Tuesday, October 30, 2007

haze


Pic and story From the Denver post go there for the full story. I thought the weather was a bit odd this morning. Our thoughts are with you California.


"Cloudy and sunny at the same time?


The National Weather Service reports that the extreme haze over the metro area today is not from clouds but is smoke from the fires in Southern California that has drifted our way.


The haze wasn't enough to dim the sun, but it was enough to obscure views of the mountains, even of some distant buildings.


According to satellite images from the Boulder-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, smoke from the fires has been carried by southwest winds as far east as Wichita and as far north as Boise, Idaho.


"There's a big, high-pressure system over us, which is stable and stagnant, allowing the smoke to hang around here," said Weather Service meteorologist Jim Kalina. "The fires are only about 60 percent contained, so this could stay with us for several days."


Forecasts for later in the week call for winds out of the north, which could blow much of the smoke away.


Temperatures from the high-pressure system will remain in the 70s into Wednesday. Colder weather with some moisture is predicted for the end of the week. "

The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Stardust


Saul Williams is back. I'm way pumped.

My friend Tom told me about this on the way to class the other day but this shit got real when I got a msg from Saul's myspace giving me a track for the hell of it.

Take it and if you like it he is doing the same thing Radiohead did by suggesting you buy but giving it away. Personally I'm going to get a shirt or see him rather then buy it because i'd rather have a hard copy in my hands. Do as you wish but at least take this one.



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Monday, October 29, 2007

"Hey water man, where are you and why are you not spraying me?"


The show was fantastic.

Really that is all i need to say but i suppose you will be wanting a little more. So lets skip Mewithoutyou and head straight to everyone favorite post punk art rockers, Thrice.

Thrice came to the stage and lead off with two new songs from their Element themed EPs which only fulled an already frenzied crowd. The stage banter was low and their set list featured a lot of Vheissu but also mixed in some of the stuff from Artist in the Ambulance. They played for an hour and change and Jessie Lacey came out and watched from his balcony. It was great and if you get a chance go stream their new album/EP deal its quite good.

Brand New came on and killed. They started the night with "You wont Know" and did no stage banter. It was an interesting set that did nothing from Your Favorite weapon and a hand full from Deja. There was however a whole bunch of Devil and God and for the first time in a while Jessie seemed borderline comfortable up there. They played for about an hour and half and were sporting two drummers, which was a bit different.

The most interesting moment came during the encore, where instead of playing a few more songs The band slowly came out one by one and proceeded to jam for about 10 minuets. Then they drew feedback and then finally cut the power.

Startling and different.

Said it before and it needs to be said again, you must see Brand New once before you reach 25.

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Sunday, October 28, 2007

ha....hmm....



"Tessie,"
"Nuff Ced" McGreevy shouted,"We're not here to mess aroundBoston, you know we love you madlyHear the crowd roar to your soundDon't blame us if we ever doubt youYou know we couldn't live without youTessie, you are the only, only, only"

Well that was short lived and highly anti climactic. Sure is going to suck having to pay extra to see the Rockies mediocer team next year. I was willing to jump the the band wagon as my Giants had long been out of it, but honestly what were they expecting? This is the same team that went on streaks like this all year and then plummeted right after, it just happens that this time they got hot as the playoffs came around and plummeted right as the veteran sox came into town. This series is going to go down as "The Beat Down in Bean Town."


Anyways, Thrice and Brand New killed. Post on that Tomorrow.

Friday, October 26, 2007

The Classics


"...We must recognize that this short life can neither be ennobled or enriched by hatred or revenge. Our lives on this planet are too short and the work to be done too great to let this spirit flourish any longer in our land. Of course we cannot vanquish it with a program, nor with a resolution. But we can perhaps remember, if only for a time, that those who live with us are our brothers, that they share with us the same short moment of life; that they seek, as do we, nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose and in happiness, winning what satisfaction and fulfillment they can. Surely, this bond of common faith, this bond of common goal, can begin to teach us something. Surely, we can learn, at least, to look at those around us as fellow men, and surely we can begin to work a little harder to bind up the wounds among us and to become in our own hearts brothers and countrymen once again."


Thursday, October 25, 2007

MOKB cover project "when doves cry"-Prince


MOKB did a new cover project and its surprisingly interesting, I scored a pretty cool cover of "When doves Cry" by Damien Rice and another by The Barenaked Ladies. Head over there and check out his complete set up.

Im going to be seeing Brandnew, Thrice and Mewithoutyou friday so expect a full post and songs on that show.

Till then.

"When Doves Cry".mp3-Barenaked Ladies

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Monday, October 22, 2007

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford


The Assassination of Jesse James has to be one of the best westerns of the past 10 years and it claims this title by forsaking many of the traditional western staples. The film is low on gun fights, beautiful women and daring escapes...what it has a lot of is haunting images, brilliant acting and an expansive script.

Do not be scared off by tales of over length or dull plot. Those are comments by people to shallow to understand the true depth of the film and what it was trying to accomplish. Yes it is expansive and yes it could be a little shorter, but oh how i did enjoy every minuet of it and in the end it was all quite nessicary to the pacing and story as a whole.

Pitt throws in his best performance since Fight Club. Every time he enters a shot I felt the tension in the scene grow exponentially. Not since Depp's performance in "The Libertine" have I seen an actor loom across a film with so little effort.

If you can controll your ADD and feel up to watching a film that will challenge you go see this as soon as possible.

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Sunday, October 21, 2007

R.I.P



"he said really i just wanna dance
good and evil matched perfect it's a great romance
i can deal with some psychic pain
if it'll slow down my higher brain
veins full of disappearing ink
vomiting in the kitchen sink
disconnecting from the missing link
this is not my life
it's just a fond farewell to a friend"


I still miss you Elliott, but now you are singing with the Angels. And that is where you always belonged. Thank you for your music, and thank you for being the best friend I never meet.

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Monday, October 15, 2007

All you need is love



Ok, do your self a favor. Stop reading my blog, get a newspaper, locate the nearest theater and go see "Across the Universe."

This was a pretty fantastic film and the more I think about it the more things I find to love about it. While the soundtrack will most assuredly get all the attention there is far more to this film then a simple "its a musical with Beatles songs" description can do for it.

First of all this is a fans movie. There are many small references to the Beatles career through out the film, some of which are merly in passing and others are key points of the film. If you are not a pretty in depth fan you may miss some of these but I suppose that is part of the fun.

The other thing that really struck me about this film was the excellent script. It takes a lot of talent to write a fully multi character story around 20 or so Beatles songs. Think about that....these songs were written over about a 10 year period and go from poppy love songs ("I want to hold your hand") to rocking anthems ("Revolution") and cover just about every hit they ever did in between. Just considering the diversity of the tracks it is quite a feat, but when you think about the afore mentioned details and references thrown in for good measure the script becomes all the more lovable.

The acting was fine and hearing the songs sung by other voices was a little disconcerting at first but I still found my self singing along. If you count your self as any sort of fan I highly recommend you head out and see this bad boy.

Strawberry Fields Forever.mp3

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Friday, October 12, 2007

way to set your race back 100 years Soulja Boy


Really? This is what it has come down to?


Then Supasoak that hoe
Supasoak that hoe (Supasoak that hoe)
Supasoak that hoe (Supasoak that hoe)
Supasoak that hoe (Supasoak that hoe)
Supasoak that hoe (Supasoak that hoe)
I'm To Fresh Up In This Bitch
Watch Me Shuffle Watch Me Jit
Watch Me Crack Ma Shoulda WorkThen Supaman That Bitch (YUUAA)

Every time I read that or look at the video all i can think is "dam...wouldn't Dr. King be proud..."

Feeling got worse when i saw the black males at the party i was at emulating the "dance moves." Wow...just a wow...

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week nd ^ D8



Bonfire tonight for all interested.

If you can't make that head down to Jackson field and watch the soccer game. Ill be announcing and it should be a great time.

In more national news, Radioheads album dropped. I would write about it/give you a song, but im sure you know what the whole deal is. So far i like it.

Also, the Colorado "rookies" as i called them in years past have some how managed to get within 3 wins of the world series.

Wtf is right!

Ill keep you posted with my opinions of this very solid defensive club.

Lastly former VP Al Gore won the Peace Prize and still dosen't look like he will run. To bad about that but still a hearty congrats from us here at KSNO.

Stick around for a real post after the craziness of midterms.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Pre-screening

Went and saw the pre-screening with the sensation and another good friend of mine. Pretty dam good and the sound track was sensational as expected.


I thought Adrian Brody was very good, especially because he had to compete with Schwartzman and Wilson for the lime light. There was very little I didn't like about the film and it seemed like many of the kids leaving the theater enjoyed the hell out of it.


There was some talk out side of "best film of the last decade," but I wouldn't go that far. I think that if you already like Wes Anderson this movie will only increase your love; and if you are just getting into his stuff this will be a good lead into his other material.

Cause = Time has tracks

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Monday, October 08, 2007

Lil Wayne not content with making his own shitty music


I guess im floating put out a cover Lil Wayne did of the beatles classic "help."

Once again IGIF provides us with a "gem" for the ages.

Im not sure what they are playin at but they actually said he had tallent and that this track was "delivered smoothly."

listen to this drivle your self.
Help.mp3

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The Talking Heads


The most quirkey, original, catchy, puzzling, genre bending, artistic band you will ever hear.

If you dont know them, you are really missing out. Lead by my favorite front man of all time David Byrne these guys created some of the most interesting and influential music of the past few decades.

Not only did they change the way things like world music and alternative rock were looked at, but they also put out some of the coolest stylistic material I have ever seen. This includes "True Stories" which is one of my favorite movies of all time, and the classic concert movie "Stop Making Sense!". Both films are very fun to watch and are used quite often in my random pop culture references of the day.

Byrne is still making music and art and the band is still quite influential despite not being together anymore. Get these songs and ill get a full post out to you soon.

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Tuesday, October 02, 2007

21 laps around the sun


You say it's your birthday?!
It's my birthday too, yeah!
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you!