captains dead

there two bands to come out of the overcrowded underground of the mid to late nineties pop/punk/whatever crowd. one band, knapsack, immerged kinda unscathed when front man, blair shehan went onto form the equally great, the jealous sound.  i am sure most have heard of the jealous sound, but i am not to sure what kind of splash, if any, knapsack made on a global or even a national scale. there was not too much to the knapsack sound that set them apart from?other like sounding groups, but it was blair’s voice and lyrics that really made the shine. lyrically he rarely treds into the melodramatic waters like most of the groups/genres that knapsack are typically clumped together with.?all three records are just great poppy punky rock.

the other band in question is the blink and you missed em band outta the ‘ham, verbena. their 1997 debut, souls for sale, is a perfect blend of stones type swagger and a royal trux type sleaze. at the time i had not been so excited about a bands potential then that possessed by verbena. shortly after the release of souls for sale they jumped from merge to capital, and this is when it all went to shit. their sophmore/dave grohl produced record, into the pink, was a huge departure from souls for sale and sounded like an attempt win over a crowd that really no longer existed.? all things aside, souls for sale is still a freakin awesome record and i dont hold the last two heaping piles against em.

knapsack

off of silver sweepstakes

cellophane

casanova

off of day three of my new life

thursday side of the street

boxing gloves

off of this conversation is ending starting right now

katherine the grateful

skip the details

verbena

off of souls for sale

hot blood

junk for fashion

come on

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god damn it was cold here in atlanta this morning. suprisingly though, i actually kind of enjoyed it. it reminded me of bitter cold chicago mornings of yore without actually having to be in chicago. the one great thing about down here is that it may start off at 20/30 degrees in the morning but will get to like 65 in the afternoon.? a sure fire way of getting sick, but i will take that risk. if i never see snow again or wait for a bus when its -5, my heart will not be broken.

last year the hold steady’s seperation sunday was almost a shoe-in for my favorite of the year. that was until lucero’s nobody’s darlings came in outta nowhere to claim the top spot. looking back i think i made the right decision. aimee mann’s very underappreciated, the forgotten arm, was a very, very close third.

anyway, as good as boys and girls in america is it will not crack my top 3 for the 06. there were a few suprise albums that pushed it down to 4 or 5 -both very respectable spots mind you. look for a complete rundown and shit early next week. in the meantime hereare brooklyn’s finest performing at the beta bar in tallahassee on 12.1.06. thanks to the original taper, alex, for a wonderful job.

this can now be found here

1. stuck between the stations

2. the swish 3. cattle and the creeping thing

4. chips ahoy

5. you can make him like you

6. party pit

7. massive nights

8. multitude of casualties

9. stevie nix

10. your little hoodrat friend

11. guys go for looks..

12. hot soft light

13. southtowne girls

14. encore call

15. positive jam

16. banging camp

17. killer parties

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in case you have not heard by now, but they did find james kim. unfortunately, just not in time. its not only very sad that he passed, but that if he would have stayed with his family he would be alive right now. i give him the utmost respect for doing what he thought was right for him and his family. i cant say i would have done the same thing, but desperate times calls for desperate measures. rip, james.

here is a wonderful recording of explosions in the sky performing live at go! rehersal studios in carrboro, nc on 11.5.02. check out their very nicely run “unofficial” myspace page for shit loads of info on the new record, touring schedule, videos, etc.

1. memorial

2. first breath..

3. six days..

4. greet death

5. the only moment we are alone

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dont know if you guys have been keeping up with the james kim story, but they did find his wife and daughters alive.? apparently he went looking for help a couple of days ago but has not been heard from since.??i have not been able to?figure out?what led to this situation?but sounds pretty scary if you ask me.? there is a press conference at 4.15 pst and you can watch it live on cnet.? i get the feeling that this is not going to end?well.??sad stuff.

in the meantime - i used to love helmet too bad they fell the fuck off, here is a blazing?show from?a band that i always forget i like, the figgs - 3.22.01 from the bottom of the hill in lovely san francisco.? check em out if you like your pop with a little power.

1. opening night????

2. the daylight strong

3. reaction

4. somethings wrong

5. racing around

6. step back lets go pop

7. favorite shirt

8. shut

9. waiting for the sun to rise

10. i thought i drank the drink but the drink drank me

11. if thats what you want

12. metal dectector

13. running in place

14. gonna get out

15. bad luck sammie

16. do the bounce 2x

17. reject

18. cheap cassettes

19. back to being

20. wait on your shoulder

21. the noose was too tight

i forgot to mention that the figss have a new record out, follow jean through the sea.??i have not heard it as of yet, but from everything i have read its very good.? if you want to buy some figgs records and such please visit their online store.??