All in perspective

2,387 juveniles are serving life prison sentances in the U.S.

7 juveniles are serving life prison sentances in Isereal.

(The country with the next highest tally)

135 Countries have abolished life without paroll sentances for juveniles.

From Denver Post (center for Law &Global justice)

Tonight!: The Helio Sequence @ The Marquis Theater

All ages and $12.

See these are the shows that make me want to move to a loft in denver. If you like:Death Cab, Modest Mouse, The Hives, quirky bands and anything on Sub Pop you should be at this show.

Their Myspace

"i just dont feel like we have anything to prove really but to our selves..."

New Death Cab out May 2008

Best graduation gift ever

Top lists are for chumps

tiz the season for bloggers to boast about the music they took no part in making.

Yes, it is time for everyone and their mom to list a top something or other and then pass a free song out for it. But we don't do that here at KSNO, instead we make random lists in our spare time and give nothing away.

So here are top things that are not lists but did happen in 2007 and could be considered awards.

Top album by a band that broke up this year!

The Blood Brothers-"Young Matches": One of the more talked about albums of by bands no one can define, the BB called it quits this year and this is apparently their final will and testament. I still like "Burn piano island, Burn" but hey, whatever.

Most talked about album that was really not as good as the one before!

Fall Out Boy-Infinity on High: Yeah, its cool you guys worked with Jay-Z and its neat that you save children in your videos, but honestly did you need that back half of the album? Patrick can't sing (it works though, just not when he is solo on a piano).

Album only bloggers and parents of band members loved!

Elvis Perkins-Ash Wednesday: Hey. Listen champ. Its hard for singer song writers to make it in this hip hop world. And you got some great reviews from Rolling Stone and the like, but you are moody as hell. And there can only be so many Ryan Adams-es in the world, go join Jason Collet and Matt Nathanson in the corner.

Best music related quote! (friend category)

Chris Lane- "The summer is to pop punk, as hoes and bling are to hip hop"

Best album that will make sure you are no longer my secret band!

Say Anything-In Defense of the Genre: Go buy it. You will dance and you will quote and you will have the best time $12 can buy you.

Well that does it for the 2007 awards ceremony here at KSNO. If you haven't been sufficiently satisfied go read any other blog on the net. If you want any of this music...well then you should have been reading longer because i posted on all of it before.

Photo by Chris Lane

"Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star."

Henry David Thoreau

Oil!-Johnny Greenwood

Dane Cook- Rough Around the Edges

Dane Cook's new one isn't great.

Hell i didn't think Vicious Circle was that amazing. But for some reason people love him, like....really love this guy; so i keep coming back hoping for more.

Let me start this review by stating my philosophy on Mr. Cook:

"Dane Cook is good for quoting, and not much else."

That said, Rough Around the Edges was recorded in Madison Square Garden in front of what sounds like a billion 14 year old girls and guys who still hi-five. Dane does all new material as far as i can tell, but if you have heard him once you can hear him again. His act continues to center around "you know when situations" with added sound effects and, I'm sure, facial expressions. It is great escapist material, which given the current political condition, is probably why he is thriving.

The jokes are fine, and its good for a little chuckle, but honestly there is better stand up out there today. Go buy Jim Gaffigan's new one or look into Daniel Tosh, both are smarter and have a little more re-listen value.

Come to Fruition.mp3

David Bazan at the Hi-Dive 15/5/07

As you may have heard from many many blogs better then mine, former Pedro the Lion front man David Bazan is on tour across America with J. Tillman and they managed to stop by every ones favorite dive for a show.

I don't want to waste peoples time with repeating what other blogs have said before me, so I will keep this short and point you to those two blogs for songs and added info.

J.Tillman was a great surprise for me. He had a very bluesy sounds and was one of the more entering stage presences i have seen in quite some time. Playing for just under an hour he sang some really moving stuff and while it got a bit repetitive i thought he had strong showing in front of a pretty disinterested crowd. File him under:Singer/song writer, Elliott Smith, Blues and great stage banter.

The Denver show for Bazan was an hour long and it featured essentially the same play list that has been floating around the Internet since the start of this tour. The majority of the songs with Bazan's own works but he still fit in some great Pedro stuff which was very cool for me. He was a very interesting performer, and when he spoke between songs I could tell that he was very smart and at the same time very uncomfortable. For my money, there are very few artist that mean every word they sing and have a personal connection to every line, and David is one of them.

Bazan mentioned to me that he enjoyed touring with Ben Gibbard and would probably record again with him some time soon. He also said that he would be back through here in the summer time hopefully with a full band, most likely called David Bazan's Black Cloud. Ill keep a look out.

his myspace

"If I don't go to hell when I die I might go to heaven"

Can't get enough of this album recently.

The lyrics are Witty, and the beats are slightly off tune, but it is some of the smartest music I have heard in a long time. It sounds like Against Me! in some ways, but it is far darker and much less politically motivated.

They will be in town December 28th at some random person's house and i will probably be there.

Brave as a Noun.mp3

Say Anything- In defense of the Genre

It has been a few weeks since the album dropped and i am ready to make my official post.

Let us begin.

Say Anything rocks. If you don't know this by now, you are missing out on some of the best rock material of the last couple years. In a decade where lyrics take a back seat to beats, Say Anything continually put out some of the best content out there (both lyrically and sonically), and on In Defense of the Genre they go large with a double disc for their sophomore major label release.

The album is expansive and covers a lot of ground. The band is still playing with some great rock stuff but they also manage to throw some curve balls with mandolins and voice overs. All the while Max sings about his drug and girl problems, but where ...Is a real boy feels manic (and rightly so due to the conditions at recording) Genre is contemplative and for the most part...far deeper. It sounds complicated, but at the heart of it all is classic rock hooks and fans should not be disappointed.

The album also features some great guest performances from the likes of Pete Yorn, Adam Lazzara from TBS, Haley from Paramore, Chris Carrabba from Dashboard, Anthony Raneri from Bayside and Chris Conley from Saves the days to name a few.

What I like about these guest appearances is how low key they are. The appearances are not listed and are quite subtle. Max is the focus of all the songs and I get the feeling that these were done as a favor to the band. In the end they become a fun Easter egg hunt and a nice addition to a very solid album.

If you know and love the band this album will rock for you.

If you are new to the band, I'm sure you will like it. But I recommend you start with is a real boy and work your way into this one as it could be overwhelming.

In Defense Of The Genre.mp3

offical website