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N: so i watched VH1 yesterday
N: and the stupid bret michaels show was on
N: and I got sucked in
N: and my iq dropped like….20 zillion points.
N: the women completely set women’s lib back about 2 million years
Me: lol
N: it’s a guilty pleasure
Me: I don’t know the Bret Michaels show.
Me: What is it?
N: its called ‘rock of love’
N: so he lives in this house with all these girls…
N: and he’s trying to find ‘love’
N: so the girls do challenges and stuff to win ‘dates’ with him
Me: Dear God.
N: dude, i’m telling you
N: it’s so offensive…and yet…i can’t NOT watch.
N: he was the lead singer of poison, right?
N: and these girls are soo…pretending to be into him
N: and he’s pretending to be into them
N: and its a trainwreck but it’s beautiful
Me: Does buddy with one arm come over?
N: no
N: LOL
N: that’s def leppard
Me: OH!
Me: I’m all, “Buddy with one arm.”
N: “Ain’t lookin for noooothin but a goooooood tiiiiiiiiime!”
Me: Wow.
N: Yeah.

Don’t listen to Tangerine Dream when you’re bumming out.

I just wanted to say one thing, and it’s totally me rubbing it in your face:

Branden and I are going to see Tool in concert. We rule. You don’t. Nyah!

I have to tell you something. Grace Slick rocks my world. Everything about her voice turns my crank. Oh, I’m forgetting about Ms. Joplin. Her gravelly voice is hard, smoky, and everything rock and roll should be. I grew up on classic rock. Growing up in rural Kansas, you didn’t have much choice, so I opted for Pink Floyd, Hendrix, and the Doors to keep me company. To date, there’s not a lot out there right now that does it for me. At least, not much of the mainstream stuff. I listen to the radio, and I’m… not excited by any of it.

I know I’ve posted stuff about this before, but hearing Ms. Slick croon away tonight has me wishing there was more out there like her. Or that maybe I was 19 back in ‘68.

Sufjan Stevens has quickly become one of my favorite musical artists, thanks to Matt. Check out one of my favorite songs: a live mp3 version of Majesty Snowbird. Of course, you can always watch the above video, too.

In an effort to become more in touch with music again, I’ve decided to update a ‘pick-of-the-week’ sort of thing, where I choose my favourite album, maybe post about why I like it so much, etc. I’ll update it once per week in the side menu, include a link to the band’s website, and tell you about other info I feel you might find interesting, regarding the band and their music.

94.7 has been playing “Gold Lion” and “Cheated Hearts,” from the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s which are what initially got me into checking out this band. I’ve got to be honest - it’s been a long time since I’ve purchased an album from a store, and this one has done nothing but impress. It’s got a permanent residency status in my car’s cd player - I love the sound, style, and everything about chickie’s voice. It’s got me sort of excited at the prospect of finding good music again.

I’d love to hear about your favourite bands as of late, and why. I’m always up to discover new stuff. Just… please… please, no Danielson. Thanks. (Matt’s going to kick my ass.)

Last night, I wrote about how music sucks these days. Jeremy and I got to talking, and he told me about an article in Wired that he thought I’d be interested in. I did a little digging on their site. Maybe he’s right - perhaps it isn’t the music’s fault entirely.

Thanks, J, for the interesting article!

I know I’ve mentioned this topic before, but what happened to music? I say the 60’s and the 90’s were the best, both prolific times in music’s history. The 60’s brought Pink Floyd, the Doors, and all the other good stuff I grew up on. It was a time of all kinds of turmoil, drugs, war, and hippies, and for some reason, that whole time period fascinates me. The 90’s brought Nirvana and Pearl Jam, the start of the “alternative” revolution. They brought new sound to the mainstream, and started a whole new culture of music. Old Metallica, Zeppelin, the Beatles - you couldn’t go wrong with them, because they started something, or ended it. What the hell does Nickelback do, for example, other than sound like everyone else on the radio nowadays?

I know there’s good stuff out there, and I wonder why it doesn’t get played on the radio. Matt, for example, has whipped out a few bands at me that I’d never heard, that I was really blown away by. But you’d never hear them on the radio. That’s a shame. Portland does have a decent radio station though - 94.7 FM. They tout the word “alternative” around as if it’s cool again, but I will give them the credit that they are a lot different than your normal main stream rock station. Oh, I guess I could always go out and get Sirius or XM radio, but I don’t want to have to pay money to listen to something good. I want to just be able to whip on my radio and hear something that excites me. I’ve been bored the last six years. Give a girl a break.

Down with this emo sad bastard crap. I’m over cookie monster bands, too. I want a music revolution!

Okay, let’s dish. Embarassing band you loved to love back in the day, and now you look back and wouldn’t admit to digging them if your life depended on it. And you must tell me why. I’ll start.

Mine were the Scorpions. I owned five albums, dating back to the early early 80’s, and ending with Crazy World (from mid-90s, I believe.) I hauled my fourteen year old butt to Hastings to consume myself with this band because this German exchange student (Sven) lived across the street, and man oh man, did I have the hugest crush on that guy. I was practically stalking the poor kid out. Anyway. I bought all the tapes (tapes! ha!) and really got into it, solely because of him. But then I actually started digging them. Then I got teary when the radio would play “Wind of Change.” Oh God. Make it stop.

Your turn!

“He sounds like a really angry Steve Perry.”