Tale of the Runaways

I have been on a new music frenzy recently and this frenzy has led me to Maylene & The Sons of Disaster. Most of the songs I've heard aren't very good, but this one hooked me in. It's more melodic and mellow than their other songs. I can't help listening to it repeatedly.

Through the magic of google, I found a site called imeem.com that had an embeddable mp3 which seemed great except that I couldn't get it to work, and when I tried going back to the link it wanted me to sign up for something to listen to it again. So now I'm stuck with the only other version I can find, which unfortunately is set to the backdrop of a stupid cartoon, but what are you going to do? Anyway, the song is haunting and I love the harmony.

37 Stitches

I'm starting to become a Drowning Pool fan. I'm a little ashamed I don't know too much about them. I first heard them in 2001 (I had to look it up) when their song Bodies was getting some airplay. Then I didn't hear anything from them for several years and assumed they were done until they re-emerged in late 2007 with the great songs Soldiers and Enemy and the not so good cover of Rebel Yell. And while looking up the date that Bodies was released, I also found some interesting facts. Jonathan Papelbon (Red Sox pitcher) plays Bodies when he comes to the mound and it has been in the trailer for the following movies: Rambo, Daredevil, XXX, The One, Jason X (Friday the 13th sequel), and The Punisher.

I'm pretty proud of the band for going to Iraq to perform for the troops with the USO and campaigning for better mental health care for returning soldiers. The song Soldiers was written to honor our soldiers and half the proceeds from their 'This is for the soldiers' tour went to fund mental health care for them. You can read more about it here.

Anyway, back to 37 stitches, it's a little slower and melodic than their previous offerings. I love the harmonies and haunting guitars. I'm not really sure what the song is about but assume a bad relationship. I could listen to this song over and over though. I think I'll learn to play it.

Monster Magnet

I've been taking a trip down memory lane today musically speaking and came across this awful video that I haven't seen in years. I also haven't heard the song in years and to this day have absolutely no idea what Negasonic Teenage Warhead means. But what struck me about this video isn't any of those things, it's that it was directed by Gore Verbinski (according to one source anyway). Gore went on to direct the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, and according to IMDB is currently slated to direct Bioshock - a great video game but no doubt what will turn out to be a horrible movie. Anyway, that got me thinking about what other directors got their start with music videos and I don't even know where to start looking. It's probably a simple google search to find out, but I'm too lazy even for that.

When you're done with this one, check out Space Lord, filmed in front of the Plaza Hotel & Casino. I just ate lunch there last week! And that reminds me, special thanks go out to Monster Magnet for providing a great nickname for one particular individual who is notorious for spacing out. Rock on.

Stuck In My Head

Today I've got a song stuck in my head that has got some of the weirdest lyrics I've ever heard. Just try to top lines like, "Say hello to the rug's topography, it holds quite a lot of interest with your face down on it." Or, "Say hello to the apples on the ground, they were once in your eyes but you sneezed them out while sleeping." What's this song all about you ask? Why The Nurse Who Loved Me of course. Enjoy your dose of A Perfect Circle.

Chinese Democracy

I was pretty skeptical of the new Guns N Roses album that has been in the works for seemingly a decade now. I figured that a drugged up Axl Rose and a band of nobodies that I have no idea where he found wouldn't amount to much, and after hearing their first single was pretty underwhelmed. I have recently begun hearing their second single - Better - on the radio recently and it's, well, better. It's not Paradise City, but it's not bad. Good enough, anyway, that I'm now interested in hearing more of the album. It starts out a little slowly and takes it's time building, but about 2:30 it kicks into gear and starts to rock. So give it a listen, and if you don't end up with a smile on your face I offer a money back guarantee. Also please ignore the amateur video.

New Music

Brand new from Saliva, and I do mean brand new since this single is supposed to officially drop one week from today on the 28th and the new album isn't due out until 12/16, is the new song Family Reunion. I heard this on the radio last night and went online to find more about it and nothing was available until I checked again today. It's not their best song, but it's pretty good and anybody familiar with the band should know what to expect: some heavy guitar and "singing" that is almost more rapping during the verses, followed by melodic choruses with some catchy harmony. I'd say it's better than anything off their last album. Listen to it now before it gets pulled.

Sorrow

I almost never listen to the End, but it seems like every time I flip by there lately I have to stop so I can listen to Bad Religion before they move on to some of their usual alterna-crap. For the time being at least they are contributing to society rather than detracting from it.