So. As of right now we have 13-15 pages without submissions... which means this will likely be a 20 paged issue. Yay. Along with a 10 song (at least) sampler featuring songs (some are unreleased!!) from such amazing people as: The Balkans, The Shockwaves, Sex on The Weather Channel, Addie Namnoum and more!
Also, if you know me, you know how much I hate ska... so here is a video about how much I hate ska.
P.S. It would be great if you guys could comment or something... then maybe I would start spending more time on my posts again...
Monday, August 31, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Vote or Do something more interesting!
Fall Shows (in Atlanta)!!:
8/24 WonderRoot- This Piano Plays Itself, Juffage, Living Rooms, and Small Reactions
8/27 WonderRoot- Gun Outfit, el Fossil, and Predator
9/3 Star Bar- The Wild
9/13 The Drunken Unicorn- Gentleman Jesse & His Men, The Used Kids, and Stolen Hearts (All Ages)
9/16 Variety Playhouse- Fountains Of Wayne (acoustic)
9/18 Westobou Festival (Augusta, GA)- The Avett Brothers
9/19 Variety Playhouse- Yo La Tengo
9/25 WonderRoot- The Wild
9/29- WonderRoot- The Balkans, The Back Pockets, and Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk
10/3 Swayze's - Fatter Than Albert, Stuck Lucky, The Hazards
10/13 Masquerade- Teenage Bottlerocket
10/17 Variety Playhouse- Dinosaur Jr.
10/23 The 40 Watt Club- Social Distortion
10/24 Masquerade- The Gaslight Anthem
10/30 Variety Playhouse- Gogol Bordello
11/3 Tabernacle- Brand New
11/20 Variety Playhouse- Camera Obscura
11/21 Variety Playhouse- The Mountain Goats
11/21 Masquerade- The Toasters, Mustard Plug, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Deals Gone Bad, Fatter Than Albert
As you can see, there are quite a few upcoming shows that could be considered mindblowing. The new poll should is going to take the top 5 of these fantastic shows and pit them in a cagematch of your approval. Also, it was duly noted that you are anxiously anticipating Kid Dactyl's new album.... so are we.
Enjoy the goodness that is Grant Taylor (from Atlanta btw) on a skateboard.
8/24 WonderRoot- This Piano Plays Itself, Juffage, Living Rooms, and Small Reactions
8/27 WonderRoot- Gun Outfit, el Fossil, and Predator
9/3 Star Bar- The Wild
9/13 The Drunken Unicorn- Gentleman Jesse & His Men, The Used Kids, and Stolen Hearts (All Ages)
9/16 Variety Playhouse- Fountains Of Wayne (acoustic)
9/18 Westobou Festival (Augusta, GA)- The Avett Brothers
9/19 Variety Playhouse- Yo La Tengo
9/25 WonderRoot- The Wild
9/29- WonderRoot- The Balkans, The Back Pockets, and Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk
10/3 Swayze's - Fatter Than Albert, Stuck Lucky, The Hazards
10/13 Masquerade- Teenage Bottlerocket
10/17 Variety Playhouse- Dinosaur Jr.
10/23 The 40 Watt Club- Social Distortion
10/24 Masquerade- The Gaslight Anthem
10/30 Variety Playhouse- Gogol Bordello
11/3 Tabernacle- Brand New
11/20 Variety Playhouse- Camera Obscura
11/21 Variety Playhouse- The Mountain Goats
11/21 Masquerade- The Toasters, Mustard Plug, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Deals Gone Bad, Fatter Than Albert
As you can see, there are quite a few upcoming shows that could be considered mindblowing. The new poll should is going to take the top 5 of these fantastic shows and pit them in a cagematch of your approval. Also, it was duly noted that you are anxiously anticipating Kid Dactyl's new album.... so are we.
Enjoy the goodness that is Grant Taylor (from Atlanta btw) on a skateboard.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Yo Dogs
So, Phortfest was pretty cool... for the people that were there. Superman costumes were worn, bands I hadn't heard before were awesome (the shockwaves, sex on the weather channel) and Moe's was eaten.
In other news:
The Whigs are awesome
Fox Trotsky may be my new favorite band... er... favorite new band
Also... the sampler is shaping up nicely. Some pretty good bands are jumping on it for your listening enjoyment. And that's all I have to say for today... well that and the whole "write stuff do stuff blah blah blah" thing that you've heard a bunch and already know about.
--Stay Awesome Homeskillets and don't forget to check out Kid Dactyl's solo blog about things going down in the global/indie/punk/"I beat Pitchfork to articles" scene.
In other news:
The Whigs are awesome
Fox Trotsky may be my new favorite band... er... favorite new band
Also... the sampler is shaping up nicely. Some pretty good bands are jumping on it for your listening enjoyment. And that's all I have to say for today... well that and the whole "write stuff do stuff blah blah blah" thing that you've heard a bunch and already know about.
--Stay Awesome Homeskillets and don't forget to check out Kid Dactyl's solo blog about things going down in the global/indie/punk/"I beat Pitchfork to articles" scene.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Streetlight Manifesto, Lions, and Trailers Galore!!
Yo Homies. It's the weekend, and that means ShowsShowsShowsShows. Yay. First up is our awesome friends Backfoot Trailer who are playing/played tonight with Freshmen 15.
Next is Phortfest '09 with Treephort (Warped Tour winners) The Hazards (Local ska-core heroes), Wavepool (Awesome straight up Punk), and The Erratics (Your friendly neighborhood hardcore punk band). This show is sure to please whether you just like alternative rock... or you are the hardest of core. Also, an inside source says there may be a dinosaur appearance...
Okay, so I was just surfing the intarwebz yesterday... and I decided to check up on the greatest thing to happen to music since Mozart, Streetlight Manifesto... and it turns out they made their second ever official music video. And it is quite awesome. Here you go, and enjoy your weekend.
P.S. I think the penguin is Mike Brown
P.P.S. Things are looking like I will in fact make a playlist for you homies. It will be awesome.
Next is Phortfest '09 with Treephort (Warped Tour winners) The Hazards (Local ska-core heroes), Wavepool (Awesome straight up Punk), and The Erratics (Your friendly neighborhood hardcore punk band). This show is sure to please whether you just like alternative rock... or you are the hardest of core. Also, an inside source says there may be a dinosaur appearance...
Okay, so I was just surfing the intarwebz yesterday... and I decided to check up on the greatest thing to happen to music since Mozart, Streetlight Manifesto... and it turns out they made their second ever official music video. And it is quite awesome. Here you go, and enjoy your weekend.
P.S. I think the penguin is Mike Brown
P.P.S. Things are looking like I will in fact make a playlist for you homies. It will be awesome.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Schoooooooooools out for su--... wait, thats not even close to true...
Well, we are back in school now... and that really sucks a lot, but I have been toying with the idea of making a mix cd and uploading it to mediafire for you guys. It would be themed and awesome of course, so that might happen.
Today I found out about two pretty awesome bands that you should definitely check out if you like pop-punk/punk because they are pretty sweet. They are Sicko and Arkansas? and both are underground bands from around the way a little. Sicko broke up, but Arkansas? just finished up on a tour up in the northeast which I would assume was pretty sweet, and involved a lot of pogo-ing. Anyways, both bands are just fun and have songs about stupid things like Cap'n Crunch, old Japanese comics, and being a "Dateless Loser". So if you like any of those things/ having fun in general check those bizzands izzout.
Video for the day :D.
I don't care if you can barely hear it. Trust me, its awesome.
Today I found out about two pretty awesome bands that you should definitely check out if you like pop-punk/punk because they are pretty sweet. They are Sicko and Arkansas? and both are underground bands from around the way a little. Sicko broke up, but Arkansas? just finished up on a tour up in the northeast which I would assume was pretty sweet, and involved a lot of pogo-ing. Anyways, both bands are just fun and have songs about stupid things like Cap'n Crunch, old Japanese comics, and being a "Dateless Loser". So if you like any of those things/ having fun in general check those bizzands izzout.
Video for the day :D.
I don't care if you can barely hear it. Trust me, its awesome.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Why Hello There!
We are on a roll with these three posts in a row... but enough about me. How are you? Good? I'm glad your summer was fun. You want to see a video of HuzZah you say? Well I just happen to have one right here!
These guys are pretty swell, but sadly they have to go off to the magical land of higher education and they wont be doing anything as a band for a while. But no worries! They say that they are still together and will definitely be doing more stuff in the future.... Also their album can be found right here. They make some pretty awesome music, and they are just some pretty awesome guys, so you should definitely support them... I mean, unless you don't want to be friends anymore...
These guys are pretty swell, but sadly they have to go off to the magical land of higher education and they wont be doing anything as a band for a while. But no worries! They say that they are still together and will definitely be doing more stuff in the future.... Also their album can be found right here. They make some pretty awesome music, and they are just some pretty awesome guys, so you should definitely support them... I mean, unless you don't want to be friends anymore...
Monday, August 17, 2009
Slow Day
No real news today. Although I did find this pretty sweet montage from the cool people at Atlanta Hates Us. Enjoy.
P.S. Summers over. That kind of sucks. Good luck with school. Hopefully we can make it a little less suckish with videos/art/music for you.
June/July clips from atlantahatesus on Vimeo.
P.S. Summers over. That kind of sucks. Good luck with school. Hopefully we can make it a little less suckish with videos/art/music for you.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Backfoot Trailer Show -- 8/21
Good friends Backfoot Trailer are playing a show on Friday (8/21, the day before Phortfest [see post below]) at Swayze's Venue. You should go to that if you like sick pop-punk, or punk, or awesome people, or an awesome time. All of those things will be there. Those guys are pretty sweet and you can get a song of theirs (804) from our sampler.
On the "To make reading this post worthwile I should add a semi-relevant video clip" note, a while ago Backfoot Trailer played with Nerdcore(The new kind where people rap about tetris) hero MC Lars and that was a ridiculously awesome show. So the youtube clip today will be MC Lars, but don't forget about the BFT Show on Friday. It's with Freshmen 15 if you happen to enjoy them as well.
--Happy Sunday
On the "To make reading this post worthwile I should add a semi-relevant video clip" note, a while ago Backfoot Trailer played with Nerdcore(The new kind where people rap about tetris) hero MC Lars and that was a ridiculously awesome show. So the youtube clip today will be MC Lars, but don't forget about the BFT Show on Friday. It's with Freshmen 15 if you happen to enjoy them as well.
--Happy Sunday
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Land of the Freak... is still Free!!!
Land of the Freak #2 coming to a link near you... soon. AND STILL FREE!!!!
In LOTF related news. We want you to write things. Articles on whatever music, art, fun related things you can think about. Please. That would mean so much if you did that and we would love you forever :). We are compiling a killer sampler for you guys too (quite literally, when you listen to it there is a possibility you will lose a limb if not your life because of how awesome the bands are) no spoilers, but it will be truly awesome, but we need you and your band/associates, friends, colleagues, friends of the night to send us songs. But back to the articles thing. Those would be awesome and they can be about whatever you want.
In other news, ideas are still being tossed around for the next couple of videos and other sorts of things along with an album from the one and only Will Ingram coming up soon (all of the songs are written and demoed, just need to record them to computer for your enjoyment). I will start adding some cool blogs to the blog roll for you to peruse after you are finished with this amazingly magnificent blog.
Show I just found out about: Treephort (Ska-punk/Original Nerdcore), The Hazards ("A young Stuck Lucky"), and more August 22nd @ Swayze's Venue for Phortfest. Be there or be much cooler than we are.
Um, I need to embed something to make this not seem ridiculously uneventful.... Alex Pratt's cover of Reconstruction Site originally by The Weakerthans. Good luck at college, friend.
--Later Friendsicles
P.S. The person who correctly identifies where I got the idea for the title of this post from in the comments section gets a prize (It really is a good prize, and it really is worth it I promise).
In LOTF related news. We want you to write things. Articles on whatever music, art, fun related things you can think about. Please. That would mean so much if you did that and we would love you forever :). We are compiling a killer sampler for you guys too (quite literally, when you listen to it there is a possibility you will lose a limb if not your life because of how awesome the bands are) no spoilers, but it will be truly awesome, but we need you and your band/associates, friends, colleagues, friends of the night to send us songs. But back to the articles thing. Those would be awesome and they can be about whatever you want.
In other news, ideas are still being tossed around for the next couple of videos and other sorts of things along with an album from the one and only Will Ingram coming up soon (all of the songs are written and demoed, just need to record them to computer for your enjoyment). I will start adding some cool blogs to the blog roll for you to peruse after you are finished with this amazingly magnificent blog.
Show I just found out about: Treephort (Ska-punk/Original Nerdcore), The Hazards ("A young Stuck Lucky"), and more August 22nd @ Swayze's Venue for Phortfest. Be there or be much cooler than we are.
Um, I need to embed something to make this not seem ridiculously uneventful.... Alex Pratt's cover of Reconstruction Site originally by The Weakerthans. Good luck at college, friend.
--Later Friendsicles
P.S. The person who correctly identifies where I got the idea for the title of this post from in the comments section gets a prize (It really is a good prize, and it really is worth it I promise).
Monday, August 10, 2009
Back To School
And that means regular posts. Yay.
Mass Ska Raid was epic wintasticalness. Although admittedly it wasn't as good as last years, it was still worth the $10 presale. Everyone that didn't go should probably be punching themselves right now... but whatever.
Also there is an Andrew Jackson Jihad show on the 12th, which we may or may not be going to but you should definitely hit that up if you read the blog and/or like Andrew Jackson Jihad who are awesome folk punk win. They also use electric instruments on their newest album Can't Maintain, and its also pretty sweet.
Also, there is a possibility of a Fatter Than Albert, Stuck Lucky, Hazards show on October 3rd so clear your schedule because that will be pretty cool as well.
Going back to school however will not be too much fun... There will be homework and cross country and learning, but there will also be shows at school too so hopefully we can organize some of those starting soon.
As always, if you have any videos, music, pictures, anything to send us go right ahead and we will promote it until there is nothing left to promote
--Later
Mass Ska Raid was epic wintasticalness. Although admittedly it wasn't as good as last years, it was still worth the $10 presale. Everyone that didn't go should probably be punching themselves right now... but whatever.
Also there is an Andrew Jackson Jihad show on the 12th, which we may or may not be going to but you should definitely hit that up if you read the blog and/or like Andrew Jackson Jihad who are awesome folk punk win. They also use electric instruments on their newest album Can't Maintain, and its also pretty sweet.
Also, there is a possibility of a Fatter Than Albert, Stuck Lucky, Hazards show on October 3rd so clear your schedule because that will be pretty cool as well.
Going back to school however will not be too much fun... There will be homework and cross country and learning, but there will also be shows at school too so hopefully we can organize some of those starting soon.
As always, if you have any videos, music, pictures, anything to send us go right ahead and we will promote it until there is nothing left to promote
--Later
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