So, I guess I wasn't following him quite as rabidly as the rest of you. Anyways, I have recently been listening to the backlogs of his Weasel Radio show that was cast out of Madtown, WI until recently. Or so I'm told. It's just kind of interesting to compare his albums I've listened to with the most recent radio shows he has done. It was kind of shocking to hear he voted for John McCain, against the backdrop of "Anthem for a New Tomorrow" echoing in the back of my skull. However, I'm not as avid as the average Obama voter. I just thought that the party of the possibly worst President ever should not get another crack at the economy, as well as other social issues. That was my main reason for voting for Barry. On further evaluation of Ben's arguments, it kinda made sense to me. The fact that Obama's hype was way too much to live up to is a major standout. Yes, hope and change... It really did not work out too well for him. He was preaching to the idiot voter and maybe I'm one of them. "derrr". The economy is at a standstill and he cannot even pass decent social legislation with a majority of Congress on his side. Something tells me he just doesn't know what he's doing, or is not as "intelligent" as is stated. Besides, punk is supposed to be anti-establishment, which is just what Obama has become. Oh well, business as usual for Washington is all I can say. I'm shaking off the voter guilt of giving him my endorsement. Well, If only I were in charge.... right?
The facts are it is not easy to enact change without bipartisan support. He clearly has none.
One interesting thing I heard on BBC World News that kind of coincided with the whole discussion is how one party figure, whether it be Prez, Senator, etc... only panders to his own crowd. Wouldn't it be fun to see Obama get grilled by Hannity and Rush, rather than the good ole' boy Jon Stewart? Don't get me wrong, Stewart is a funny guy, but he's no conservative. A nice fireside chat with Mr. Dennis Miller would be quite different, with plenty of confusing words and references to really test Obama's intelligence. I heard one Daily Show fan talk about how Stewart "grilled" our President. Well maybe a bit. But only because he's as disappointed as the realistic Obama voter was. He'll probably vote Democrat again, being the Democrat rebel-rouser that he is. I'll really contemplate whether voting is worth it. Why can't Libertarians get more play in the run up to elections? Is that so much to ask?
"do you really want to be In America?" - the Fastbacks
Rants and Reviews
10.29.2010
10.04.2010
Continued.. record score!
Yes it's the continuation.
Germ Attak "Ouroboros" LP
- This one sounds like it was straight out of the eighties, but in a good way. Raw, and thrashy h/c punk ranging from Discharge to Crucifix influences. The lyrics are short and to the point, which is nice. Sometimes volume of songs outweighs the actual content for the benefit. The lyrics are not just thrown together for no reason, as some punk bands have been known to do, and the resulting effect is slogans that are easy to comprehend, without being overly preachy. Love every minute of this, you spiky punks! The energy is coming at you with every lick, and these Canadian boys keep you bobbing your head til the end. Highly recommended for your hardcore thrashy fix of the month. On Capitalicide records.
The Measure [SA]- "Old Crow" EP
The first song is absolutely great! Trading off female/male vox makes for a very heartwarming song about parting ways. The second song, "good soup" is the clearly weakest song here. It is a faster h/c'ish song that just falls flat lyrically and vocally. The rhythym is off from music to vox, and it shows. The third song is a cover and is very strong. Originally by Soltero, "The Moment You Said Yes" is a ever increasing song in the pop punk vein with great vox on how both parties are disaffected with their sexual partners. Builds up and keeps the interest flowing throughout. A definite classic.
New Bomb Turks- "Stick It Out" EP on FatWreck...
Yes!!! Blazing speed on the first two tracks, lyrically inclined and on shiny Blue Vinyl to boot! Excellent punk rawk and roll thrash through the first two. The cover I feel is the obvious standout. "Job" is clearly excellent, forcing you to respect their punk credentials on the other two tracks. They rip through their songs with plenty of licks to handle themselves, yet the vocals either seem too buried or too irrelevant to anything for me. Some improvement could come from this. However, "Job" cover from Nubs is well worth getting this one.
Germ Attak "Ouroboros" LP
- This one sounds like it was straight out of the eighties, but in a good way. Raw, and thrashy h/c punk ranging from Discharge to Crucifix influences. The lyrics are short and to the point, which is nice. Sometimes volume of songs outweighs the actual content for the benefit. The lyrics are not just thrown together for no reason, as some punk bands have been known to do, and the resulting effect is slogans that are easy to comprehend, without being overly preachy. Love every minute of this, you spiky punks! The energy is coming at you with every lick, and these Canadian boys keep you bobbing your head til the end. Highly recommended for your hardcore thrashy fix of the month. On Capitalicide records.
The Measure [SA]- "Old Crow" EP
The first song is absolutely great! Trading off female/male vox makes for a very heartwarming song about parting ways. The second song, "good soup" is the clearly weakest song here. It is a faster h/c'ish song that just falls flat lyrically and vocally. The rhythym is off from music to vox, and it shows. The third song is a cover and is very strong. Originally by Soltero, "The Moment You Said Yes" is a ever increasing song in the pop punk vein with great vox on how both parties are disaffected with their sexual partners. Builds up and keeps the interest flowing throughout. A definite classic.
New Bomb Turks- "Stick It Out" EP on FatWreck...
Yes!!! Blazing speed on the first two tracks, lyrically inclined and on shiny Blue Vinyl to boot! Excellent punk rawk and roll thrash through the first two. The cover I feel is the obvious standout. "Job" is clearly excellent, forcing you to respect their punk credentials on the other two tracks. They rip through their songs with plenty of licks to handle themselves, yet the vocals either seem too buried or too irrelevant to anything for me. Some improvement could come from this. However, "Job" cover from Nubs is well worth getting this one.
9.26.2010
September Is The One To Remember
It's been awhile since I've been up here. Yo.
It seems that 8/8/10 I got meself a girlfriend. G.I.R.L.F. RE end. So that, and the added stress of taking to school once again have combined for my loss from this dear blog o' mine. Ones of people seem mad about this. She's great. A brief description. Blonde, Sexy, and oh-so talkative. Too bad we can't hear her (seriously she's quiet). She speaks in a hot, yet quiet way. Like a subtle moan. mm. It is an opposites attract way in some sorts. She seems to be a teeny-bopper in disguise, and I am a punk to the core (at least I tell myself that). However, she is NOT a dumb blonde and can hold her own in any situation fact related, except politics. This is good, because if she was entirely the dumb blonde stereotype, it probably would not have worked. After all, I'm attracted to intelligence too. However, some of the things she enjoys...not the best. In a word, Glee. A TV show I have never seen. And all signs point to NO I'm not watching that crap ever. That show scares me way more than Hunx & His Punx do (damn they're catchy). So she's good to me, incredibly smart (except where "media" falls) and enjoyable to be around. Overall plus, because there has to be give and take with these kinda things, it's the little things that are more important. Like how we both are atheists and hate children. Fuck Religion. And dogs.
Anyhoo..
My birthday came and went, and I recently went record shopping to celebrate. One of the best days ever at Flipside. Glad I went there. Was on the way to Great Lakes to go to Gameworks, which I later found out was closed. Total anger. Bar Louie, which is a weak name for a weak bar, took its place. RRRRGGGGH! I really wanted to play Topskater! Of course with the yo-yo dude. Triple backflips for all to see. Life sucks, then you die...then good records make up for it.
McRackins "I'll Stick To Beer" 7"
I'll stick to beer is a hilarious song, doting on his never drinking hard liquor again since it made him sick. Also very catchy. Props. "Puppy Mill". This is the weakest track on the single. It has a decent beat and rhythym, however, the lyrics. Downright awful. Talkin' about how his dog is sick and came from a puppy mill. Weak and who cares about that anyhow? "Beautiful Sunday". Daniel Boone cover. Simply the strongest track on the wax. The playful lyrics are so sweet. Add to that some Queers like beat and some whiny pop punk vox (good), and you have an excellent track to enjoy. The only problem is how quick it's over and out. SWEEEEET! And it didn't leave the table for a week.
to be continued in next blog post... trust me it's quite the score!
It seems that 8/8/10 I got meself a girlfriend. G.I.R.L.F. RE end. So that, and the added stress of taking to school once again have combined for my loss from this dear blog o' mine. Ones of people seem mad about this. She's great. A brief description. Blonde, Sexy, and oh-so talkative. Too bad we can't hear her (seriously she's quiet). She speaks in a hot, yet quiet way. Like a subtle moan. mm. It is an opposites attract way in some sorts. She seems to be a teeny-bopper in disguise, and I am a punk to the core (at least I tell myself that). However, she is NOT a dumb blonde and can hold her own in any situation fact related, except politics. This is good, because if she was entirely the dumb blonde stereotype, it probably would not have worked. After all, I'm attracted to intelligence too. However, some of the things she enjoys...not the best. In a word, Glee. A TV show I have never seen. And all signs point to NO I'm not watching that crap ever. That show scares me way more than Hunx & His Punx do (damn they're catchy). So she's good to me, incredibly smart (except where "media" falls) and enjoyable to be around. Overall plus, because there has to be give and take with these kinda things, it's the little things that are more important. Like how we both are atheists and hate children. Fuck Religion. And dogs.
Anyhoo..
My birthday came and went, and I recently went record shopping to celebrate. One of the best days ever at Flipside. Glad I went there. Was on the way to Great Lakes to go to Gameworks, which I later found out was closed. Total anger. Bar Louie, which is a weak name for a weak bar, took its place. RRRRGGGGH! I really wanted to play Topskater! Of course with the yo-yo dude. Triple backflips for all to see. Life sucks, then you die...then good records make up for it.
McRackins "I'll Stick To Beer" 7"
I'll stick to beer is a hilarious song, doting on his never drinking hard liquor again since it made him sick. Also very catchy. Props. "Puppy Mill". This is the weakest track on the single. It has a decent beat and rhythym, however, the lyrics. Downright awful. Talkin' about how his dog is sick and came from a puppy mill. Weak and who cares about that anyhow? "Beautiful Sunday". Daniel Boone cover. Simply the strongest track on the wax. The playful lyrics are so sweet. Add to that some Queers like beat and some whiny pop punk vox (good), and you have an excellent track to enjoy. The only problem is how quick it's over and out. SWEEEEET! And it didn't leave the table for a week.
to be continued in next blog post... trust me it's quite the score!
8.16.2010
Premier League Starting UP
OK. I know I'm a Yank (at least I'm not a Rebel). Yes, we follow football here, and not "football", like you Brits do. However, I have been taking a liking to the sport in recent times. It all started in 2004. I was in France for a summer exchange program for high school. And so it went that when we arrived, Euro Cup was going on. We tried to be all polite and root for the French, but they choked (as usual?) and Greece went on to win. Anyways, we watched all the matches, and once I learned the simple rules of soccer, I ended up carrying the love for the game with me to this day.
The only problem I have is finding an English club to support during the season. Most of the time, I end up rooting for the underdog in most games. Which I guess gives me more cred than rooting for Man U or Chelsea, and buying their gear. Either way, It'd be nice to have a team to root for. And for the record, I hate the MLS. It is a gutter league of castaways and college kids from the States who are not good enough to make the better league, (FA). So I'm welcome to any suggestions on which teams to root for as a Yank, what is permissible, if any? If I'm not able, by your standards, to call a team my own, I will continue rooting for the less favorite side in any matchup. Also, I will continue to enjoy the action of one of the best sports around. I know rooting for the best team is lame, so I'll take any suggestions as to which club is fair game. Thank you for your time spent reading (not "Reading"). Blahh. Soccer is back!
The only problem I have is finding an English club to support during the season. Most of the time, I end up rooting for the underdog in most games. Which I guess gives me more cred than rooting for Man U or Chelsea, and buying their gear. Either way, It'd be nice to have a team to root for. And for the record, I hate the MLS. It is a gutter league of castaways and college kids from the States who are not good enough to make the better league, (FA). So I'm welcome to any suggestions on which teams to root for as a Yank, what is permissible, if any? If I'm not able, by your standards, to call a team my own, I will continue rooting for the less favorite side in any matchup. Also, I will continue to enjoy the action of one of the best sports around. I know rooting for the best team is lame, so I'll take any suggestions as to which club is fair game. Thank you for your time spent reading (not "Reading"). Blahh. Soccer is back!
8.08.2010
8.04.2010
Just watched this movie..
Well not the one I will direct you to below. It is a documentary about the runup to 9/11 and the resulting start of a military advance into Afghanistan. Anyhow, the movie, "9/11: Press For Truth" was a great watch. It outlines all the evidence of threats, attacks, and possible attacks planned against the U.S. in the years leading up to the tragedy in New York City. Also called upon are the actions, or inactions, the U.S. government and elected officials took during those times. This movie gives well researched facts, news video and press clippings to the viewer. .This bombardment with facts is one of the things I liked best about the film. It provokes thought in a time where negative things about the government are often censored or thrown out of news stories altogether. Government accountability is also brought to mind, through the questionable actions of those in power took around these times.
One clip in the film shows Condoleeza Rice trying to "Politician" her way out of the facts presented to her in a Presidential Briefing she had reviewed on August 6th, 2001. A month before the attack. Youtube punksucks2525, which is my channel, for the entire vid. It is hilarious how she tries to slant her knowledge of any threat at all.
The moral of the film is that Knowledge Is Power. Knowing the facts allows one to formulate the right opinion, when lies are no longer suitable. It is for facts and hard news to exist for governments to be kept in check. We need a lot more independent media around, and that is a fact as well. Watch this documentary if you get a chance, you'll be rewarded for it. With Pizza, or something..
One clip in the film shows Condoleeza Rice trying to "Politician" her way out of the facts presented to her in a Presidential Briefing she had reviewed on August 6th, 2001. A month before the attack. Youtube punksucks2525, which is my channel, for the entire vid. It is hilarious how she tries to slant her knowledge of any threat at all.
The moral of the film is that Knowledge Is Power. Knowing the facts allows one to formulate the right opinion, when lies are no longer suitable. It is for facts and hard news to exist for governments to be kept in check. We need a lot more independent media around, and that is a fact as well. Watch this documentary if you get a chance, you'll be rewarded for it. With Pizza, or something..
8.03.2010
good rec from recently.
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The cool thing about this record is they play straightforward rocknroll without the pretentiousness. The lyrics come straight from the heart and have a classical rnr sound that seems so familiar. I feel the familiarity through the songs "I Miss My Records" & "Desperate Times" in particular. They remind me of the first time I listened to Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen. Even though their punkier influences shine through on "Dancing.." and "Look Out For The Cops," this band exhibits a very good classic rock sound. It is totally rocking in a mellow sense, and leaves one with a longing for more of their thoughtful and soulful stylings. Badlands ain't got shit on the new stuff from the Used Kids! Not much of the punk style, but the rocknroll is to be appreciated here. Enjoy, and roll that pack of Marlies into your sleeve till it burns through. Catch this one now!!
The cool thing about this record is they play straightforward rocknroll without the pretentiousness. The lyrics come straight from the heart and have a classical rnr sound that seems so familiar. I feel the familiarity through the songs "I Miss My Records" & "Desperate Times" in particular. They remind me of the first time I listened to Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen. Even though their punkier influences shine through on "Dancing.." and "Look Out For The Cops," this band exhibits a very good classic rock sound. It is totally rocking in a mellow sense, and leaves one with a longing for more of their thoughtful and soulful stylings. Badlands ain't got shit on the new stuff from the Used Kids! Not much of the punk style, but the rocknroll is to be appreciated here. Enjoy, and roll that pack of Marlies into your sleeve till it burns through. Catch this one now!!
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