New days and a good show

Well the crazy woman you've maybe heard about and I are no longer together. That ended about a month ago. She wasn't for me. Sometimes being single can be the most freeing thing. No having to make phone calls every day to check up on her. No more worrying about saying the wrong thing. Just me and my boring life again. Maybe some day I will date again. But enough of that.

Highlights since last post.
-Going to Extreme Noise Records in Minneapolis and spending way too much money on records and other goodies. (No Hope for the Kids, Digger, OWTH, Blatz reissue. to name a few) If you ever have a chance, visit this place, you won't be disappointed.
-Getting my summer job back.
-Almost halfway through doing the remodeling help work on this place.
and
Seeing MDC and the Subhumans live!

Yes, they put on one hell of a show. I was drenched in sweat and almost smelled like a crusty by the time I got home. I was the least punk looking person there. Score! Probably because I can't afford all those fancy studs, piercings and tattoos. Shorts and a D.I. shirt are all I can offer. So in honor of all those punks that made Small's smell a little bit worse that night, and all the rest of you, here's a couple things you should already have heard by now.

Subhumans EPs
http://www.mediafire.com/?an2mzxgmimw
MDC
http://www.mediafire.com/?znmdnntjytq

Foiled by The Queers once again!

So. It's about a week ago. I make my plans, and get work off for today. Some may ask why? Well, it is because the Queers are playing in Toledo with the Apers. However, I will not be making the show because of the freaking blizzard that is coming through tomorrow! Now, I wouldn't be as mad, if it wasn't for the fact that last year, I was kept from seeing them at the same venue. It was them, opening for OFF WITH THEIR HEADS. Who, unless you've been living under a rock for the past five years are probably one of the best pop punk bands around. Now this would have been the best show ever, except The Queers are a fucking no show! Luckily OWTH put on a great show, and even though the crowd was a mixed bag I was absolutely loving it. So I guess the point is I'm bummed out that I won't be able to go, but there's always the hope of next year. I will see you live Queers, if it's the last thing I do!

To take the pressure off.. here's some rockin' tunes by both setups. Enjoy it, I know I do.

Off With Their Heads - From the Bottom
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzjmkt2ndv2

The Queers - Don't Back Down
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzjmkt2ndv2

Bleach Boys

OK so in 1978, this was made by some rediculous UK punks. It is a leap into the future and an absolute romper. The title cannot be beat. Stocking Clad Nazi Death Squad Bitches, the best EP title ever? I think it's hard to think of many other ones. Anyways to preface, they're not Nazis and no, I don't hate anyone. It places them in a past dream as a bystander watching these 'Death Squad Bitches' doing only the crazy things Nazis would do. Innocent, no? Anyhow it's a good but strange cut. 'That Neutron Taste' is fantastic. They want to die in a nuclear attack. But awesome guitars make this one an absolute punk stomp classic. His lyrics are completely different on this than the other two. It sort of seems like Jello got influenced by this guy, or maybe they were influenced by him. 'Death Before Disco' is also great. Just listen to this already!

http://www.kbdrecords.com/2006/05/19/bleach-boys-stocking-clad-ep-12/

RVIVR LP

This is not just a punk album. It is a songwriting masterpiece through to the end. Melodies and a complete soundscape from start to finish make this one of the greatest of all time. The way the intro and outro tie into each other makes me yearn for more. The lyrical continuity makes me see the direction of the album. The rocking riffs and lyrics sung with absolute FEELING will stick with me forever. This is one for the ages. For fans of Rumbletowne Recs, Pop/Melodic punk, and pure music take notice. Some fade into the shadows, yet RVIVR shines in even the darkest of hours.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ntjtjnmz1jd

RVIVR

Rvivr may be my favorite band as of now. Feeling for you punx in a poppy but gritty way, their melody weaves its way through every tune they have to offer. Trading off female and male vox throughout the tracks keeps it interesting. Along with some of the best guitar leads and fills I've heard in a punk band in quite some time, this is something not to be taken for a once-off. I believe with every subsequent listen, one can take something else from these songs. If you don't like RVIVR, just leave, cuz you don't recognize good music, and you probably never will.....

Ladies and gents.... RVIVR!!!

http://www.mediafire.com/?j4tyinawnnn Life moves

http://www.mediafire.com/?ntjtjnmz1jd the best lp

The Lillingtons - The Too Late Show

So The Lillingtons. A band I recently found out about, but ultimately, one of the best records I may have ever heard. They keep the 1-2-3-4 Ramones styled super energy flowing from the first slams of "Gunbullet" to the very last notes of "Stay Tuned". Kind of nasally, but not whiny vocals tie it all together in a great way. Keep rockin on this one and try very hard to not get "Do It U.S.S.R." stuck in your head for too long. Contains one member of Teenage Bottlerocket. Don't let that scare you, because this is far better than that outfit in my opinion. Or if that makes you happy, well...yeah.

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Lillingtons!

Are Scary Movies Really Scary?

It's Halloween. You're either excited because of one of a few reasons. First, because you're five. You get to dress up, go out, guided by your parents (if you aren't lucky enough to live in a gated community), and get all the free candy you can get. If you are older than ten and trick-or-treating, then you are too old and need to go home and stop it. Secondly, you may be excited because you get to also wear a costume. Yet you're not five nor ten years old. NO! You are in your college years and get to go to a Halloween Party. What excitement! Booze, and girls just slutty enough to dress up as Sexy (insert word here). Well go and have your fun my bretheren. Just make sure you don't drink and drive as it is, count it, double the fine on Hallotweekend for DUIs or suspected ones.

Or, maybe you're like me.. no friends to count on. Just passin out candy to the young ones and digging on some Halloween type scary movies. However, I don't like them. My girl is the avid horror-flick lover extraordinaire around these parts. To be honest, it takes a lot to get me to sit through a movie that is not a comedy. I just don't have the attention span. Watching an hour and a half of crap that passes off as a movie nowadays for Hollywood is comparable to a full-scale Lobotomy. It is not worth it eight times out of ten. However, when it comes to horror movies, it is even more of a drag to bring myself to watch these ones. They just are not scary. Maybe I'm too much of a realist to be conned into the leap of faith that requires belief in the "paranormal". Half of the time I'm just trying to either figure out the plot, guess who's getting killed next, or waiting to find out who the killer is. That's most of the enjoyment I get out of them.

As far as scary goes, not so much. The type of self fooling that goes into being scared by these movies isn't gonna happen any time soon. For instance. You don't believe in God. Good for you. You go see a movie where religion plays the major part in the movie, and requires belief in "said god" to get the enjoyable effect of the movie. Whether it be fear of the devil, spiritual enlightenment, or godlike intervention amongst the characters; you won't care. You'll hate the movie, and more likely than not be laughing and just sort of putting it down in your head till the end. So since I don't believe in the undead and spirits, or God, this happens to me in horror movies a lot. It just doesn't grab me as much as others may be grabbed. So Sue Me!

Let me know If this makes sense to you, or if you've felt a similar thing with movies that you don't enjoy.

Happy Halloween, unless of course you're an adult. In which case, have a decent Sunday.