in other news

last night was a lot of fun, and i should go to punk/metal shows more often, especially if there are going to be more girl frontmen of death metal bands.
whaaat??

rough draft

Final draft coming when I'm actually not sick anymore, which seems like it's never gonna happen.



Thank you Elliott Smith for letting me ruin another one of your songs.

hi everybody

whats happening
I'm Question Mark and I'm wondering...

1) Have you ever considered the idea that the our precious and democratic American government is always lying to us? Well, I have, and let me tell you, it's not any sort of fun at all. Enjoy your hamburgers and roller coasters people of the United States.
WHILE YOU STILL CAN!
2) Couldn't it be possible that the Facebook captcha codes are really predicting the future? Today I got ghosting something. OOOH I'm scared of ghosts.
3) Who remembers this song?


But really all jokes aside America rules.

Feeling entirely uninspired as of late, but I thought I'd drop some quick shit.

a) Subway's cool.
b) School sucks, but I have B's, so it's all good.
c) Had the flu, now I don't.
d) Some songs you should download:

1. Blonde Redhead--Top Ranking
2. Loro--Pinback
3. Summer Skin--Death Cab for Cutie
4. Hit the Wall--Broken Social Scene presents Brendan Canning
5. The Only Moment We Were Alone--Explosions in the Sky.

see ya

all of my favorite people in one music video

hahahahaha
lil wayne needs a haircut in my opinion, but he's an awesome pantomimer.

some things

1) Dogs are smart in ways you wouldn't normally think about. This morning when I sat down at the computer, Jonah bolted to my room to get his rawhide. I just think it's cool that he remembered where it was, or at least, could figure out where it was without any hesitation.
2) Today I experienced my first rain without clouds. The trees have some pretty thick leaves here in the jungle, so they hold a LOT of rain. Well, I was outside smoking a cigarette when the wind started blowing like crazy, so the leaves were moving like crazy. Of course, all the rain water came down, but it sounded and even looked like it was really raining. I mean, I've seen water blown from trees before, but it never made me have to look up and double check that it really wasn't raining.
3) I had a dream last night I was sucking on Subway pickles. Mmmmmmm.
4) I also dreamt Sam was throwing me a high school graduation party!!! Because I never DID have a party.
5) Broken Social Scene is recording a new album!!! I think it's going to be different from their last two, like, maybe a little more chill. They are recording in Chicago with John McEntire, who is in Tortoise and, one of my personal favorites, The Sea and Cake. You can read Kevin Drew's blog entry here. But personally, I don't think they can fully abandon their vast array of instruments they normally like to include. I mean, I just can't picture a BSS album without a horn or two, or even without a woodwind! But I guess we will just have to wait and see...
6) I woke up at, like 8:45 this morning! I don't remember the last time I've been awake this early on a Sunday on my own accord. I'm starting to like being awake, but the only problem is I get tired a lot earlier! I mean, I went to bed around 11:45 last night. Lammeeee.
7) I'm starting to like a lot of things, and people, a lot more.
8) I'm even starting to like it here.

does anyone in broken social scene

NOT play an SG?

People Who Deserve a Second Chance

1) Carrot Top. You know, that box of props thing? I think it's great. Don't be so hard on him. Regardless of that horrible plastic surgery/botox deal he's got going on these days, I don't think he's a bad guy.


2) Jennifer Aniston. I don't know about you, but I remember Rachel, and that's almost enough. Not to mention that she is ten times more adorable than that creepy crackhead Angelina Jolie and her succubus ways.


3) Brand New. Okay, it's been forever already since their last album, but they're in the studio as we speak, so we just have to be patient! And a lot of people don't like their last album because it was as poppy as the first two (which is bullshit because Devil and God was MUCH better) but I HAVE A FEELING this new one is going to be GREAT.


4) New York. NEW YORK WHERE ARE YOU? Yuck why am I even ASKING.


5) My Dad the Rock Star, the love child of Gene Simmons and Nickelodeon. There's an article about it here. Okay, not the most popular Nickelodeon cartoon around, but it is definitely one of my favorites. Nicktoons, the reject cartoon channel, doesn't even play it anymore, so that's how I know I'm in trouble. Which leads to number six...


6) Martin Mystery. Also another great and recently canceled Nicktoons show, from the creators of Totally Spies, based on an Italian comic book. Martin was certainly a dreamboat.


7) Picasso. Francis Bacon may have stolen his spotlight, but we should never forget who the master of figurative modernism is. At least, the original master.

Anna Hobbs Best Cover Ever Award

H. Nachi's cover of A Movie Script Ending by Death Cab For Cutie.





Seriously, leave this guy some love. John Lennon with a speech impediment, maybe? Or an azn George Harrison.
hahaha, man, the world is too good to me.

Joanna Newsom in Victoria's Secret Commerical

Joanna Newsom's song, Sprout and the Bean, is featured in this Vicky commercial. It is the most marketable, or "user-friendly" song, in my opinion, but they still didn't include her voice in the ad. Which, I don't blame them, because I don't think it's quite conventional enough for a pair of pastel bra and panties.
Either way, it's still pretty. and I'm glad she's finally getting some mainstream recognition for her amazing harp skillz.



Sprout and the Bean can also be heard in the movie Strangers with Liv Tyler. t

all the ladies if you feel me help me sing it out pt 2

yeah listen to them words fellas

The Hazards of Love

I don't know if anyone has heard the new album by The Decemberists called The Hazards of Love but it's really good.
HERE'S A SONG:

what is it with bike riding music videos?

But I think I would want to make one for myself.

lol

This guy can't move his eyes, but he's still really into it.

all the ladies if you feel me help me sing it out

lol don't mind my face




expect a new version at a later date.

Langerado

has been cancelled.
No trip to Miami in March. No Broken Social Scene until who knows when. I thought I wouldn't have to go a whole year without seeing them, but it looks like it could be longer than that. Because I know them. They come to California every chance they get but don't really hit up Florida too often, just like every other band I love. But, I mean, I guess I can't expect them to tour the country all year round like slaves so they'd come to Florida every few months.
But now this is becoming a little more general. Most of the bands I like seem to leave the Tampa Bay Area out of their tour. Only really shitty bands, like A Skylit Drive and Chiodos, Metro Station and Less Than Jake, Senses Fail and Bright Eyes.
Cat Power, however, tends to just chill in New York and LA, but will get as close as Athens, Georgia or somewhere in North Carolina. That's lame. Have The Decemberists even gone anywhere since they cancelled their tour last year when someone got hella sick? Maybe Colin Meloy has but I don't even know. Brand New has been MIA since 2007 as well. Everyone else chills in LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Mountain View, and Santa Cruz. I don't know, I wish I had better luck with shows. Wish I had better luck in life. You know. Just another reason I miss California!
Anyways, all my posts turn into something they didn't start out to be. This one, for example, started out as me giving you information and turned into me rambling and getting nostalgic. So that's enough of this. Some weird version of Alice in Wonderland is on TV, and I think that's where I'm headed.
Also, I think I'm going to add Harlan as an author on my blog but I'm not sure. What does everybody think? I'm afraid he will try to sabotage the blog. Let's take a vote.

Nick Carter

Last night, or should I say this morning, Nick Carter was in my dream. It was old Nick Carter circa 1998 or so. And I was really excited, like, oh crap, look who it is.
So I thought I'd bring it back.
Don't you think it would be really cool to be in the Backstreet Boys' band? It looks like these guys are having a lot of fun:



The best part is AJ throwing his shirt and the fight to the death that begins to ensue.



Something about these are really disturbing. They look like little man slave puppets, and it's really creepy. I mean, they just get so tired, and the crowd would kill them with obsessive passion if they saw them on the streets.
This, I think, is much more appropriate, when BSB started to tone it down and try to get real serious. I had this VHS when I was younger, I got it from Burger King.





lol, he's trying so hard.

my favorite song

the atlantic was born today, and i'll tell you how
the clouds above opened up, and let it out
i was standing on the surface of a perforated sphere when the water
filled every hole
and thousands upon thousands made an ocean making islands where no
islands should go

most people were overjoyed
they took to their boats
i thought it less like a lake
and more like a moat
the rhythm of my footsteps crossing freelance to your door have been
silenced forevermore
and the distance is quite simply much too far for me to row
it seems farther than ever before

i need you so much closer.
so come on
come on.

tonight was just so good

but no flute

The Black Keys--Grown So Ugly

definitely one of my top five favorite bands.