Weezer

The Red album drops on the 3rd.

I suggest you go buy it.

Heart Songs.mp3 - Featured track of the day of said album.

http://www.myspace.com/weezer

Pray for tour dates.

Circa Survive

Opened for Thrice the other night and I hated them live but it sounds so good on the record. This was the second time I have seen them and I still think the front man (Green) is on crack and sounds like a girl but the guitar parts are so beautiful....One of the more melodic bands of the last few years in my book.

They played warped last year and look to put a new album out in the fall.

The Difference Between Medicine And Poison is the Dosage.mp3

http://www.myspace.com/circasurvive

festival season

Three places that are way cooler then Monolith:

1.Lollapaloza $190 Featuring:Rage against the Machine, Radiohead, Kanye West, Wilco, Black Keys and many many more.

Formerly the brunt of many jokes because of lackluster line ups and failed attempts to make it a moving tour, but getting radio head makes this the one to be at. The price is almost comparable to Monolith because there are no service charges. If you go out this year this is the one for variety, location and bang for your buck.

Video evidence.

2.Bonnaroo $229 Featuring: MGMT, Battles, Chris Rock, !!!, M.I.A, The Fiery Furnaces, Two Gallants, Pearl Jam and many others.

Any festival that features B.B King, Death Cab for Cutie and Metalica has to be worth a look. Price is much higher (plus fees) then Monolith or Lolla and it is in the middle of nowhere, but the line up is dancy and also features some very cool stand up comics which looks to be the way of the future.

3.Sasquatch $154 Featuring: R.E.M, Modest Mouse, Cold War Kids, Flaming lips, Built to Spill, Flight of the Conchords

Most reasonably priced show, but also features some of the most unimaginative band selections. Most of these cats are playing other festivals and have been around the block already. I have to say i like the comedians they are bringing and i have heard good things about the venue. Course at this point it happens tomorrow so....hope you are on your way.

Thrice-Tonight at the Ogden

With Circa Survive and Pelican

Doors at 7:00

See you there
Stare At The Sun (AOL version).mp3

David Ford

Looping is one of the hardest things you can do in the music world. It takes time, patience and an almost superhuman since of rhythm.

Far as i can tell David Ford has all those.

His music reminds me of D Rice (a comparison I'm sure he has heard many times) but his voice is a little more expressive to me, and for some reason it does not feel like every song is about the same chick.

His word play is fantastic and lines like "Another evening of sublime self-destruction/
To the tune of a thousand cigarettes" create a real interesting vibe that can play in everything from a smoky bar to a packed club.

Either way i think this cat will be getting a bunch of air play soon. Mean time watch a video of him at work and prepare to be amazed.

Go to Hell.Mp3

http://www.myspace.com/davidford

The Roots-Rising Down

The Roots straddle that line between common knowledge and underground. I guess what i am trying to say is that those who know them, know them and those that don't have no idea they exist.

With this new album i think that divide will grow smaller.

This album is full of dark beats and some crazy little synth action. Lyrically its harsh and touches on everything from crime to drop out rates. The words come fast and furious and it catches you off guard with how serious some of these topics are. Its a political album and from the first track you are well aware of that fact.

This one also features Common, Mos Def and Talib Kweli among others. And while its not a Club album, its one of the best hip hop has seen in a long time.

Rising Down (Featuring Mos Def).mp3

Narrow Stairs V. Plans V. Death Cab For Cutie as The new it Band that was Already an it Band

Death Cab is my obsession. I will admit it.

So please forgive this completely masterbatory act as i join the endless swarm of bloggers giving their opinion on the topic.

Lets start by saying that I liked Plans. It was the perfect introduction to their sound, it had all the down beat melancholy of We Have The Facts and all the rifts of Transatlanticism. There is not much more you can ask for when trying to expand your fan base while staying true to your roots. At the same time the album was pretty cut and dry, it lacked the mystery Ben had cultivated in past records. The fog had been replaced and Ben now sang with conviction on everything from the loss of loved ones to love after death. This coupled with the fact that the band was now all over Shows like the O.C turned off many a fan.

But i loved it, finally they got the respect they had earned. On top of that they had not lost their sound to the dreaded Major Label.

I got Narrow Stairs the morning of its release from my local record store and listened to it straight through two times.

I like it.

Granted there are parts that do not sound like DCFC to me. And there are songs I do not like. But once again they made the album they wanted to and once again they came up with something i will be listening to for many years to come. Best of all they got some of that mystery back that was so lacking in Plans. Its sonically expansive and just as lyrically interesting as any album i have heard in a long time. Its as if they said "hey O.C crowd, you like this sound? well here is the rest of stuff we play and if you don't like it get over it."

Haters will be heard, but im sure that Death Cab is the same band they always were. And from this point it looks like that's never going to change.

Cath....mp3

200th post and my last day of class ever

And yes, barely pass any and every class

Looking at every ass

Cheated on every test

I guess this is my dissertationHomie, this shit is basic

Welcome to graduation

Good Morning (Intro).mp3