Food: I Like It (Raisin Bran Crunch)

So, generally speaking, I HATE raisins. Well, I guess it is more of a love/hate relationship with more of an emphasis on the hate part. I generally feel like people ruin perfectly good pieces of bread, baked goods and bagels with the presence of raisins. Every time I am tempted by cinnamon bread or a cinnamon bagel, I am turned away by the raisins. The fine people at Pepperidge Farm caught wind of people who are anti-raisin and started making their cinnamon swirl bread sans raisin, but not in their whole-wheat variety. Hey PFarm, us non-raisin people want our bread in whole wheat too!!!! I digress...

Anyways, I'm generally not a fan of raisins in breads/baked goods because something about cooking them makes them all gooey and sticky and mushy and gross and the idea of it makes me just want to barf. I'm not even a fan of just getting one of those cute little boxes of raisins to eat for a snack, they flavor just doesn't work for me. But, ever since I was a child, I have been a fan of raisin bran. I don't know if it is because the raisins in raisin bran are SUPER hard and don't get mushy and gross, but for some reason, I've always enjoyed the cereal.

After the gym last week, I was in the cereal isle of Stop and Shop thinking of getting some Cinnamon Life when I saw a box of Raisin Bran Crunch and said to myself, "you know, raisin bran is pretty good (and good for you) and this is like raisin bran with extra goodness, you should try it" so I purchased the box and to my delight, it is AMAZING! The little clusters of oaty-crunchy thingys really add to the awesomeness of the cereal.

If you need a new healthy cereal option, I say hit up the raisin bran crunch - you won't be disappointed.

Soundtrack to this post: Parry Gripp, "Hip Hip Hooraisin"

Analog Recording with The Kokoon

The Kokoon represent a very DIY way of going about making music. Creating everything from the songs themselves, to the album artwork and videos, this edgy, pop-rock duo is all about representing themselves and projecting an art through their work. Dirk Henry, one half of the Berlin-based pair, had a lot to say to us here at Planetary about recording his own music and we wanted to share it with you. Being the sound engineer on all their albums he records all their work on 24-track analogue machines. Unlike most music, which is recorded digitally these days, Dirk explains the process behind this now unique way of making music, and his perspective behind choosing this style.

Dirk Henry – one part of the Berlin based duo The Kokoon – is multi instrumentalist and sound engineer/ producer. His credits include mixing work for "We are Scientists" (Crap attack/Virgin) and engineers' and musicians' work for german multi platinum selling act:
"Wir sind Helden" among many other great but more or less "successful" bands.

"When I started to work at recording studios as sound engineer 15 years ago the 2" 24-track analogue machine was the recording standard for band recordings. The only professional multi track
alternative were digital tape machines by Sony (48 tracks) or Otari (32 tracks) but from the sounding point of view I always prefered to work with analogue machines like the Otari MTR-90 or Studer A820" (see picture)."

"By the end of the 90's Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) like ProTools and others substituted the traditional analogue multitrack recorders due to the possibilities to record, edit, mix and easily store more tracks. But with this grow of possibilities I often noticed that musicians and producers got lost in the space of opportunities. Instead of making decisions while recording many people collect bunches of
tracks that aren't worked out ("we can edit this later") and have a lack of inspiration."

"While I was considering how to record the music of The Kokoon I noticed that I was longing for the situations of analogue recording sessions of the "old days" for two reasons: the limitation of tracks and the beautiful sound of tape."

"The limitation of tracks forces you just to record the most essential instruments and voices for the song. The tape recorder forces you to work out properly every track you want to record with a maximum of inspiration because if you don't put it into a DAW later you won't be able to edit bits of the track and move them ("oh, the last two beats in the intro of track 59 were great. Let's move them into the last chorus of track 83"...) for example."

"Finally the sound of analogue tape is second to none. It's not only tape compression but also the "body" of the recorded sound that makes the difference to digital recorded music – still. Unfortunately you have to move to digital at some stage. That's why we also mixed everthing on analogue mixing desks (Amek and SSL) to keep that sound as long as possible."

Common Market “Escaping Arkham”

source: mtvU

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If You Love Me....

You will buy me one of THESE!

I don't know a gift more appropriate for someone like me...it is shaped like a penguin AND it makes seltzer....genius.

Bizkit

This is nuts.

Dude, Where's Your Pants?

Disclaimer: If I know you, or you are my friend, and you happen to wear tights as pants, don't take this personally, I am by no means knocking you, or your personal sense of fashion (oh wait, I guess I am, haha, my bad). I'm just expressing my (perhaps unfashionable) opinion.

So someone sent this to me today and it is my new favorite website of all time. The message is SO simple: tights are not pants

Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-tights. Like most things, I feel that tights have a time and a place. This website lists proper times for tights as sports, ballet dancing, renaissance fairs etc, and I'll agree with those. I'll also agree that it is perfectly acceptable to wear them under a skirt, for either fashion purposes or to add extra warmth. I can be ok with that. But, much like sweatpants, I don't feel like tights are an all-encompassing, universal piece of clothing that can be used in public whenever you f'in feel like it. Sweatpants, for example, in my lonely little opinion, should NEVER be worn in public, unless you are commuting from the gym or something like that. Every single time I'm at the mall I see throngs of people wearing sweatpants and pj pants walking around and it irritates me and just screams laziness and "i have no self-respect" - a little too harsh? Maybe, but I'm sure the people from "What Not To Wear" would agree (not that they'd approve of my wardrobe either!)

Call Me Old Fashioned, But This Is Just Wrong:


Anyways, back to the point. I'm all for wearing tights under skirts, dresses, mini-dresses and even super long shirts that go below your butt cheeks. However, the minute I start seeing people wearing shorter shirts or even shirts that cover only part of the butt and tights, it makes me want to vomit. NO ONE NEEDS TO SEE THE CONTOURS OF YOUR ASS THAT GODDAMN MUCH!! It's just gross and a lot of times, it just looks frumpy. And obviously, I'm not the only one who thinks so, as someone has dedicated their time and efforts to make an entire website, which includes neat little leaflets you can print out and give to your friends who are offenders.

I'm sure women everywhere, possibly even friends of mine, will read this and think I am a total bitch, and like I said, I by no means am a beacon of high fashion, but I know what I like, and tights as pants is not something I like.

Other useful links proving I'm not alone in this rant:
Ms. Decaf
Meowx
Break The Sky
Shirt or Dress
and...
A Glamour Magazine Don't, Enough Said

The proof, is in the pudding, or these women's asses hanging all over the f'in place (a.k.a. the offenders):















I rest my case.

Food: I Like It (Raspberry Preserves)

As much as a lot of the time when I cook I like to create new and interesting food dishes, while here at work I tend to eat more like a simpleton. Many times, you can see me her during lunch hour rocking out to a good ol'fashioned PB&J. For many, PBJ sparks a debate as to what sort of jam/jelly whatever, and for me, the winner is Raspberry. I find a lot of people say grape, and while I like grapes, and their juice, I find grape jelly absolutely disgusting 99% of the time. Strawberry is ok but I don't know, I just thing raspberry has a certain edge to it. My favorite is Smuckers Raspberry Preserves, but to appreciate this you have to be willing to eat something chock full of seeds that get stuck in your teeth. I don't really care about that type of crap because that's what they make floss, toothpicks, toothbrushes and all those other things for.

Not only does it make a fine J for the PB&J combo, but I have discovered many other great uses for it. For one, you can have it on just plain toast, like I just did, and sprinkle it with cinnamon. The cinnamon part may sound a little gross but trust me, it is super yummy. (you could also, for that matter, use cinnamon swirl bread for toast for the same effect, but I digress...)

I also really enjoy taking a pear, cutting it into slices and smearing the raspberry jelly on it like a spread. This may also sound odd, but I remembered this one time from when I was little on the back of a jelly belly jellybean box, one of their suggested combos of flavors was the raspberry one and the pear one, and it was delish, so this is the same concept but with actual fruit and not just little balls of sugar.

Then there is an endless world of baked goods you could get into but if you're feeling a little daring, take a wheel of Brie cheese and spread some of the raspberry on the top and cover it with almond slices - bake in the oven until gooey and serve with fancy crackers - it is both sweet and savory and yummy yummy.

So there you go, Raspberry Preserves, they are the bomb!

More Propagandhi Live Pics

After Propagandhi's short east coast tour, we've seen some incredible pics from different websites. They're the best way we can translate how great the band is live, so we're sending some out. These are from the Middle East (MA) Highline (NY) and Williamsburg Music Hall (NY) shows.

Thanks to Future Breed and Brooklyn DIY for letting us use their pics. There are more Propagandhi pics, and more bands on both websites.
Future Breed
Brooklyn DIY

To listen to the full record stream, visit
The Punk Site

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Something Awful....

Something awful this way comes. This pic has been passed around like a pool pass on a hot day... er, like the only shovel in a chain gang... er, like a cupcake at...nevermind.

Anyway, time is short today, but I do like to post, so I'm throwing up a quick pic. Enjoy it in all its glory.

The Sound Man's Name is Euguene...

....and Eugene Has Crabs!

03/15/09
Propagandhi w/ Paint It Black, No Trigger and Pericles
Middle East Downstairs

So Sunday night, all of my high school dreams came true and I finally got to see Propagandhi live, in the flesh. Well, I'm sure that I had other dreams in high school, but I doubt any were as important as this one. I wasn't able to get any pictures, so I asked photographer extraordinaire Dan over at Future Breed if I could borrow some of his, so if you like his pics check out his site!

I didn't make it in time to see the first band, Pericles, and I barely made it in time to see No Trigger, a pretty fun band from Central, MA (Worcester, maybe?) I first learned of this band a little over a year ago when my boyfriend and I first met and he showed me a picture of him in a No Trigger video on his myspace. I only really knew one song of theirs (I think it's called "more to offer" but I also could be entirely wrong) but they played it, so that made me happy.


No Trigger - Reppin' the Central MA!

I had seen Paint It Black and few times and was happy to see them again. Now, most people know I'm by no means an authority on punk rock or hardcore music but I generally enjoy seeing these guys. They have this one song, "Atticus Fitch" that I really like and they closed with that, which was, for me at least, a great way to end the set. I know there are a lot of people out there who aren't necessarily into the "preachy" factor of the band, especially the commentary by lead singer Dan Yemin, but I can't say it really bothered me.


(Dan Yemin, in all his glory. Bonus Question: can you point out which of these audience members rocking out is a planetary employee?)

I'll admit, preachy-ness is not normally something I'm a fan of, but I actually respect this guy, and here's why. First, he was in Lifetime, and Lifetime is pretty rad you gotta admit. Second, the man had a friggen stroke and still managed to stay positive and carry out with his life (and yes, I realize that medically speaking, not all stroke victims can say that and it isn't their fault, I'm just saying it's cool he had a stroke and managed to be fine). Third, he doesn't think just because you're a dude into hardcore you have to be some sort of macho asshole and get into fights. He made mention of this the other night, citing how his hometown of Philly and our homebase of Boston both are notorious for violence within the hardcore scene and that just wasn't necessary (it almost sounded like he was making a dig at those FSU guys, which I can support, as I don't subscribe to their twisted views of morality and justice). Lastly, the man has a doctorate and is a practicing teen/child psychologist. Now, I'm not saying every person with a degree or education is smart or right in their views, but at least he's not some guy in a band who has no education who spouts off his mouth. He's just an educated hardcore guy who spouts off his mouth ;-). Either way, I don't hate him, and neither does the boyfriend, who blushed a little when Dan Yemin touched him on the shoulder. He has a bit of a man crush on this guy, but hey, so does every other hardcore guy I know, and I can't say I really blame them.


Chris Hannah - He's From Canada!

Now that I've ranted on why I don't hate Dan Yemin, on to Propagandhi. After their van broke down and they almost didn't make the show, they finally appeared in all of their Canadian glory. I have to admit, they rocked it pretty hard, even though I wasn't close enough to properly get my face shredded off (I'm small, so I thought it was in my best interest to take a step back on this one). It's hard for me to say what the definitive highlight was because there were so many, so here is my short list of songs I thought were awesome as f.u.c.k.

1) "Dear Coach's Corner" - when they played this one off of Supporting Caste, hands went up in the air and the crowd went crazy
2) "Back To The Motor League" - from Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes, because it's my favorite song of theirs - I used to drive around in my 2door pontiac grand-am to this one
3) "Mate Ka Moris Ukun Rasik An" - also from Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes - it really is a great way to start an album and it totally rocked in person.
4) "Haillie Sellasse, Up Your Ass" - from the band's first album How To Clean Everything. It's never been my favorite song, but with the addition of the second guitarist, they really filled this one out and made it totally ballsy and awesome.
5) "Fuck The Border" - also from "Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes." What made this one special was that Dan Yemin did the vocals and I think he did a great job filling in for Todd The Rod, and the audience went ape-shit for it. Here is an awesome picture where it looks like Yemin's neck vein is going to burst.


Holy Neck Vein Batman!

Not only did the band fulfill all of my expectations musically, but they fulfilled all my expectations of them being Canadian. Maybe they play up their Canadianess for us dumb Americans, but if they do, I don't care, I still love it all the same. But then again, I love a lot of things Canadian, like The Kids in the Hall, Degrassi (original and present), Trailer Park Boys, Labatt Blue, Molson, The Urban Peasant and Coronation Street. Maybe I should move to Canada?


Todd, The Rod!

And of course, the guys managed to be humorous, making jokes with each other about farts, hockey and everything in between. Chris Hannah even had the crowd chant "The Sound Man's Name Is Eugene and Eugene Has Crabs" to get the rest of the band out for an encore. Priceless. Where's Dave Foley when you need him?

Thanks again to the Propagandhi dudes for having us out and putting on a show that will be hard to beat this year, I can't think of anything else that will make me this happy!

Food: I like it (Entenmann's Donuts)

Nothing in my life makes me happier than an Entenmann's donut. Ok, that's a lie BUT they sure are really good! As a child the best breakfast was a chocolate covered Entenmann's donut. Breaking off the chocolatey crust first, than eating the inside. Brings me back to the good ol' days. Perhaps this is where my sweet tooth came from.

Now that I'm a mature young woman, I have moved on to boring cereal and healthy foods to keep my figure. BUT every once in a while my roommate and I will break out the box of donuts and eat the whole thing. Yes all 8 donuts will most likely be gone within an hour. That was what happened this past weekend. Of course the next day I felt gross but it was sure worth it!

It's Thursday, Damnit! Let's Start The Weekend

So, it's Thursday and the boyfriend is out of town so let's get the weekend started early (insert girlish "woooooooo" here). Hahaha, I laugh, because I'm for some reason sleepy and possibly delirious, and its only 5pm.

But in all seriousness, the boyfriend left this morning for SC for a weekend of debauchery made up of collared shirts, bbq and golfing (so scandalous!) so I'm bored and figure I needed to make my own debauchery weekend with mah lady friends. Here is what we have planned:

Thursday: Dinner at Quiznos (awe man) and Hooray For Earth, Oppenheimer and Ok Go at the Paradise
Friday: gym, possible summer dress shopping, apartment cleaning, crafts (most of these i'll be flying solo with)
Saturday: an afternoon at the Museum of Science (this is where the weekend gets really scandalous) followed by Pizzeria Regina (nothing says girls weekend better than sloth like eating) and a trip to the Courtside for Karaoke (ok, this is actually where we begin our own debauchery, have you heard me sing? yikes!)
Sunday: Spectating at the famous Southie Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade, which in the time I've lived here I've managed to never see (I'm usually at SXSW) and then meeting up with the boy to share stories of debauchery and rock our faces off at Propagandhi

WOW. I mean, I don't know how a weekend could really get more sinful. HAHA. I laugh at my own retardedness and nothing else....

Times I worked the word debauchery into this post: 5

Call the cops? nah I'll just post on twitter.

I never did nor ever will understand the phenomenon with Twitter, the social networking site where you can constantly update your status. I think it's a waste of time and if your not famous why would anyone bother looking at what your doing. Anywho apparently this guy had someone break into his home and while the man was still pillaging through his bathroom the guy decided to post on Twitter....multiple times....and record a video.

Here are some of the many posts:

# ok, maybe I should lock my door - I swear a random dude just walked into my bathroom and I can't believe I haven't freaked out
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie

# there is no TP in my bathroom - wonder if that is complicating things for him - was gonna wait for him to come out and kick him out
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie

# haven't gone in yet ..... debating calling cops but just feel it's not needed for some reason (and probably contrary to all logic)
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie

He then preceeded to post a video and kick the guy out. Some people are just so stupid. I kind of think it was all a big setup.

Propagandhi's Supporting Caste Out Today!

That's right! Propagandhi's Supporting Caste is out today! If you didn't already pre-order it, you should go out and buy a copy, or five! I can't wait until this weekend's show at The Middle East with Paint it Black and Ruiner, it is going to be punktastic! This album has been on repeat for me and was the saving grace for getting me through my five hour drive to upstate, ny this weekend as well as my hellacious gym routine last night.

Also out today is Cursive's Mama, I'm Swollen, which so far, I feel pretty good about. I've listened to it probably 5 times and I can't say I have any negative thoughts about it. Hopefully the band will make their way back to Boston soon, it has been far too long since Tim Kasher has strolled in to town.

The Rock Obama

It's like the people from SNL have read my mind. I literally just told someone the other day that if I were to make a movie about President Obama, the only person I would think about having play him is the Rock, and now...my dream has come true.

LOST, ahhhhh!

This season on Lost has been recapturing my attention. I admit I got a little bored for a while but now all these crazy things are happening and it's getting really good. So here are a few thoughts I've been having about the show and last night's episode.

1. I don't think my brain is capable of keeping track or understanding all these time jumps and where that puts all the characters on the show.

2. I don't know who to trust anymore, Dharma? Richard? Ben? Charles Widmore?

3. I really don't like Jack's character anymore, he annoys me.

4. Sawyer and Juliet living together!! what????? and he's over Kate? yea right!

5. So happy everyone is getting back on the island! Really touching moment at the end of last night!

Everyone Loves Propagandhi!

With just one week until the release of their new album, Supporting Caste, all I hear about everywhere I go is how awesome Propagandhi is. And really, they are f'in awesome, and I can't wait to go see them on the 15th because I know they are going to rock my face off (I don't really need it anyway).

In anticipation, I wanted to share with you a great feature the band recently had posted over at Late Night Wallflower. Thanks Matt for all your help with this!

As well, reading some reviews today, I stumbled upon one of the funniest review lines I've ever seen, that, although odd, is perfect feedback for this band: "These fellas could poop on a dirty dish,..hand it to me,and I'd eat it...but enough of what turns me on." That little gem can be found over at The Cogency Editorial.

If you're an East Coaster like me - check them out! You know you can't resist! Not only are Propagandhi going to rock my face off, but the last time I saw Paint It Black they were AMAZING so get there early and check them out!

PROPAGANDHI w/ Paint It Black
03/05/2009 - St. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre
03/06/2009 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ The Culture Room
03/07/2009 - Elkton, FL @ St. John's County Fairgrounds - HARVEST OF HOPE FESTIVAL
03/08/2009 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
03/10/2009 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Peabodys (w. New Hampshire State Motto)
03/11/2009 - Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar (w. Ruiner)
03/12/2009 - New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
03/13/2009 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg (w. Bridge and Tunnel)
03/14/2009 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theatre (w. Witch Hunt)
03/15/2009 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Club

Jimmy Eat World Clarity x 10 @ HOB Blues

Last Thursday, I excitedly made my way to the brand new House of Blues here in Boston for the Jimmy Eat World Clarity X 10 tour. I love Jimmy Eat World and Clarity by far ranks as one of my all time favorite albums so I was really excited and had high hopes for this show. Boston was, I believe, night #4 in the 10 city run which ends in the band’s home state of Arizona.

I made my way over to the brand spanking new House of Blues, across the street from Fenway Park, which took the place of previous Boston clubs Avalon and Axis. I don’t know why I had high hopes that the HOB would dazzle me, I had never been to one and I don’t know how I feel about chains, but Dan Akroyd is involved, so it has to be good, right?

The first thing I noticed when I got inside was that the entrance sort of still looked like the Avalon entrance but with new paint, so I automatically didn’t know what took them three or so years to open the place. I was then immediately turned off when I had to be frisked by some man with a metal detector. 5’ 2” me? Frisked? With a metal detector? At a Jimmy Eat World show? Like, really? This really irritated me. I haven’t been frisked at a show since, well I don’t even know when. Not even at the Boston Garden for a WWE event last night did I get frisked. But JEW? Then the man asked to see inside my miniature sized clutch purse that barely held my money and chapstick and truth-be-told, I did give him a bit of attitude, because after the frisking, I was sort of in a bad mood. He then saw my camera and told me I had to “check it” because they don’t allow cameras. Check my camera? Where? The man tells me that I can leave it at the coat check, and I told him I’m not really comfortable with that, and after arguing with him I agree to put it in my boyfriend’s book bag, which also must be checked.

Finally, we get in and I begin looking around and the first thing I notice is that I don’t really care for the décor. I get the whole theme they are trying to pull off here, but I just don’t like it, and I don’t necessarily throwing up some folk art and swirly lines on the walls makes a building “culturally diverse” as they tout. But then again, George Clinton played the night before so I guess that makes it ok. The next thing I notice is that there are a lot more bars than at Avalon, more bars selling $6 Miller Lites. Sweet! They’ve added two levels of balconies and while that is cool because it adds more places for people to stand (potentially short people like me), that then places large pillars on the ground lining the side of the main floor space causing an obstructed view from anywhere near the bar/side area. I guess they figure since they built it near Fenway Park they should keep with the obstructed view tradition. Maybe it was the non-union labor that built this place who may have decided that design. (side note: it’s not that I really care whether or not this place was built with union workers, I just happened to be given a flyer on my way in from union workers saying Dan Akroyd was quoted in the Boston Phoenix as saying “We’re all wary of chains, but we’ve opened 13 of these and they’re grossing $400 million a year” and that the HOB is using a non-union work force who they force to accept sub-standard wages and benefits).

All of that aside, once JEW got on stage and started the task at hand, it was phenomenal. They played Clarity in its entirety, as promised, and it sounded so good! Each and every one of those vocal harmonies on the album were executed to perfection. For anyone who is a fan of the album and had it play any significance in their life would be happy. After that, they played a small selection of songs off their other albums, which was cool, but obviously not as cool.

I was really impressed with JEW and it makes me think about how much I appreciate this concept of bands recognizing that certain albums of theirs are standouts to fans and have that "listen all the way through" trait that make shows like this work. I mean, think about if Cursive were to 5 years from now go on tour and replay The Ugly Organ in its entirety - wouldn't that just make your life? Well, it would make mine.

So all in all, the show itself was really good and most of my complaints lay within the HOB and well, are probably a little nitpicky. The only real complaint I have with JEW was the T-Shirts. I was fully ready to go in there and spend $20 or so on a T-Shirt but when I got to the merch booth, the men's shirts were $25 and the women's shirts were $30! Not only was I appalled by the idea of a $30 T-Shirt (I mean, I shelled out $78 for a pair of tickets, thanks Ticketmaster!) but the fact they wanted me to pay $5 more for less fabric, well, that's just beat and I wouldn't buy one on principle.

Sigh. So there it is, in all it's glory, my rant (and occasional good word) about the show. And it is sad there is so much ranting here, because in actuality, I really did have an amazing time and was glad that I went. Haha, although I guess you'd never tell from this post.

<3

Juana Molina, muy caliente!

This past Thursday evening I went to see one of my favorites, Juana Molina, at the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square. It was the first time I had seen her and the first time that I had been to that venue. The place was really quaint and lovely. Much like the Somerville Theatre it doubles as a movie theatre and the smell of popcorn was strong. I got lucky and ended up sitting in the front row, even though the place is really small and you could probably see fine from anywhere.

The opener was a Boston act, can't remember the name (something to do with faces) but his music was great and his voice sounded a lot like the guy from Band of Horses. Then Juana came on and unlike her past shows instead of going solo she had a bass player and drummer accompanying her. If you've never heard anything by her you should definitely check her out. Her music is a mix of jazz, electronica, and latin and she layers her music by singing or playing a part and then looping it back over and over again.

Although there were some technical problems that she had to stop for twice during her set (she was not happy with the people working there, girls got sass), the show was amazing! She used to be a comedian in her homeland of Argentina and she is hysterical plus she's got a great attitude and is realy entertaining. The whole time she is dancing around while singing and keeping track of her machine and peddles that loop the music around, it's very impressive, plus the drummer kicked ass! Definitely want to catch her again if she ever comes back to Boston.

Dog Jumps Kid

It's dumping snow in NYC. From the window of our new awesome office, I just saw a van get stuck on the sidewalk (where he didn't mean to be driving) and a bunch of kids from a school wipe out. Pretty good.

This is also making me happy. Thanks greg.