Perks of living anywhere (PHX, AZ) other than Metro ATL.

I can tell you one thing, I don’t regret leaving Georgia. Here are some perks of getting out of the Dirty South. First off….there’s none of this:

..there’s none of these ignoramus’:

…and if theres none of those guys, then there’s definitely none of these things:

..also, there’s none of these jerk asshole wannabe’s:

..and none of this crap:

Lets [...]

What a song, what a video, what a band.

Such a great song from such a great cd from such a great band. I tell you what, I believe I speak for myself and BEP Leader BK Broiler that Thrice’s The Alchemy Index Volume 3 & 4 will rank very high on this years music list. For such a subtle song, they created a [...]

Desert Heat?

It is my fifth day in Arizona and I’m wearing a jacket, just to let you guys know.

Modern Marvel Factoid:

The Hubble telescope can see 10.5 billion light years into the past. Thats fucking whack.

Recent Music In Fool of Gold’s Ears.

Upon Beauty Rests
For the Days We Fear the Air We Breathe
February 14, 2008

Jibe Records
This is a sweet little gem that (of course) Brandon brought to my awareness. On this six-song ep you’ll find what reminds me of, the older melodic hardcore-ish music that we heard from Glassjaw, Hopesfall, and Underoath way back in the day. [...]

Blast From the Past

The Beautiful Mistake
Light a Match, For I Deserve To Burn
The Militia Group
September 2002
I don’t remember when or how I found out about this band, but it was forever ago and I’m sure Brandon had something to do with it. I loved this CD five or six years ago, and I love it today. I think [...]

A Trip Back In Time

So ahhhh, the new 36 Crazyfists song is pretty good, in a nu-metal/metal kinda way. It kinda brings me back to the good ole days.

The Darkness That Comes Before: Book One of The Prince of Nothing Trilogy by R. Scott Bakker
608 pages
Overlook Press (June 2004 UK)
This is the fourth series I picked up on from sffworld. com. Sffworld readers, publishers, and forum posters praised several series that I decided I had to find and read, the first being The [...]

From Justin’s ears to YOUR eyes.

Hey everyone, this is a little band I picked up on through my frequent theprp.com adventures. Every once in a while there’s a band on there that turns out to be somewhat good, let alone listenable. This band just got signed to No Sleep Records, a record label that I’ve never heard of, and will [...]

Did You Know?

..that Amazon.com was initially an online book store?