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Wardrobe!

  • by Drew

You know something that’s missing from contemporary music? I mean, besides meaningful lyrics, competent unprocessed vocals, non-derivative guitar work and original creative ideas? Yes, you’ve got it. There are no good rock shirts anymore.

These days it seems the only rockabilia you see is 60s psychedelia, 80s metal and the latest Bieber clone. Most of the kids wearing AC/DC shirts have probably never heard Ride On, and don’t get me started on the Grateful Dead rehashes. If you were born after Jerry died, slip into your Kelly Clarkson eco-tee and zip your lip.

Personally, I miss the funny t-shirts of the 90s like “This is not a Fugazi T-shirt” and anything All-roy. I remember Sebadoh used to sell shirts that were Sebadoh graphics screened over over used Salvationb Army t-shirts. You could get a Go Huskies/Sebadoh shirt or an Earth Day 1994/Sebadoh shirt or (if you were the luckiest person alive) a Sade/Sebadoh shirt. How cool would THAT be?

Noise

Is this a crisis?

  • by Drew

It’s funny… a little more than ten years ago I was single and recording and working in New York City. I didn’t worry about carbs and blood pressure and this type of insurance. Now I have 3 kids, I can’t remember the last time I played out and my health is in the crapper. This last bit is mostly due to faulty genetics, but still…

And where did all the time go?

But that’s why I’m on this new project. I’m trying, at least in some small way, to get back into it. I’ve been on a run in the basement with loud guitars and pretty acoustics and the old drum machine spitting out beats that actually seem to have merit. Be prepared to open your ears, dear friends. New tunes are coming soon.

Noise

Gettin’ a new band together

  • by Drew

The kids are getting there. Seriously. I have a six year old starting to hold a consistent drumbeat. And my nine year old is rocking his new trumpet. Maybe there’s a kickass ska band in the future. The niner even suggested inviting his sax-playing compatriot into the ranks. Damn, son. That sounds like the start of a real horn session.

So while other folks are looking for easy songs on guitar for their pre-teens, I’m going to start thinking about charts for some old school two-tone brass and percussion. Not too shabby in the modern age. The Jonas Brothers can kiss my grits, and Bieber can cry himself to sleep in the back room.

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Loving the Wireless

  • by Drew

The Black Friday season introduced me to low-priced Blu-Ray players with on-board wi-fi. Low, low prices were enough of an enticement to finally step up to the next level in video technology, plus I can stream Netflix on every TV in the house. That includes the one in front of my eliptical.

Now I won’t go into the problems with streaming because we are stuck with Cablevision. While I’m perfectly satisfied with the quality watching Spongebob and Portlandia via streaming Netflix, the Cablevision connection fails time and time again. And believe me, it is neither a Netflix fail or an in-house wi-fi fail. Cablevision fails time and time again. It’s tough living in the country, absent alternative high speed internet options.

Nevertheless, I’m loving these wi-fi Blu-Ray players. For awhile we considered another WII or even a Playstation or Xbox to add streaming video to a different TV in the house since we were initiated with our WII. But the Blu-Rays were way cheaper, and let’s face it… even with three kids in the house, we really don’t need another game system. Soon enough the kids will be wanting something else.

Hopefully the next system will come with maid service and SAT prep. Hey, a guy can dream, right?

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