Finally put them all online.
Music
Dozer – Freeloader
Dozer performs Freeloader continued with a jam session at SC Barracke in Magdeburg, Germany on October 12, 2007.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP5J5KgL7Q8
Old or selective?
Last night I went to see Boris at Williamsburg Music Hall. I actually do like Boris’ music a lot, and was looking forward to the show. They did not disappoint, however, the opening act did. They even said, before they started, Boris is the ‘noise’ and we are the ‘silence’. Quiet was right, it nearly put me to sleep. Not exactly what you would want for an opening act.
I know other performers have done this (Nine Inch Nails toured with acts as Bauhaus, Death from Above 1979, Queens of the Stone Age and TV on the Radio), but, sometimes, I think it’s a bad idea. It almost hurts the opening acts, as the fans start shouting for them to wrap it up so the main act can get on the stage. Not necessarily what you would want when you play?
I remember the days when you would see a line up (Sausage, Rollins Band, and Faith No More) where the fans would be in all the bands they got to hear, regardless if they had before.
Last night was not the case.
I do not want to imply this people couldn’t play, they could. They were amazing, in fact. But, it’s not what I wanted to listen to when I was about to get amped to see Boris. It’s similar to taking AMBIEN CR before you to go a big meeting on the job. Not exactly how you want to get prepared for it.
Maybe I’m getting older, or more selective. Or both. But, I feel the mix of the musical lineups last night actually hurt both performances. In the end, I was yawning because I had to wait through some poetic ephemeral music I wasn’t really anticipating experiencing. It was nice to go home, and call it night.
Daft Punk
Here are some photos from the Daft Punk show at Keyspan Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn from last night. The show was amazing. Even more amazing, the lighting display and design. Very inspiring and unique.
Dope Fiend Blues
Today has been a very emotional day… many things have come to light, or dark, I suppose. It’s one of those days where I all I want is to fall asleep. It makes me think of the Mike Ness song, Dope Fiend Blues. I’m not sure….
In a police car I feel so very small
I see my lover’s face and I watch her teardrops fall
And I try to figure out where I’d fallen off the track
I sold my soul to the devil and then I stole it back
And in the end, you know a dope fiend ain’t got no friends
And a junkie is a junkie to the bitter end
Hope to die now, cuz you know I’m better off dead
Hey brother, won’t you lend me a helpin’ hand?
I tie myself off, shoot it in my veins
I feel like Marlon Brando and I’ve hid another day’s pain
I’m goin’ back where it’s safe, goin’ back to the womb
I find my mother’s comfort, here in a needle and spoon
And Christmas for a dope fiend ain’t no fun
Waitin’ for good times that seem to never come
Goin’ out now, gonna get myself a gun
Please stop me, don’t you know I’m on a run?
Aren’t you tired of the detox and the places in the mind?
Aren’t you tired of the misery, aren’t you tired of doin’ time?
And I try to figure out where I’d fallen off the track
You know I sold my soul to the devil and then I stole it back
I’m a dope fiend, I’m a liar, a cheat and a thief
At my funeral, won’t you bring me a red rose wreath?
Dress in black now, show everyone your grief
Well, I’m gone now, you can all feel relief!