For Those About To Salute- We Will Rock You!

Oh, Thank Heaven, It's My Best of 2011....

2012-01-19T15:16:00.002-06:00

In no particular order....Red Fang "Murder The Mountains"Anthrax "Worship Music"Fucked Up "David Comes To Life"Cheeseburger "Another Big Night Down The Drain"Social Distortion "Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes"Battles "Gloss Drop"Tension Generation "Rid The World"Tom Waits "Bad As Me"Mastodon "The Hunter"Face To Face "Laugh Now, Laugh Later"Russian Circles "Empros"Frank Turner "England Keep My

2000-2009

2010-01-24T03:32:00.002-06:00

Finally found some time to put together my decade list.....thanx to Tim for putting the criteria and rules together.... bottom 25, next 15, top 10 - all alphabetical within each tier... Bottom 25 Between The Buried & Me / Alaska / 2005 Bible Of The Devil / Freedom Metal / 2008 Death From Above 1979 / You're a Woman, I'm a Machine / 2004 Dropsonic / Insects With

2009...a year in review

2009-12-29T12:15:00.006-06:00

Top albums of 2009--by listen:Baroness "Blue Record"Mastodon "Crack The Skye" **Lamb of God "Wrath"Every Time I Die "New Junk Aesthetic"Pearl Jam "Backspacer" **Russian Circles "Geneva"Big Business "Mind The Drift"Doomriders "Darkness Come Alive"Killswitch Engage S/TGallows "Grey Britain"**Mariachi El Bronx "El Bronx"Priestess "Prior To The Fire"Red Fang S/TKylesa "Static Tensions"Isis "Wavering

2008 in Review...

2009-01-26T03:34:00.002-06:00

..a little late, but better than never.top 20 of 2008 (no particular order)Metallica - "Death Magnetic"Scarlett Johansson - "Anywhere I Lay My Head"Torche - "Meanderthal"Nine Inch Nails - "The Slip"Kings of Leon - "Only By The Night"Beck - "Modern Guilt"Fucked Up - "The Chemistry of Common Life"Longwave - "Secrets Are Sinister"The Melvins - "Nude With Boots"Russian Circles - "Station"Bible Of The

California Love....

2008-08-16T00:11:00.000-05:00

...1st compilation in Pacific Time. I made it on the couch at my Mom-Mom's via-the i-pod's "on-the-go" function...enjoy.1,000 Seconds: The Secret Machines: "Ten Silver Drops" 2006Long As I Can See the Light: Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Cosmos Factory" 1970I Was In Love With You: The Gutter Twins: "Saturnalia" 2008In Sadding Around: Jawbreaker: "24 Hour Revenge Therapy" 199417 Ghosts II: Nine

Who Will Lead Us?

2008-03-04T21:35:00.002-06:00

...if you give a shit about GOOD music and know what's good for you and the fact that I rarely steer you wrong when I'm strong in my convictions, then you'll pick up the debut release, Saturnalia by The Gutter Twins."Who are The Gutter Twins?" you may ask. It is the perfect pairing of two great voices and song-craftsmen: Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers) and Mark Lanegan (Screaming

2007 List...and then some

2007-12-25T00:50:00.000-06:00

Here's some lists to get you in the mood for 2007's....If I Listed these, I own them and they're important enough to be in my I-tunes...as you know damn well that I have enough music in my collection that's NOT on the computer that i can open my own used cd store.....40th Anniversary Albums (1967 for you mathematicians):The Beatles "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" & "Magical Mystery

Slithero3?

2007-11-02T17:57:00.000-05:00

So, I was rockin out to some music a few minutes ago (practicing/learning parts for the band I recently joined) and Steven Speilberg walks in my room. He was talking about that guitar player I love being in a commercial. I had to ask "Do you mean 'Slash'?" He replies abruptly, "yeah, that's him. he was in some video game commercial, i think."so i google and find Slash is in a new ad for Guitar

I want you to notice when I'm not around...wherever you are.

2007-10-26T11:41:00.000-05:00

Saw QOTSA last night at the Riv. Talk about a horrible case of 'live-itis', every song was sped up to 'ludicrous'. Some of it worked, some of it was just too fast. Great set list, though, heard some great songs, missed a few, but in the scheme of it all, there were 17 songs played.Monsters in the ParasolBurn the WitchMisfit LoveRun Pig RunIn the FadeTurning On the ScrewI'm DesignerLittle

How to completely disappear and never be found....

2007-10-16T13:19:00.000-05:00

I reckon I'm so-so on Radiohead's new marketing/album sales plan. I named my own price, 2.50 british pounds, which came to $5 and there was an additional $3 service. so i paid $8 for a digital download. I much prefer to have the ol'fashioned cd w/ case and insert w/ all sorts of knowlege useless to many like engineers, producers, studio info, etc....i figured, if i liked the album enough upon

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

2007-06-13T17:56:00.000-05:00

...so i'm losing my job. the big, fancy, record label job. yeah, the one with the health/dental insurance and 401K. yeah, it sucks. yeah, i'm bummed. it's just another obsticle to hurdle. i've been piecing another track listing together...it's been a while since i've been on here.here's some playlists i've made as of lately...MathRefused "The Shape of Punk to Come"The Rise "Reclamation

"Put your two lips together and kiss...."

2006-09-11T17:40:00.000-05:00

"...We're kissin' in Cleveland, Cincinnati, too. Way out in Chicago, I'll tell you what to do. They party all over, even in St. Lou. So, baby, get ready, and I'll be kissin' you..."Happenings as of late, and the music I've been listening to.....-Vacation to LA & Vegas (got a taste of where I want to live, and got my first lesson at the Tim Dralle School of Rock N'Roll)-Sold the motorcycle, i'm

"You want it all...."

2006-05-17T14:59:00.000-05:00

"...but you can't have it"or maybe you can, at one point. I feel like a fucking 15yr old again....carefree, carfree, bill free, reseponsibility-less....(i make words up at my own whim). I saw Pearl Jam lastnight for the first time EVER. I'd been into them since just before "TEN" was released....how've I never seen them before?? I seriously fell in love with that band all over again after

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2006-05-08T10:45:00.000-05:00

holy crap-this album is friggn amazing....i'm 2 songs into the 1st disc, and it seriously brought tears to my eyes.......not only am i exstatic that there's stil great music out there, but it hit me on a personal level, as well. When I was first really getting into music, on my own, i'd memorize the record labels and distribution, the producers, engineers, singers, songwriters, guitarists, etc..

When I speak, I cross my fingers....

2006-03-28T13:02:00.000-06:00

...Will you know you've been deceived? I feel a need to be the demon, a demon cannot be hurt. -GusterSo i can't seem to find the right music today, I test drove a comp.cd I made Michelle: "When She Begins..." a Social Distortion mix. Hope she likes it...i do.so this day has been going to shit--Jenny got me all riled up, and now my mom tells me my mom-mom is in the hospital. shitty.just got the

"Mellon Collie & The 60-Minute Sadness"

2006-01-11T14:50:00.000-06:00

So I was asked to post lists n whatnot, more often...so here goes...My friend, Tim, tried to start a little thing amongst our 'circle of friends' called The Babysitters Club...j/k...no, he wanted to have a little "compilation" camp of sorts....there were like 8 of us or so...Tim, his GF-Rebecca, D.C., Pat, Ginny, Andie, Pete, and Me...wow that is 8, good guestimation on my part....he had the 1st

2005: Year In Review

2006-01-10T17:48:00.000-06:00

Top 20 Albums20) Wednesday 13 Transylvania 9021019) Louis XIV The Best Little Secrets Are Kept18) Jack Johnson In Between Dreams17) Kings Of Leon Aha Shake Heartbreak16) Lagwagon Resolve15) Funeral For A Friend Hours14) Dredg Catch Without Arms13) Chimaira Chimaira12) Clutch Robot Hive/Exodus11) Bayside Bayside10) Shout Out Louds Howl, Howl Gaff Gaff9) Stellastarr* Harmonies For the Haunted8)

"Summer has come and passed...

2005-08-15T12:14:00.000-05:00

...the innocent can never last. Wake me up when September ends."--Green Day3 things that have given me chills in the past 7 days:1) "Wake Me Up When September Ends" video...all 7:08 of it....2) Finding that PERFECT song to open/close a really good compilation cd.3) Listening to "Fix You" by Coldplay on headphones after seeing the concert....these fucking lyrics are amazing--and they're positive,

"Your shit's like chocolate cake...

2005-08-12T15:49:00.000-05:00

...your ass smells like a rose" exerpt from LOVE DUMP by Static-Xso....Green Day/Jimmy Eat World 8/10: great show--J.E.W. was a bit thin sounding vocally, but was a good solid set, nonetheless. Green Day: WOW! great set, starting w/ the opening song "American Idiot" which b/c of B.J.'s antics, was a 7min rendition! Great frontman and not just for a few songs, but the entire 2hr set!!! He got

"tell me why....

2005-08-09T11:42:00.000-05:00

...you feel alright but still I don't" -exerpt from Lombardy St. by Availso....what the hell have i done recently....well....saturday (aug. 6th) went to my very first OZZFEST up at Alpine Valley in East Troy, WI...HOT TOPIC/2nd Stage:..missed a few bands i'd wanted to see (the haunted, black dahlia murder, bury your dead), but caught most of the other ones....Trivium--fuck me they're AMAZING!

Dr. Feelgood

2005-08-01T12:40:00.000-05:00

here's some feelgood lyrics to start your week/august off right:Take this razor sign your name across my wrist so everyone will know who left me like this."A Synonym for Acquisce" by Bayside Put a pillow over your face, suffocate you, rip into your chest and pull out your heart. To see i you bleed like I do. Tripping over my words, now you're trippin on me. Isn't that funny? Couldn't you just

It's Been a while....

2005-07-27T11:58:00.000-05:00

...ok, i'm not quoting STAIND....but it happened to fit, so fuck off.It indeed has been some time since i blogged my lil fingers off.....a lot has been goin on since Feb. 05, when i last updat'd this lil bitch.ok here goes.feb--nothin special happend-it was fuckin cold in Chi-town.march--went to VEGAS for my grandma's 75th bday---good times, i won some loot, got silly on vodka-tonics, and got to

"There is a place that still remains....

2005-02-28T12:57:00.000-06:00

...it eats the fear, it eats the pain/The sweetest price he'll have to pay/the day the whole world went away."~ The Day The Whole World Went Away (Nine Inch Nails)Show me the music!So the month of february has been musically neat-o! shows i've been privy to see.Feb 4th: Secret Machines @ MetroFeb 12th: Sno-Core (feat. Chevelle & Helmet) @ Congress TheatreFeb 19th: Rise Against/Tsunami Bomb/

sex and violence....

2005-02-14T00:35:00.000-06:00

sex and violence. sex and violence. sex and violence. sex and violence. sex and violence. sex and violence. sex and violence. sex and violence. sex and violence. THE EXPLOITED ("sex and violence")so i've been ass busy lately.....can't recall what i've really been absorbing musically. got a copy of WARRANT'S 1989 Opus "DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH" from a friend @ sony, it was a re-release...

"do you like, do you like, do you like.....

2005-01-23T14:32:00.000-06:00

do you like my body tricks?-The Lawrence Arms from "Porno And Snuff Films" ok. -so a lil excitement lately....sorta. Got, yet ANOTHER contact for my list o' contacts at record labels.....was called from a guy @ Geffen regarding something work related, he was misinformed as to my position, but i was nonetheless, flattered. So I'm dealing w/ him a little bit, which is good. -I interviewed for a

2005-01-09T08:28:00.000-06:00

Uh huh.

i might be wrong.

2005-01-08T04:52:00.000-06:00

i've found the world's most upliftingly DEPRESSING song.... God Only Knows by the (fucking) BEACH BOYS......"the world can show nothing to me, so what good would living do me?" FUCKING PET SOUNDS!! ok next really depressing "oldie" For No One by the (fucking) BEATLES..........what the kicker is, is the fucking french horn.....i think in my brain when i hear the transition, i brace myself.....

I am still bleeding you....

2005-01-07T17:37:00.000-06:00

...from wounds you've never known. Ghosts Of Past Failures by Shadows Fall ok, so instead of posting AFTER listening to something, I think i'll try something new. I don't know what sort of 'mood' i'm in seeing as i'll be in a loaner-car for 1-2 weeks (a nice grandpa car--2005 toyota camry, and if that's not enough, it's that 'grandpa' gold colour....i think it's like CHAMPAGNE or some crap like

I want to show you sometihng...

2005-01-07T05:37:00.000-06:00

...like joy inside my heart. Seems I been living in the temple of the dog/where would I live if I were a man of golden words/or would I live at all/words and music--my only tools/communitcation/so on her arrival I will set free the birds... Man Of Golden Words by Mother Love Bone ************************************************** OK...so i'm made a playlist while i rip my SIGUR ROS into my hard

"ziggy played guitar.....

2005-01-05T02:47:00.000-06:00

....jammin' good with weird and gilly, and the spiders from mars." Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie ok, so I've learned, as I do MANY times over--not to say that I forget--how important it is to a movie to have a KICK ASS soundtrack. Prime examples of directors/writers that RELENTLESSLY have amazing soundtracks to go w/ their STELLAR motion pictures: CAMERON CROWE and WES ANDERSON. SINGLES ALMOST

Chloe don't know better....

2004-12-29T13:43:00.000-06:00

...Chloe's just like me. (only beautiful) A couple of years difference, but those lessons never learned. (don't ya know?) Chole dances tables in the french quarter. She's always been given, so i can't always make her laugh. But i'm proud tosay, that i won't forget time spent lyin' by her side. The time spent lyin by her side. Dreams like this must die. And a dream like this must die. A dream like

Ingredients: Sugar, Artificial Flavor, Gum Arabic,...

2004-12-25T03:35:00.000-06:00

...Gelatin, Glucose, Syrup, Natural Flavor.----WINTERFRESH ALTOIDS ok so i was at the WINTERNATIONALS lastnight (BLUE MEANIES/MU330/METHADONES/NEW BLACK) and fuck me what a great show...glad i went...missed BLUE MEANIES @ double door the night prior w/ The Tossers and The Cougars (who i've heard AMAZING things about)--the Tossers i know kick ass.... ...i saw the Blue Meanies @ the riverfront

"i won't let this build up inside of me..."

2004-12-21T01:05:00.000-06:00

ok so just a thought--- Vermillion, pt. 2 from slipknot's latest album is fucking brilliant, depressing, and emotionally fulfilling when you feel apathetically like shit. any U2 song works too.....One Step Closer from How to Dismantle An Atom Bomb is really helpful to drag the razor across (just kidding). Or Running To Stand Still from the coveted Joshua Tree album "you've gotta cry without

you are throwing caution to what you are pissing in....

2004-12-18T15:03:00.000-06:00

....pissing in the wind, that's the shape i'm in."~ Strict-9 by LOCAL H so i've not slept very well all week.......was talkin to my mum and she coyly said "sounds like someone needs to get laid." to which i responded "this conversation is over. goodbye." i thought it was rather fitting that i decided to restring a guitar while watching the first 2hrs of The History Of Rock & Roll on dvd.....and

Holy Rockabilly!

2004-12-13T10:41:00.000-06:00

t'was the weekend o'drinkin' for me....but that's not the point. saw the REV @ double door lastnite (Sunday)---the REVEREND HORTON HEAT/SPLIT LIP RAYFIELD/ HI-FI & THE ROADBURNERS............ holy shit!!! great show---never saw the rev, and have wanted to for about 4 years---was s'posed to see em @ metro about 3 years ago w/ nashville pussy--but had to (surprise, surprise) WORK. fell in love w

Week In Rock

2004-12-10T01:11:00.000-06:00

kinda sucky kinda good. (not neccesarily in THAT order) Motley Crue announced their reunion tour (all original members). I just saw a commercial on tv for it, made me laugh. The band you thought you'd NEVER see together again LIVE!!!! March 10th @ Allstate Arena Motley Crue on their RED WHITE & CRUE Tour 2005. holy shit that's amusing--then my buddy Gor-Mays sent me a nifty link. http://

I met an old cowboy, i saw the look in his eyes....

2004-11-27T10:49:00.000-06:00

....something tells me he's been here before. Because experience makes you wise. -"Dead Horse" by GNR ***************************************************************** so it's raining outside, and it's november, so i opted to put in "Use Your Illusion I". What a great fucking album, straight thru, and i forgot how much i LOVE Bad Obsession w/ the slide guitar and Double-Talkin' Jive especially

what this blogger needs....

2004-11-27T00:02:00.000-06:00

...is more fucking COWBELL!!! ok, thought this would be fun. TOP 5 Songs to CRANK when driving into a new town/city(either alone or w/ commrades) 1) Live Wire (Motley Crue) --Too Fast For Love would be suitable, as well. 2) New Sound (Refused)--technically any REFUSED song would work, as long as it's CRANKED 3) Clash City Rockers OR White Riot (The Clash) ---it's really a fucking toss-up, and

For those about to rock...

2004-11-26T23:44:00.000-06:00

...we salute you! Ok: so i drove home from NEBRASKA, today...not too bad of a drive--i was once again armed w/ a healthy dose of ROCK N ROLL and REDBULL!!! TOP 5 (+3) ALBUMS to DRIVE HOME TO (today). 1) G'N'R (Appetite For Destruction) - need i give an explaination? only one of the FINEST albums recorded in rock n' roll history! *note: number 2 is more a conglomerate of albums--i love my ipod

Capitalsim is indeed organized crime...and we're the victims...

2004-11-24T03:12:00.000-06:00

TOP 5 BEST ROADTRIP ALBUMS (presently): 1) REFUSED "Shape of Punk to Come" -this is good especially if you start your endeavor in the AM hours. I learned the neccesity of playing this album at loud volumes in the morning from listening to an acquaintence's college radio show "WAKE UP SCREAMING"--which i learned later on was the title of a SUBHUMANZ track. 2) QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE "Songs

I have big green bloggers.....

2004-11-22T01:33:00.000-06:00

...in my big jewish knows. so i dunno what the 'f' i'm supposed to do w/ this. Mr. Gordon reccomended me to this........perhaps i'll use it as a MUSIC REVIEW type thing. what you think? maybe i'll take polls...(Poles)? or just your pulse.....now i'm telling jordan-jokes. uh huh......ok i'm done. back to my chips n salsa & Chocolate milk.