I’ve always tried to like The Mars Volta. Each album has had some interesting, memorable moments, but as a whole I found each of them to be damn near impossible to sit through. And don’t even get me started on the bullshit jam-session live performances. But Octahedron finally sees the band craft more focused pieces that can actually be called songs. The lyrics are still artsy-fartsy stoner baloney, but that’s fine in this case…
It took a long time to actually get on a focused path for this new album. The future of DDC was pretty uncertain after the Human Condition version of the band ended. I wanted some new challenges, but I also wasn’t feeling overly confident. Eventually, I got collaborating with some folks (Anthony Orsino, John Bozzuto, [...]
The following statements are true:
21st Century Breakdown is a great album.
21st Century Breakdown is a shitty album.
In creating the follow-up to American Idiot, Green Day made the respectably ambitious choice to go really big. They created another full-blown rock opera that follows a young couple named Christian and Gloria through life in the United States [...]
I love Chris Cornell. I think he’s one of the most capable singer/songwriters ever, and he was a driving force behind what was probably the greatest American rock band of all time; Soundgarden. These facts made it all the more heartbreaking when I realized I hated his new album so much, and that it would [...]
• PLEASANT SURPRISE •
Darius Rucker
Learn To Live
The odds were pretty stacked against me digging a Country album, no matter who was singing it. But solid songwriting and a great voice made this a no-brainer for the Pleasant Surprise award.
• MOST IMPROVED •
Kanye West
808s & Heartbreak
As I said in my review of this album, Kanye had [...]
When I first heard “Through The Wire” in 2003, I fell in love with it. The song itself was great, but the fact that Kanye recorded the song with his jaw wired shut 2 weeks after having his whole face smashed in and surgically reconstructed made it just that much cooler in my eyes. It [...]
I had a whole in-depth track-by-track review of the album written, but I scrapped it. When an album takes as long as this one, and gets talked about and over-analyzed as much as this one, it’s hard to get a clear perspective. The only way this album should be judged is by the sound it [...]
My friend Kookeroo Kate had some tickets to see Nine Inch Nails at the lil House of Blues in Atlantic City. It’s a small club inside the Showboat Hotel & Casino. Needless to say I was pretty excited to see this, especially after seeing them at the big Wachovia Center with the full out-of-this-world production. [...]
With very, very few exceptions, I can confidently say that I don’t like Country music. I recently came across some mention of Darius Rucker having the number one album on the Billboard Country charts. I was intrigued. I’m a huge fan of the first Hootie & the Blowfish album; Cracked Rear View. In fact, I [...]
WORK: I lost my job. The school jerked me around all Summer, never giving me a straight answer as to when I would start, what my hours would be, and how much I would get paid. Then, at the last minute, they cut the program completely, leaving me unemployed. Needless to say, this is a [...]
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"Best Female Actor" = the WNBA
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Is it really weird to exhume my dog that died at least 15 years ago. Has to be all bone by now, right?
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The newest Massive Attack album doesn't seem to hold my attention. Kinda sad.
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I'm not gonna say Sarah Jessica Parker is ugly... but damn that bitch is ugly. Yikes.
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Wow. Do I even consider taking on a Murphy Bed project when I get to the bedroom? That would rule.
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I'm kinda not excited to see Alice In Wonderland. Tim Burton seems to have entered into that sad realm of predictable self-parody.
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Listened to 10 songs.
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I am totally consumed with thoughts of making my house suck less.
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Good morning, Black Sabbath. I've really been loving the Heaven And Hell album lately.
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Got a call from Stephan Forte today. Let's see if I can get his ass into the studio.
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I sure hope all of Woodlyn likes Faith No More. Hello neighborhood! I'm baaaaaack.
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March 5th |
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Hmm. Should I go to AC and take on the roulette wheel tonight?
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March 4th |
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Shared Kate is ridiculous on the news.
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USPS lost a package of mine. The second piece of mail they've lost in the last couple of months. Assholes.
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Waiting for the Empire Flooring people to come give me an estimate. This should prove to be completely pointle$$.
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Ha! I just got a look at the way batch-adding episodes to Hulu made my lifestream all retarded. Oops.
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Listened to 3 songs.
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My name is Joseph Rose.
I’m an artist, musician, father, avoider of normal jobs, and occasionally a teacher.
I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Multimedia & Web Design, but I don’t like to talk about it.
I love Apple, and technology in general.
When I’m not romping around with my son, I like to watch movies, listen to music, and jerk around on the internet.
I don’t have a lawyer or anything, so I’m not exactly sure how “official” a document like this can be. But I guess this is something like a living will; a document explaining the way I want things to go if I should die or become ill, or injured and unable to express myself properly. Hopefully, when the time comes, the right people will have this document and make good use of it.
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