Though my view count has not hit the astounding 9000 that Goku's power level does, I am happy to say that over 1000 people have viewed this blog! Thank you for the support to each and every one of you. Even you, person who has never been here before today!
I really wish I had something excited and groundbreaking to discuss today. I have been spending the last week or so sorting my shit out and preparing for a gig. Oh, I guess it was cool that my new band (Chance Procedures) played our first official gig on the 26th of July. We had fun. The other bands were amazing. Look into The C'Mons, The Benefit of the Free Man, and Lambs. All great bands with unique sounds. We made some great new friends that night.
What else have I been doing... uh... I finally saw the entirety of Ghostbusters. I saw most of Caddyshack. I picked up tickets for see the Summer Slaughter tour in Toronto. Finished off my Feist collection...
I have played a bit of Last of Us finally! That was pretty cool, I guess. It is kind of falling close to the same issue I have with Uncharted in that I just can't seem to care enough to pick it back up. The intro was bad-ass and the ideas are creepy possible. Where the AI can be funny bad at points, it is possibly the most beautiful game I have played on the PS3 to date. From playing the first couple of hours, I would give the game a 7 out of 10. I'll do something proper when I either beat it, or give up on it.
I've been listening to a lot more metal that usual lately. Just today my soundtrack was Darkest Hour and The Dillinger Escape Plan. I have been attempting to track what I listen to versus what sparked my interest in that particular album or sound. So far I have very few conclusions outside of that I like music and I would hug music if I could. I have even been tracking what I feel from listening to various different music to see if it will illicit an emotional response. So far I can only notice concentration levels being spiked or dropped, and general speed of productivity. When writing, I tend to throw on something more electronic or industrial, where as driving I tend to go with something spastic and dense. Vinyl seems to make me nostalgic, even if I have never heard the band before that day. Mp3's launch me into "listen to everything" mode. I can be lost for hours just jumping from style to artist to album to song.
In conclusion; I don't have one. I'm sure I will find an article to share with all of you next week dealing with some experiment to conclusively show what sounds relate to what parts of the brain. Today I am just going to leave it at that.
I will leave you with a great video involving greatness.
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Friday 19 July 2013
My Friends Are Talented.
Wednesday was a night filled with so much awesome I can barely contain my excitement! I will, though. Just for one paragraph.
I was sent home from work early both Wednesday and Friday (which is the day I am writing this) with severe stomach pains. I mention this because I was able to do some research into new bands, new games, and new ways to lie in a bed so that pressure is equally distributed throughout a body. I discovered that Civilization Five is, though broken, fucking awesome. Any game that lets you build a society close to how you wish society was built and then DESTROY EVERYONE is fantastic in my books. It doesn't quite live up to how fantastic Black and White was, but it can get pretty close.
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH fuckit. Let's talk about Wednesday evening!
After I finally woke up around 7:45 PM, I remembered that Lambs was playing with Slender Loris down the street from where I live. With the pain at the lowest it had been for days, I decided that I would make the trek and, maybe, have a beer. Though I did not actually have that beer, I did see one of the best shows I have been to in a while.
The Creative Cup is located on King Street in the Preston district of Cambridge. What it lacks in capacity, it makes up for in being rad! Local art plasters the walls. They have a great spread of both food and drink. They music that they have playing is diverse but never really annoying. To top off all of these awesome things, the shelves are littered with excellent literature. If you ever just want to go grab a drink and spend some time alone, I feel like this may be the ultimate place for such activity.
Lambs put on an excellent set full of beards and sex. Just prior to the show, I had been listening to their self produced New EP, which is really awesome. Though I never doubted the talent of a single member of that band, it was still amazing to watch them pull it all of without a hitch. They were so tight, you would think that this band was their full time job. I have already splooged all about this band in a prior post (which was riddled with horrible grammar), so a link for what they sound like will be enough. Just know that if you EVER have the chance, you need to see this band.
Slender Loris was the happiest I had been in a while. It was original, loud, and angry as fuck. Along with a CD, they also had a cassette and other merch. I write good reviews. Joking aside, they reminded me of a punk scene long dead in this area. Everything from the attitude to the broken patch chords just screamed happy reminders from days long past. If this band plays within an hour of me, I will be there. And you should be to!**
**I may be willing to drive. Just saying
The other two bands were both fantastic. The Flying Lenins were filling in for the beautiful Binary Forrest with Russian versions of the songs. I swear that I have seen them somewhere before. Maybe they just go to all of the BF shows. The 'Rents are another fantastic band from Cambridge. I am rather embarrassed to admit that I sat outside through their set. By that time, my ears were starting to loose the 5 or so frequencies I have left. I could hear and see them fine, however. They put on a great stage show and their sound was clean and clear and beautiful.
That is all I have. Check out the conversation between my friend Aly and I if you are interested in reading more about what we have going on. Basically, it's conversations about random trivia points and I think what she is up to is fascinating.
I have a gig with my new band CHANCE PROCEDURES on Friday, July 26th at 8:30PM. Cover is $5 and it's at that Creative Cup place I keep talking about. Please come out, it would mean the world.
I was sent home from work early both Wednesday and Friday (which is the day I am writing this) with severe stomach pains. I mention this because I was able to do some research into new bands, new games, and new ways to lie in a bed so that pressure is equally distributed throughout a body. I discovered that Civilization Five is, though broken, fucking awesome. Any game that lets you build a society close to how you wish society was built and then DESTROY EVERYONE is fantastic in my books. It doesn't quite live up to how fantastic Black and White was, but it can get pretty close.
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH fuckit. Let's talk about Wednesday evening!
After I finally woke up around 7:45 PM, I remembered that Lambs was playing with Slender Loris down the street from where I live. With the pain at the lowest it had been for days, I decided that I would make the trek and, maybe, have a beer. Though I did not actually have that beer, I did see one of the best shows I have been to in a while.
The Creative Cup is located on King Street in the Preston district of Cambridge. What it lacks in capacity, it makes up for in being rad! Local art plasters the walls. They have a great spread of both food and drink. They music that they have playing is diverse but never really annoying. To top off all of these awesome things, the shelves are littered with excellent literature. If you ever just want to go grab a drink and spend some time alone, I feel like this may be the ultimate place for such activity.
Lambs put on an excellent set full of beards and sex. Just prior to the show, I had been listening to their self produced New EP, which is really awesome. Though I never doubted the talent of a single member of that band, it was still amazing to watch them pull it all of without a hitch. They were so tight, you would think that this band was their full time job. I have already splooged all about this band in a prior post (which was riddled with horrible grammar), so a link for what they sound like will be enough. Just know that if you EVER have the chance, you need to see this band.
Slender Loris was the happiest I had been in a while. It was original, loud, and angry as fuck. Along with a CD, they also had a cassette and other merch. I write good reviews. Joking aside, they reminded me of a punk scene long dead in this area. Everything from the attitude to the broken patch chords just screamed happy reminders from days long past. If this band plays within an hour of me, I will be there. And you should be to!**
**I may be willing to drive. Just saying
The other two bands were both fantastic. The Flying Lenins were filling in for the beautiful Binary Forrest with Russian versions of the songs. I swear that I have seen them somewhere before. Maybe they just go to all of the BF shows. The 'Rents are another fantastic band from Cambridge. I am rather embarrassed to admit that I sat outside through their set. By that time, my ears were starting to loose the 5 or so frequencies I have left. I could hear and see them fine, however. They put on a great stage show and their sound was clean and clear and beautiful.
That is all I have. Check out the conversation between my friend Aly and I if you are interested in reading more about what we have going on. Basically, it's conversations about random trivia points and I think what she is up to is fascinating.
ALSO!
I have a gig with my new band CHANCE PROCEDURES on Friday, July 26th at 8:30PM. Cover is $5 and it's at that Creative Cup place I keep talking about. Please come out, it would mean the world.
Saturday 13 July 2013
Oh Toronto: Learn to Swim.
Garbage week continues! Most of this tale is awesome, though.
So on Monday I had plans to hang out with Luke at her house in Toronto. My evening goes about its usual pace and I get on the road about six PM. If I had checked the weather before I left my house, I may have just waited for another night, though probably not.
So the 401 was flooded therefore stopping all traffic going both ways. I finally get to Young Street around 9:30 PM and have to deal with a combination of no power (for traffic lights), flooded subway (so every pedestrian ever was walking down the road) and a deep hatred for busses (because they hate you). It was actually a lot of fun, for the most part, and people were actually great about the entire thing.
I finally got to Luke's place around 9:45. The house had gotten together and set up candles everywhere. They had also started up the grill (yes, in the rain) and had been clearing out the fridge. Thanks again to that house for the grilled zucchini and steak; it was delicious. We then sat on the porch and waited out the rest of the power outage. Then watched everyone turn on their everything all at once. Then the power dropped again. It was funny. Luke and I then watched Death Proof and I went home.
Death Proof may just be one of my favourite Tarantino movies of all time. For those out of the loop, it was part of a two movie collection call Grindhouse. Death Proof and Planet Terror were supposed to be in homage to classic 1970's exploitation and horror drive-in movies. I really can't seem to do movie reviews, but basically the movie is about this dude who kills women by crashing into their car with his car. Since he is a stunt driver, his car in built to withstand the most impossible collisions, and is therefore Death Proof. It's funny, it's gory, and it's action packed.
I don't think I picked up a single new album this week. That is awkward. I have been listening to Periphery's first album on loop in the car, but that isn't knew.
Although, I don't think I have talked about the new Sigur Rós yet! Which if you are a fan of this band at all, you already know it is amazing. However, if you thought that Sigur Rós was too pop-oriented for postrock, then pick up Kveikur. The opening track breaks the strange ambient tension with a massive and sudden hit from a distorted bass and the drums. It then bleeds into a very intense song where several industrial parts move in and out of the deafening drum patterns. The singer gives a mature and heart-wrenching performance and every member of the band is clearly engrossed in everything they are doing. I also love how the first song is also the first single, though I still don't quite understand the video.
Ooooo.. short post. Strange.
So on Monday I had plans to hang out with Luke at her house in Toronto. My evening goes about its usual pace and I get on the road about six PM. If I had checked the weather before I left my house, I may have just waited for another night, though probably not.
So the 401 was flooded therefore stopping all traffic going both ways. I finally get to Young Street around 9:30 PM and have to deal with a combination of no power (for traffic lights), flooded subway (so every pedestrian ever was walking down the road) and a deep hatred for busses (because they hate you). It was actually a lot of fun, for the most part, and people were actually great about the entire thing.
I finally got to Luke's place around 9:45. The house had gotten together and set up candles everywhere. They had also started up the grill (yes, in the rain) and had been clearing out the fridge. Thanks again to that house for the grilled zucchini and steak; it was delicious. We then sat on the porch and waited out the rest of the power outage. Then watched everyone turn on their everything all at once. Then the power dropped again. It was funny. Luke and I then watched Death Proof and I went home.
Death Proof may just be one of my favourite Tarantino movies of all time. For those out of the loop, it was part of a two movie collection call Grindhouse. Death Proof and Planet Terror were supposed to be in homage to classic 1970's exploitation and horror drive-in movies. I really can't seem to do movie reviews, but basically the movie is about this dude who kills women by crashing into their car with his car. Since he is a stunt driver, his car in built to withstand the most impossible collisions, and is therefore Death Proof. It's funny, it's gory, and it's action packed.
I don't think I picked up a single new album this week. That is awkward. I have been listening to Periphery's first album on loop in the car, but that isn't knew.
Although, I don't think I have talked about the new Sigur Rós yet! Which if you are a fan of this band at all, you already know it is amazing. However, if you thought that Sigur Rós was too pop-oriented for postrock, then pick up Kveikur. The opening track breaks the strange ambient tension with a massive and sudden hit from a distorted bass and the drums. It then bleeds into a very intense song where several industrial parts move in and out of the deafening drum patterns. The singer gives a mature and heart-wrenching performance and every member of the band is clearly engrossed in everything they are doing. I also love how the first song is also the first single, though I still don't quite understand the video.
Ooooo.. short post. Strange.
Sunday 7 July 2013
A nice distraction.
I'm having a horrible week. Let's distract Jay.
I can start officially promoting a show that I have coming up at the end of the month. It's only $5 and we will be joined by my great friends in Lambs. I do not have anything official I can show you from my band, yet, So don't click here. We did record the other day. It was an interesting experience and it showed a lot of promise. We recorded at the Church of The Nazarene. If you remember anything about churches, it is that they are built to have some of the greatest acoustics in modern architecture. My kick drum sounded like a bomb and my snare, a shotgun. It was a great experience and a great way to spend an evening.
Summer at the old job has started. I'm constantly battling with schedule changes and vacation time. I think I'm just going to book off most of September and travel. Or at least spend a week bothering Luke(a) down in Toronto while I scratch her puppy's face all over. SO MUCH LOVE FOR PUPPY.
Speaking of which, my puppy got a shave.
It makes him look so small. I just want to pick him up and hold him. Too bad he is, in fact, still 150lbs and so full of squirms...
MUSIC?! Music.
Thank you again to my friend Nate for showing me deafheaven several weeks ago for me just to look into them now. It's exactly what I need this week and damn are they pretty. This is a sound I need to play around with more. I don't have to many friends into this kind of music, and I know less musicians who can play it. I mean, I would probably go a more Titan rout with the idea, but just that intense cascade of noise and sounds that lead to a painful end: I do consider this to be the most beautiful genre of music ever. Silly me, only ever buying it on vinyl so my car rides are stuck with artists like Bibio.
I think I might start posting the things that I write that aren't rants and opinons on another blog page. I have been working on a book of short stories and poems for the last couple of years, and I may just set up a blog to share what I have done so far.
OUT OF THINGS. Going to Skyrim.
I can start officially promoting a show that I have coming up at the end of the month. It's only $5 and we will be joined by my great friends in Lambs. I do not have anything official I can show you from my band, yet, So don't click here. We did record the other day. It was an interesting experience and it showed a lot of promise. We recorded at the Church of The Nazarene. If you remember anything about churches, it is that they are built to have some of the greatest acoustics in modern architecture. My kick drum sounded like a bomb and my snare, a shotgun. It was a great experience and a great way to spend an evening.
Summer at the old job has started. I'm constantly battling with schedule changes and vacation time. I think I'm just going to book off most of September and travel. Or at least spend a week bothering Luke(a) down in Toronto while I scratch her puppy's face all over. SO MUCH LOVE FOR PUPPY.
Speaking of which, my puppy got a shave.
It makes him look so small. I just want to pick him up and hold him. Too bad he is, in fact, still 150lbs and so full of squirms...
MUSIC?! Music.
Thank you again to my friend Nate for showing me deafheaven several weeks ago for me just to look into them now. It's exactly what I need this week and damn are they pretty. This is a sound I need to play around with more. I don't have to many friends into this kind of music, and I know less musicians who can play it. I mean, I would probably go a more Titan rout with the idea, but just that intense cascade of noise and sounds that lead to a painful end: I do consider this to be the most beautiful genre of music ever. Silly me, only ever buying it on vinyl so my car rides are stuck with artists like Bibio.
I think I might start posting the things that I write that aren't rants and opinons on another blog page. I have been working on a book of short stories and poems for the last couple of years, and I may just set up a blog to share what I have done so far.
OUT OF THINGS. Going to Skyrim.
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