Guns ‘N Roses
So I went to see Axel and friends 4 times this past year. The first three of those shows were at Hammerstein so that the band can get its legs back under them. Axel sounded surprisingly good. The band sounded good to but there is something weird about the guitar player not having a top hat on when you see Guns ‘N Roses.
The Smiths
The band is so far superior to Morrissey’s solo work. That’s not saying I don’t like his solo work… its just not the same. This is highly unlikely as I read he once said, “I’d sooner eat my own testicles than reunite with the Smiths.” Yikes…
Soundgarden
Audioslave made the same song on repeat. Matt Cameron is drumming for Pearl Jam again. Chris Cornell did another solo record. I saw these guys in ’95 at the Aragon Ballroom and will never forget that show. I liked the long hair era, however, the Superunknown and Down On The Upside era will remain one of my all time favorites.
Led Zeppelin
Ok ok… I know you can’t reunite a band when someone has passed away. Don’t make records… just do shows!
Pink Floyd
I don’t have to explain this one. I went to see Roger Waters and it was in my top 3 shows I have ever seen in my life. It was amazing. He sounded amazing. The show was amazing. The crowd was amazing. I can’t even fathom how much better it would be with David Gilmour but I would love to see what it would be like.
Oraganized Konfusion
Pharoahe Monch is still kicking… where is Prince Po? “Fudge Pudge” is a perfect example… just verse after verse no hook no chorus. It was hip hop!
Black Star
My two favorite rappers (Mos Def & Talib Kweli) were in a group together… they still should be. This was the smartest duo hip hop ever saw.
Fugazi
I was never a big Minor Threat fan. I am not much of a fan of the Evens. However, 13 Songs was one of my favorite albums ever. “Waiting Room” is a classic. I would love to see this band live. You know Ian MacKaye is powerful… he coined the term straight edge!
Stone Roses
Clearly I was way to young to remember this band doing anything. I love their record, but everything I have read has said they were supposed to be the big thing and they just disappeared. “I Wanna Be Adored” is one of my favorite songs of all time. Where are they now?
Misfits
Not any incarnation of them. I want Danzig to get up there and put his hair into a single spike in front of his head. “Last Caress”, “Static Age”, “Hybrid Moments”, “Bullet”, “London Dungeon”, “We Are 138”, “Teenagers From Mars”, “Where Eagles Dare”…
Sly and The Family Stone
I love this band. To hear the correct voices singing “Everybody Is A Star” would be unreal.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Boycott BP (cont)
This was in the Sun Times last week.
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Boycott BP
If BP insists on dumping more pollutants into our lake, it's time for us to stop pumping its gas into our tanks. We're calling for an all-out boycott of BP gas. Maybe then, BP will realize that hollow promises aren't good enough for customers.
Maybe then, they'll be ready "to commit" to keeping Lake Michigan clean. BP America vice chairman Stephen A. Elbert vowed Wednesday only to look into incorporating new technologies to reduce additional pollutants into the lake.
But he also stood by the company's plans to discharge 54 percent more ammonia and 35 percent more sludge particles into the lake as BP moves forward with a $3 billion expansion of its Whiting, Ind., refinery. The water is not going to be "damaged," Elbert claimed.
Environmental activists and city officials think differently, and for at least a month have been raising their objections to Indiana's decision to issue a permit to BP. Their concerns have pretty much fallen on deaf ears -- until this week when BP executives met with them to discuss more environmentally friendly alternatives.
Even if BP is working within the parameters of federal and state regulations, putting extra pollutants into our major drinking water source is an abysmal option. The lake, as Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) put it, is our
Yellowstone Park, our Grand Canyon. No one would dare mess with those national treasures. Why mess with ours?
At this point, the only clear message BP is sending is that it wants to have its cake and eat it too. BP executives want their company to be known as the greenest -- as suggested by its logo, meant to resemble a sunflower and show its commitment to the environment. But they also want to dump in our lakes. They can't have it both ways.
That's why we have to help them decide which road they'll choose by hitting their pocketbooks -- at least until Sept. 1 when they'll return to Chicago to give Emanuel and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) an update on their plans.
Starting today, we should just drive on by those green, yellow and white gas pumps. Throw the BP credit cards into the salad spinner and kiss their Wild Bean Cafe goodbye.
Vote with your feet, er, wheels, and drive to another gas station.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Music From The Ghidrah 08/27/07: The Ike Reilly Assassniatnion, Cantinero, Marble Index
The Rock Ridge Music GHIDRAH - the music is FIRE!
Cantinero is back, and we are offering a sneak preview of "My House" from an
upcoming album. Cantinero's debut "Championship Boxing" received rave
reviews, and coverage that included an 11 minute interview on NPR's Weekend
Edition, video play on MTV's Subterranean, and a Top 50 record at the AAA
radio format.
"We Belong To The Staggering Evening" is the natural yet alarming evolution
for The Ike Reilly Assassination. Sounding furious and maniacal and on top
of the world at the outset, "The Staggering Evening" is performed with
something to prove and nothing to lose. Handclaps and tambourines, the
call-and-response, twisted-gospel vocals, and driving NYC-underground
guitars are all part of Reilly's American portrayal of rock 'n' roll in this
lost new era. Produced by Reilly, "The Staggering Evening" is an album that
should be blasted on a hectic Friday night from jukeboxes in bars that
haven't banned smoking, from college dorm rooms, from economy cars in shit
traffic, and stuck in the ears of iPod-listening subway riders. It's a
"Cops" episode; it's Lenny Bruce after being the celebrity judge on
"American Idol;" it's a night full of lust and regret, blood and anarchy,
and a blind date with the disaffected -- a hilarious night that begins with
a swill and ends with a tender kiss.
For some, living the rock 'n' roll dream means fame, fortune and all the
excess that comes with it. The Marble Index are living a different dream. It
involves the proverbial blood, sweat and tears. It involves perseverance and
effort. It involves working like sons of bitches and making the most of
opportunity. If this dream doesn't sound as sexy, you've read too many
magazines. This is good, old-fashioned rock 'n' roll spirit, with nothing
airbrushed, steroid-pumped or collagen-enhanced - but sexy indeed. In fact,
if you compare The Marble Index's self-titled debut and their latest, "Watch
Your Candles, Watch Your Knives," you'll hear a band who haven't lost an
ounce of muscle, but have gained a remarkable amount of finesse. Even as
their album was landing on new shelves in new countries, the Index had
regrouped at home to record "Watch Your Candles, Watch Your Knives." They
hunkered down for several weeks at Hamilton, Ontario's Catharine North
Studios, with producer Scott Sh
ields (the Mescaleros, G.U.N.) at the helm.
Here are this week's GHIDRAH songs:
SONG 1: Cantinero - "My House"
SONG 2: Ike Reilly Assassination - "When Irish Eyes Are Burning"
SONG 3: The Marble Index - "All That I Know"
And, for your convenience, here are the GHIDRAH links:
SONG 1: http://vista.streamguys.com/jspiewak/rockridge_1.wma
SONG 2: http://vista.streamguys.com/jspiewak/rockridge_2.wma
SONG 3: http://vista.streamguys.com/jspiewak/rockridge_3.wma
The GHIDRAH is a song-of-the-week program. Each week the songs change, but
the links don't change - it is self-refreshing content. To get more
information about putting the GHIDRAH on your site, please reply to this
email and visit http://www.rockridgemusic.com/top-music.htm.
Thank you for your support of this free music program.
Cantinero is back, and we are offering a sneak preview of "My House" from an
upcoming album. Cantinero's debut "Championship Boxing" received rave
reviews, and coverage that included an 11 minute interview on NPR's Weekend
Edition, video play on MTV's Subterranean, and a Top 50 record at the AAA
radio format.
"We Belong To The Staggering Evening" is the natural yet alarming evolution
for The Ike Reilly Assassination. Sounding furious and maniacal and on top
of the world at the outset, "The Staggering Evening" is performed with
something to prove and nothing to lose. Handclaps and tambourines, the
call-and-response, twisted-gospel vocals, and driving NYC-underground
guitars are all part of Reilly's American portrayal of rock 'n' roll in this
lost new era. Produced by Reilly, "The Staggering Evening" is an album that
should be blasted on a hectic Friday night from jukeboxes in bars that
haven't banned smoking, from college dorm rooms, from economy cars in shit
traffic, and stuck in the ears of iPod-listening subway riders. It's a
"Cops" episode; it's Lenny Bruce after being the celebrity judge on
"American Idol;" it's a night full of lust and regret, blood and anarchy,
and a blind date with the disaffected -- a hilarious night that begins with
a swill and ends with a tender kiss.
For some, living the rock 'n' roll dream means fame, fortune and all the
excess that comes with it. The Marble Index are living a different dream. It
involves the proverbial blood, sweat and tears. It involves perseverance and
effort. It involves working like sons of bitches and making the most of
opportunity. If this dream doesn't sound as sexy, you've read too many
magazines. This is good, old-fashioned rock 'n' roll spirit, with nothing
airbrushed, steroid-pumped or collagen-enhanced - but sexy indeed. In fact,
if you compare The Marble Index's self-titled debut and their latest, "Watch
Your Candles, Watch Your Knives," you'll hear a band who haven't lost an
ounce of muscle, but have gained a remarkable amount of finesse. Even as
their album was landing on new shelves in new countries, the Index had
regrouped at home to record "Watch Your Candles, Watch Your Knives." They
hunkered down for several weeks at Hamilton, Ontario's Catharine North
Studios, with producer Scott Sh
ields (the Mescaleros, G.U.N.) at the helm.
Here are this week's GHIDRAH songs:
SONG 1: Cantinero - "My House"
SONG 2: Ike Reilly Assassination - "When Irish Eyes Are Burning"
SONG 3: The Marble Index - "All That I Know"
And, for your convenience, here are the GHIDRAH links:
SONG 1: http://vista.streamguys.com/jspiewak/rockridge_1.wma
SONG 2: http://vista.streamguys.com/jspiewak/rockridge_2.wma
SONG 3: http://vista.streamguys.com/jspiewak/rockridge_3.wma
The GHIDRAH is a song-of-the-week program. Each week the songs change, but
the links don't change - it is self-refreshing content. To get more
information about putting the GHIDRAH on your site, please reply to this
email and visit http://www.rockridgemusic.com/top-music.htm.
Thank you for your support of this free music program.
Friday, August 24, 2007
100 Greatest Beat Downs (ESPN (Page 2)
Here's one writer's opinion of the top 100 beatdowns:
1. Secretariat destroys the field at the 1973 Belmont Stakes by an astonishing 31 lengths to win the Triple Crown ... "He is moving like a TREMENDOUS machine!" A performance so dominating spectators were weeping in the stands.
2. Tiger Woods wins the 2000 U.S. Open by a mind-boggling 15 strokes.
3. 1940 NFL championship: Bears 73, Redskins 0. The Bears had 501 yards of offense, intercepted eight passes and officials had to ask Bears coach George Halas to run or pass for the PAT on the team's final two scores because so many balls had been kicked into the stands.
4. Mike Tyson knocks out Michael Spinks, who had never been knocked to the canvas in his career, in 1 minute, 30 seconds.
5. 1996 Fiesta Bowl: Undefeated Nebraska wipes out undefeated Florida 62-24, rolling up 624 total yards, to win the national title.
6. Super Bowl XX: Bears 46, Patriots 10.
7. Tiger Woods shoots 18-under par to win the 1997 Masters by a record 12 strokes.
8. Rangers 30, Orioles 3. Are you kidding?
9. Billie Jean King over Bobby Riggs.
10. Muhammad Ali over Sonny Liston.
11. Lance Armstrong versus all opponents, 2003 Tour de France, Stage 15.
12. The Boston Massacre: Once down by 14½ games in the 1978 pennant race, the Yankees take over first place from the Red Sox with a four-game sweep in early September, outscoring Boston 42-9.
13. The curse ends: The Red Sox pound the Yankees 10-3 in Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS, becoming the first baseball team to rally from a 3-0 series deficit.
14. Sonny at the tollbooth.
15. The original Dream Team versus the world. Average margin of victory, 43.8 points; closest game: 32 points.
16. The Royals beat the Cardinals 11-0 in Game 7 of the 1985 World Series. Bret Saberhagen tosses the 5-hit shutout.
17. The Cardinals beat the Tigers 11-0 in Game 7 of the 1934 World Series, a game marred when Detroit fans littered the field with bottles, fruit and other garbage.
18. 2005 Orange Bowl: USC wins second straight national title with 55-19 win over No. 2 Oklahoma as Matt Leinart tosses five touchdowns.
19. 1990 NCAA title game: UNLV 103, Duke 73. The Blue Devils would get their revenge the following season.
20. Vince Carter over Frederic Weis.
21. Super Bowl XXIV: 49ers 55, Broncos 10.
22. Super Bowl XXVII: Cowboys 52, Bills 17. Would have been worse if not for Leon Lett's gaffe.
23. Game 1, 1985 NBA Finals: Celtics 148, Lakers 114 ...
24. ... but the Lakers win the series in six games, winning their four games by an average of 13 points.
25. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King": Nominated for 11 Oscars in 2003, it swept all 11 categories. ("Titanic" won 11 of 14 categories in 1997; "Ben Hur" won 11 of 12 in 1959.)
26. 1986 NFC playoffs: Giants 49, 49ers 3 ... Joe Montana gets carted off the field after getting knocked out by Jim Burt.
27. Nolan Ryan over Robin Ventura.
28. Wilt Chamberlain versus the Knicks, March 2, 1962.
29. Mark Spitz, 1972 Olympics.
30. Michael Phelps, 2007 World Championships.
31. 1957 NFL championship: Lions 59, Browns 14.
32. With the most goals in an NHL playoff game, Edmonton pounds Los Angeles 13-3 on April 9, 1987.
33. Road Runner versus Wile E. Coyote.
34. UCLA 101, Houston 69, 1968 national semifinal. Houston, led by Elvin Hayes, had upset the Bruins earlier in the season in front of 52,000 at the Astrodome, but Lew Alcindor got his revenge in the Final Four.
35. Pac-10 versus Big Ten: From 1970 through 1992, the Pac-10 went 19-4 in the Rose Bowl.
36. National League versus American League, 1963-1982: Senior Circuit takes 19 of 20 All-Star Games.
37. American League versus National League, 1997-2007: AL goes 10-0 with one tie.
Chris Leak
38. Florida versus Ohio State, 2007.
39. Houston 100, Tulsa 6, 1968. Most points scored against a major college football opponent. Dr. Phil was a linebacker on the Tulsa squad. Coincidence?
40. But Tulsa has the largest margin of victory over a Division I basketball opponent: 141-50 over Prairie View on Dec. 7, 1995.
41. Babe Ruth versus Charlie Root, 1932 World Series.
42. Reggie Jackson versus the Dodgers, Game 6, 1977.
43. Reagan versus Mondale, 1984.
44. The playoffs versus Marty Schottenheimer.
45. Foreman knocks out Frazier. Heavyweight champ "Smokin' Joe" Frazier was a 3-1 favorite over the undefeated George Foreman for their 1973 title bout. Foreman knocked down Frazier six times in less than five minutes, the bout finally stopped at 1:35 of the second round.
46. 1954 NFL championship: Browns 56, Lions 10.
47. John McEnroe beats Jimmy Connors in the 1984 Wimbledon finals, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in just 80 minutes.
48. 1989 World Series: The Bay Area series was a dud as the A's swept the Giants, outscoring them 32-14 and winning each game by at least three runs.
49. 1983 NBA Finals: Moses Malone's Sixers don't quite go "Fo', Fo', Fo'," but they do sweep the Lakers by scores of 113-107, 103-93, 111-94, 115-108.
50. Bo Jackson over Brian Bosworth, Monday Night Football, 1987.
51. The Meteor over the dinosaurs.
52. 1997 Sugar Bowl: Florida avenges a loss from earlier in the season by beating Florida State 52-20 to capture its first national title.
53. Martina Navratilova versus all comers, 1983: Won 16 of 17 tournaments with a match record of 86-1.
54. Annika Sorenstam versus all comers, 2002: Won 11 tournaments.
55. Richard Petty versus all comers, 1967: Won 27 of 48 races, including 10 in a row.
56. Roger Federer versus all comers, 2006: Goes 92-5, wins 12 tournaments, including three Grand Slam events.
57. LaDainian Tomlinson versus NFL defenses, 2006. Thirty-one touchdowns? Are you kidding?
58. LaDainian Tomlinson versus Texas El-Paso, 1999: NCAA-record 406 yards and six touchdowns.
59. 1990 AFC championship: Bills 51, Raiders 3.
60. 2000 NFC championship: Giants 41, Vikings 0.
61. Minnesota North Stars 15, Winnipeg Jets 2, Nov. 11, 1981.
62. The Indians versus Custer at Little Bighorn, 1876.
63. Eric Heiden versus opposing speed skaters, 1980 Olympics: Heiden sweeps all five races.
64. In the largest margin of victory in an NBA game, Cleveland beat Miami 148-80 on Dec. 17, 1991.
65. Aaron Downey versus Jesse Boulerice: one punch.
66. Before Vince Young became a star, Mack Brown ... lost 63-14 to Oklahoma in 2000 ...
67. ... and 65-13 in 2003.
68. Jerry Rice versus NFL cornerbacks and safeties, 1985-2004.
69. Michigan State 101, Penn 67, 1979 Final Four. The Quakers had made a surprising run to the Final Four but Magic Johnson and company rolled to a 50-17 halftime lead. Magic finished with a 29-10-10 triple-double.
70. Loyola of Chicago 111, Tennessee Tech 42, 1963 NCAA first-round game. Loyola went on to win it all.
71. Kirk Gibson over Dennis Eckersley, Game 1, 1988 World Series.
72. Orel Hershiser over everyone, 1988 playoffs.
73. Super Bowl XXII: Redskins 42, Broncos 10.
74. Jason Bourne versus CIA assassin, "The Bourne Ultimatum."
75. Bill Walton over Memphis, 1973 NCAA championship: Went 21 for 22 to score 44 points.
76. Indians 22, Yankees 0, Aug. 31, 2004: The largest defeat in Yankee history.
77. The NFL versus Ryan Leaf.
78. 1961 NFL championship: Packers 37, Giants 0.
79. Orioles pitchers versus Dodgers hitters, 1966 World Series. Baltimore sweeps as L.A. gets shut out three times and hits .142.
80. Jimmy Connors nearly shuts out Ken Rosewall, 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 to win 1974 U.S. Open.
81. Los Angeles Rams defense versus Seattle Seahawks offense, Nov. 4, 1979: Seattle finishes with -7 yards.
82. Rick Wise versus the Reds, June 2, 1971: No-hits Cincy for the Phillies and hits two home runs.
83. Jacksonville 62, Miami 7, 1999 AFC playoffs. A beatdown so bad it turned out to be the last NFL game for both Dan Marino and Jimmy Johnson.
84. Super Bowl XXIX: 49ers 49, Chargers 26.
85. Angelina Jolie versus Jennifer Aniston.
86. Darren McCarty versus Claude Lemieux.
87. 2001 Fiesta Bowl: The once-pathetic Oregon State Beavers, full of pregame boasts, humiliated Notre Dame 41-9 -- and it could have been worse, as the Beavers were flagged for 18 penalties, many for illegal roughness and cheap shots.
88. Miami 58, Notre Dame 7. In 1985, the Irish suffer the worst defeat in school history in Gerry Faust's final game.
89. Super Bowl XXXV: Ravens 34, Giants 7.
90. The NCAA versus SMU football, 1987.
91. Harry Potter versus Voldemort.
92. Oilers over Islanders, 1984 Stanley Cup Finals: Edmonton ends the Islanders' four-year streak as champs by winning the final three games by scores of 7-2, 7-2 and 5-2.
93. Super Bowl XXXVII: Bucs 48, Raiders 21. Gruden had the last laugh with the Raiders.
94. The 1985 Bears had arrived: 44-0 over the Cowboys.
95. NBA referees versus Sacramento Kings, Game 6, 2002 Western Conference finals: Kings called for 27 fourth-quarter fouls against the Lakers as L.A. pulled out a 106-102 victory.
96. Boston Tea Party, Dec. 16, 1773: American colonists destroy crates of tea, spark revolution.
97. LeBron James versus Detroit Pistons, Game 5, 2007 Eastern Conference finals: scores team's final 25 points in double-overtime victory.
98. 1956 NFL championship: Giants 47, Bears 7.
99. Game 3, 1998 NBA Finals: Bulls 96, Jazz 54.
100. Georgia Tech 222, Cumberland 0. Yes, college football's most prestigious award is named after a coach who once ran up the score on tiny Cumberland College in 1916. There is a background story here: Cumberland had discontinued its football team before the season, but Tech held Cumberland to its scheduling agreement (otherwise Cumberland would have had to pay Tech $3,000), so the tiny school from Lebanon, Tenn., sent a scrub team of 14 players. It wasn't pretty as Cumberland had 15 turnovers. Beatdown? This was more like bad sportsmanship. Shame on you, John Heisman.
1. Secretariat destroys the field at the 1973 Belmont Stakes by an astonishing 31 lengths to win the Triple Crown ... "He is moving like a TREMENDOUS machine!" A performance so dominating spectators were weeping in the stands.
2. Tiger Woods wins the 2000 U.S. Open by a mind-boggling 15 strokes.
3. 1940 NFL championship: Bears 73, Redskins 0. The Bears had 501 yards of offense, intercepted eight passes and officials had to ask Bears coach George Halas to run or pass for the PAT on the team's final two scores because so many balls had been kicked into the stands.
4. Mike Tyson knocks out Michael Spinks, who had never been knocked to the canvas in his career, in 1 minute, 30 seconds.
5. 1996 Fiesta Bowl: Undefeated Nebraska wipes out undefeated Florida 62-24, rolling up 624 total yards, to win the national title.
6. Super Bowl XX: Bears 46, Patriots 10.
7. Tiger Woods shoots 18-under par to win the 1997 Masters by a record 12 strokes.
8. Rangers 30, Orioles 3. Are you kidding?
9. Billie Jean King over Bobby Riggs.
10. Muhammad Ali over Sonny Liston.
11. Lance Armstrong versus all opponents, 2003 Tour de France, Stage 15.
12. The Boston Massacre: Once down by 14½ games in the 1978 pennant race, the Yankees take over first place from the Red Sox with a four-game sweep in early September, outscoring Boston 42-9.
13. The curse ends: The Red Sox pound the Yankees 10-3 in Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS, becoming the first baseball team to rally from a 3-0 series deficit.
14. Sonny at the tollbooth.
15. The original Dream Team versus the world. Average margin of victory, 43.8 points; closest game: 32 points.
16. The Royals beat the Cardinals 11-0 in Game 7 of the 1985 World Series. Bret Saberhagen tosses the 5-hit shutout.
17. The Cardinals beat the Tigers 11-0 in Game 7 of the 1934 World Series, a game marred when Detroit fans littered the field with bottles, fruit and other garbage.
18. 2005 Orange Bowl: USC wins second straight national title with 55-19 win over No. 2 Oklahoma as Matt Leinart tosses five touchdowns.
19. 1990 NCAA title game: UNLV 103, Duke 73. The Blue Devils would get their revenge the following season.
20. Vince Carter over Frederic Weis.
21. Super Bowl XXIV: 49ers 55, Broncos 10.
22. Super Bowl XXVII: Cowboys 52, Bills 17. Would have been worse if not for Leon Lett's gaffe.
23. Game 1, 1985 NBA Finals: Celtics 148, Lakers 114 ...
24. ... but the Lakers win the series in six games, winning their four games by an average of 13 points.
25. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King": Nominated for 11 Oscars in 2003, it swept all 11 categories. ("Titanic" won 11 of 14 categories in 1997; "Ben Hur" won 11 of 12 in 1959.)
26. 1986 NFC playoffs: Giants 49, 49ers 3 ... Joe Montana gets carted off the field after getting knocked out by Jim Burt.
27. Nolan Ryan over Robin Ventura.
28. Wilt Chamberlain versus the Knicks, March 2, 1962.
29. Mark Spitz, 1972 Olympics.
30. Michael Phelps, 2007 World Championships.
31. 1957 NFL championship: Lions 59, Browns 14.
32. With the most goals in an NHL playoff game, Edmonton pounds Los Angeles 13-3 on April 9, 1987.
33. Road Runner versus Wile E. Coyote.
34. UCLA 101, Houston 69, 1968 national semifinal. Houston, led by Elvin Hayes, had upset the Bruins earlier in the season in front of 52,000 at the Astrodome, but Lew Alcindor got his revenge in the Final Four.
35. Pac-10 versus Big Ten: From 1970 through 1992, the Pac-10 went 19-4 in the Rose Bowl.
36. National League versus American League, 1963-1982: Senior Circuit takes 19 of 20 All-Star Games.
37. American League versus National League, 1997-2007: AL goes 10-0 with one tie.
Chris Leak
38. Florida versus Ohio State, 2007.
39. Houston 100, Tulsa 6, 1968. Most points scored against a major college football opponent. Dr. Phil was a linebacker on the Tulsa squad. Coincidence?
40. But Tulsa has the largest margin of victory over a Division I basketball opponent: 141-50 over Prairie View on Dec. 7, 1995.
41. Babe Ruth versus Charlie Root, 1932 World Series.
42. Reggie Jackson versus the Dodgers, Game 6, 1977.
43. Reagan versus Mondale, 1984.
44. The playoffs versus Marty Schottenheimer.
45. Foreman knocks out Frazier. Heavyweight champ "Smokin' Joe" Frazier was a 3-1 favorite over the undefeated George Foreman for their 1973 title bout. Foreman knocked down Frazier six times in less than five minutes, the bout finally stopped at 1:35 of the second round.
46. 1954 NFL championship: Browns 56, Lions 10.
47. John McEnroe beats Jimmy Connors in the 1984 Wimbledon finals, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in just 80 minutes.
48. 1989 World Series: The Bay Area series was a dud as the A's swept the Giants, outscoring them 32-14 and winning each game by at least three runs.
49. 1983 NBA Finals: Moses Malone's Sixers don't quite go "Fo', Fo', Fo'," but they do sweep the Lakers by scores of 113-107, 103-93, 111-94, 115-108.
50. Bo Jackson over Brian Bosworth, Monday Night Football, 1987.
51. The Meteor over the dinosaurs.
52. 1997 Sugar Bowl: Florida avenges a loss from earlier in the season by beating Florida State 52-20 to capture its first national title.
53. Martina Navratilova versus all comers, 1983: Won 16 of 17 tournaments with a match record of 86-1.
54. Annika Sorenstam versus all comers, 2002: Won 11 tournaments.
55. Richard Petty versus all comers, 1967: Won 27 of 48 races, including 10 in a row.
56. Roger Federer versus all comers, 2006: Goes 92-5, wins 12 tournaments, including three Grand Slam events.
57. LaDainian Tomlinson versus NFL defenses, 2006. Thirty-one touchdowns? Are you kidding?
58. LaDainian Tomlinson versus Texas El-Paso, 1999: NCAA-record 406 yards and six touchdowns.
59. 1990 AFC championship: Bills 51, Raiders 3.
60. 2000 NFC championship: Giants 41, Vikings 0.
61. Minnesota North Stars 15, Winnipeg Jets 2, Nov. 11, 1981.
62. The Indians versus Custer at Little Bighorn, 1876.
63. Eric Heiden versus opposing speed skaters, 1980 Olympics: Heiden sweeps all five races.
64. In the largest margin of victory in an NBA game, Cleveland beat Miami 148-80 on Dec. 17, 1991.
65. Aaron Downey versus Jesse Boulerice: one punch.
66. Before Vince Young became a star, Mack Brown ... lost 63-14 to Oklahoma in 2000 ...
67. ... and 65-13 in 2003.
68. Jerry Rice versus NFL cornerbacks and safeties, 1985-2004.
69. Michigan State 101, Penn 67, 1979 Final Four. The Quakers had made a surprising run to the Final Four but Magic Johnson and company rolled to a 50-17 halftime lead. Magic finished with a 29-10-10 triple-double.
70. Loyola of Chicago 111, Tennessee Tech 42, 1963 NCAA first-round game. Loyola went on to win it all.
71. Kirk Gibson over Dennis Eckersley, Game 1, 1988 World Series.
72. Orel Hershiser over everyone, 1988 playoffs.
73. Super Bowl XXII: Redskins 42, Broncos 10.
74. Jason Bourne versus CIA assassin, "The Bourne Ultimatum."
75. Bill Walton over Memphis, 1973 NCAA championship: Went 21 for 22 to score 44 points.
76. Indians 22, Yankees 0, Aug. 31, 2004: The largest defeat in Yankee history.
77. The NFL versus Ryan Leaf.
78. 1961 NFL championship: Packers 37, Giants 0.
79. Orioles pitchers versus Dodgers hitters, 1966 World Series. Baltimore sweeps as L.A. gets shut out three times and hits .142.
80. Jimmy Connors nearly shuts out Ken Rosewall, 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 to win 1974 U.S. Open.
81. Los Angeles Rams defense versus Seattle Seahawks offense, Nov. 4, 1979: Seattle finishes with -7 yards.
82. Rick Wise versus the Reds, June 2, 1971: No-hits Cincy for the Phillies and hits two home runs.
83. Jacksonville 62, Miami 7, 1999 AFC playoffs. A beatdown so bad it turned out to be the last NFL game for both Dan Marino and Jimmy Johnson.
84. Super Bowl XXIX: 49ers 49, Chargers 26.
85. Angelina Jolie versus Jennifer Aniston.
86. Darren McCarty versus Claude Lemieux.
87. 2001 Fiesta Bowl: The once-pathetic Oregon State Beavers, full of pregame boasts, humiliated Notre Dame 41-9 -- and it could have been worse, as the Beavers were flagged for 18 penalties, many for illegal roughness and cheap shots.
88. Miami 58, Notre Dame 7. In 1985, the Irish suffer the worst defeat in school history in Gerry Faust's final game.
89. Super Bowl XXXV: Ravens 34, Giants 7.
90. The NCAA versus SMU football, 1987.
91. Harry Potter versus Voldemort.
92. Oilers over Islanders, 1984 Stanley Cup Finals: Edmonton ends the Islanders' four-year streak as champs by winning the final three games by scores of 7-2, 7-2 and 5-2.
93. Super Bowl XXXVII: Bucs 48, Raiders 21. Gruden had the last laugh with the Raiders.
94. The 1985 Bears had arrived: 44-0 over the Cowboys.
95. NBA referees versus Sacramento Kings, Game 6, 2002 Western Conference finals: Kings called for 27 fourth-quarter fouls against the Lakers as L.A. pulled out a 106-102 victory.
96. Boston Tea Party, Dec. 16, 1773: American colonists destroy crates of tea, spark revolution.
97. LeBron James versus Detroit Pistons, Game 5, 2007 Eastern Conference finals: scores team's final 25 points in double-overtime victory.
98. 1956 NFL championship: Giants 47, Bears 7.
99. Game 3, 1998 NBA Finals: Bulls 96, Jazz 54.
100. Georgia Tech 222, Cumberland 0. Yes, college football's most prestigious award is named after a coach who once ran up the score on tiny Cumberland College in 1916. There is a background story here: Cumberland had discontinued its football team before the season, but Tech held Cumberland to its scheduling agreement (otherwise Cumberland would have had to pay Tech $3,000), so the tiny school from Lebanon, Tenn., sent a scrub team of 14 players. It wasn't pretty as Cumberland had 15 turnovers. Beatdown? This was more like bad sportsmanship. Shame on you, John Heisman.
Pete Doherty's Cat Swallowed Cocaine
According to British newspaper the Daily Star, the newborn kitten - recently born to Doherty's adult cat Dinger - was rushed to a clinic after falling ill. Tests found it had ingested the drug.
Police are now said to be investigating the matter.
A spokesperson for the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Protection of Animals) says, "It is a police matter, so we cannot deny or confirm the identity of the man who had his kitten removed. But it is very important to protect animals from substances that can do them serious harm."
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Michael Vick (ill logik)
You want to know my take on the whole thing. In my opinion it’s a disgusting activity. Torturing and killing a dog is disgusting and should be illegal. I in fact do think that Michael Vick should get some jail time for doing this. I find arguing against me to be very hard in this case. If you have an argument please let me know.
The biggest tragedy in this entire case in my opinion has happened after the crime was committed. I watch all these shows and they are saying that Atlanta is split between the races. That is the biggest problem. Why does this happen? Its depressing. When will people think they way they want and not just follow their community? I guess you can say that I am going with the ‘white middle class’ side because that’s what I am. I can promise you I am not. I am going with the moral side. How can you say you love a dog and when you killed its brothers because they couldn’t be used in the sport? For a stupid, disgusting game he gave up everything that he has worked so hard for his entire life. Vick is going to lose everything, the money, the fame and most importantly his freedom. Over a dog fight worth less than he makes a half!
It’s a shame this is happening now. The NFL could use a little good press thanks to Pacman Jones. Now we have someone who the whole country loved and seemed like a good guy going to jail for 18-36 months. Remember when we used to think, ‘why is Marcus Vick so stupid when Michael is so great?’ Well there goes that line of thought. They were hanging around with the same people it just took Michael longer to get caught because it was behind closed doors.Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Muerte Las Vegas
So this past week my friends and I took our annual trip to the oasis in the desert known as
One of my friends and I had to share a bed one night. We had 2 beds and three of us so we decided that we would each get a night alone while the other two bunked up. So the first night I decided I wanted
The strongest myth that
Yes, i know how to play craps. Its my favorite thing to do at casinos. Just because i am playing it and standing alone at the table, it doesn’t mean I want to teach you how to play.
If you are winning money playing a game, don’t try and play the same game at a higher limit. It goes fast.
Girls in Vegas are hotter at night and in the casinos than they are in the day at the pool. The girls really know
Hard Rock Cafe was a pleasant surprise. I didn’t love the room or the people that worked their. But its great to be there at night and when you play in the casino its great to hear good rock songs instead of Top 40 (Palms), 80s (Mandalay Bay), or nothing at all (Belagio). Some of the cool stuff they had around. They had an amazing showcase of Beatles items. Not so much their clothing or instruments, but instead a great collection of dolls, posters, lunch boxes, games, anything to you can think of. Not that I didn't know already but it was a great display of how huge they were. They also had a great showcase of Slash's stuff, a great homage to punk and my favorite was the Sublime showcase. They had the piece of paper with the lyrics to Bad Fish in there.
Meat heads are the worst.
Tao is considered the hottest club in Vegas right now. They made my friend buy and ugly shirt at the
Banana Republic before we went in. Then the bouncer wanted to see how close attention the ID checker was paying. He had me and my friend (who looks nothing like me) switch ids. The kid saw his ID and said to him...
I will always be more impressed with a guy’s story telling me he got head for free than i will him purchasing one.
The last day we were so beat and just wanted to come home. The flight was miserable and my elevator was broken when i got home form being in the worst cab driver of all times car. The weirdest part of the day however was at the airport. A man in a TSA uniform came up to me with a computer bag told me to take the bag through security with me. I started doing so, but expressed my concern to my friend and the security guard at our checkpoint. They thought it was weird to. The man then came back and said a sarcastic 'thanks a lot' and walked away. Very strange.
Nobu and Prime are great restaurants. Prime is very hard to drink on after. We were the youngest people at Prime which was fairly conservative. There were more hot girls at Nobu than anywhere (besides the Rhino) in
Ghost Bar is still my favorite bar out there. They care about their list and the people aren't douchey. The outside area cant be beat. Granted the drinks are expensive at any other place. The outside area and the view of the Las Vegas (both old and new is amazing). Also granted, I have an amazing hook up over there so I never pay or wait
Famous People- at dinner we saw Emeka Okafor. It was hard to enjoy that since he dominated 'Cuse while at UCONN. Wanderlei Silva (UFC), Kevin Federline (phat), Kevin Dillon (Johnny Drama). It was Kevin Dillon's birthday but the Victory t- shirt and yelling Victory at the Hard Rock pool during Rehab was lame.
Last but not least, thank god I live so far from that place. I generally go 1-2 times a year to Vegas. If i lived in LA it would probably be 6-8 times.
When you are on your way home... you hate
I love/hate Las Vegas. I am so glad to be home, but I can't wait to go back.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
The Shot Only Heard In San Francisco
Today is Wednesday, August 8, 2007. Last night Barry Bonds hit home run 756, making him the most prolific home run hitter Major League Baseball has ever seen.[1]
Sure, football is the reigning king of American sports... But people really love baseball. It’s the summer time, it’s our dads and granddads, it’s the thought that just maybe our favorite player will hit a homerun while you are at the game when you are 10. Americans fell in love with Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire in 1998.[3] The whole country was cheering them on. It brought us back, after baseball tanked following the strikes.
I'm not saying that I am sad about it... I am simply saying this should have been a day where we all talk about where we were when we heard a la 9/11, the moon landing, JFK's murder, the Beatles on Ed Sullivan! Instead it’s a day that we say nothing about it. That saddens me. Not because I like Barry Bonds... Because I don't (I don't really dislike him either).[6] It saddens me that this whole steroids cloud is ruining this day. It saddens me that I need to wait for ARod and
[1] Personally I didn't know this until I was watching Mike & Mike this morning, I was asleep last night. And regardless of the steroids or not, he has hit more home runs than anyone else.
[2] If you were a young boy in the 80s you remember Bonds, Bonilla and Van Slyke, break up the Pirates!
[3] Again no steroid talk today
[4] And some women who couldn't care less.
[5] Unless we are out drinking – then we just have fun.
6] I still see him as a great, possible greatest, player that happened to play in a tainted era.
Monday, August 06, 2007
BOYCOTT BP
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savelakemichigan/
Friday, July 27, 2007
Lollapalooza 2007 Study Guide
FRIDAY
HYPE AT SXSW ALERT
The Fratellis (11:45-12:30)
Indie/lo fi
This band was talked about big at SXSW. Not quite like Mika or Amy Winehouse but they got a lot of hype. They seem to be rising quickly through ranks of the different size venues.
Who Does It Appeal To?
Indie kids
Pop punk fans
Younger crowd
You Will Like It If:
You like Whitestar, The Strokes, Jet, The Vines
If Wolfmother is too hard trio for you
Pros: fun show
Cons: semi annoying
Download This:
Flathead (you know this from the new iTunes adds)
Chelsea Dagger
BOYCOTT THIS BAND!!!! ALERT
The band is good. The band is really good. The manager is a prick. He led me on like he was going to sign with Rock Ridge Music, before he decided to insult me, my business and my business model. He talks down to people even in doing business. I will not be going to see this band. Hopefully none of you will either.
NEXT BIG THING? ALERT
Ghostland Observatory (12:30-1:30)
Electo/Indie
Talk of the music industry/fans that follow bands under the radar. A lot of writers and industry schmoes think this could be the next band to break out. They are where the Cold War Kids were a year ago. Another band who got big hype at SXSW this year.
Who Does It Appeal To?
Indie kids
Hispters
Dance music fans
You Will Like It If:
You wanna see the possible next big thing
You wanna dance right away at Lollapalooza
Pros: Could be the next big thing
Cons: The show is really early for a relatively unknown
Download This:
Sad Sad City
SOUL ALERT
Soulive (12:30-1:30)
Jazz/instrumental
Former members of Supergrub and Ben Kenney’s Division group. Press doesn’t love them, they aren’t overly hip but they are really good. They have worked with everyone form Anthony Hamilton to Goapele to Incubus.
Who Does It Appeal To?
Fans of Stax, Booker T & The M.G.s
Hippies
You Will Like It If:
You like instrumentals
You like Robert Randolph
Pros: amazing musicians
Cons: can get a little slow
Download This:
Joyful Girl
Crosstown Traffic (Hendrix Cover)
BLUES ALERT
Charlie Musselwhite (2:15-3:00)
Blues
This guy is a the lead singer and harmonica player for a blue quartet from the Mississippi Delta. He is amazing. I went to see him a little over year ago and had a blast.
Who Does It Appeal To?
Harmonica Fans
Blues Fans
Hippies
You Will Like It If:
You like vocals from the Sopranos Theme (not him but deep like that)
You like old men
You like the blues brothers
Pros: amazing musicians
Cons: not the most exciting show
Download This:
Black Water
MY FAVORITE NEW BAND
Silversun Pickups (5:00-6:00)
Indie/alternative
This is my favorite new band. They use a lot of distortion and the singer is a dude… but sounds like a girl. They use both hard rock sounds and indie alternative sounds at the same time. This is one of the bands I am most excited to see the whole weekend. Very abstract lyrics but still really cool.
Who Does It Appeal To?
Indie kids
Hipsters
Hard rock kids
Grey’s Anatomy Fans (Lazy Eye was in an episode)
Conan O’brien Fans (Conan is such a big fan they have been on 4 times since September)
You Will Like It If:
You like distortion
You like guys who sing like girls
You like Metric or Smashing Pumpkins
You like mid-90s style college rock
Pros: very fun show, awesome record
Cons: singers voice isn’t as good live and gets a little screamy at times
Download This:
Future Foe Scenarios
Well Thought Out Twinkles
Lazy Eye
Melatonin
Checkered Floor
I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THIS BAND
Satellite Party (6:30-7:30)
Dance Rock
I don’t really know much about this band other that Perry Ferrell (formerly of Jane’s Addiction and runs Lollapalooza is the singer). His vocals are great the music is very simple dance beats.
Who Does This Appeal To?
Dance kids
Indie Hipsters
You Will Like It If:
You like 80s music
You like music that’s weird to be weird
Pros: Perry Ferrell
Cons: Fergie sings in one of the songs
LCD Soundsystem (7:30-8:30)
Dance Rock/techno
I have seen this band a whole bunch… it’s a blast. The last time I saw them was a year and a half ago and no one watched the stage, the whole club danced. You have heard some of these songs with out realizing it.
Who Does This Appeal To?
Dance kids
Indie hipsters
You Will Like It If:
You like to dance
If you like bands but also like Daft Punk and Bob Sinclair
Pros: Shows are a blast
Cons: don’t know if it will translate well outdoors
Download This:
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
Yr Citys A Sucker
SATURDAY
HILARIOUS BAND ALERT (Chas: The Epitome of Luna Duna Fluna People)
I’m From
Twee Choir
For those of you who don’t know what Twee is, think of Polyphonic Spree. Even better think of the old Coca Cola commercial with all the people singing “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony!” Its the happiest form of music. So happy that its hilarious. There are 20 some odd people in this band.
Who Does This Appeal To?
Hipsters (the non brooding kind)
People who like to dress like they are 40 years older than they are
You Will Like It If:
You can listen without taking it seriously and just enjoy the hilariousness
Pros: its fun
Cons: its embarrassing
Download This:
We’re From Barcelona
CANADIAN INDIE ALERT
Indie/Garage/Pop Punk
This is a good band. They are a lot like a lot of the hip indie lo fi stuff that is out there right now. They don’t try to be cool, they actually celebrate their nerdiness, especially the guy who does shout vocals and plays the keys. This band has been in the music businesses radar for a while especially after CMJ and SXSW this year. I tried signing them but they graciously declined.
Who Does This Appeal To?
Indie kids
Canadians
Maybe some emo types
You Will Like It If:
You like to know bands that no one knows
Pros: songs are quick and fun
Cons: literally end suddenly, too suddenly
Download This:
Nature Of The Experiments
Your English Is Good
CANADIAN INDIE THAT I AM TRYING TO SIGN ALERT
Sam Roberts Band (2:15-300)
Indie/Classic Rock
This band is excellent. They combine the singer songwriter sound with 70’s style rock. They used to just be called Sam Roberts but they added ‘Band’ because he kept getting booked on singer songwriter tours a la Ike Reilly’s initial problem. I am in the process of trying to sign this band and I will likely watch their show with their manager but still in the crowd. I encourage you to join they are awesome.
Who Does This Appeal Too?
Canadians
Indie kids
Girls who like rock music
Classic rock fans
You Will Like It If:
You like guitars
You wanna see what I am trying to sign
Pros: great musicians, catchy songs
Cons: Show is only 45 minutes
Download This:
An American Draft Dodger In
Mystified, Heavey
Brother Down (a fan favorite)
Mind Flood (usually the last song he plays, bet you cant stand still during the second half)
Bridge to Nowhere
CURRENT KINGS OF THE INDIE WORLD ALERT
Cold War Kids (3:30-4:30)
Indie with blues and soul influences
I tried signing these guys about a year and half ago and they graciously declined. They got the money they were looking for and they deserve it. Lisa and I went to see them on our second date. We have watched them rise from playing in front of 100 people (opening for SoundTeam) to selling out 1,500 person venues easily to opening for MUSE at
Who Does This Appeal To?
Indie kids
Blues fans
People who love a good show
You Will Like It If?
You like original sounds
You like non instruments used in songs (Pelegrino Bottle used in
Pros: The signer spends a lot of time behing a piano, so the guitar and bassist really put on a show
Cons: Honestly… none this is a great band
Download This:
Hang Me Out To Dry (you may know this song but live its great)
We Used To Vacation (amazing lyrics about his alcoholic father)
Red Wine, Success
Hospital Beds
Tell Me In The Morning
QUEEN OF INDIE FOLLOW UP ALERT
Indie
She is currently the face for female indie music. While Amy Winehouse is getting the press (that
Who Does This Appeal To?
Indie girls
Hipsters
You Will Like It If:
You like the piano music
You like break up songs
Pros: Good songwriter
Cons: She plays at the same time as The Hold Steady
Download This:
Fidelity
On The Radio
MIDWESTERN BAR ROCK ALERT
The Hold Steady (5:30-6:30)
Indie/Bar Rock
This band is kinda cool in its own way. It sounds like a normal indie bar rock band, but its not. The singer… doesn’t really sing. He kinda just tells stories. He sounds a lot like your friend at the bar who has had too much to drink and is telling you about an encounter he had with the underbelly of society. They sing about people and situations that would make Ike Reilly proud. Whiskey soaked blues/punk.
Who Does This Appeal To?
Guys who would rather drink at a bar like the Murphy’s than a bar like the one at Sofitel.
People from
You Will Like It If:
You like Ike Reilly
Jack Daniels
Pros: Fun
Cons: He doesn’t really sing, plays at the same time as Regina Spektor
Download This:
Your Little Hoodrat Friend
Hornets! Hornets!
GREY’S ANATOMY ALERT
Snow Patrol (6:30-7:30)
I don’t know a ton about this band other than what Kim plays here at my office. I do know that every single music blog in the world talks about how much the show Grey’s Anatomy loves this band. In my opinion it makes sense why. They make dramatic songs not too dissimilar from Tavis or Coldplay. I also know that Abbye is a fan of some of their songs, and I only know that from away messages haha. Though this band leans that way,
Who Does This Appeal To?
Fans of alternative pop
Fans of softer rock
You Will Like It If:
Travis, Coldplay, Grey’s Anatomy, Gin Blossoms, Nick Drake
Pros: Great song writers
Cons: Don’t know how exciting their show will be
Download This:
Open Your Eyes
Chasing Cars
INDIE ICON ALERT
Spoon (7:30- 8:30)
Indie/
These guys have been a big name in the indie world for almost 15 years. They have likely influenced several of the bands that will be playing at Lollapalooza. They have a a great sound made up of part indie alt with some brit sounding lyrics. I have never seen them but have a great live show reputation.
Who Does This Appeal To?
Indie kids
Fans of live music
You Will Like It If:
You like Lollapalooza
Pros: influential song writers, good live
Cons: they released an album this week so I don’t know the music to help
Download This:
I Tune My Camera On
They Never Got You
The Way We Get By
The Underdog
LOLLAPALOOZA’S BIGEST IMPORT ALERT
MUSE (8:30-10)
Indie/hard rock/theatrical rock
As far as record sales and ticket sales go, this is
Who Does This Appeal To?
Indie kids
Hard rock kids
Maybe some emo kids
You Will Like It If:
You like older/harder Radiohead
You like MRNORTH’s harder stuff
A less emo version of My Chemical Romance
Download This:
Time Is Running Out
Stockholm Syndrome
Hysteria
Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
SUNDAY
CELEBRITY BAND ALERT
Juliette & The Licks (11:30-12:15)
Rock/indie punk
I don’t know anything about this band other than Juliette Lewis is the lead singer.
ROCK RIDGE MUSIC ALERT
MRNORTH (12:30-1:15)
Rock/hard rock/pop rock/theatrical rock
Well, as many of you know, this is my favorite band that I work with… they are also some very good friends of mine. They are super talented and are great songwriters. There is nothing more to say or I will be gushing like we are talking about Abbye’s principal at her Sheppard graduation… hhahaha.
Who Does This Appeal To:
People who like me
Fans of well written music
Fans of pop rock
You will like it if:
You like Jeff Buckley, Incubus, U2, Radiohead, MUSE
Pros: great songs, great show
Cons: SHOW IS TOO EARLY AND TOO SHORT!!!
Download This: Purchase This:
Let Me In (great pop rock song)
Start From A (most incubus-esque track)
Wastin’ (the story of a man who drinks too much)
Silver Mouth (anit- Bush track)
Player (catchiest new song)
So Many Things (this albums single)
Sleeping Dogs (ballad)
Waking The Dead (hard rock song)
For The Cheater & The Cheated (first song they wrote after Colin broke up with his girl)
HYPE ALERT
Amy Winehouse (2:15-3:15)
Soul/r&b
She looks like and indie rock chick… but she sounds like a soul throwback. I saw her at SXSW and she came out so drunk that she barely played… I don’t know much else about her.
Download This:
Rehab
ICON ALERT
Iggy & The Stooges (4:15- 5:15)
Punk/hard rock
He is one of the most influential artiest ever. The Stooges were more or less the first punk band. When they came out they were just considered a rock band of course we know better than this now. Lisa and I saw him live about 3 months ago… the energy is so high he sounded so great you would never guess he was 60!
Who Does This Appeal To?
Classic rock fans
Punk fans
Musical icons
You Will Like It If:
You like a great showman… he doesn’t stop moving
Pros: high energy, super fun
Cons: at the same time as Kings of Leon (cruelest overlap of the year)
Download This:
1969 (Iggy discusses being 21 and bored)
I Wanna Be Your Dog (Iggy makes a drunken booty call)
Search & Destroy (his most famous song)
Raw Power
My Idea Of Fun (written through GW’s eyes
End Of Christianity
No Fun
ARE THEY REALLY ON DURING THE STOOGES ALERT
Kings of
Southern rock/bluesy rock/indie rock
This is one of my favorite new bands. They are whiskey soaked southerners who are all brothers (and one cousin). Their dad (and uncle) is a Pentecostal Minister. Of course with that type of house hold they all turned in to substance abusing, man whores and that’s what every single one of their songs is about. Literally. They are fun as long as you can get past how different his singing voice is, some people can’t.
Who Does This Appeal To?
Indie kids
Younger crowd
Indie girls
Southern rock fans
You Will Like It If:
You like to Jack Daniels
You like to dance, in a more rock/country way than the electronic stuff
You like Hold Steady, Silversun Pickups
Pros: Fun show, wise ass lyrics
Cons: at the same time as Iggy & The Stooges (cruelest overlap of the year)
Download This:
Milk (Abbye and My jame from
Molly’s Chamber (you will recognize if from a Jetta commercial a couple years ago)
Soft (song about a struggle he is having after getting too drunk and bringing a girl home)
The Bucket
Taper Jean Girl (aka Lisa Romoff haha)
Slow Night, So Long
King Of the Rodeo
Trani (same idea as the Kinks- Lola)
Knocked Up (not as whiskey soaked new song influenced from being on the road with U2 and Pearl Jam for the past year)
BEST UNDER THE RADAR SONG OF THE FIRST HALF OF 2007
Peter Bjorn & John (5:00-6:00)
Indie pop/electric
I don’t have much to say other than they have the best song of the first half of 2007.
Who Does This Appeal To:
Indie kids
Hipsters
Emo kids
You Will Like It If:
You like Serge Gainsbourg and Bridget Bardot’s Bonnie & Clyde
Pro: great song
Con: possible one hit wonder
Download This:
Young Folks (song about a guy and girl who just are in love and care only about eachother)
FUN DANCE BAND ALERT
!!! (5:15-6:15)
Indie dance music
The bands is pronounced (chk chk chk). I have seen them before for an explanation see Day 1 LCD Soundsytem.
Who Does This Appeal To:
Dance kids
Gay guys
You Will Like It If:
You literally wanna dance like you are at a club for an hour straight
Pros: way fun
Cons: gets redundant
Download This:
Me And Giuliani Down By The Schoolyard (this song is dedicated stupid and insulting law that Giuliani made outlawing dancing in bars unless the bar buys a cabaret license.)
BEST SONG OF 2006 ALERT
TV on the Radio (7:15- 8:00)
Indie rock/trip hop/electric
This band is def a one hit wonder. I am not a fan of their record but they have a definite hit that was the best indie song of 2006. The band is a bunch of black dudes and they do have some trip hop sounds but this def not the Roots, this is a rock band. David Bowie has been known to help them on stage before as well.
Who Does This Appeal To?
Indie kids
You Will Like It If:
You liked most of the things at Lollapalooza, especially Cold War Kids, Silversun Pickups, Peter Bjorn & John
Pros: supposed to put on a great show
Cons: on song noticeably stronger than the rest
Download This:
Wolf Like Me (song about a man who at night turns into a warewolf and he explains to a girl that she has it in her too)
Thursday, July 12, 2007
The Marble Index Go To Rock Ridge
The Marble Index Go To Rock Ridge
07/12/07
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(PR) Hamilton, Ontario-based trio The Marble Index have signed with Rock Ridge Music. Their sophomore record, “Watch Your Candles, Watch Your Knives,” is scheduled for release in the United Stated on October 9th. The album was recorded at Hamilton, Ontario’s Catharine North Studios, with producer Scott Shields (the Mescaleros, G.U.N.) at the helm.
Says band guitarist/vocalist Brad Germain: “We are pumped about signing with Rock Ridge. Getting our songs released in the U.S. by people that are behind what we're doing has always been what we were after.”
Says Rock Ridge A&R Manager Ben Miller: "With songs such as 'All That I Know' and 'We Always Complain,' The Marble Index grabs their listeners with hard- hitting, catchy rock songs that reminds you of everything you love about rock 'n' roll.”
07/12/07
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(PR) Hamilton, Ontario-based trio The Marble Index have signed with Rock Ridge Music. Their sophomore record, “Watch Your Candles, Watch Your Knives,” is scheduled for release in the United Stated on October 9th. The album was recorded at Hamilton, Ontario’s Catharine North Studios, with producer Scott Shields (the Mescaleros, G.U.N.) at the helm.
Says band guitarist/vocalist Brad Germain: “We are pumped about signing with Rock Ridge. Getting our songs released in the U.S. by people that are behind what we're doing has always been what we were after.”Says Rock Ridge A&R Manager Ben Miller: "With songs such as 'All That I Know' and 'We Always Complain,' The Marble Index grabs their listeners with hard- hitting, catchy rock songs that reminds you of everything you love about rock 'n' roll.”
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
How To Deal With With A Conservative When You Must
If you know me at all, you know that I cannot stand Ann Coulter. She is a condescending, high horse siting, strangely angry woman, who's politics are so black and white that she often makes a penguin look like a bird of the tropics. I have seen several interviews with her and they all have one thing in common. She talks over the person asking questions, she doesn't answer the questions and gets defensive and attacks the person interviewing her.
Now I have never been the man show type. I don't watch the show really so I don't really know anything about Adam Corolla. However, I now find him to be a great guy. Good work buddy. You took care of the person who pisses me off more than anyone else in the political media.
Now I have never been the man show type. I don't watch the show really so I don't really know anything about Adam Corolla. However, I now find him to be a great guy. Good work buddy. You took care of the person who pisses me off more than anyone else in the political media.
Monday, July 02, 2007
Here's The Hate On The States
As I write this, the United States Men's National Soccer team is playing in the Copa America. Copa
The fact of the matter is you have to feel bad for the
- Politics- I don’t need to fill you in here. People hate this country. This isn’t thanks to G.W., this has been the case for a long time. Like the Yankees of the free world.
- Not Our Sport- Its annoying when the world beats us at basketball. But the world loves to beat us at in soccer because this is their game. We are just viewed as the new kid that wants to play their game. Not to mention we aren’t really on their level yet.
- No Fans- How can a team that doesn’t have fans get love or respect from someone else’s? When was that last time you found yourself casually cheering for the Kansas City Royals?
They get booed more mercifully than anyone I have ever heard in sports. They always have a fan in me though. I can already see they aren’t going to advance in the Copa but I am still proud of they way they continuously handle themselves with class. This goes for American fans too. When the Untied States plays you often can’t hear the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ because of the boos. I know the American fans would never do that. Once again proving that the overweight, frat boy society that we live in will is the class of the free world.
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