Random I blog.
We're stuck at work late tonight due to it being the last night of production (this means the issue is due to our printers tomorrow, meaning this is our last chance to catch errors), so instead of transcribing my interviews for our Most Anticipated Albums of 2009 special (holy shit, you talked forever, Cove Reber! You too, Ryan Hunter!), I thought I'd turn to this here blog and post a few things that have nothing at all in common. (Or do they?) (They don't.)
(Or do they?)
(Nope.)
1. The Cross Of My Calling, the new album from the (International) Noise Conspiracy, doesn't just not suck -- it's actually pretty good for a '60s psych-rock throwback record. I'm so incredibly happy this thing sounds virtually nothing like their previous record, Armed Love, which was by all definitions a musical abortion. The Cross Of My Calling comes out Nov. 25 on Vagrant/American.
2. The new Bayside record, Shudder, has been my jam lately--morning, noon and night. I can't get enough of it, especially "The Ghost Of St. Valentine." Seriously, listen to this song and tell me it doesn't completely rule:
The really funny thing is, I was never really a huge Bayside fan until this record. I'd given all their previous albums at least a cursory listen but nothing ever really grabbed me. This one, however, is already in the top tier of my favorite albums of the year.
3. How weird (and rad) is this video?
It's kinda cringeworthy at times, but I do think it's cool to see guys who are probably as old as my dad not only still playing rock music but being up on the times enough to cover a contemporary punk band. I was in a handful of bands before I came to work at AP but none of which ever really took off; I've been craving the chance to play with people again, too, so this gives me hope that no matter how old I get, I should always be able to find a handful of people with the same interests as me that I can jam with.
4. Big ups to Millencolin for inspiring this post's subject line. Check out this live video of them playing "Random I Am" in Brazil (skip to the one-minute mark to get to the rock):
(Or do they?)
(Nope.)
1. The Cross Of My Calling, the new album from the (International) Noise Conspiracy, doesn't just not suck -- it's actually pretty good for a '60s psych-rock throwback record. I'm so incredibly happy this thing sounds virtually nothing like their previous record, Armed Love, which was by all definitions a musical abortion. The Cross Of My Calling comes out Nov. 25 on Vagrant/American.
2. The new Bayside record, Shudder, has been my jam lately--morning, noon and night. I can't get enough of it, especially "The Ghost Of St. Valentine." Seriously, listen to this song and tell me it doesn't completely rule:
The really funny thing is, I was never really a huge Bayside fan until this record. I'd given all their previous albums at least a cursory listen but nothing ever really grabbed me. This one, however, is already in the top tier of my favorite albums of the year.
3. How weird (and rad) is this video?
It's kinda cringeworthy at times, but I do think it's cool to see guys who are probably as old as my dad not only still playing rock music but being up on the times enough to cover a contemporary punk band. I was in a handful of bands before I came to work at AP but none of which ever really took off; I've been craving the chance to play with people again, too, so this gives me hope that no matter how old I get, I should always be able to find a handful of people with the same interests as me that I can jam with.
4. Big ups to Millencolin for inspiring this post's subject line. Check out this live video of them playing "Random I Am" in Brazil (skip to the one-minute mark to get to the rock):
posted by Scott Heisel at
8:30 PM
1 Comments:
Those old farts know how to rock the alk3. It's very Men At Work how they transcribed every lyric in the video.
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