Poem 1

Let it consume you me as the walk has come to take us
The emptiness is comforting and we gladly make way
Then almost on cue, the trucks sing and yell for their fallen wranglers



I may post some poetry or writings here from time to time because, why not? This may also be the only one I ever do. Either way I kinda like this one and its my first Sijo, a Korean poem you can find out more about here.

Explosions In The Sky Oral History (Link)

Its repost Tuesday!

The AV Club continues to churn the good articles with "From West Texas to the Billboard 200: An Explosions In The Sky oral history". How did this band make it? They were fucking good. End of story. Read it it here.

Awesome Portugal. The Man Interview (link)

Damn, I love a good interview. I spend alot of time nerding out, reading interviews and trying to peice together how my favorite bands have gotten to where they are.

And today I found a great one. Its a lengthy interview with one of my, at this point obvious, favorite bands Portugal. The Man. Its with a site called You Aint No Picasso, a site which Ive never heard of but did a great job and delved deep into all facets of the new album. I read half of it and had to stop as it goes pretty deep into the specifics of some songs, songs which arent availble yet (grrr). Defintley gonna come back to it though.

Check it here.

P.S. great this pictures lol.

'Born this Way' Commentary

Theres been ALOT written about Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way', as there should be. Its the biggest album and music focused thing that is going to happen this year. While Adele's album continues to be a monster, its Gaga who has captivated our attention.

And while I've read commentary from The New York Times, Bob Lefsetz, NPR and countless others, its the The Av Club that digested it all and put it best. If commentary on the music business and pop culture is your thing, I reccomend you check it out here.

Live Review: White Denim 6/23 in Philly

The Bowery Presents review illustrates my feelings exactly on the night. It was one of those shows that you leave with new vinyl in hand, listen to the band's records the whole way home, and just feel inspired and invigorated. They were really on a whole other level from most current rock bands. To sum it up best, White Denim continuously showcased their excellent musicality while maintaining a strong focus on melody. I can't recommend seeing these guys live enough. Well worth the traveling from NYC, $10 cover and 2 hours of sleep I got that night.

Check out video and an ok review of the show here and some pictures coutresy of WXPN here. (Im in one of em!)

RIP Gil Scott-Heron

Live Review: Portugal. The Man 6/3 in NYC

Head over to AtlanticRecords.Com or click this link.

http://atlanticrecords.com/news/portugal-the-man-at-webster-hall/

Wish I was at Bonnaroo

Dr John is playing with The Meters!!