Faunts – Out On A Limb
“What’s the point of doing something like that?”
“To know,” she said, “to know more–and more deeply.”
Filed under: mixes
I’m leaving for a few days so I thought I would post this a little early. Enjoy.
- Nada Surf – Blankest Year
- Harlem Shakes – Strictly Game
- The Little Ones – Forgive Yourself
- The Strokes – You Only Live Once
- The Walkmen – New Year’s Eve
- Black Lips – Starting Over
- Hot Lava – Resolutions ‘08
- The Wrens – It’s Not Getting Any Good
- The Walkmen – In the New Year
- Fever Ray – Now’s the Only Time I Know
During the wee hours of December 14th, Seth Bogart said “hey girl” to me while I stared awkwardly trying to place his identity.
Hunx and his Punx – Hey Rocky
Filed under: written
“our dogs play together sometimes in the park.”
Filed under: musicdraw
The Muslims – Bright Side
I’m sleepwalking through my days and nights, every where I go
I’m fighting a series of losing fights, and everybody knows
alright, oh yeah. oh, oh oh. alright, alright, oh yeah
Yeah, I’m watching the days go by, wo-oah, yeah I’m watching ‘em drop like flies
Yeah, I’m counting them–go, go, go, go, go! and it’s making me wanna cry
alright, oh yeah. oh, oh oh. alright, alright, alright, oh yeah
I’m trying to see the bright side,
Yeah I’m trying to see the bright side.
Filed under: written
I thought drowning was graceful until I held you down and watched you choke.
Your eyes stopped darting and your neck went limp.
It’s as if I slaughtered through mere inaction;
suspended in the water, you looked remarkable, your whole body caught in clarity.
Like a reel from a silent film, I do not smell or hear or feel you slip away.
Slowly you roll into a sepulchral slumber as I watch a procession of bubbles escape from your lips.
I thought drowning was graceful but I know now that it’s just clumsy.
Your body is such a fool for these waves.
Filed under: written
sometimes it is just not possible to do right by any means.
Filed under: 1
a. missed wavves and ganglians (lawrence)
b. missed box elders (lawrence)
c. missed smith westerns & girls (kc)
d. skipped on autolux (lawrence)
I’d rather be at shows than at parties because at least when I show up I know what to do–listen, enjoy myself, and maybe take pictures and reflect on it (or get shitfaced drunk and go home with someone and not remember at all?). But I just can’t swing it anymore, I feel pissed about it too, and I keep this blog as a means of feeling less guilty about not having what I want.
The next show I am really looking forward to is Birthday Suits at the Jackpot. I missed them twice I think in pittsburgh and I’ve gotten a great impression of them from friends who know their shit, and enjoyed their half of the split with Marked Men. If anything gets in the way of me and the Birthday Suits show it will be THE LAST STRAW, for fuck’s sake. I’m fucking pissed that anyone who would be into these lawrence shows already LIVE IN LAWRENCE. Why can’t I make some friends who would be psyched to go to the following shows that I missed? UGH. I always knew I had something special in relation to the music scene in Pittsburgh, but didn’t realize how sweet it was until I came to KC.
I guess the only reason why I am so bummed out is because music & going to shows gave me a lot of confidence about the person I am today so losing touch with it sucks. Anyways, here are a couple songs, one is Birthday Suits from the Seven Inches For Your Ex split 7″ w/ Marked Men. The other is Ganglians cause I get a lot of compliments on my hair, it never gets old, I appreciate it. I’M DEDICATING THIS SONG TO ALL YOU COMPLIMENTERS. THX.
Birthday Suits – It’s About Time
User terraliminal uploaded a video almost a month ago for a Division Day song called “Surrender.” The video uses footage from the film Hausu (romaji for “house”), which was released in 1977. Division Day’s new album dropped today via Dangerbird records and you can buy it locally via Streetside Records: 4128 Broadway St, Kansas City, MO 64111. I haven’t actually called to see if it’s in stores so here is their phone number: (816) 561-1580.
Division Day is also playing the Replay Lounge in Lawrence on Monday September 14th. It’s 21+
I would really like to go but I’d have to get on all these highways at night and then drive 80 miles roundtrip which sucks when you have eight hours of class the next day starting early in the morning. Basically, I have a rule for if I want to go to shows:
Would I drive that far to see my mom?
not unless it’s an emergency. 
In any case, the video was the first I’d heard any Division Day since Beartrap Island. “Surrender” is really beat-oriented and Rohner Segnitz’s vocals sound modified. He has a beautiful voice so I guess I was a little weirded out by that. It’s not that Division Day don’t have quick tempo songs, but usually they are steeped in guitar and drums and this sounded like it was a remix of a Division Day song. It’s a catchy song but I couldn’t remember the chorus or verse because the instrumentals were so dominant. Chalk Lines is definitely more of the Division Day sound I was expecting. Pretty sweet. Bummed I will miss them at the Replay.
Filed under: releases
I keep telling myself I’m gonna stop updating about music and just be an art nerd all the time but since I wrote about how I think Drunkdriver is the shit, it would be very hypocritical of me to not mention that you can buy their new 7″ here:
http://fashionableidiots.com/catalog
it was added to the online distro four days ago SO HURRY YOUR ASSES if you want one!
