I’m still around. We’re working on some new MRB material and we just got back from Comic-Con so that has kept me pretty occupied. Even though I had to sleep in the tub in Bernie’s room the convention was pretty incredible. I’m sure someone will post pics and stuff somewhere around here, I’m just too lazy to do it right now. I’ve been listening to The New Limb constantly and you should be too!
I’m posting on my iPhone 3G hopefully for the last time. My birthday was on Friday and I pre-ordered an iPhone 4 for myself. I totally deserve it. Brax has turned on me about the Owl City thing. I’m rather shocked. For such a self proclaimed fan of electronic music and a hater of autotune, I thought he would be with me in disliking something so mediocre in comparison to other acts he champions on a constant basis. Maybe I’m starting to get more bitter now that I’m another year older. Either way, I know I’m right.
I guess I kind of suck at this blog thing. Hey, Brax isn’t so great at it either. We’ve been busy going to shows, working on new material, and cleaning up after that filthy slug, Bernie. He’s all right, I guess. I’m still kind of freaking out about this whole Comic-Con debacle. Thanks to Travel Planners I now have to choose between the touch tank at Sea World and the wilds of Mission Bay. Either one leads to certain doom. Hopefully a third option will present itself soon.
Someone that went to Coachella told me MGMT refused to play “Kids” at Coachella. Look guys, I know you’ve probably played that song a lot, but you know why you have? BECAUSE IT’S YOUR MOST POPULAR SONG! Audiences pay money to hear you play your songs that they enjoy. I’m sorry, but anyone who refuses to play a song on those grounds is an idiot. I can understand if the song requires certain instruments that aren’t available at that show or something like that but here there is no excuse. Yes, yes, play some tracks from whatever album you have out, but for goodness sakes, play the hits too. That’s why the people are there.
Today’s comic does not lie. I love Easter candy. It is definitely my favorite of all holiday candy, probably because of Cadbury Eggs. My favorite are the Creme Eggs but Mini Eggs are a very close second. The Monday after Easter is one of my favorite days of the year as stores all over mark down their candy to insanely cheap prices. This year I nearly lost a fin in a battle for some Starburst Jelly Beans, but it was totally worth it. Now we have the long wait until Halloween. Hopefully my candy reserves can hold up.
Brax went on vacation. He left that freaking plant here. She is really giving me the creeps. Maybe I could sell her on Craigslist, but then we’d have to find a new drummer. Decisions, decisions.
I was going to post a rant about Comic-Con and the insane hotel situation a couple days ago but a good friend has helped us out of a bind. I was beginning to think I would have to sleep in Mission Bay or stay with my relatives at Sea World or something! Let me tell you, I wasn’t looking forward to have kids gawk at me all day and try to pet me. No thank you. But yeah, we’ll be at Comic-Con. Phil and Brendan are working on planning some meetups and we all are hoping to have our zine done by then to show off to folks. It should be an awesome time!
I’ve been meaning to post about this but I guess I’ve been so mad about it, I forgot. Coachella is only selling 3 day passes this year. There are no one day tickets. So If I want to go to only Day 3 to see Pavement and Gorillaz, I have to pay $269 freaking dollars. That is insane. I really hope this new venture will fail miserably, but I know it won’t because concerts are no longer for actual music fans, they are for rich people who don’t even care what show they are going to. I have seen more evidence to this fact when I do actually make it out to a show and I see more and more people talking and not even paying attention to the set, getting completely drunk so they won’t even remember the show, and other ridiculous displays of non-cool show behavior. I am aware I probably sound like an old man ranting about this, but I really don’t care. Live Nation and the big promoters are ruining live music as we know it. I guess I’ll stick to the small local shows, but I really do miss the big concerts. Perhaps if the fans stop handing these crooks their money by the bushel they would be forced to change. One can dream.
If you are not doing anything on April 3rd you really need to buy a ticket to The New Limb’s album release show at The House of Blues in Anaheim. Yes, there’s been some great albums this year so far but I am not lying in saying this one is probably my most anticipated. I know I gush quite a bit about these guys on here, but they deserve it. They are definitely one of the most talented and charismatic bands I’ve seen perform in ages and from what I hear their debut full length will not disappoint. Also, they recently won Best Indie Band at the OC Music Awards, so if that doesn’t say something, I don’t know what does. I am saddened by the fact that I will be out of town that weekend but I know there will be plenty more chances to see the band as they are only going to get bigger after this monumental show!
Sorry I have been sick. I also was trying to help Brax get his facebook page up and running. The dude already got locked out of his Facebook account! He is claiming it is not his fault, but seeing as how he manages to break everything he touches related to technology, I don’t buy it. So I am keeping the page updated while he figures that out.
What else is new? I got a new Xbox yesterday so I can finally download the rest of the Beatles albums and some of that other Rock Band DLC as well. I don’t know if I’ll have time to play it anytime soon though since Final Fantasy 13 came out today. Yeah, I’m an RPG geek. Fight me.
