Fall, Glimmer, Sparkle and Fade

:: Friday, November 08, 2002 ::

This is interesting...

Which Founding Father Are You?

:: Ryan 1:50 AM [+] ::
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Yea, two months between posts! Time flies when there's a lot of work to be done. Plus, when there's work to be done there isn't much to post about. Lucky for me (and you?) this past weekend has given me a little to post about. Three little letters: CMJ.

Last week I spent 5 days in NYC for CMJ's Music Marathon and it really reaffirmed my love for music. Don't get me wrong, it's not as if I had lost it, but there wasn't all that much I was getting excited about. I was there on Sony Music's dime and saw all the great stuff Columbia and Epic will be putting out over the next year.

Epic will be putting out the likes of: Pearl Jam, Audioslave, Mudvayne, The Juliana Theory and Vendetta Red (among many others). While Columbia will be sending these titles your way: System of a Down, Pete Yorn, Wheatus, Nas, Crazy Town, Bleu and The Ataris.

The best part of the weekend though were the live shows. I was able to check out Mudvayne, Boy Sets Fire, Sprites, Deep Blue, The Raveonettes and Allan Clapp. Those shows ranged from interesting (Boy Sets Fire) to insane (Mudvayne) to pleasently surprising (The Raveonettes). I was also lucky enough to see acoustic sets by The Juliana Theory, Howie Day and Bleu. However, the best show award has to be split this year between Vendetta Red and Joseph Arthur. Those two couldn't be more different, but both put on an AMAZING live show. Vendetta Red is a band (to quote CMJ) that has to be seen live to be understood. They're rock, punk, 'emo', they're a little bit of everything. Above all else, they put on an AMAZING show and no matter what type of music you listen to, you have to see this band live. Joseph Arthur on the other hand is eclectic, but easier to classify. He's a singer/songwriter that creates a different show each time he plays, because he uses effect pedals to loop samples and will add different layers to a song at any given time. His new record is coming out in a couple weeks and I suggest you all pick it up. In the meantime, go d\l some of his tracks (live ones if possible) from your favorite Digital Music d\l Engine.

I'm still recovering from the early meetings and late night concerts, but things certainly aren't slowing down any now that i'm back. The concert season is picking up, the holidays are just around the corner, classes are hitting the home stretch, both jobs are getting crazy and the job search is just about to get underway.

It's on now...

:: Ryan 2:00 AM [+] ::
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