The Id(l)es
Monday, March 31st, 2003 | Author: Jason

Alright, let me shake the dust off of this thing and see if it still works. This post is going to suck and is mostly informational, but sit tight while I get back into the groove of things.

About two months ago, I contemplated a simple redesign of the site, but I thought the first thing I should do was get a new webhost. I’ll skip all of the technical jargon… suffice it to say that changing webhosts while simultanoeusly redesigning your site is a BAD IDEA. It turned out to be too much of a headache, so I scrapped those projects until I get my shit together.

So, what have I been up to?

I’ve seen some amazing rock shows in the past six weeks. Kym and I saw Pinback(!!!) last Saturday night, along with this band Therondy Ensemble. Pinback is an amazing band, especially live, but Therondy Ensemble only underscored my belief that music majors should not start rock bands. If someone invites you to see Therondy Ensemble, just save yourself a trip to your favorite rock emporium — you can stab yourself in the ear with an icepick in the privacy of your own home.

Holly and I took in a fine show at American University featuring White Light Motorcade, The Ravonettes, and The Mooney Suzuki. All of these bands were just great, and the show was really tiny… maybe 75 people. What do these bands sound like?

  • A few weeks ago I fell asleep while watching The Decline of Western Civilization and listening to the Buzzcock’s Singles Going Steady. White Light Motorcade is the band I dreamed about.

  • Combine in a blender one part Jesus and Mary Chain with two parts Galaxie 500. Add a jigger of Ketel One vodka and pour over ice. Drink this conconction while listening to Sonic youth’s Murray Street on your headphones. You have just experienced the Ravonettes.

  • Build a time machine and transport your self to 1992. Attend a Nation of Ulysses show. Go forward in time to 1997 and catch a show by (The) Make-Up. Come back to 2003 and get Ian Svenious to take you dancing and give you a 1960s mod haircut. Finally, thrust your index finger into the air and scream “I wanna rock and roll!” Congratulations, you are now in The Mooney Suzuki.

    In other news, I broke my elbow.

    Walking down the street. that’s it.

    I wasn’t in a mosh pit or mountain-biking or anything. It was raining and I was walking to buy some shoes because the pair I was wearing were too slippery — obviously. I slipped on a subway grate and fractured my elbow. I spent 3 hours in the ER, and all I have is a bottle of Tylenol with codeine, a sexy blue medical sling and the inability to dress myself.

    This proves conclusively that I am a dork.

    I’m not going to talk about the war… because you can get that anywhere. The only thing I’m going to say is this: It’s not video games, or rap music or violent movies that are desensitizing children to violence. It’s 24/7 war coverage on the news channels of surgical airstrikes, charred corpses, and dismembered Iraqi children. Rupert Murdock, AOLTimeWarner and the PMRC can all kiss my patriotic ass.

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