dj empirical's blog
Friday, May 16, 2008
yes, it offends me
so.
i've mentioned this before, but it's come up again.
i LOVED the band Does It Offend You, Yeah? when i first heard them. they were tough-ass electro:
awesome.
i was SO looking forward to their album, which took FOREVER to finish. along the way, there was a collab with ex-DFA1979 sebastien grainger that fucking ruled:
then the album finally came out... and it disappointed me. hard.
the awesome (can you tell i'm an american?) electro sound was replaced by THE SAME SOUND EVERY OTHER BAND HAS.
goddammit.
check it:
hi, we'rethe killers bloc party arcade fire does it offend you, yeah?.
fuckers.
i mean, i guess i have no call to be indignant, it's just that i've been pimping these guys for what, 18 months or something? dammit. i've been hoodwinked.
so.
i've mentioned this before, but it's come up again.
i LOVED the band Does It Offend You, Yeah? when i first heard them. they were tough-ass electro:
awesome.
i was SO looking forward to their album, which took FOREVER to finish. along the way, there was a collab with ex-DFA1979 sebastien grainger that fucking ruled:
then the album finally came out... and it disappointed me. hard.
the awesome (can you tell i'm an american?) electro sound was replaced by THE SAME SOUND EVERY OTHER BAND HAS.
goddammit.
check it:
hi, we're
fuckers.
i mean, i guess i have no call to be indignant, it's just that i've been pimping these guys for what, 18 months or something? dammit. i've been hoodwinked.
Labels: arcade fire, bloc party, does it offend you yeah, the killers
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
desert island discs
a classic: five desert island discs
this list probably changes with the wind. were i actually on a desert island, i would likely suffer from desert island disc remorse.
i trying to go less with "classic" discs, and more toward discs that i *always* enjoy listening to, and in a variety of genres.
a classic: five desert island discs
this list probably changes with the wind. were i actually on a desert island, i would likely suffer from desert island disc remorse.
i trying to go less with "classic" discs, and more toward discs that i *always* enjoy listening to, and in a variety of genres.
- Venetian Snares "Rossz Csillag Alatt Született"
- Einstürzende Neubauten "Tabula Rasa"
- Sparks "Angst in My Pants"
- Dream Theater "Metropolis Part II: Scenes from a Memory"
- Olive "Trickle"
Labels: desert island discs, dream theater, einsturzende neubauten, olive, sparks, venetian snares
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
2, 3, break!
ok, gotta get back into the daily pictures!
here's a breakdancer from the Time Machine show last week at the Gypsy Hut.
Black Signal, live, Southgate House, Newport, KY (2008-05-08)
sorry the video is a bit dark. i'm going to split the songs up and hit up youtube; maybe it'll be lighter on there.
sorry the video is a bit dark. i'm going to split the songs up and hit up youtube; maybe it'll be lighter on there.
Labels: black signal
Friday, May 09, 2008
a few things
- last night's Black Signal (the band i'm in) show was great. got it on vid so youtube will follow.
- i'm behind on my pic-a-day thing. been really busy with the band and stuff. getting back to it soon.
- i've been listening to a lot of Earth recently. me likey.
Labels: black signal, earth, photography
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
mumbai dabbawalas (short video)
jen & i watched this the other day. it's an interesting (and short) documentary on mumbai's dabbawalas, an occupation unique to india (and even to mumbai?). basically, imagine fast-food-type delivery service, except that every recipient is getting a home-cooked meal from his own home.
you've got to see it to believe it: something like 175K - 200K tiffins (lunch boxes) are delivered to their customers from the customers' own homes, via public transport. by lunch time.
wow.
jen & i watched this the other day. it's an interesting (and short) documentary on mumbai's dabbawalas, an occupation unique to india (and even to mumbai?). basically, imagine fast-food-type delivery service, except that every recipient is getting a home-cooked meal from his own home.
you've got to see it to believe it: something like 175K - 200K tiffins (lunch boxes) are delivered to their customers from the customers' own homes, via public transport. by lunch time.
wow.
Labels: dabbawalla, video
Earth live in Greenville SC
arratik recently caught Earth at an in-store in greenville, sc, and managed to record it:
arratik recently caught Earth at an in-store in greenville, sc, and managed to record it:
Earth live in Greenville SCI've had this for a couple days but am just now getting to it. It's a good-sounding recording of a great band.
Labels: earth
Monday, May 05, 2008
