Hello new holiday tradition. This will replace the old tradition of crippling depression.
I don’t know how I missed this Paul F. Tompkins article. My favorite stand up does it again. Nail….head. Nailhead.
Man I am so obsessed with Thin Lizzy “Emerald”. This is the prime example of why I will stick with some bands and give them rechances over the years. Because I know some bands I will finally come around to. I used to HATE Thin Lizzy and if I heard The Boys Are Back In Town in the van one more time I was going to throw up. But GODDAMN do I Love me some Thin Lizzy now. No wonder Mastodon covers this. You can really hear how they got some of their certain guitar ideas from this song and this band.
Dark Vibe is a coming. It’s been a bit since we played and we are ready to bring the brutality back to you fine people. As this year is wrapping up, kind of thinking this year sucked a bit. Sooooo lets all release those negative energies with pure brutality. Tuesday at the Studio at Webster Hall with crucial bands Clean Teeth and We Ride.
I finally got to see the Jesus Lizard. After a terrible, terrible week, there was nothing more cathartic then seeing one of the best live bands I have ever seen. I never got to see them back in the day. I honestly just didn’t get it. It didn’t click at all. They are the prime example of why I will stick with bands and give them chances after a couple years. Sometimes it doesn’t happen but sometimes I will listen to the Jesus Lizard when I graduate college and I finally get it.
As David Yow said when they played “we are a bunch of 65 year old guys and we are the best band in the world”. And he was right. From the first song Yow went flying into the crowd and never stopped. The rest of the band was so tight. They played everything I could want to hear. And he was bleeding from the face after the second song. Was it a throwback? Maybe a little. I mean the crowd was certainly like they had just gotten out of a terrible 93 time machine. But honestly I wish more bands were like Jesus Lizard. Not just musically but on stage, putting everything they have into it. Too many boring bands who look bored playing. I want more of David Yow, bleeding over himself and screaming “DO YOU….MOTHER FUCKER” at the crowd. Music is really the greatest thing ever. I wish I had seen them the second night.
I got my tumbalarity to 0. Thank you all for my hard work. It took alot of not posting but I got there. We got em.
Jerry was a beast. By far the greatest drummer I have ever known. I love you buddy.
I’m going to miss yelling with Jerry. I’m going to miss fighting about what is good metal and what is terrible metal. I’m going to miss hating being in a record store with him because he would find the greatest finds, but loving being in there because he would find the greatest finds. I’m going to miss long random bitch sessions about life either at Scholastic or in the practice space or while listening to records, because in those sessions I would realize that we both were doing exactly what we should be doing. Jerry was the greatest and I miss him alot already.
Can’t recommend this book enough for all aspiring comedy writers/comedy nerds. I mean it hasn’t gotten me a paycheck yet..but I…and you…AHHHHHH
This was a great read. And the website has some extra interviews too (Dan Clowes!).
It’s full of little gems like Robert Smigel saying, “It’s a lot more difficult to be a rebel in a sweater.”
Hurry up and read it fellow comedy nerds, so we can talk about it.
Might I Recommend…”And Here’s The Kicker” by Mike Sachs
First of all, let me say that I am in no way connected with this book but if you are interested in comedy or if you are a comedy writer you should definitely pick this book up. Sachs does an amazing job of getting incredibly in depth and candid interviews with some of the best comedy writers around. Not only did it give me a new found respect for some people (i.e. Dick Cavett) but some of the candid stories blew my mind. Enjoy.
Buck Henry / Stephen Merchant/ Todd Hanson (The Onion)
Merrill Markoe / Dick Cavett / Larry Wilmore (Daily Show)
Paul Feig / Irving Brecher / Bob Odenkirk
Robert Smigel / Dan Mazer / Marshall Brickman
David Sedaris / George Meyer / Al Jaffee
Allison Silverman / Harold Ramis / Larry Gelbart
Mitch Hurwitz / Jack Handey / Dave Barry
Think of this not as a ridiculous picture I made for no reason, but as a powerful political statement.
I think Frusciante has found his true medium. This is poltically layered like an Aus Rotten album cover.
