[QUOTE=YDload][url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316787531/ref=cm_lm_fullview_prod_9/102-5489866-3605750?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155]Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981-1991[/url]

Sounds like a neat book![/QUOTE]

It's pretty good.

And br3ad LUXOR has always been a grumpy hardcore kid.

Are you allowed to be grumpy [I]and[/I] a kid?

I be on it all night, man. I be on it all day, straight up. Pimp, if you want me, you can find me in the [COLOR=Red][B][I][SIZE=7][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A[/FONT][/SIZE][/I][/B][/COLOR] in 5 hours.

Too bad my spring break is a month after everyone else's.

[QUOTE=Little Man being Erased]Are you allowed to be grumpy [I]and[/I] a kid?[/QUOTE]
My parents say I'm an old grumpy man (just like my grandfather) stuck in an 18 year olds body.

So I guess it must be possible.

Got my college application today, going there tomorrow to register.

[QUOTE=YDload][url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316787531/ref=cm_lm_fullview_prod_9/102-5489866-3605750?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155]Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981-1991[/url]

Sounds like a neat book![/QUOTE]

Yeah it does, I'm reading through the little preview of it they give you.

[QUOTE=Jacaranda]Should've went with Joy Division, sorry Nick Cave but you have nothing on Ian Curtis.[/QUOTE]

I'll check them out next time I get some cash.

[QUOTE=YDload][url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316787531/ref=cm_lm_fullview_prod_9/102-5489866-3605750?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155]Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981-1991[/url]

Sounds like a neat book![/QUOTE]
Yeah it's a cool book. The chapter on the Minutemen was probably my favorite, but all the chapters were interesting. I'd recommend it to everyone, even people that aren't already fans of the bands that are being chronicled.

Speaking of bands in that book (I assume), I gave people in my class a little taste of Husker Du today. It was for a report: I analyzed the songs "Somewhere" and "Pink Turns to Blue," and they listened to them. Oh boy, what a fun experiment that was. I'm pretty sure they didn't LOVE it, but at least I blew their minds :cool:

"I can't hear anything, the guitars are too loud!"

[QUOTE=YDload]Speaking of bands in that book (I assume), I gave people in my class a little taste of Husker Du today. It was for a report: I analyzed the songs "Somewhere" and "Pink Turns to Blue," and they listened to them. Oh boy, what a fun experiment that was. I'm pretty sure they didn't LOVE it, but at least I blew their minds :cool:

"I can't hear anything, the guitars are too loud!"[/QUOTE]
Those were my exact thoughts on first listen. Now they're one of my favorite bands.

the first Husker Du song i ever heard (I think) was "Pink Turns To Blue" because Nacho recommended it in his review of Zen Arcade. i didnt think much of it at first but it really grew on me.

unfortunately, the kids in my class will pretty much never listen to them again. i doubt theyre even curious! but i did get the same question i always do when i let people listen to music i like:

"i didnt know you liked this kind of music! i thought you liked _____ [usually classical]!" :mad:

Yeah, no one ever expects me to listen to what I listen to, it annoys me.
I've only ever heard one Husker Du song (Chartered Trips), I should definitely get Zen Arcade.

[QUOTE=I Was A Kaleidoscope]Yeah, no one ever expects me to listen to what I listen to, it annoys me.
I've only ever heard one Husker Du song (Chartered Trips), I should definitely get Zen Arcade.[/QUOTE]

Well, that's definitely one of the best songs on the album. I was thinking of playing that one for the class, but they wouldn't like the vocals (which get pretty hoarse as the song goes on, same with "Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill").

one thing annoys me though: for all the reviews I've ever read about Zen Arcade, not one of them ever mentions "Hare Krisna" as being a parody of "I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow. How hard is that to figure out?!

I'm sitting through Larry the Cable Guy on Leno just so I can watch Neko Case.

I really need to check out Zen Arcade but I've never gotten the chance to. I'll download a few songs right now.

EDIT: I also saw Stay Alive tonight and really don't recommend it to anyone. It's not that great at all.

[QUOTE=6StringerII]I really need to check out Zen Arcade but I've never gotten the chance to. I'll download a few songs right now.

EDIT: I also saw Stay Alive tonight and really don't recommend it to anyone. It's not that great at all.[/QUOTE]

Download these ones for starters:

Something I Learned Today (the opener)
Chartered Trips
Indecision Time
Masochism World
Standing By the Sea
Somewhere
Pink Turns to Blue
Newest Industry

I hung out with a bunch of friends for a while last night. It was good but depressing because I realised I haven't done that for ages.

[QUOTE=el doctor]I'm sitting through Larry the Cable Guy on Leno just so I can watch Neko Case.[/QUOTE]
Ouch, that sucks. Larry the Cable Guy is the epitome of bad comedy. I hope his new movie bombs and his 15 minutes are over.

I'm 18 today :D

Happy not being 14 anymore.

Aahh screw it, Radiohead tickets sold out in like 5 minutes. I even work up early on my Birthday to get them, pssh damn Ebay people.

When Radiohead come back to Australia, I'll fly to see them if I have to.

I'm going to Thailand again at the end of the year with my family and coming back home on my own while they stay overseas for another couple of weeks. This kind of scares me, but I think it will be good plus living on my own for two weeks will be awesome.

Kyles birthday?? congratulation!!!!
if you want to have tickets for a show which is already sold out you probably gonna pay about 60-70€ on ebay although they are actually about 30€.
thats a damn rip-off. i really hate that.

Cheers man.

I'm not even gonna bother paying Ebay prices, I'll just hope to see them in an arena tour or something.

Happy Birthday Kyle.

I had a dream last night that I was at play rehearsal and suddenly everyone broke out into a [i]Bee Thousand[/i] sing-a-long. It was glorious.

[QUOTE=el doctor]I'm sitting through Larry the Cable Guy on Leno just so I can watch Neko Case.[/QUOTE]

I flipped over to that from Letterman for about 30 seconds. Wow, was it bad. (Larry, not Neko)

How was Neko? Knock Loud is such an amazing song.

ArrestThisMan is back, yay.

[QUOTE=Kyle]I'm 18 today :D[/QUOTE]

Happy birthday guy.:cool:

Welcome to the club Kyle. And welcome back ATM. :chug:

After being sandwiched between a 60 watt amp and a drum set for 2 hours of jamming in a 2 1/2 cubicle-sized room, I can safely say my ears aren't alright.

Bored bored bored. What's a new good record I need to listen to?

Hmm...check out:

Starlight Mints - Built on Squares


by the way guys, I never left! I changed my name from Slug

Yes, and it upset me greatly, and now I'm happy again.

Jose Gonzalez is good, as well.

[QUOTE=YDload][url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316787531/ref=cm_lm_fullview_prod_9/102-5489866-3605750?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155]Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981-1991[/url]

Sounds like a neat book![/QUOTE]

It's a great book, the only weak chapter is on Beat Happening

But the other 12 bands more than make up for it.

[QUOTE=br3ad_man]When Radiohead come back to Australia, I'll fly to see them if I have to.[/QUOTE]
I've already done that once and I'll do it again if I have to when they come back. Well worth it.

Indeed.

[QUOTE=ArrestThisMan]by the way guys, I never left! I changed my name from Slug[/QUOTE]

Yes and it's a definite change for the better.

I've had the Jose Gonzales record for a while and it's wonderful. I know Butch Walker well, and he's fallen out of favor with me since his days as a local boy, but interestingly I have never really listened to Elvis Costello, so I think I'll check him out.

I wondered where this Slug character just appeared from.

Yes. Definitely check out Costello because he rooooooooooooooolz.