Where To Begin...

Well, I bought a car. I am now the proud new owner of a 2010 Toyota Corolla (blood red of course) and so far I am very happy with my purchase. It's the LE model so it's somewhat basic on features, but it has all the requirements like A/C, auxiliary input, telescopic steering wheel, and all that good stuff. No leather, no auto start, but whatevs. I was lucky enough to be able to trade in my old '96 Grand Am for a total of 300 bucks which was more than I was expecting for a trade in so that's awesome. The only negative is that because it's a 2010, that means it came out 2009 which means it was one of the cars that had that pesky feature of having the accelerator stick from time to time, but I'm sure they fixed that at some point... probably.

In other news, Jules has a new blog with Mick and from what I've read so far it's pretty legit. Posts about The Wire and Walmart are always a great start for a blog and with the title, "Bitch Ima Kill You," I'm hopeful for wonderful things. Check 'em out sometime at http://www.bitchimakillyou.blogspot.com/ .

I'm going to wrap this post up pretty quick because I have to pound some coffee and get ready for work, but I'm super excited about Wednesday because I'll be roadtripping down to Minneapolis to watch Gwar in concert for the second time. I got to see them in 2009 when they were supporting Lamb of God and I did a post about it back then and I'm sure It'll be just as awesome.

Here's a taste

I'm really going to see their opener, Every Time I Die, a band I've been a big fan of for years and I simply cannot wait for some live metal.

I love life so much right now.

It Was Only A Matter Of Time...

The leaves are falling from the trees, I'm seeing my breath when I get off work in the morning, and my car's mileage is getting worse by the day and that means only one thing - Black Metal.

Black metal is a genre that I really only listen to in the fall and winter because it is so damn bleak and monstrous that listening to it in the summer just doesn't really have the same feeling.

With that, I just picked up Wolves in the Throne Room's newest album, "Celestial Lineage", and it is a beast, a glorious glorious beast. The album somehow takes what was best in their three previous albums and melds it all together for a wonderful listen. The shrieks are still there. The droning guitars are still there. And yet it somehow is fresh. I really can't put my finger on what makes me enjoy this album so much.

p.s. Wolves in the Throne Room aren't Satanic or anything like that, they're just Eco-anarchists who sing about the forest and that sort of thing. Not even kidding.

Please watch this. It's pretty damn sweet.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Sand_Dollar_digging_in.ogv

the URL doesn't entirely give it away.

(yes it does)

Open Your Eyes Wide

I've been having a tough time thinking of anything too important to blog about lately, but as of tonight I actually have something pretty bad ass to report.

Mr. Tom Day will be starting his stint as a college radio DJ on KNDS, NDSU's station. He happens to have a shit time slot (10:00 a.m. on Wednesdays), but that doesn't mean you bitches shouldn't listen to him. Apparently his theme is each show is dedicated to a year in alternative and metal so it's somewhat like a poor man's flashback as best I can imagine, but I'll let that slide.

As awesome as that concept is, I have to shamelessly plug one key aspect of this show. The title. He's decided to name his hour long program, The Stiche Hour. How 'effing cool is that.

As a former DJ for Concordia's own KORD all I can say is I'm just proud of the little bastard.

So please, if you have free time Wednesdays at 10 in the morning give it a listen. What's the worst that could happen.

http://kndsradio.com/music/listen-live-KNDSFM.php