Wednesday, May 31, 2006

x3 sucked, but this scene was laugh out loud hilarious.

-Brandon

Friday, May 26, 2006

Things that piss Brandon off

Everyonce in a while I hear people say things like, "I don't listen to older music. There's enough new music out there for me to listen to that I don't need to listen to old music." These people are morons and don't deserve to enjoy the music they listen to. So for these assholes I have this message.

By completely ignoring music of the past you are ignoring the influences of the current music you like. You don't know where the artists you like are coming from or how much of their music is actually their creation. Listening to music with knowledge of the influences increases total comprehension of the music and makes listening a more enjoyable experience.

What really pisses me off is when the same jackasses who follow this sentiment say something like "I think that Artist X is the most original band of our generation." What?! How the fuck can you have any idea what is and isn't original when you have made a decision to ignore all music made in the past? When you make a decision to remain ignorant on a topic, you lose all rights to discuss that topic.

-Brandon

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Went to see a coworkers band last Tuesday at Gabe's. Missed his band, but saw the last half of the next one, "Experimental Dental School." They're pretty good. I bought a cd. Give them a listen.

-Brandon

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Amazon is wierd...

Just glancing through amazon.com and eyeing a prospective future book (some surreal dystopian anti-corporate thing called Zanesville) when I saw this near the end of the description.

What do customers ultimately buy after viewing items like this?
77% buy The CollegeHumor Guide to College : Selling Kidneys for Beer Money, Sleeping with Your Professors, Majoring in Communications, and Other Really Good Ideas by From the Writers of CollegeHumor.com


According to Amazon.com, 77% of people who view this buy "Collegehumor's guide to college." 77%. That is a big percentage. And, unless I am completely stupid 77/100 cannot be simplified so that means at least 100 people have viewed books "like" Zanesville and 77 people out of every 100 who just view books "LIKE" Zanesville choose to buy "Collegehumor's Guide to college." 77 for every 100. I am almost positive the shear unlikely nature of this statistic is due to the modifier "Like" (just incase you haven't noticed my emphasizing the word). But what I don't know is what exactly makes a book "like" Zanesville. What is the genre here? Science Fiction? Political commentary? Dystopia? Fiction? I have trouble believing that so many readers of these genre's are so attracted to "CollegeHumor's guide to college." Wierd as hell.

-Brandon

Friday, May 12, 2006

Phonecall

I recieved a phonecall yesterday that was from a restricted number. I was at work, and it was busy, and I was in a bad mood. I answered the phone and had a conversation and though process that went something like this.

Me-"Hello?"
Him-"Who is this?"
*My Thoughts-"You called me asshole who the fuck are you?"
Me-"Brandon"
Him-"Sorry, wrong number."
Me-"Good, go away"
*hang up*
*phone rings*
*My Thoughts-"Same restricted number. guy is calling again."
*answer*
Me-"You still have the wrong number"
Him-*inaudible*
Me-"What?"
Him-"You lick hairy nutsacks."
*hangup*
*back to work*

-Brandon

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Gnarles Barkley

I'm really enjoying Gnarles Barkley's (Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse) album "St Elswhere" I know that everyone is all about the single "Crazy" and it certainly is good, but I really love the song "Just a Thought."

I'm not generally one to focus on the lyrics in music, and I know that "I'm sad" is hardly an original message in a song but I really like the passive-aggressive/denying way that Cee-Lo goes about talking about it.

-Brandon

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Arockalypse!

This song and video is so rediculous I cannot help but love it. I don't think anything sums up this video better then this comment underneath the video.

"with lyrics such as "Arockalypse" and "Day of Rockening"

how is it possible for that not to win?"


I'm gonna go watch it again.

-Brandon

Friday, May 05, 2006

Made out of Meat

I know this is a Boing Boing repost but everyone should watch this seven and a half minute short film on You Tube. Very cool.

Wish I knew who did the music, didn't see it in the credits.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-NAvPzdjj0&search=made%20out%20of%20meat

-Brandon

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Music

I cannot get enough of Rhymefest's song "Build me Up." There is something incredibly charming about Ol' Dirty Bastard singing "Build me Up Buttercup."

Still listening to Os Mutantes self titled album religiously.

I've also been re-getting into Madlib's "Shade of Blue." His remixes and remakes of classic Blue Note Record jazz recordings is so amazingly good. He released a newish beats album called "Beat Konducta" which I suppose is meant as a follow up to his 7 inch "The Beat Conductor." What a clever man.

Psapp has a new album out that is pretty similiar, and just as enjoyable as their first one. If you like mellow singing to chaotic yet relaxing electronic istrumentals, pick up "The only thing I ever Wanted."

I've gained some newfound appreciation of the newish Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, "Show Your Bones." At first I only really loved the Diplo remix of Gold Lion, but the rest is growing on my. It's good rock that's channeling a little early 90's pre-grunge and a little 80's new wave, just like their first album.

Spank Rock is amazing. His album YoYoYoYoYo is by no means lyrically brilliant. In fact, it's borderline sexist, incredibly dirty, and incredibly immature. It is also very well produced and very catchy. I don't even know if I can totally call this hip-hop. The beats are far from typical hip-hop stylings. This is club music with an MC.

J+J+J is an incredibly wierd band who sing juvenile songs about "people who wear headphones at work," and "staring at people's unborn children with a stolen ultrasound" to a techno beat. Very wierd, also incredibly entertaining. If you get the chance listen to "They Hump While We Go Nuts."

I've also been listening to a lot of Little Richard lately. His songs are pretty similiar to each other but they are still very fun to listen to. I'm pretty sure he doesn't know how to write about anything other then his sex life. And he doesn't seem to be able to write about that without adding in his own nonsensical words and phrases.

-Brandon