new haste the day stuff...

pressure the hinges, haste the day's new album is out on march 20th. you can listen to the title track and "stitches" on their purevolume and myspace now. it's definitely a more mature sound, and i like it a lot. as should you. so listen and enjoy!

february is the suck.

'cause it's the month of by b-day. the 25th, to be exact. people, buy me things. namely music. explosions or starflyer would both work.

libraries* smell funny. *where i am currently at.

rick: you having anything for yours, the 23rd, right? i'm thinking motionz in santa maria, or maybe just an airsoft war/organized food fight. ehhh...

Predictions, Predictions, Predictions...

Ok so, what do you people hope Taking Back Sunday and Underoath will play in March? Oh, and it's 26 days to go!!! I personally would like them to perform the following:

Underoath:
"In Regards to Myself"
"A Moment Suspended in Time"
"A Boy Brushed Red...Living in Black and White"
"Writing On the Walls"
"It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door"
"Reinventing Your Exit"
"I've Got Ten Friends and a Crowbar That Says You Aint Gonna Do Jack"
and a few others...

Taking Back Sunday:
"MakeDamnSure"
"Liar(it Takes One to Know One)"
"Set Phasers to Stun"
"Spin"
"What's it Feel Like to Be a Ghost?"
"Miami"
"Twenty Twenty Surgery"
"Error: Operator"
"This Photograph is Proof(I Know You Know)"
"A Decade Under the Influence"
and as a closer "Divine Intervention"

(note: seeing as I am not a personal fan of Armor for Sleep, I didn't bother listing them.)

Warped Tour '07 Update...

So this is what the current roster looks like in February of '07:

Agent Orange; Underoath*; New Found Glory; The Automatic; Hot Rod Circuit; Norma Jean*; Alkaline Trio*; Bad Religion; Spill Canvas; Boys Like Girls; The Vandals; The Gallows; Pennywise; Pepper; Bayside; Meg & Dia; The Unseen; The Matches; Escape the Fate; Coheed and Cambria*; Tiger Army; The Almost*; Paramore; Cute is What We Aim For; Big D and the Kids Table; K-os; The Fabulous Rudies.

*bands that I personally am looking forward to seeing.

So that's pretty much it for now...

some bands i've been cranking

bedouin soundclash:
amazing reggae/soul trio from canada; plays some fresh beats with a post-blues/folk twist.
"when the night feels my song" is incredible.

modest mouse:
everyone should know these guys; borrowed good news from david wirsig recently, and it's pretty good. new album hits soon; latest single: "dashboard," i believe.
"float on"...all the hype is well-placed

sufjan stevens:
yeah, i made a post awhile back, but this guy deserves all the attention he can get. just purchased illinois, as i implied to earlier - and it's a sure 9.5/10 in my eyes...or ears, rather. it's folk, so deal with it.
check out whatever he has up, especially "henny buggy"

the southern sea:
i'm not sure if they have a purevolume, but check out their homepage if you're interested.
lo-fi electronic pop-rock is the best i can describe em.

my brightest diamond:
doesn't have a purevolume; fantastic indie vocal pop from asthmatic kitty records (same as sufjan). needless to say, look into her...music, that is. (gosh.)

havalina:
a band from tooth and nail's older days. funky/psychedelic avant-rock. i'm not sure if you check their music anywhere b/sides itunes.

um, all that in addition to: new explosions in the sky, starflyer 59, coldplay, red hot chili peppers, etc. i know i'm forgeting some.

p.s. all lower caps, yo.

is it just me?

or does everyone intentionally avoid all my posts and/or comments? just wondering. fine, i don't post here often. does that mean i don't have a voice that has a right to be heard? or are my tastes too "strange" for y'all?

yeah, i'm a little ticked. i've been surfing the blog to see if anybody responds; so far, so bad.

excuse me while i listen to my fresh new sufjan stevens cd (illinois). in case you're wondering, rick: you'll find yourself borrowing this from me, asap.

peace.

Gym Class Heroes

So, Gym Class Heroes is just a little bit(ok, a lot) different than most the bands I post on here. They're a hip-hop outfit with actual instruments and messages positive enough to stray from most mainstream hip-hop, but still stays within the secular market. So if you're looking for hip-hop with catchy beats without the same looping beat pattern throughout...and songs that aren't about sex, drugs, money, etc, then listen to Gym Class Heroes.
Recommended: "Cupid's Chokehold," "New Friend Request," and "Papercuts."

Brand New

Brand New is one of my latest bands that I like. They're an indie band from Long Island who play soft, almost Starflyer 59 segments, and then loud, Vheissu-era Thrice segments. They have a new album out, titled The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me. All around they're just a pretty cool band, and I'm running out of things to say, so that's it.

Recommended listens: "Sowing Season(Yeah)," "Jesus Christ," and "Jude Law and a Semester Abroad."

Coheed and Cambria

I hardly know anything about these dudes in Coheed and Cambria, but they make some of the best music on today's music scene. "Welcome Home," is a loud, crazy, and dramatic single for their newest CD, titled, (clears throat) Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness. And that's pretty much all I have to say about them, so just listen.
Recommended: "Welcome Home," and "The Suffering."

The White Stripes

Jack and Meg are the two minds behind The White Stripes. They were originally married, but then they divorced, but for some reason decided to KEEP the band. They continue to put out successful and brilliantly written music. Albums like Elephant and White Blood Cells are prime examples of this. So just check 'em out when you can(unfortunately they don't have a purevolume or MySpace that I can find).
Recommended listens: "Seven Nation Army," "We're Going to Be Friends," and "Fell in Love With a Girl."