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dbao: The Hundreds - “Paradise” Streetwear brands love to flip...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:47 -0500

The Hundreds - “Paradise”

Streetwear brands love to flip existing designs and repurpose them for their own use. You can’t really get much better than this take on Green Day’s classic album cover for Dookie.

Well my first post, maybe my last. As a guest I figured...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:16:35 -0500

Well my first post, maybe my last. As a guest I figured I’d come out swingin with “what I consider to be” some of the best shit out there. Dillinger Escape Plan and NIN playing wish together in Australia back in ‘09, before Reznor decided to go on a well deserved hiatus. For those who watch this, enjoy! - NdR

I know one day, all our scars will disappear, like the stars at...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:05:29 -0500

I know one day, all our scars will disappear, like the stars at dawn
and all of our pain, will fade away when morning comes
and on that day when we look backwards we will see, that everything is changed
and all of our trials, will be as milestones on the way

Sometimes when life is fucking hard, just listen to your favorite band again (or at least something that moves your soul the way this album does for me) and you’ll realize, oh yeah, life is amazing.

It’s good that when I haven’t listened to Thrice in a while, and finally I do, I get a huge reality check, feel myself grounded again, and realize time and time again why they will always be my favorite band of all time, no question.

Thanks, guys.

<3 Johnna

: I would like to thank the six police officers, fully staffed fire...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:01:53 -0500

: I would like to thank the six police officers, fully staffed fire...:

gregpuciato:

I would like to thank the six police officers, fully staffed fire truck, and the several EMTs(thanks Brian Vanina for writing to me afterwards) that showed up over the weekend…to witness/enjoy what surely must have been a beyond hysterical/bizarre/confusing sight to them. Without going into too…

Classic throwback - Cursive, The Ugly Organ, “Art is...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:26:40 -0500

Classic throwback - Cursive, The Ugly Organ, “Art is Hard”

I love putting this album back into rotation. Discord throughout is weirdly comforting. And some great lyrical one liners…”Gotta sink to swim!”

Just picked up the Gish reissue and honestly wasn’t...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:19:00 -0500

Just picked up the Gish reissue and honestly wasn’t expecting much from the disc of b-sides. And then I heard “Starla.” And then I heard “Honeyspider.” It’s not even fair to call these tracks “b-sides.” They crush and are more memorable than some of the tracks that made the cut. Despite loving SP since 5th grade, I’m only now starting to realize the breadth of their catalog. Their albums probably represent less than half of what they have recorded and released over the years. Some of it is forgettable, but then you have songs like “Honeyspider,” and you start making excuses for Billy Corgan’s insane ego. Up next: Siamese Dreaming.

-gatto

31,556,926 Moments

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:19:37 -0500

Ambient solo tracks:

http://rileybreck.bandcamp.com/track/31556926-moments

Thank you Riley for your musical contributions to my life —in conjunction with or apart from Thrice.

This perfectly fits rainy Dallas right now, and may actually help me get started on some of my Thesis before heading to So Cal for xmas (where no working is going to happen). Everyone needs to hear this—kind of sounds like some Album Leaf stuff as well.

Will have Rile’s solo stuff on repeat <3

@deathoftheparty: Is the riff in the deftones...

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:11:55 -0500

@deathoftheparty: Is the riff in the deftones “you’ve seen the butcher” the same as the one in “carry on my wayward son” by Kansas? If so, awesome.

Keith from ETID called this one….this is actually pretty hilarious when you go back and listen.

Carry onward:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw6_VXPwm6U.

Second mix, coming right up… enjoy. -dbao

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:42:40 -0500

Second mix, coming right up… enjoy.

-dbao

NEW BLACK KEYS!

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:35:00 -0500

http://www.thestrut.com/2011/11/29/new-track-the-black-keys-little-black-submarines/

This song rocks. Its SUCH a different sound from what I’m used to from them, which is what I was hoping for, but I actually LIKE IT…no LOVE IT. This song in particular starts off slow, which allows you to concentrate on the voice and the lyrics and then towards the end breaks into this upbeat lyrical rock style Black Keys that I love.

SO GOOD!

-KK

Random Start Saosin “Come Close” I have a serious...

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:37:52 -0500

Random Start

Saosin “Come Close”

I have a serious problem with waking up in the morning; I think at this point it is clinically significant because it interferes with my life and causes me subjective distress. At least I got to wake up by wiping the dust off of a forgotten track/band. This reminded me that I should be listening to more Saosin on the day to day; if for no other reason than the fact that their music is super energizing and may help me actually stay awake.

Faith No More

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:13:06 -0500

Quick little case study of how Faith No More truly is like a fine wine…

From Out Of Nowhere (1990)

From Out Of Nowhere (2009)

Mike Patton’s voice was incredible back in the day, but my GOD has it gotten so much better over time…

-dbao

New Discovery…. I’m realllly enjoying this right...

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:34:54 -0500

New Discovery….

I’m realllly enjoying this right now. I’ve been getting into more beat based songs lately…must be finals time.

I dont care that it sounds SO POPPY…I like it. It makes me wanna go out, go crazy, go dancing….everything I can’t do right now in the library.

-KK

This album is so badass, if you haven’t given it at least...

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:01:47 -0500

This album is so badass, if you haven’t given it at least 5 listens, you’re blowing it. And if you get it, you’ve definitely given it more than that. Underoath took their band to the next level creatively with Disambiguation—harder, darker, yet more soothing, and even taking the pace down at times. I get completely immersed in this one every time—definitely best with headphones too. I can also work like a beast to this album. AHHH! Pure amazingness.

This is was one of my favorite transitions that I created in my...

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:05:00 -0500

This is was one of my favorite transitions that I created in my old CD mixtapes from high school. I always had fun playing with transitions (back then I was sorely limited to only transitioning based on time and not actually mixing levels), which later became handy when I began to create mixes for my dance teams.

Edit: soundcloud doesn’t seem to be working with this tumblr theme, so I just uploaded the full file. Should work better anyway, but it’ll limit the size of my future mini mixtapes.

Also, I’m going to refrain from listing the songs included in these mixes, so just push the play button and enjoy :)

-dbao

RANDOM START BLINK-182 - MUTT “He took the seat off his...

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:17:00 -0500

RANDOM START

BLINK-182 - MUTT

“He took the seat off his own bike because the way that it felt. He wants to bone, yes I know, she is ready to blow”

A) I just wrote an entire post and it got deleted

B) These lyrics are so great and hilarious and so well represent the potty mouth humor and derogatory melodies that so well capture this entire album.

C) If it weren’t for this album, I hands down, wouldn’t be the person I am today—-for the reason that if it weren’t for Blink coming into my life at this album’s time, as a frizzy banged, braces wearing dork wearing Dickies shorts that made me look like a flaming lesbian, I wouldn’t listen to the music I do today—music being ingrained in every part of my life, I couldn’t have imagined the trajectory of my music-finding being the same without Enema of the State. With this album came my first passionate infatuation (Mr. Tom Delonge), my first guitar (shitty Washburn then Signature Tom D. Fender Strat), my first set of concerts, and the confidence in knowing to trust the music I liked and go with it regardless of the shit that’s put in your face as an adolescent (sorry Britney and Christina). With this album came the diving into every shred of Blink music EVER recorded, as well as into every band in their general scene (from the old school punk bands like NOFX, Lagwagon, No Use to the Drive Thru Records bands—Midtown, Homegrown, FINCH). Everything changed when Blink came along, shit in my world got turned upside down in a good way. Additionally, as the generation right before me can most identify with Pearl Jam or Soundgarden as the rock soundtracks of their youths, this is definitely the best rock album of my generation (#2 prob a Sublime album or Colour and the Shape by Foo). I go back in time when I hear this yet don’t feel like a moment has passed since it came out; the same enthusiasm comes up when I listen to the tracks, and I rock the fuck out JUST as hard. <3

Johnna

THRICE: An announcement from Dustin

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:37:56 -0500

THRICE: An announcement from Dustin:

Saddest day in my music life on Monday.

officialthrice:

Thrice is not breaking up. If nothing has broken us up by now, I doubt anything ever could.

However, we will be taking a break from being a full-time band, and the upcoming tour in the Spring will be the last one for the foreseeable future.

Playing music for the past 13 years with…

The Bloody Beetroots – New Noise A hell fucking YES start to...

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:02:04 -0500

The Bloody Beetroots – New Noise

A hell fucking YES start to your day! :)

Random Start Her voice is not even fair. RIP Amy. Truly...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:38:04 -0500

Random Start

Her voice is not even fair. RIP Amy. Truly talented…this song has a very old feel to it. Love.

“we only said goodbye with words…I died a hundred times…you go back to her…and I go back to….”

I can’t reblog the post for some reason, but here it is...

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:55:07 -0500

I can’t reblog the post for some reason, but here it is re-created.

welivelikepenguinsinthedesert asked:
Greg, looking back on writing “Sunshine The Warewolf” did you imagine it would ever turn into your most passionate fans’ favourite lyric to scream back “DESTROYERRRRRR!!!!” at you? What context/form has that lyric now taken on in your mind, if any?

Greg’s response:

When writing the song? No. I had no idea. Shortly after we mixed the album though, and were listening back to it, I think we all realized that the “Destroyer” part was a “moment” so to speak…it definitely felt like it had an air about it. When the song was written, the lyrics were originally actually inspired by an article that Brian Montuori, the artist responsible for the “Miss Machine” artwork, had sent me. It was a perverse and disgusting article about a strange and extreme subculture of people who would deliberately “give” and “receive” HIV in order to romantically share an eventually fatal disease(queen sized coffin built for two). The lyrics were fiction, and written from the perspective of the “giver”, who then turned out to have tricked the smitten “receiver” into thinking their love was forever before instead moving on to someone else(there’ll be another just like you…you’re not the only one, etc), sadistically leaving the receiver feeling tricked and scorned…the receiver eventually repeating the cycle as a giver. HIV vampires basically. A metaphor for people passing abuse forward in relationships. Obviously the “Destroyer” moment in a live setting has become so much more than that, and now, to me at least, exists outside of the song as a whole, as a standalone moment. The word has taken on a different energy, a symbol of a feeling of triumph over adversity, of overcoming obstacles, of exerting power and relentless individuality and drive to succeed even in the midst of seemingly overwhelming indifference and disapproval. It’s a sentiment that we as a band relate to, having overcome countless opposition and setbacks as we’ve clawed our way to get to where we are, and continue to do so. When that part exists as a “singalong” at our shows, it feels to me like a coming together of people who all can relate to that feeling. It’s a group expression or rallying cry of “fuck you” to all of the opposition that we can all relate to in life, as individuals trying to succeed, but as a collective expression of power and defiance in that moment. I can’t imagine it ever not being a highlight to me of every single set we play.

Follow Greg at http://www.gregpuciato.com

-dbao

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dbao: The Hundreds - “Paradise” Streetwear brands love to flip...

Well my first post, maybe my last. As a guest I figured...

I know one day, all our scars will disappear, like the stars at...

: I would like to thank the six police officers, fully staffed fire...

Classic throwback - Cursive, The Ugly Organ, “Art is...

Just picked up the Gish reissue and honestly wasn’t...

31​,​556​,​926 Moments

@deathoftheparty: Is the riff in the deftones...

Second mix, coming right up… enjoy. -dbao

NEW BLACK KEYS!

Random Start Saosin “Come Close” I have a serious...

Faith No More

New Discovery…. I’m realllly enjoying this right...

This album is so badass, if you haven’t given it at least...

This is was one of my favorite transitions that I created in my...

RANDOM START BLINK-182 - MUTT “He took the seat off his...

THRICE: An announcement from Dustin

The Bloody Beetroots – New Noise A hell fucking YES start to...

Random Start Her voice is not even fair. RIP Amy. Truly...

I can’t reblog the post for some reason, but here it is...

31,556,926 Moments