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| So all this week I've been in the middle of writing a ten page Media Law Analysis paper which is not fun at all, but at least I get to write mine about a law that dealt with P2P sites. Anyways, I should be finished with that paper and then I can focus on the rest of my reviews for the rest of 2009. I'll be finishing up reviews for BTBAM and 50 Cent before the weekend, and then for the rest of the year I will be writing reviews for albums from the last few months such as The Used, Fall of Troy, Gwen Stacy, Flight of the Conchords, Owen, etc. If you guys have any requests for reviews that might have been missed this year and want me to look into reviewing them, let me know in the comments, thanks! | |
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| | NFG Show Tonight Was INSANE |
Oh man, just got back from NFG's show at the Emerson in Indianapolis, there couldn't have been more than 150 or so people, maybe around 200. But the set list was awesome, a lot of good variety of old and new and some covers.
Set list:
Understatement
Truck Stop Blues
Better Off Dead
Don’t Let Pull You Down
3rd and Long
No Reason Why (Gorilla Biscuits)
All Downhill From Here
At Least I’m Known For Something
Such A Mess
Cut the Tension (Lifetime)
47
Tip of the Iceberg
Dig My Own Grave
Failure’s Not Flattering
2’s and 3’s
Ballad for the Lost Romantics
Situations
The Story So Far
Something I Call Personality
Sonny
Intro
My Friends Over You
ISHC song (couldn’t decipher which song it was haha)
Listen To Your Friends
Hit or Miss
It was a crazy night of sharing mics, jumping up and down, moshing, stage diving, and having a good time. I talked to Jordan and Steve earlier (the whole interview will be posted next week) and here are some things I wanted to share:
S/T re-release will come with new packaging, liner notes, The Story So Far DVD, and 6-7 bonus songs of demos and b-sides from that era
The Anniversary Tour will begin in January (?) and it will be a month and a half long tour. Saves The Day is on this tour as well as two others bands that still need to be confirmed. Steve also said they will be playing the ENTIRE S/T record at these shows as well as a few extra goodies and songs.
Steve mentioned they will be working on something special for the upcoming anniversary tour in place of the recently-canceled Dashboard tour, I believe he said this would be announced on Monday.
There are no immediate plans for another covers record, sounded like From The Screen To Your Stereo Part 2 will be the last.
They will be touring from January 2010 till the end of summer 2010, including touring in Europe, Australia, Japan, etc. After the summer they will take a few weeks off to regroup and then begin to track and record songs for their next album.
That's all I can remember from the top of my head, it was a pretty good interview and it'll be transcribed and posted within the week. If NFG is coming to your town, you must go because it will be the best show you see all year. | | Tags: NFG |
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| | High School Memories on the Radio tonight |
| For tonight's show I am going to revisit a few of my favorite songs from when I was a senior in high school, which was 2003-2004, so you know I'll have some classics for you tonight. Tune in at www.wcrd.net at 8 PM EST to relive the glory days. | |
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| | Tegan and Sara review |
Sainthood review: http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1395951 boom
yes my last three reviews have received 90+ scores (Brand New, Converge, Tegan & Sara). Fact is, I have only given 7 records a score 90% or higher (P.O.S., Morrissey, Mew, Every Time I Die, Brand New, Converge, Tegan & Sara), and they will all be in my Top 10 of the year. I believe that the majority of your records in your top 10 should have a rating of 90% or close to. It's been a great year for music in 2009. It'll be hard to sort out that end of the year list. | |
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| | I pinky swear |
that reviews for The Fall of Troy and Flight of the Conchords will be posted soon, probably Friday, sweet.
Tegan and Sara will be posted this weekend.
BTBAM will be posted on Monday
New Almost album, Monster Monster, is really good.
Don't forget, AP.net chat with Hawthorne Heights at 8 PM EST! | |
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| | | Radio Show Tonight! |
Radio show tonight folks! 8 PM EST, which you can stream live at www.wcrd.net
Tonight I'm gonna play tracks from Saves The Day, Patrick Wolf, Arcade Fire, Tegan & Sara, and more.
hope you tune in! | |
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| | haven't blogged in a while |
| I've been busy with school/life/trying to find a part-time job that I haven't had a lot of time for blogging or reviewing, but I'm back. The Converge review is 85% done and should be posted tomorrow, Fall of Troy review is at about 50%, still fleshing out some thoughts on that, it's fairly disappointing to me. Hopefully I hear the new Tegan and Sara and BTBAM albums soon, and I am really excited for the new Say Anything album. Also, be on the look out for Adam's Five and Alive Spot on Friday, I've contributed some items to that. | |
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| | Hell - Tegan and Sara |
Tegan and Sara released the first single from their upcoming album, Sainthood, today. Titled "Hell," it is everything I would want in a T&S song, and this is probably the best song I've heard in months. Full of attitude and depth, the girls sound amazing, the lyrics are fantastic as always, and the music is incredibly catchy. Has a slight electronic vibe, but still incredibly guitar driven. Love it.
will definitely be in the top 10 for me this year, can't wait for October 27th. | | Tags: tegan and sara |
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| | Relient K |
| One could argue they are the most consistent band in the pop-punk/rock genre of the last few years. Forget and Not Slown Down is spectacular. Pick it up. | | Tags: relient k |
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| | | | Radio Show Tonight! |
| My radio show is tonight at 8 PM EST, which you can stream at www.wcrd.net, I have a nice mix of tracks tonight from The Swellers, Jack's Mannequin, Brand New, Phoenix, Polar Bear Club, and Rush. Yes, Rush. Please tune in! | |
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| | Quick Listening Update |
New John Nolan solo album - fantastic love this man's voice
New Swellers album - amazing, best FBR release since Take This To Your Grave, will probably be in my top 10 at the end of 2009.
New AFI - not bad, it's a fine rock album, obviously doesn't touch their earlier stuff
New Paramore - not bad either, congrats to them for selling a ton and debuting at #1, Hayley's voice rocks, the production does not. | |
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| | busy week |
as far as school, I have two tests and I need to shoot two sequences for my news classes.
but I promise to get reviews of The Used, Evergreen Terrace, and The Academy Is... up this week for sure. If I have more time, I'll try to post a review of the excellent Monsters of Folk album.
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