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This guy puts Chuck Norris to shame...
From Digg-I had a friend show me this 'about us' a couple of months ago while looking for a different foundation of a similar name. I have no idea if it is legit, but its a hell of an interesting read. The longer you read, the better it gets.
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Pretty Odd Minutes to your Paycheck, or Why two of my favorite bands suck
Hey,
Well, My last year of high school is winding down. That's right, I'll be off to live alone with much more free time. Maybe that means more time for posts like this one and less Digg posts. Who knows and who cares. All I know is that I've got a paper due on Monday, so it's time to stall myself as I am prone to do. So, I'll write up another one of the many posts festering up in my head.
You may have heard it on the radio, but Linkin Park came out with a new album a little while ago. I got it when it came out, as Linkin Park is one of the few bands that I would monetarily support. They sound different, and their music has always been a soundtrack to my life. Always until I popped "Minutes to Midnight" into my computer to start the ITunes transfer. I was flabbergasted. What was this bullshit. There were songs with no rapping. There were barely any Mr. Hahn sounds. Every other song was a ballad. BALLADS. FROM LINKIN FUCKING PARK.
I looked in the booklet and regret it to this day. The band that had first introduced a young mind to metal guitars and good music looked like a hippie Good Charlotte. There was a guy with an afro. I knew what was going on, although it took me many months to accept it. They sold out to the studios. This music wasn't Linkin Park music, it was Lincoln Park music. It was appealing to a much wider demographic, it had basic guitars instead of techno sounds, and the girls sure do love their ballads don't they. There is nothing they could do at this point to regain me and many others like me as fans. Anything they do now is dead to me, and it makes me sick.
What finally pushed this post through my fingers onto the keyboard was another bands very recent album, Panic! at the Disco's "Pretty. Odd." (That exclamation point IS a part of your name GOD damn it). After a very successful debut album which almost sounded like a pop version of a System of a Down album, they have turned in a generic "classic rock inspired" waste of space. I couldn't even get through the album. I guess the success got to their heads, but I wish it could have waited for at least one more album, as I really liked their first effort.
Why is it so hard to give music fans what they want. A good band IMO is a band that can turn in an album that is different enough from their previous work while still being in the same genre (at the very least). One good example is another favorite band of mine, Disturbed. Disturbed has made three very good albums, all hard rock, but each with their own flavor, and as the listener, I appreciate that. Both Lincoln Park and Panic! have failed this horribly, one band because they have given up their artistic ideals and one band because they let super stardom blind them to their purpose. And it's a damn shame.
One last factoid, Lincoln Park recorded fifty to sixty songs in their attempt to pump out Minutes to Midnight. I wont be surprised at some quick new albums coming from them in the next few years with that material, as they are a business now, and you can't waste good product just because it was made a few years ago.
-May your band of choice rock on with their integrity intact
Pudge
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Now playing: Creed - My Own Prison
via FoxyTunes
Well, My last year of high school is winding down. That's right, I'll be off to live alone with much more free time. Maybe that means more time for posts like this one and less Digg posts. Who knows and who cares. All I know is that I've got a paper due on Monday, so it's time to stall myself as I am prone to do. So, I'll write up another one of the many posts festering up in my head.
You may have heard it on the radio, but Linkin Park came out with a new album a little while ago. I got it when it came out, as Linkin Park is one of the few bands that I would monetarily support. They sound different, and their music has always been a soundtrack to my life. Always until I popped "Minutes to Midnight" into my computer to start the ITunes transfer. I was flabbergasted. What was this bullshit. There were songs with no rapping. There were barely any Mr. Hahn sounds. Every other song was a ballad. BALLADS. FROM LINKIN FUCKING PARK.
I looked in the booklet and regret it to this day. The band that had first introduced a young mind to metal guitars and good music looked like a hippie Good Charlotte. There was a guy with an afro. I knew what was going on, although it took me many months to accept it. They sold out to the studios. This music wasn't Linkin Park music, it was Lincoln Park music. It was appealing to a much wider demographic, it had basic guitars instead of techno sounds, and the girls sure do love their ballads don't they. There is nothing they could do at this point to regain me and many others like me as fans. Anything they do now is dead to me, and it makes me sick.
What finally pushed this post through my fingers onto the keyboard was another bands very recent album, Panic! at the Disco's "Pretty. Odd." (That exclamation point IS a part of your name GOD damn it). After a very successful debut album which almost sounded like a pop version of a System of a Down album, they have turned in a generic "classic rock inspired" waste of space. I couldn't even get through the album. I guess the success got to their heads, but I wish it could have waited for at least one more album, as I really liked their first effort.
Why is it so hard to give music fans what they want. A good band IMO is a band that can turn in an album that is different enough from their previous work while still being in the same genre (at the very least). One good example is another favorite band of mine, Disturbed. Disturbed has made three very good albums, all hard rock, but each with their own flavor, and as the listener, I appreciate that. Both Lincoln Park and Panic! have failed this horribly, one band because they have given up their artistic ideals and one band because they let super stardom blind them to their purpose. And it's a damn shame.
One last factoid, Lincoln Park recorded fifty to sixty songs in their attempt to pump out Minutes to Midnight. I wont be surprised at some quick new albums coming from them in the next few years with that material, as they are a business now, and you can't waste good product just because it was made a few years ago.
-May your band of choice rock on with their integrity intact
Pudge
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Now playing: Creed - My Own Prison
via FoxyTunes
The Daily Show - Gaffe-In
A good video for anyone intersted in our country come next year.
From Digg-The economy didn't make Western PA cling to God and guns -- those are the foundations of Western PA. Jon Stewart lays it into the MSM for their actions over "Bitter-gate" and responds directly to their claims that Barack Obama is "elitist". The last third of the video is the best.
read more | digg story
From Digg-The economy didn't make Western PA cling to God and guns -- those are the foundations of Western PA. Jon Stewart lays it into the MSM for their actions over "Bitter-gate" and responds directly to their claims that Barack Obama is "elitist". The last third of the video is the best.
read more | digg story
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Hilary Clinton to appear on Colbert Report
Hey,
Prepare for a great interview, as Hilary is going for the same thing that Bill got from Arsenio way back when. This will hurt Obama if he can't get on the show as well, just you watch.
From Digg-Hillary Clinton is hoping the “Colbert bump” will help propel her to victory in Pennsylvania.
read more | digg story
Prepare for a great interview, as Hilary is going for the same thing that Bill got from Arsenio way back when. This will hurt Obama if he can't get on the show as well, just you watch.
From Digg-Hillary Clinton is hoping the “Colbert bump” will help propel her to victory in Pennsylvania.
read more | digg story
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Tay Zonday goes for a Rick Roll
Prepare for meme fusion unlike anything you've seen before. Especially after last weeks South Park. Enjoy!
From Digg-Never gonna give Tay up
read more | digg story
From Digg-Never gonna give Tay up
read more | digg story
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Geek Squad Soaks Your Computer, Blames You
Here's the kind of story that should be posted on the Internet more often. Who in their right mind would trust a department store with their computer anyway?
From Digg-Still think using Geek Squad to repair your computer isn't such a bad idea? That's what reader Nicole thought when she took her laptop in for a warranty covered repair. The laptop was sent off to a service center, "repaired", then sent back. She immediately noticed it had the same exact problem and sent it back 48 hours later...
read more | digg story
From Digg-Still think using Geek Squad to repair your computer isn't such a bad idea? That's what reader Nicole thought when she took her laptop in for a warranty covered repair. The laptop was sent off to a service center, "repaired", then sent back. She immediately noticed it had the same exact problem and sent it back 48 hours later...
read more | digg story
Filming of Unfilmable "Atlas Shrugged" Going Forward
Hey,
Here's an example of Hollywood trying to do the impossible, and inevitably failing. Enjoy!
From Digg-Despite the talk and the buzz, I never thought it would actually happen. If any novel merits the term "unfilmable," certainly Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is it.
read more | digg story
Here's an example of Hollywood trying to do the impossible, and inevitably failing. Enjoy!
From Digg-Despite the talk and the buzz, I never thought it would actually happen. If any novel merits the term "unfilmable," certainly Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is it.
read more | digg story
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Gears Of War 2 Details Revealed
Hey,
Here ya go guys. Details on the next Xbox Hype Machine! Go to Gamestop and PreOrder today!!
From Digg-Great news, the cover story Game Informer is Gears of War 2 and we have some new details from the game thanks to a member of the NeoGaF Forums.
read more | digg story
Here ya go guys. Details on the next Xbox Hype Machine! Go to Gamestop and PreOrder today!!
From Digg-Great news, the cover story Game Informer is Gears of War 2 and we have some new details from the game thanks to a member of the NeoGaF Forums.
read more | digg story
Monday, April 07, 2008
Not Just Lag: How Nintendo Fumbled Online Play
Here's my second and last for this night. This is a good read and perfectly reflects my opinions about why my copy of Brawl is almost to the point of collecting dust at home. (The Halo 3 MLG Playlist did just come out after all, and if there's one thing that will get me playing Halo again, it's MLG gametypes.)
From Digg-There’s at least one area of gaming Nintendo just doesn’t get, and it’s online play. We analyze how Nintendo has failed in taking its games online in this critical editorial.
read more | digg story
From Digg-There’s at least one area of gaming Nintendo just doesn’t get, and it’s online play. We analyze how Nintendo has failed in taking its games online in this critical editorial.
read more | digg story
David Letterman Plagiarizes Himself
Hey,
I figured that since I'm lazy, and since Digg has such a nice feature that blogs thing for you, I would start adding some things I find interesting here, if only to spread the news. It's good to be active!
Here's the first one and it has to be seen to believe.
From Digg-
This amazing video clip shows David Letterman repeating FOUR jokes from his April 2 monologue ... on April 3!
read more | digg story
I figured that since I'm lazy, and since Digg has such a nice feature that blogs thing for you, I would start adding some things I find interesting here, if only to spread the news. It's good to be active!
Here's the first one and it has to be seen to believe.
From Digg-
This amazing video clip shows David Letterman repeating FOUR jokes from his April 2 monologue ... on April 3!
read more | digg story
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