe. It was a miserable match, even with 10 men there was no attacking threat.

Paging through tattoo shops around town as I've been craving something new. I'm pretty broke, so it would almost have to be something that's small enough for me to afford. Still might do it. Finding Mario Desa's twitter account was pretty awesome, dude is legit.

Listening to the Fall. About to smoke a cigarette, change my sheets, take a shower, and get ready to go down to the Barber Shop for a haircut. Then I gotta get a hold of a buddy out of town who called in a favor that may be more difficult to accomplish than I initially suspected.

Shit bands playing at HoB, should I go?

Seriously disappointed at the shit football I woke up to witness. Whatever. Hope today isn't a total loss.

Obligatory Royal Wedding Jab...

Courtesy of the Mozfather



Let's not forget that William is an Aston Villa fan. UTV.

Never, Ever!

The City was Gone...

Cold Cave & the Kills Next Wednesday

I didn't even know the show was coming to town. Saw it today and had to buy tickets.

website maintenance

I'm updating my website with current stuff that I've written and include a section of fun things I'm working on.

I'm putting up old press releases, one sheets, bios, reviews, and then newer health & wellness articles that I've written over the past year or two including short features and stuff. Cataloging it all now and should have it up pretty quickly.

Just sayin.

Well Said

Don't Sell the Dreams You Should Be Keeping Pure & Simple Everytime...

More on Football

In what has undoubtedly been a dreadful season for Aston Villa, they were able to salvage a point from Stoke City this weekend and stay at 11th in the PL table. This is certain to help stifle the fears of relegation, but after watching the match, I'd have to say one would be hard-pressed not to expect a lot more from AVFC.

Darren Bent scored again--which, all things considering, cements the reason they paid so much to sign him--but I think his goal was a little lucky. Still, 100% of the shots not-taken never score.



The midfield partnership down the center and the spine of the team on the whole leaves a lot to be desired. Dunne was a rock last year--inspirational at many points--but this season he's gone missing in action. Collins is suspect to a lot of glaring mistakes, and Petrov and Reo-Coker still seem far off the mark from a pairing with Delph, Makoun, or even Michael Bradley.

I miss seeing Albrighton, and I'm hoping that Bannan comes back hungry from his loan spell at Leeds.

Here's to a good finish of this season and hopefully an important summer. Things can be looking a lot brighter next year...and hopefully I'll be at Villa Park to see it happen! UTV.

My Obligatory "Do I Look as Tired as I Feel?" Post

I'm exhausted and about to call it a night. But FIRST! Listen to this amazing song.

Derrick Harriott & John Holt Appresh

When Everything You Thought You Wanted...

...Brings You Closer to the End.



Ordered "Cherish the Light Years" this AM from Matador.

Sleepwalk Away the Life...

The Beady Eye LP is no Oasis, but it's still pretty awesome.

Some Other Drum

Listening to music and drinking coffee.

I was extra tired when I went to sleep last night, and this morning it's been tough for me to get ready. I'm taking the train that gets to Deerfield/Northbrook at around 9:25, so I'll have to arrange for a ride--cab or otherwise--to the office. Trying to see if I can go to the Cubs game tonight to see them take on my own San Diego Padres. We'll see.

Suited up for the game:



This song is incredible, and also a source of some San Diego pride.

OMD

WHY IS THIS SONG SO GOOD?!?

On the Glorious Occasion of this Splendid Defeat

Yr a Ghost on the Highway...

I'm not sure why it took me so long to realize it, but this is a fantastic record.



Playlist for this morning:

Burning with Boredom

Did you know that cigarette lighters were invented before matches?

This is Awesome.

Music & Beer. Can it get any better? I can't wait to try the Mark E. Smith IPA.

Simply Incredible.

I've rediscovered a Jamaican legend.

Pat Kelly has a voice simply saturated with soul, at once vulnerable and penetrating. He's arguably one of the greatest rocksteady singers to have ever emerged, and in my opinion, sadly underappreciated. Below find three of his best.

More New Music I Need...

Raveonettes - Raven in The Grave
Cold Cave - Cherish the Light Years

I need some $$$.

wish list

Great records come out tomorrow.

OBITS
PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
HUNX & HIS PUNX

i want 'em all.

My Eyes Have Seen the Glory

Greatest.

More to come soon.

SORRY BLOG WORLD.

i know it's been a while.

a quick note to say that i just dug through some old papers about punk music and jamaica, among other semi-not-totally-academic papers that i had written in my years as an undergrad. surprisingly good stuff. i might even post the snippets of which i'm still proud.

get bent, city.

VILLA WIN.

My weekend is officially great.

It's Been Almost a Week...

A few points of note:

Work is hectic.
NEW APARTMENT!
Stone Roses are phenomenal.
Stone Roses station on Pandora is a perfect anecdote to hectic work days.
Busted out the heavy winter coat for the first time this year.
I always want pizza.
Villa signed Darren Bent and Jean Makoun.
Hopefully they'll get Kyle Walker on a permanent.

<3

Playlist

Massive Bloody Valentine

We Only Get What We Will Settle For...

Seriously one of my favorite songs right now. The acoustic version is great because it hammers on with a bit more sincerity than the thrashy/faster original. I like the Oasis version; Liam's sneer adds a bit of angst to the lyrics, but there's a lot being said in this song and it makes me so stoked.

Fire Play Burnt, etc.

Just saw this via TPM.

It seems evident that when you mobilize demographics using a rhetoric of war, use the language of "terrorism" to undermine your political opponents, those that become "energized" to take action do so through violence. This guy's situation seems a bit more unique, in that he was upset over a personal issue, but come on--we need to realize that the way that we talk about things encourages others to react using the same language.

It's no stretch of the imagination. Language has powerful, far-reaching impacts, and frames the way in which people view and interpret their surroundings. It's devastating to see that the mainstream media toys with those impacts rather than mitigating the words that encourage others to act violent.

Tragic. Once again.

Well done, you spry fox...

CLICK THE PICTURE TO READ ALL ABOUT IT. WELL DONE LIONEL.

Tragic.

I just wanted to take the opportunity to say that the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords is incredibly tragic.

Regardless of political affiliation or voting record, it surprises me that conservatives in our country are being adamant about being guiltless, rather than offering support as fellow human beings. It always seems suspicious when someone's first reaction is: "It wasn't my fault."

I really hope churches don't picket the funerals of innocent bystanders who were shot and killed by a lunatic.

There's been so much violence to kickstart 2011. Here's a nod to hoping that some peace is instilled throughout the year.

Such a Wimp

I'm such a wimp, but it's so, so chilly outside. It's 25 degrees as I type this, which all things considered, isn't that bad, but it's enough to make me not want to do anything.

Last night I had the pleasure of going to a few different places around the city for some snacks and drinks. Went to this place called the Rocking Horse and had great beer and a hummus plate that was really really good.

The sign looked neat.

Have I Posted This Already?

Probably.

Incredible tune. Well done, Danes.

Before I go to Bed...

I felt I should share the following:

Minimalist Star Wars Posters...



Trust your feelings...

Showing Incredible Restraint...

Hi friends:

One last post before I retreat from the blog and try and get some work done.

I've been refraining from commenting on the dire situation at my beloved Aston Villa Football Club this season, but I'm holding out until Saturday before taking the gloves off. I had the unfortunate privilege of watching bits of the Sunderland match, and I was terribly, terribly disappointed with how they played.

Are we that desperate that Dunne was playing up top and people were just hoofing the ball to anyone big? I got worried when I saw Collins attacking the net a few weeks ago, because as a CB, one would think they'd have the discipline and form to thread some controlled passes through a midfield onto the wings and have a forward motivated enough to hit the crossbar. If only someone like Stuart Downing could have out-muscled and out-hustled the Sunderland defense to put a sitter out there for Emile Heskey to tap in...Oh. Right.

Things are not well at Villa Park. Refraining from commenting any further until the weekend's match.

Meh. Bummer.

GOP trying to violate the Constitution? What else is new...

I loved the story that Pete Sessions tried to jump-start his new-found position in Congress without being officially sworn in.

It's a silly thing, I suppose, being that the votes had already counted...but FFS, try to at least abide by the procedure and ritual in place that make this government appear to be somewhat functional. Amirite?

Read the story here.

gone forever

such a good record. both summer and winter vibes. love it.

2011 the new 2012?

Thousands of birds fall dead from the sky?


And flooding of "Biblical" proportions in Australia?

The last road into the Australian city of Rockhampton was tonight cut off by water as Queensland's premier, Anna Bligh, warned that the floods which have overwhelmed the state may not recede for weeks.

"It looks like Rockhampton's in the middle of an inland sea. The amount of water coming down these river systems is nothing short of astonishing," said Bligh on a visit to the city. "Given the scale and size of this disaster, and the prospect that we will see water sitting potentially for a couple of weeks, we will have major issues to deal with throughout January."

Rockhampton, which has 75,000 people, will be supplied by military helicopters and by barge. Fourteen tonnes of food and medical supplies were taken in today by road before the highway was cut off.

The flooding has hit an area the size of France and Germany, affecting 200,000 people in more than 20 towns and cities.