Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Apparently "Deep Throat"'s been revealed, and he isn't even dead yet.
Tomorrow's the deadline to vote for the Flagpole Music Awards. Once again, we'd like to recommend voting for Sloan Simpson for Strongest Supporter of the Scene (although there are certainly many fine candidates for that award).
Also, you can stop by the Athfest/AMdN offices (downstairs below Citybar) to pick up lawn signs to help promote AthFest 2005. They also have little postcards you can put around the office. It's just something nice to do to help the festival out, and it's a keepsake afterwards, I guess.
Also, you can stop by the Athfest/AMdN offices (downstairs below Citybar) to pick up lawn signs to help promote AthFest 2005. They also have little postcards you can put around the office. It's just something nice to do to help the festival out, and it's a keepsake afterwards, I guess.
Even though CS is on vacation (does he vacation a lot or what?), he dug this bit of info up:
HERE IT IS. FINALLY THE FULL LINE UP FOR THE 2005 HHBTM ATHENS POPFEST.
DAY ONE ATHENS MUSIC MUSEUM ROOFTOP 8.09.05
1. Keith John Adams
2. Geoff Reacher
3. Marshmallow Coast
4. Shot Heard Around the World
5. Visitations
DAY ONE NIGHT TIME 8.09.05
No Parachute DVD premiere
DAY TWO LITTLE KINGS 8.10.05
1. the Elks
2. Ryan Anderson
3. Princeton Reverbs Colonial
4. Cars Can Be Blue
5. Superfallingstars
6. Summer Hymns
7. Lou-is
8. Eames Era
9. Palomar
10. the Great Lakes
11. Love Tractor
DAY THREE AFTERNOON LITTLE KINGS 8.11.05
1. Cocker Spaniels
2. Mouser 4:30 PM
3. Good Lord to the Devil
4. Tracer Matula
DAY THREE NIGHT 40 WATT CLUB 8.11.05
1. TBA
2. the Instruments
3. the Gerbils
4. Human Television
5. Boyracer
6. Bunnygrunt
7. Tullycraft
DAY FOUR AFTERNOON LITTLE KINGS 8.12.05
1. The French Horns
2. The Smittens
3. Fishboy
4. Col Knowledge & the Lickety Splits
DAY FOUR NIGHT 40 WATT CLUB 8.12.05
1. Dan Deacon
2. Kiddo
3. Poison Control Center
4. We Versus the Shark
5. Casper and the Cookies
6. Secret Surprise Guest
7. SECRET SURPRISE GUEST
DAY FIVE AFTERNOON LITTLE KINGS 8.13.05
1. Lil Kickers
2. Karl Blau
3. New Grenada
4. Ceiling Fan
DAY FIVE NIGHT 40 WATT CLUB 8.13.05
1. Love Letter Band
2. Galactic Heroes
3. Red Pony Clock
4. Elekibass
5. 63 Crayons
6. Circulatory System
7. Of Montreal
You can pick up tickets here. I'd get them quick, as once we
announce the headliner for Friday Night, it will sell out super
fast, So we are keeping it secret to give all the pop kids first
dibs on this one.
And before you ask: No, neither CS nor I know who the super-secret headliner is.
HERE IT IS. FINALLY THE FULL LINE UP FOR THE 2005 HHBTM ATHENS POPFEST.
DAY ONE ATHENS MUSIC MUSEUM ROOFTOP 8.09.05
1. Keith John Adams
2. Geoff Reacher
3. Marshmallow Coast
4. Shot Heard Around the World
5. Visitations
DAY ONE NIGHT TIME 8.09.05
No Parachute DVD premiere
DAY TWO LITTLE KINGS 8.10.05
1. the Elks
2. Ryan Anderson
3. Princeton Reverbs Colonial
4. Cars Can Be Blue
5. Superfallingstars
6. Summer Hymns
7. Lou-is
8. Eames Era
9. Palomar
10. the Great Lakes
11. Love Tractor
DAY THREE AFTERNOON LITTLE KINGS 8.11.05
1. Cocker Spaniels
2. Mouser 4:30 PM
3. Good Lord to the Devil
4. Tracer Matula
DAY THREE NIGHT 40 WATT CLUB 8.11.05
1. TBA
2. the Instruments
3. the Gerbils
4. Human Television
5. Boyracer
6. Bunnygrunt
7. Tullycraft
DAY FOUR AFTERNOON LITTLE KINGS 8.12.05
1. The French Horns
2. The Smittens
3. Fishboy
4. Col Knowledge & the Lickety Splits
DAY FOUR NIGHT 40 WATT CLUB 8.12.05
1. Dan Deacon
2. Kiddo
3. Poison Control Center
4. We Versus the Shark
5. Casper and the Cookies
6. Secret Surprise Guest
7. SECRET SURPRISE GUEST
DAY FIVE AFTERNOON LITTLE KINGS 8.13.05
1. Lil Kickers
2. Karl Blau
3. New Grenada
4. Ceiling Fan
DAY FIVE NIGHT 40 WATT CLUB 8.13.05
1. Love Letter Band
2. Galactic Heroes
3. Red Pony Clock
4. Elekibass
5. 63 Crayons
6. Circulatory System
7. Of Montreal
You can pick up tickets here. I'd get them quick, as once we
announce the headliner for Friday Night, it will sell out super
fast, So we are keeping it secret to give all the pop kids first
dibs on this one.
And before you ask: No, neither CS nor I know who the super-secret headliner is.
Whatever you do, please do not ruin the sanctity and purity of this conversation by contributing to it. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy.
(Thanks to Vet Pharmacist for the link!)
(Thanks to Vet Pharmacist for the link!)
What'd y'all do this weekend? Didja hear something great? Taste something good? Let us know in the comments below.
As a sidenote, I tried these earplugs out this weekend, and they're really good for the price. You can get 'em at Nuci's. Just thought I'd mention.
As a sidenote, I tried these earplugs out this weekend, and they're really good for the price. You can get 'em at Nuci's. Just thought I'd mention.
Friday, May 27, 2005
When I was 5 and my brother was 10, my grandmother bought my big bro a set of kiddie golf clubs (against my parents' wishes). My brother went nuts. He dug holes in our yard and placed plastic cups inside of them to create tees and made flags out of pvc pipe and construction paper. Since I had no friends my own age, I followed my brother around like a shadow. One day, my brother was outside playing golf, and didn't realize (or so he claims) that I was standing about 3 feet behind him. He swung back, yelling "Fore!" and slammed the golf club directly into my left eye.
I grabbed my eye, which was streaming blood and started screaming. My brother stood there shocked as I crawled around the front yard and into the house through the front door, at exactly the same time my parents came flying out the back door. My dad saw my brother standing with a bloody golf club in his hand and immediately knew my brother had beat the crap out of me somehow. He raced over, broke the club over his knee, and started beating my bro senseless. I wish Dad would have been more concerned about my welfare, as by this time I had crawled into my bed and decided to try to fall asleep (go into a coma). My mother found me semi-conscious in a pool of my own blood about 10 minutes later, and bundled me into the car to go to the emergency room.
My brother scratched the shit out of my cornea, busted most of the blood vessels in my eye socket, and gave me a severe concussion. I had to wear an eye patch for a few months, and every night my mom had to put drops in my eyes that burned like hell in order to help it heal, and clean out all the blood and puss that would collect in my patch during the day. That's a mother's love, because I would not do that nasty shit for anyone.
Worse yet, I was in kindegarten at the time, and all the kids made pirate jokes about me. "GRRRR matey!" I wouldn't mind being a pirate if there was actually treasure involved. But it got even worse as after a particularly nasty fall off the see-saw, I was banned from the playground for my lack of depth perception, and spent recess by my teacher Miss Martha's side. But I got those kindegarten bastards back - one day when some snot-nose was making fun of me I said "Wanna see something gross?" and pressed down with my finger on my eye patch so the puss would ooze out between the holes of the gauze - EEEEEEWWWWWW!
Stay tuned for next week, when you'll hear about how I narrowly avoided contracting rabies. Only in the REAL O.C., baby!
Thanks to Sarah for letting us know about another set of botanical garden concerts just down the road.
Memorial Day is awesome cause you can drink on Sunday night, sleep in, then go BBQ and drink more to get rid of the other three nights of drinking...
FRI: Venice Is Sinking and Astra play the 40 Watt. Should complement each other well. Soft, but not like that crybaby kinda soft, just kinda relaxing and enjoyable. Definitely worth seeing.
If you're in the mood for something louder, the Rock Lotto has returned to the Caledonia with a new concept. Local bands will perform entire sets of other local bands' songs. Tonight features Coulier as Cinemechanica, Cinemechanica as Maserati, A.Armada (who get my vote for "most informative local website") as Now It's Overhead, and Salmon Panties (f/Gordon Lamb) as The Agenda. Should be interesting and possibly great. Definitely entertaining.
And the Friday night tradition carries on over at Jot 'Em Down BBQ with Redneck GReece performing his twisted country tunes. Hell, I might even go this week. Been craving some good BBQ. Cash only. 6PM.
SAT: Acetate makes a rare appearance to headline the Caledonia. And in what might become a critical lapse of judgment, they let the lovable scamps in Brown Frown open for them.
If you haven't heard about Acetate, there's this in the Flagpole. If you haven't heard Brown Frown live, you really should. It's like the more riff-heavy Jesus Lizard stuff mixed with some kind of crazy blues guitar, or you know... early Nirvana. This is an awesome bill. If you're one of those sissies who wants to "retain your hearing past the age of 40", you might wanna bring earplugs (for audiophiles, they've got nice ones for fairly cheap at Nuci's).
Thing is, right next door at the 40 Watt, Iron Hero - who impressed me at this year's Delirium - will be performing their CD release party. So, maybe I'm buying two tickets. Who knows?
SUN: Drink, Sleep, Hang out, Evs. I'm going kayaking for the first time, and CS is hitting the beach. Dunno what the rest of the TDJer's are doing.
MON: Happy Memorial Day! Have a cookout. Seriously, do.
FRI: Venice Is Sinking and Astra play the 40 Watt. Should complement each other well. Soft, but not like that crybaby kinda soft, just kinda relaxing and enjoyable. Definitely worth seeing.
If you're in the mood for something louder, the Rock Lotto has returned to the Caledonia with a new concept. Local bands will perform entire sets of other local bands' songs. Tonight features Coulier as Cinemechanica, Cinemechanica as Maserati, A.Armada (who get my vote for "most informative local website") as Now It's Overhead, and Salmon Panties (f/Gordon Lamb) as The Agenda. Should be interesting and possibly great. Definitely entertaining.
And the Friday night tradition carries on over at Jot 'Em Down BBQ with Redneck GReece performing his twisted country tunes. Hell, I might even go this week. Been craving some good BBQ. Cash only. 6PM.
SAT: Acetate makes a rare appearance to headline the Caledonia. And in what might become a critical lapse of judgment, they let the lovable scamps in Brown Frown open for them.
If you haven't heard about Acetate, there's this in the Flagpole. If you haven't heard Brown Frown live, you really should. It's like the more riff-heavy Jesus Lizard stuff mixed with some kind of crazy blues guitar, or you know... early Nirvana. This is an awesome bill. If you're one of those sissies who wants to "retain your hearing past the age of 40", you might wanna bring earplugs (for audiophiles, they've got nice ones for fairly cheap at Nuci's).
Thing is, right next door at the 40 Watt, Iron Hero - who impressed me at this year's Delirium - will be performing their CD release party. So, maybe I'm buying two tickets. Who knows?
SUN: Drink, Sleep, Hang out, Evs. I'm going kayaking for the first time, and CS is hitting the beach. Dunno what the rest of the TDJer's are doing.
MON: Happy Memorial Day! Have a cookout. Seriously, do.
The whole package... the hair... the double guitar... the acid wash jeans... the Gold's Gym shirt... Hey yo!
Thanks to Ticket Manager
Thanks to Ticket Manager
Thursday, May 26, 2005
SBG has announced the performers and details for this year's Sunflower Music Series (the once-a-month-for-the-summer outdoor performances at the State Botanical Gardens). The musicians will be: Kevn Kinney, Tim Easton, and Grogus (in that order). More details can be found here.
In case you haven't tuned into The Onion in a while, their innovative products roundup from the other week goes really well with the story about the outlet McDonald's.
Things're slowing down for the summer, but that doesn't mean nothing to see. For instance, there's Annaray at the 40 watt tonight. Should be some good, loud rock n' roll. If you've never heard 'em, they land somewhere between the Pixies and Pavement. They've not played a lot lately, but this show and one other in Atlanta are with friends in Elevado, who I've never heard but Flagpole wrote about.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
In related news, a Suckful intern interviews an aging, bearded, flannel-wearing director.
(Picture from LowCulture.)
This site is streaming the latest albums from artists such as Spoon, Oasis, Teenage Fanclub, Mike Watt, Stephen Malkmus, and more. It'll make for some interesting listening at work today.
thanks to Ticket Manager
thanks to Ticket Manager
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Gardner has a list of 10 lists. Two of them on the new Star Wars. One with hotchick pics.
This definition of girly men via urbandictionary.com is just downright funny!
Thanks to Printmaker for the link.
Thanks to Printmaker for the link.
Erik Hinds, master and creator of the H'arpeggione, will be playing that strange stringed instrument at the 40 Watt tonight. It's something to see if you haven't before. Strangely mesmerizing if a little "free-jazz-ish".
Also, my apologies to Casper & the Cookies and Jesse Flavin for forgetting to list their shows yesterday. Somehow, I'd just convinced myself that there wasn't anything going on last night... boy, was I wrong. As it turns out, one of my absolute favorite acts of the last few years, Soltero, was in town for a very rare appearance (w/Jesse), and I completely missed it too (anyone see any Atlanta listings for them anywhere tonight?). Hope someone caught it.
Monday, May 23, 2005
Hillary sent us a hilarious bit of reading... It's an e-mail correspondence between a Norwegian black metal label-owner and a Brooklyn freelance writer pretending to be "Lance, the King of Black Metal".
The conversation begins like this:
"hey mysticum guys,
i got your e-mail off the internet. i was surprised someone in a black metal band would use e-mail but whatever i guess we can't expect you guys to live in caves all the time (if you were serious about black metal you would though). anyway, the reason i am writing is because i was wondering if there were two bands called mysticum or something. the reason i ask is because my friend todd told me about a band called mysticum that were really heavy and extreme and that i should totally check them out. so i went out and bought your record and all i got was this total pussy metal instead. is there another band called mysticum that i should know about? i'm really into super heavy and extreme black metal, so if there is another mysticum that plays this kind of music i would really like to know. don't get me wrong, i'm sure tons of chicks dig what you guys are doing, but i'm into some serious shit, not this strummy bullshit you guys seem to be into. anyway, let me know if you have heard of these guys. are you guys on mtv?
dark regards,
lance AKA the king of black metal"
Go read the full transcript
The conversation begins like this:
"hey mysticum guys,
i got your e-mail off the internet. i was surprised someone in a black metal band would use e-mail but whatever i guess we can't expect you guys to live in caves all the time (if you were serious about black metal you would though). anyway, the reason i am writing is because i was wondering if there were two bands called mysticum or something. the reason i ask is because my friend todd told me about a band called mysticum that were really heavy and extreme and that i should totally check them out. so i went out and bought your record and all i got was this total pussy metal instead. is there another band called mysticum that i should know about? i'm really into super heavy and extreme black metal, so if there is another mysticum that plays this kind of music i would really like to know. don't get me wrong, i'm sure tons of chicks dig what you guys are doing, but i'm into some serious shit, not this strummy bullshit you guys seem to be into. anyway, let me know if you have heard of these guys. are you guys on mtv?
dark regards,
lance AKA the king of black metal"
Go read the full transcript
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog visits the masses waiting in line for Star Wars. Hilarious.
Friday, May 20, 2005
Ever get sick of those stupid email forwards you get from friends you haven't heard from in ages? Here's the perfect remedy. Just send this link right back to them. It should do the trick.
My grandmother lived next door to my family while I was growing up. She was the most foul-tempered, paranoid woman I've ever known (God rest her soul). She suspected that doom and gloom was around every corner and would badger you endlessly about things she thought were a danger to your safety (like shooting guns). There was a large field that faced the road which separated my family's property from our grandmother's, and it contained the most haggard looking homemade scarecrow (even though there were no crops in the field, we made a scarecrow). My brother and I loved to shoot at the scarecrow, which was made out of my dad's old police uniforms, my uncle's paint stained overalls, an old sombrero, and had plastic McDonald's plates for hands. It made the greatest "thump" noise when you hit it (our dad told us it sounded very similar to shooting a real person with a pellet gun - hell yeah!)
So one day, my brother and I were shooting bb guns at the scarecrow (I believe I was 5 and he was 10 at the time). So of course, granny comes wandering over yelling about us putting our eye out or shooting each other or shooting a car (mind you, we were shooting toward the road - livin' on the edge!). My brother yelled at her to buzz off, turned around and started shooting at the plates again. Cue granny screaming...this time in pain!
Turns out one of the bb's ricocheted off my Grimace plate, and hit my grandmother sqaure in the temple. The bb embedded itself under her skin, and remained there for the rest of her life (so every time she and my brother would argue it sounded something like this: Grandma says "Don't cut onions unless they're underwater or you'll dye your hands purple!" Brother: "Shut up grandma!" Grandma: "You shot me dammit, you little shit!" Brother: "I might just do it again if you don't shut up!"). Years and years later when our grandmother passed away from a long illness, we had her cremated and her ashes interred next to my grandpa. As my family was sitting in Morrison's Cafeteria sharing a family meal after the funeral, my brother and I grew quiet and caught each other's eye. My brother smiled and asked me, "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" I replied "We should have asked the funeral home to see if that damn bb was in her ashes before they buried her."
The Black Smith's is a band that morphs the music of The Smiths with Black Sabbath. Songs like "How Sweet is Leaf" and "Fast Pigs Going Nowhere" provide for interesting entertainment. This is a real band out of Denver, Colorado by way of course, where else, but England. Be sure to read the "band" section as it is quite detailed.
I'm not even here and I'm posting... damn, now that's dedication.
FRI: I don't know what to say here... it's kinda a quiet night, it seems. I mean, there's Built To Spill at the Watt, but most of their fans already know that. If not, there's this and this.
And I'm assuming the 6PM Redneck GReece performance at Jot 'Em Down is still a weekly thing. One of these days I'm gonna make a point of catching it. But I'll prolly delay 'till it's gone, which is sad cause it's fun music and good food and early on - why haven't I been? Oh well, soon.
Anyone got any other suggestions? Comment away.
SAT: Venice Is Sinking releases their new split EP at the Tasty World. It's melodic and catchy. Soft, but not sleepy. Definitely worth catching. Murder Beach and Count are there too - not too shabby a lineup. More here.
Of course, there's also a rare appearance by Trunkfire at Foxz for country-ish fans and also more good rock n' roll over at the Caledonia with Viva and Producto. More on the latter show here.
FRI: I don't know what to say here... it's kinda a quiet night, it seems. I mean, there's Built To Spill at the Watt, but most of their fans already know that. If not, there's this and this.
And I'm assuming the 6PM Redneck GReece performance at Jot 'Em Down is still a weekly thing. One of these days I'm gonna make a point of catching it. But I'll prolly delay 'till it's gone, which is sad cause it's fun music and good food and early on - why haven't I been? Oh well, soon.
Anyone got any other suggestions? Comment away.
SAT: Venice Is Sinking releases their new split EP at the Tasty World. It's melodic and catchy. Soft, but not sleepy. Definitely worth catching. Murder Beach and Count are there too - not too shabby a lineup. More here.
Of course, there's also a rare appearance by Trunkfire at Foxz for country-ish fans and also more good rock n' roll over at the Caledonia with Viva and Producto. More on the latter show here.
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Didn't notice this until today... On Tuesday, David Cross wrote a piece for Pitchfork called "Albums to Listen to While Reading Overwrought Pitchfork Reviews". It's funny... though not as clever as our Pitchfork Review Generator.
Thanks to Sarah
Thanks to Sarah
Carl's Jr. has lots of nice commercials these days. Earlier this week, they debuted their new commercial starring Paris Hilton. Now, Bill Maher has the debut of a commercial for their latest burger, the Freedom Burger.
Thanks to Greg, who ever-vigilant on the Harvey Milk front, send us this bit of info:
"More Harvey Milk news from Stephen O'Malley's (SUNN, Lotus Eaters, Khanate) site:
We are working on the following dates:
JULY 22/23 NYC supporting HARVEY MILK
(yes, they are recording a new album for TMU and doing a few dates)
TBC
It's in the Words section of the site. Potential trip to NYC for this!"
Hopefully, we won't have to venture that far.
"More Harvey Milk news from Stephen O'Malley's (SUNN, Lotus Eaters, Khanate) site:
We are working on the following dates:
JULY 22/23 NYC supporting HARVEY MILK
(yes, they are recording a new album for TMU and doing a few dates)
TBC
It's in the Words section of the site. Potential trip to NYC for this!"
Hopefully, we won't have to venture that far.
L2, having finally shed those unsightly pounds, wonders why she still isn't taken seriously (on the eve of the release of her next feature film, Herbie: Fully Loaded).
(Thanks to Sarah, our unofficial gossip columnist, for the link!)
Music Hates You tears the upstairs at Tasty World a new one tonight, while at possibly the same time the sweet sounds of Lil' Flip Scoldjah will be schoolin' the Lunch Paper. I mean, it's a pretty clear choice between really loud hardcore or delicious rap grooves, but either way you really can't lose (unless you don't like either of those styles, but in that case - 'evs').
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Much like most folks with day jobs, around the holidays you have to attend the obligatory office Christmas party. My dad isn't much of a party person, but he would go for free food and the door prizes. So the morning after the Crimma party, my dad comes home and calls me into the kitchen screaming "Legal Bitch, Legal Bitch, I've got a surprise for you - a very special present!!" Awesome, I though, assuming it was a Pound Puppy or maybe that Speak n' Spell I always wanted. My dad's face lit up with excitement as I ran into the kitchen. He reached down into a paper bag and grabbed a box and shook it - "Guess what I won at the Crimma party for my little girl..." and pulls out... the Michael Jackson doll.
I stared in complete shock and horror - did my father even know who I was? MJ was still human back then, but what was I going to do with a Michael Jackson doll? I liked Thriller as much as the next kid, but for some reason, this doll really gave me the heebie jeebies.
So my dad, bright bulb that he is, assumed my non-responsiveness meant that I didn't know who Michael Jackson was. So he proceeded to explain MJ's identity to me as follows:
"It's Michael Jackson...You know, Jackson 5.... uh, before your time....oh, what about the PYT....Pretty Young Thang...EEEEEE EEEE EEEEE OOOOHHHHHH....NA NA NA NAAAA NAA NAAAA NAAAAAAA....God, you still don't get it? This guy is all over the t.v. For Christ's sake! Alright, what about that one that you watch on Friday Night Videos with the jacket and the pool table and the gang and that bitchin' guitar solo...oh, the BEAT IT, BEAT IT, BEAT IT song....Are you deaf? Are you following me here? Goddammit, he's the black dude with the chimp! Put him with your Brooke Shields doll and you'll remember who he is...or do you have a Webster doll? Yeah, I said it. Damn dolls, damn kid, merry christmas!" He threw the doll on the table and stalked off. Probably to shoot at little birds or kittens or something...jerk.
I remember the doll came in his red leather jacket outfit, and he of course had the sparkly glove (and his own microphone so he can kick out the jamz!). I took it out of the box and immediately became scared of it. I put him back in the box and begged my dad to take it back to work that night and trade with one of his co-workers. He brought me back a 500 piece puzzle that had two puppies on it ("You know what puppies are right, Legal Bitch? They go Woof Woof!! F##$in' Michael Jackson doll!").
via Lifehacker
If you love public works, and who doesn't (other than Libertarians), you can go celebrate them at the Athens Public Works Festival near City Hall right now. Popcorn, BBQ, big trucks, Jeff Montgomery dressed as water, an easy listening jazz-esque band, etc. Go now cause who knows how long the chaos will be allowed to endure.
For those who ask the essential question: Why should you limit Spreewells to your car?
(Stolen from Memepool.)
(Stolen from Memepool.)
Here's something fun to do. Go to google, type in "miserable failure" and then hit the "I"m Feeling Lucky" button.
And in an effort to procrastinate from doing work this morning, I ran across this article on CNN. The picture is really sad and hopefully these allegations aren't true, though it sounds like they just might be.
And in an effort to procrastinate from doing work this morning, I ran across this article on CNN. The picture is really sad and hopefully these allegations aren't true, though it sounds like they just might be.
Last night after celebrating a certain blogger's birthday, Computer Support, Mail Clerk, Tit Offensive and I ended up watching that stupid Britney & Kevin: Chaotic crap on UPN. We kept waiting and waiting for it to get better....but it never did. How self-absorbed and narcissistic must you be to carry around a video camera and film the most boring-ass parts of your daily life (conversations with her gay Asian hairdresser, asking her security guards and assistants which is your favorite sexual position - even though she wouldn't answer the question herself), and then turn it into a series? Not to mention the bits from her concert tour dropped in between her home movies - has anyone actually ever seen her SING? I wish I had a job where I could just show up, shake my ass and make millions. But I don't want to end up married to some greasy, David Silver wannabe, mapri pants wearing, wigga slug.
Scenes from next week....Britney and Kevin make out....EEEEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!! My eyes are burning! Who else watched this crap...come clean in the comments!
Scenes from next week....Britney and Kevin make out....EEEEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!! My eyes are burning! Who else watched this crap...come clean in the comments!
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Looking to waste 2 minutes of your day? Help keep this learning system on its toes by playing the "Think of an Object" game. Nothing special, it's just fun.
A recent conversation with Desktop Publisher reminded me of this trailer for the Seinfeld documentary film Comedian, which features the voice-over guy from all your favorite previews.
(via I Am Bored)
(via I Am Bored)
Wanted to wish a happy birthday to TDJ founder and all-around good guy Computer Support, whose stupid idea it was to start this site and keep me feeling like I've had to write something everyday for the last 13 months. He's funny, on occasion personable, and I'm proud to call him a friend. Of course, being born on this date means he's a taurus, and you know how they can be... Anyway, I'm sure Sarah and many more folks on this site'll have more to add in the comments, but way to age, CS!
Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons play the Caledonia. Most folks who care already know this, but the band hasn't played in over a year (correct me if I'm wrong - and I'm not counting the shows in the last few days). So, this is a big return. I'm not nearly as familiar with them as Desktop Publisher or Printmaker, so maybe they can fill you in on the rest in the comments. Rock.
She found this. Sounds like the bestest band ever.
Monday, May 16, 2005
I was outta town for most of last week, so I have a few links building up. So here they all are at once:
Funny Firefox commercials
Bush Book Pick of the Week (part 2)
Crazy Frog (cool animation)
Funny Firefox commercials
Bush Book Pick of the Week (part 2)
Crazy Frog (cool animation)
Morning, y'all. Drop us a line in the comments to let us know what you did/experienced/ate/whatevs this past week that you enjoyed. Special new category this week: stories (only cause I know Pedro has a good one). Rock on, comment below.
Friday, May 13, 2005
Extremely bored and extremely tired? Try latte art.
(via Memepool.)
Thanks for sticking with us this week, y'all. It's the freakin' weekend, and I couldn't be happier (been that kinda week)...
FRI: The big story tonight is the return of Hayride at the Caledonia. The band's playing for the first time in almost a year with Paul Trudeau replacing former drummer Ballard Lesemann. However, as if struck by a curse, Trudeau will also be moving soon (up in Yankeeville somewhere). So, this is the only show the band will play with this lineup. Who knows how long till they'll play again? Go to rock, go to heckle. Oh, and Donkey Punch is opening and they kick total ass.
Of course, you have two other good options earlier that evening. At 6PM, there's Redneck GReece honky-tonkin' to pimp great BBQ at Jot 'Em Down (cash only, don't forget), and the Paglia's bring both their prominent twee-ish acts, Bellhouse and The Orchid Pool, to Flicker at 8:30 PM. Read more about the Flicker show here.
SAT: Craig Lieske's annual "New Music Series" takes place at Athica. I don't know a ton about it, but I hear great things and if you're into experimental stuff (or truthfully even if you're not, cause this is a local who's who), then you oughta check it out. More info here.
And 63 Crayons is pretty great too. They're in charge of rocking out the Caledonia if you're in the mood for more of an indie-pop sound.
SUN: Well, well. The day is upon us when the Fairburn Royals will be playing their final show ever. They're going out Beatles-style - on a roof (Wuxtry's). They're playing with the Michael Guthrie Band and Ceiling Fan. So, it's a really great lineup. Never know how it's gonna sound out there, but if you've never seen the Royals, you'll never get another chance. Show starts at 4PM. More on their plans after death here. Did I mention this is the closest thing to a blogger meet-up this site will ever have? See y'all there...
FRI: The big story tonight is the return of Hayride at the Caledonia. The band's playing for the first time in almost a year with Paul Trudeau replacing former drummer Ballard Lesemann. However, as if struck by a curse, Trudeau will also be moving soon (up in Yankeeville somewhere). So, this is the only show the band will play with this lineup. Who knows how long till they'll play again? Go to rock, go to heckle. Oh, and Donkey Punch is opening and they kick total ass.
Of course, you have two other good options earlier that evening. At 6PM, there's Redneck GReece honky-tonkin' to pimp great BBQ at Jot 'Em Down (cash only, don't forget), and the Paglia's bring both their prominent twee-ish acts, Bellhouse and The Orchid Pool, to Flicker at 8:30 PM. Read more about the Flicker show here.
SAT: Craig Lieske's annual "New Music Series" takes place at Athica. I don't know a ton about it, but I hear great things and if you're into experimental stuff (or truthfully even if you're not, cause this is a local who's who), then you oughta check it out. More info here.
And 63 Crayons is pretty great too. They're in charge of rocking out the Caledonia if you're in the mood for more of an indie-pop sound.
SUN: Well, well. The day is upon us when the Fairburn Royals will be playing their final show ever. They're going out Beatles-style - on a roof (Wuxtry's). They're playing with the Michael Guthrie Band and Ceiling Fan. So, it's a really great lineup. Never know how it's gonna sound out there, but if you've never seen the Royals, you'll never get another chance. Show starts at 4PM. More on their plans after death here. Did I mention this is the closest thing to a blogger meet-up this site will ever have? See y'all there...
Thursday, May 12, 2005
I'm busy as hell and Flagpole's already said more than I know about all this:
"The fabulous 40 Watt hosts a "Gram Parsons Tribute Night" ... First there will be a screening of Return To Sin City: A Tribute To Gram Parsons. The newly released film which documents twin tribute concerts honoring the late songwriter held in July 2004 in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, CA, features performances by Keith Richards, John Doe, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle and Dwight Yoakam. After the film, local musicians will do their own tribute to Parsons; players so far include Kevin Lane, Dave Marr, Don Chambers, Matthew Houck and Clay Leverett."
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Larry David offers his endorsement of presidential United Nations rep nominee John "Mustachio" Bolton.
(Thanks to Hillary for the link!)
Check out Hope For Agoldensummer, playing at the Caledonia tonight. Should be a more intimate (and probably tightly-packed) setting than the 40 Watt show a few weeks back. And perhaps spelled correctly?
Dear Mr. Buffett,
Throughout the years, your vacation-spirited soft rock music has inspired baby-boomers to leave it all behind and just relax - whether on their back deck on a shady weekend afternoon after a morning's worth of house/yard-work or at a lakehouse somewhere when people are grilling out or when doing anything in Florida. They find it so inspiring, in fact, that you've been able to re-release, re-package, and re-sell many songs from your catalog in countless forms throughout the years.
It is exactly one of these sort of re-releases that I'm requesting from you. You see, Mr. Buffett, we're in hard financial times. Gas prices are soaring and partially due to that, the economy is once again starting to slow down. People aren't buying as much, traveling as much, or indulging in as much leisure as they once did, say, back in the 90's. And the largest segment of our population, the baby-boomers, tend to be your target audience. That is to say: you have the power to once again reach them and talk them into (mildly) throwing their caution to the wind. For a few moments, they can forget about social security, the down-turned markets, soaring gas prices, their retirement funds, the war, downsizing, and the finale of Everybody Loves Raymond, and remember the good times - simply through your timeless music.
I predict this new attitude will lead not only to an increase in travel and tourism, but also an increase in spending - including, and stemming from, the purchase of your CD. Now, this album doesn't need to be a straight-ahead greatest hits album. I feel you've already covered that well with 1985's Songs You Know By Heart, 1998's All The Great Hits, 1999's Jimmy Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and 2003's Meet Me In Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection, as well as more extensively in 1992's career-spanning retrospective boxed set Bars, Boats, Beaches, and Ballads.
No, what I'm thinking here is more of a re-imagining type project with the greatest-hits material. You could get all the CMT-ers who joined you on 2004's License To Chill to help re-record all your biggest hits. Can you hear Travis Tritt on "Pencil-Thin Mustache", cause I can! You could call it Cheeseburger in Nashville or something like that. And if you hurry, you can have it available for 4th quarter of this year. Those Christmas sales would be through the roof! Do you know what that would mean for our predicted economic growth in 2006? It would be phenomenal.
One sidenote, please don't include anything that might frighten away the less-intense Parrotheads. Just stick to the "break-the-rules-but-not-real-ones" sorta attitude and it's a sure-fire hit for you, and for us. We all win. And don't worry, Thompson's dead; he won't see.
Yours in vacationing without even caring,
-The Mail Clerk
P.S. Please don't mistake this for any sort of call for a return to the literary world. Just stick to the re-packing of your tunes. Godspeed, Mr. Buffett.
As many of you know, the Drive-By Truckers have teamed up with Jack Daniels for quite a few "private" shows this tour. In related news, it seems the sponsorship is going to be taking a giant step forward:
"Dave Blaney #07 Jack Daniels MC Chevy Rock & Roll 400 2005 CUP::Some of the hottest names in music and NASCAR will team up for the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series this year. Combining superior racing with popular rock n' roll artists makes this event one of the most exciting for both racing and music fans. The band Drive-By Truckers, known for their gutsy roots rock n' roll, began in 1996 with only two band members. Ten years later, they are a band of 5, and have produced eight albums of roots rock for their fans. Driver Dave Blaney will pilot a special paint scheme on September 10th in Richmond featuring the Drive-By Truckers. Racing September 10th in Richmond."
And then there's this quote:
"Perhaps most impressive (Drive-By Truckers' Song) is the twangy acoustic shuffle "Daddy's Cup," which nails the appeal of NASCAR in terms even the most snooty Yankee can understand. Yee-fucking-haw! "
-MAXIM
You can also see the car that features Wes Freed's art (Wes Freed does all of their album covers).
Thanks to Jenn Bryant for the update.
"Dave Blaney #07 Jack Daniels MC Chevy Rock & Roll 400 2005 CUP::Some of the hottest names in music and NASCAR will team up for the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series this year. Combining superior racing with popular rock n' roll artists makes this event one of the most exciting for both racing and music fans. The band Drive-By Truckers, known for their gutsy roots rock n' roll, began in 1996 with only two band members. Ten years later, they are a band of 5, and have produced eight albums of roots rock for their fans. Driver Dave Blaney will pilot a special paint scheme on September 10th in Richmond featuring the Drive-By Truckers. Racing September 10th in Richmond."
And then there's this quote:
"Perhaps most impressive (Drive-By Truckers' Song) is the twangy acoustic shuffle "Daddy's Cup," which nails the appeal of NASCAR in terms even the most snooty Yankee can understand. Yee-fucking-haw! "
-MAXIM
You can also see the car that features Wes Freed's art (Wes Freed does all of their album covers).
Thanks to Jenn Bryant for the update.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Thanks to Allison for sending this...
"I saw this article in the AJC and thought OF TDJ. So what would happen if they made this a holiday in Athens?"
I think it'd be a really awesome day, that's what'd happen!
"I saw this article in the AJC and thought OF TDJ. So what would happen if they made this a holiday in Athens?"
I think it'd be a really awesome day, that's what'd happen!
The Late BP Helium brings some rock n' roll to the 40 Watt. His new band rocks it awesomely. Also, for those wondering what the much-discussed/debated band The Whigs sounds like, they'll be on WUOG's "Live in the Lobby" tonight at 8PM (or thereabouts - those WUOG kids totally ascribe to "rock time").
Monday, May 09, 2005
Apparently, people still aren't swarming to purchase their copies of Athens, GA Inside/Out, as it appears the title is nearing a return to out-of-print status. In the meantime, you can get the DVD's pretty cheap. Wuxtry (which apparently sells more copies than anywhere in the world) has 'em for $8.99 at the moment. Get 'em while they last.
Also, you can read this interview with Bill Cody (the film's producer) that Ballard Lesemann did a while back.
Less than a month and a half ahead of time, the lineups for AthFest seem to be rounding out nicely. Check out the outdoor lineups here and the club lineups here. If you just wanna see all the bands playing so far, there's this page. You can also get your wristbands at AMdN now. (And while you're there, check out the R.E.M. articles at the bottom of the page!)
In addition, AMdC recently put up some tracks from the new AthFest comp for your listening enjoyment. Man, I can't wait for this fest.
Here's a pretty amusing commercial involving dogs, sex, and attempted suicide (apparently, it airs in Thailand). If you're bored, more here.
Hey all y'all... Let us know what's up that's good. What's good to eat/see/hear/etc around town or outside of it. Don't keep it secret... (Post in the comments.)
Friday, May 06, 2005
My friend Marian (and fellow ex-O.C. resident) has created a website displaying her stories about Winsley the Sheep, Winsley Discovers Pairs and Winsley Visits the Met.
This isn't one of the stories, but it's a funny picture.
And BTW her sweet portfolio site is here.
This isn't one of the stories, but it's a funny picture.
And BTW her sweet portfolio site is here.
Okay, so it sucks to find a finger in your custard, but it also sucks if you don't allow the person who lost that finger the opportunity to have it re-attached. Jerkwad.
For those who don't read the comments, Arturo (aka "Anonymous") gave us a few fun reads. They include some Comedy Central-related news about Stephen Colbert's new show mocking political commentators and a bit about the delay in the premier of the new Chappelle's Show (you'd think if they pay you $50 Million, you'd deliver on time).
Also, there's this hilariously out-of-touch article on workplace relations. Arturo's comments on it can be found here and are worth a read (Thanks, Arturo!).
UPDATE: I missed it before, but Hillary had sent us some great info about that Chappelle's show delay.
Also, there's this hilariously out-of-touch article on workplace relations. Arturo's comments on it can be found here and are worth a read (Thanks, Arturo!).
UPDATE: I missed it before, but Hillary had sent us some great info about that Chappelle's show delay.
Shortly before the incident I'm about to describe occurred, the t.v. shop COPS came to my dad's police department to shoot a segment on an officer who had just moved from L.A. and had been on patrol during the L.A. riots (big time cop goes small town or something). Naturally, COPS handed out t-shirts and hats to all the deputies, and my father came home wearing his "Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do?" hat, which he proudly wore as he pranced around the house singing the "Bad Boys, Bad Boys" song. (and yes, some smart ass bought him one of those dancing hamsters from Wal-Mart a few years ago that's all dressed up in the cop uniform and plays that frickin' song, and I drop-kicked it into the bushes outside when he wasn't looking.)
So one night my dad, mom, and I venture to the old Dollar Theater on Alps to catch a movie. We watch the movie, and afterwards my dad goes to the car (his '74 shit brown Dodge Dart) to wait for my mom and I to pick up some stuff from Drug Emporium next door. As my mom waits in line to check out, I wander outside to get a drink out of the Coke machine. That's when I see a middle aged, black homeless man approaching my dad in his car. I instantly feel nauseous. They exchange words for a few seconds, then I see my dad jump out of the car, pull his gun and start waving it around and yelling at the guy (sidebar: my dad is always packing heat. When he was allowed to carry guns in public, he usually had his sidearm, his backup in his ankle holster, mace, a knife, and usually a shotgun in the trunk and a spare .38 under the seat or in the glove compartment). As I stand in front of the store, mouth hanging open and soda in hand, I see the blue lights come tearing into the parking lot before I even hear the siren. The ACC cop car pulls up to my dad and the homeless dude, with the cop blaring on his loudspeaker "Drop your weapon!" My dad responds (dear God I STILL want to die of embarassment and this happened like 12 years ago) "Don't sweat it comrade, I'm Five-0! I'm Five-0!" (which is my dad's 1950's Hawaii 5-0 cop speak for "Don't shoot, I'm a cop too!") (and all this while waving his gun and pointing to his "Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do?" hat, as if it were assigned to all cops as part of their uniform and makes it o.k. to wave around guns in public, since he's a "Bad Boy" and "Whatcha Gonna Do?" about it anyway, sucka!). Turns out the homeless dude was only asking my dad for a ride, and my dad assumed he wanted to buy drugs or sell me into prostitution or something since he's been a cop his whole life and is completely paranoid and desensitized, and he totally flipped out on the guy. My mom comes out of Drug Emporium with bags in hand, sees the scene, and almost instantly starts crying (my parents will be married 35 years in August, so I don't know why she still acts all surprised and upset when this stuff happens, cuz' it used to happen quite a bit). So the ACC cop puts the homeless dude in the back of his cruiser, and my mom and I sit in the car in shame for about 45 minutes while my dad and the ACC cop shoot the breeze and talk about shooting people and guns and whatever it is cops talk about. We drive home in silence, and I never went to the movies with my parents again. (I have gone to Cracker Barrel with them since this incident, but I think it's acceptable to wave guns in the air there, and at least they serve pie).
The rock is back...
FRI: The big news tonight is that The Gerbils will be playing at the Ultra-Odd with Brown Frown and Music Hates You (see how we didn't even try to disguise it this time cause someone would just whine and say "just tell us" and we'd cave). Dunno what time all this starts, but you know... rock time. How do you get there? Take College Ave away from campus till you hit MLK, take a left, pass the big fence on your right, park immediately afterwards. If you're a cop - this is all delusional rambling. Ignore it.
Also that night, there's awesome country sounds of The Chasers at Go Bar. There's more on that show here. And also Col. Knowledge & The Lickity Splits and 63 Crayons at the Caledonia. More on Col. Knowledge here. If you're up for straight-ahead rock n' roll, The Dexter Romweber Duo plays Little King's. And if you just wanna dance, dance, dance then there's the Krush Girls at the Watt.
Oh, and never forget: Redneck GReece and Co. kick it down at Jot 'Em Down BBQ starting at 6 every Friday. The foods good, so's the music (kinda country, kinda funny - ask for "Mama Was a Dancer at the Clermont Lounge"). Cash only.
SAT: The gods of heavy metal karaoke, Knight Seeker, return to the stage after a long break - this time bigger and better at the 40 Watt. If you've never been, you really oughta drop by and see it - it's a really cool spectacle. If you're drunk or brave enough, go sing a song or two. They know an amazing amount of classic hard rock and heavy metal tunes note for note - down to the solos. More here.
FRI: The big news tonight is that The Gerbils will be playing at the Ultra-Odd with Brown Frown and Music Hates You (see how we didn't even try to disguise it this time cause someone would just whine and say "just tell us" and we'd cave). Dunno what time all this starts, but you know... rock time. How do you get there? Take College Ave away from campus till you hit MLK, take a left, pass the big fence on your right, park immediately afterwards. If you're a cop - this is all delusional rambling. Ignore it.
Also that night, there's awesome country sounds of The Chasers at Go Bar. There's more on that show here. And also Col. Knowledge & The Lickity Splits and 63 Crayons at the Caledonia. More on Col. Knowledge here. If you're up for straight-ahead rock n' roll, The Dexter Romweber Duo plays Little King's. And if you just wanna dance, dance, dance then there's the Krush Girls at the Watt.
Oh, and never forget: Redneck GReece and Co. kick it down at Jot 'Em Down BBQ starting at 6 every Friday. The foods good, so's the music (kinda country, kinda funny - ask for "Mama Was a Dancer at the Clermont Lounge"). Cash only.
SAT: The gods of heavy metal karaoke, Knight Seeker, return to the stage after a long break - this time bigger and better at the 40 Watt. If you've never been, you really oughta drop by and see it - it's a really cool spectacle. If you're drunk or brave enough, go sing a song or two. They know an amazing amount of classic hard rock and heavy metal tunes note for note - down to the solos. More here.
Thursday, May 05, 2005
So it seems yesterday's post asking folks to vote for Sloan Simpson as best "supporter of the scene" or whatever in the Flagpole Awards caused some misunderstanding to some degree. Let's clarify:
-We love WUOG, Nuci's, Flagpole, AMdN, AMdC, all the clubs, etc. Without any one of those places or the folks involved, Athens wouldn't be what it is. Thank you to everyone who makes all that possible - there's a strong case to be made for any of y'all winning that award.
-WUOG was singled out only because they won last year (and the last several, I think), and are the "incumbents" so to speak. They deserve all that recognition, though. That's true.
-Sloan Simpson is super-awesome is and deserves some recognition not only for preserving Athens' live performances over the past several years and distributing shows locally, but also for helping get the word out nationally through Bittorrents and trading. He's helped build followings outside the town as well as inside of it.
-Legal Bitch really is capable of kicking some ass. Please don't take her threats lightly.
Hope this helps clarify why we want folks to vote for Sloan. But to be sure, we want all the other contenders for that award to feel the love from TDJ. We've lots to give.
Sincerely,
-TDJer's
P.S. I think though, despite the "Of Montreal" controversy, most everyone's pleased with the new awards format. Thanks, Flagpole!
Among the strange news stories on this site was this story from Canada back in '85:
(Thanks to Chrissy for the story!)
(Thanks to Chrissy for the story!)
I couldn't find this video anywhere else, so I uploaded it here. It was sent to me by a coworker who saw it happen live and laughed till she hurt. Hope you enjoy.
(Thanks to Tiffany for the video!)
(Thanks to Tiffany for the video!)
(We should note: Kimberly is not a brick-waller except by default; this is a cropped casual photo.)
Just before last year's Athfest, Kimberly Morgan and the Ever-Lovin' Band made their debut at Flicker in front a an appreciative audience. I would guess most everyone left quite impressed. What she and her band play is a type of earnest country that hasn't been seen at a national level since to any great degree at least the 70's. Loretta Lynn comparisons started that very night and haven't stopped since.
A coupla' months ago, the band went into Chase Park Transduction Studios to record their debut. And for no good reason, Kimberly offered to tell us a little bit about the project and her life as of late...
1) First off, as briefly as you can, how'd "The Ever-Lovin' Band" come together?
In summer of 2003, I left San Francisco and traveled home to Kentucky with the plans to do a lot of writing. (There were a growing number of friends in SF with interest in the old-school country thing I was doing, and we planned on recording a collection in the Fall in a home studio in the Haight.) I lived on a boat on Lake Cumberland and played music at "The Harbor Restaurant". (I'd play for tips while folks were having dinner.)
It was a beautiful summer and my surroundings served as a great backdrop for musical inspiration considering the hills of Kentucky were where a lot of the old bluegrass and country genre originated. I met Brad in June of that year and we married just 2 and a half month's later. On our wedding day, I met Wendy and Adam Musick!
Wendy and I became instant great friends. She really supported me in the lonely weeks that Brad and the Truckers were on the road. Subsequently, we would spend evenings at their house, drinking, burning fires in the backyard, playing guitars and singing. Pretty soon we started learning each other's songs and styles and decided that we needed to harness the fun we were having in the back yard and put it on a record! Brad and I had always planned to get these songs recorded, so he was very happy that I found some folks as excited about the music as he was.
Wendy and I started practicing and scheduled a show at The Flicker. Adam, of course, was around for most of our shenanigans, and one day sat in on our practice with a banjo I had stashed in the corner. Next thing you know, he was pulling out the pedal steel and the Ever-Lovin' Band was formed. Chuck came to us after our first show. He lived next door to Adam and Wendy and was around for most of the practices, so it all fell into place. Funny how things come together that way. Quite lucky for me. I feel very blessed to be surrounded by such talented friends! I love them very much!
2) You've recorded an album now - what was the experience like on that? Did you like how it turned out?
We had such a great time in the studio. Actually, we are still working on it. It's a labor of love! We did the basic tracks for 14 songs in the three days we could pin Brad down in the studio. Since then, he has been on the road and Wendy, Adam, Chuck and I have been spending sporadic days at Chase Park working on the details. We still have backing vocals and some fiddle parts to add, but we're mostly done.
3) Too bad you had such a horrible producer. (That's not a question, really, but feel free to expound on it...)
David Barbe IS THE BEST. He totally gets what we're doing. I love when I come into the studio and he says, "So, I was listening to .... this morning and what do you think about this?" Almost ALWAYS, it's a great idea and we've had so much fun tinkering with these songs. They're playful, ya know? Fun to dig around in!
4) What's the plans with the record now?
Well, that's a good question. A really good question....
5) Are y'all gonna play out again anytime soon?
YES! Brad has some time off in the summer and fall, so we are planning some mini-tours during that time. We'll probably focus on the Southeast for now. I'd love to get out to the Northern Pacific Coast too, but that all depends on funding.
6) Are you sick of the Loretta Lynn comparisons yet?
No. I'm flattered. Why would anyone complain about being compared to a Legend. (blushing)
7) What the hell is wrong with Nashville?
Nashville... well, they sure are making a lot of money up there, so I'm not sure anything is "wrong." But maybe, that's just it - money. I AM sure, however, that I haven't liked a lot of the country music that has been popular of late, but someone likes it. They're buying it. Lately, however, there has been an artist push to return to the classics. I like that. I'd like to see more of that.
8) What's your favorite way to waste time at work?
Funny you should ask. I just unofficially "retired" from the Real Estate business. For many reasons, I am leaving the company I helped start a little over a year ago. So actually, I am wasting time today answering these interview questions! HA. Now that music will be my "work" I won't have to invent ways to waste time while doing it!
But.. previously, I listened and worked on building my Yahoo Launchcast radio station. I'm too poor to buy an ipod, so that's the best I can do. ha ha! I also had this thing called a "Splat Tomato" that was a sticky, squishy, water-filled, tomato-like toy. I would throw it at the window, the mirror, the door or whatever, .... watch it squish flat like the tomatoes thrown at Fozzy Bear on The Muppets, then re-take its original shape and drop to the floor. Yep...
9) How would you describe [your bandmate] Adam Musick's accent?
It's Gray-hay-hay-hate, Mayan!
10) What would you like to see happen with you and the band this year?
I just want to get out there and play some shows, man! I miss that. I miss it a lot. That's what it's all about for me.
Thanks, Kimberly! We look forward to y'all playing again as well.
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Holy crap! Look at the size of that burger! 10.5 pounds of ground beef, 25 slices of cheese, a head of lettuce, three tomatoes, two onions, a cup-and-a-half each of mayonnaise, relish, ketchup, mustard and banana peppers -- and a bun. Read about it here.
Hey Y'all,
If you hadn't read the comments under the Flagpole Awards post, we would like everyone to vote for Sloan Simpson as "Strongest Supporter of the Scene". Sure, WUOG is great and they win every year and we like them a lot - but Sloan is just one man and think about how much live Athens music is preserved and distributed cause of him. He is awesome and everyone should vote for him and if you don't, Legal Bitch has threatened to kick your ass, so we're just warning you.
Peace Out,
-TDJer's
PS - We'll probably continue to harp on this. It's a "campaign" after all.
If you hadn't read the comments under the Flagpole Awards post, we would like everyone to vote for Sloan Simpson as "Strongest Supporter of the Scene". Sure, WUOG is great and they win every year and we like them a lot - but Sloan is just one man and think about how much live Athens music is preserved and distributed cause of him. He is awesome and everyone should vote for him and if you don't, Legal Bitch has threatened to kick your ass, so we're just warning you.
Peace Out,
-TDJer's
PS - We'll probably continue to harp on this. It's a "campaign" after all.
It seems the method of voting for the Flagpole Music Awards has indeed been changed this year. This time around, a panel of local music judges have been selected to narrow down the picks for each category. Though I haven't looked at the choices yet, let's hope the change helps to put bands in the genre they really belong to. You have until June 1 to vote.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
A friend of a friend made this auction in celebration of the recent fleeing of a soon-to-be society wife. Then CNN found out about it and now it's the new hot ebay auction.
(Thanks to Cooper for the link!)
(Thanks to Cooper for the link!)
For those of you that use RSS, there's a feed out there that posts an entry for each new free MP3 that Amazon.com releases onto their site. It's a lot of random stuff, but, hey, it's free and legal, so maybe you can find some good songs that you wouldn't have even looked for otherwise. The link for the feed is hopefully here.