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Friday, March 24, 2006

Amazing Juggling Finale

I've never seen someone juggle to music like this. Definitely worth watching.

Amazing Juggling Finale
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Thursday, March 23, 2006

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime II- Listening Party

My friend Monica just sent me this link to the new Queensryche CD, Mindcrime II.

Queensryche has had a bit of a bad rap since Empire, but I've always enjoyed their unique music. From what I've heard so far, Mindcrime II is a solid return to what made Queensryche great.

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime II- Listening Party
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Chris Mess at The Mercury

So Chris Mess played at the Mercury on 3/15/06. When Chris told me that it was "really hard to find," I had no idea how hard. It's under a battery shop on Capitol Hill. You walk down an alley and enter an unmarked door. On the weekends, it's a private Goth club. But on Wednesdays, it's mostly rock and punk.

On this particular night, there were no fewer than four bands playing. The last time I played with three other bands was "new band night" at the Tractor, in 1994. If you had walked in on this particular night, you would have heard quite an eclectic mix. Nemesis Theory played intricate riffs over a wash of synthesizer noise that would continue eerily between songs. The Keeper consisted of two musicians: one playing a keyboard, the other a guitar. We played third, and then the last band was from California-- didn't catch their name.

Of all the bands, The Keeper was the one that stayed with me. They had a unique sound of sequencers, drum machine, and guitar, along with spoken word lyrics. It was the spoken word stuff that I found interesting, with phrases like, "Break his bones!" and "Shut your mouth so the flies down come out!" I talked to the guitar player as I was setting up my drums, and he said it was their first gig.

Because the Mercury is basically a cement box, the sound is pretty crazy, bouncing all over the place. Tonight, we added a new cover to the mix, "He's a Whore" from Cheap Trick. There was a small crowd of people singing along with us, which was cool.

After the gig, Chris and I went to "The Hurricane" for breakfast. I didn't get home until well after 3:00 a.m.

On to The Dubliner on April 8 with Radio Shark.

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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

John Lydon of Sex Pistols on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Chris Mess sent me a link to this video, and it's definitely worth watching.

I'm sure you've heard by now that The Sex Pistols were finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; but the band sent a letter back saying they wanted no part in it.

John Lydon went on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to explain why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i7YeXzJNBM
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Sunday, March 12, 2006

Books, Magazines, and Music - 3/12

Books

The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies 1 (Rough Guide Reference) by John Scalzi

Magazines

Rolling Stone: Inside Scientology

Modern Drummer: April 2006 Issue

Music

Guero by Beck

The Who: The Ultimate Collection

Make Believe by Weezer

Paul Is Live by Paul McCartney
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