Thepunkguy

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Good times y’all. Just days before my tenure ends here at this job I got two new cameras. What does the two have to do with each other? Probably not much at all besides that I will have more time to go shooting.

the first one is a panoramic camera and the second is a point and shoot from Russia.

check out pictures the first one takes:

Anyway, check out the new cameras:

and here’s my replacement:

(here are two pictures I took with my old Lomo: HERE and HERE.)

I don’t think he made it. Sad, sad, sad…..

The Walkmen- The Rat

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This Week I give You Quicksand

This band is one of my all time favorite bands. They played the most intense rock music that was like a breath of fresh air compared to the horrible Seattle grunge scene that was insanely popular at this time. The bands line up was a line up of New York Hardcore all stars Walter Schreifels, Tom Capone, Alan Cage, and Sergio Vega. The band was around from 1990-1995 then they had a brief reunion in 1997-1998 and did a tour with the Deftones and like all great bands broke up again. This band alone pioneered the “Post Hardcore” sound that so many bands have drawn influence from (I know I have tried to rip them off many times). Even though there is only two properly released full lengths and a few b-sides this band cannot be properly covered in one post so I’m going to break it up into two. So for round 1 I give you 2 songs from in my eyes their best album Slip, and one track from their unreleased LP that they recorded in 1997-1998 before the called it quits again. Enjoy.

Quicksand: So Down On -From Unreleased LP

Quicksand: Freezing Process -From Slip

Quicksand: Can Opener - From Slip

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a. THIS would be the coolest thing I have ever seen unless I was actually on the plane that this would be the scariest thing I have ever seen.

b. a cool dedication to Hilly Crystal HERE.

c. THIS is what happens when you need storage space but decide to go with contemporary art instead .

just in time…summer’s about to end…

Justice- D.A.N.C.E.

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You know what, I am tired of? (you know what really grinds my gears?) Crazy old women / men leaving fortunes to their fuckin’ pets. (read; Leona Helmsley).

Could you do something more heartless than fucking leave money to an animal? I mean really? Not too mention all the poor people in this country, there are literally entire villages, towns and cities all over this world, that could really use that money. WTF?

I mean I have trouble paying my rent and I have a friggin’ job and here comes this lady who leaves 12 million dollars to her fucking chow chow. To quote David Cross, ‘the terrorists hate our freedom.’ You know what? I hate our freedom. Little ol’ me, an American! I hate it! That’s all we’ve done with it? We’re fucking assholes, man. We…are…awful.”

Could you give a bigger “middle finger” to the poor people in this country by leaving 12 million fucking dollars to a fucking dog?

I mean how can poverty stricken countries not hate us? I mean, while people are struggling to feed their families, we are fucking giving away our gold coins to our fuckin parakeets, without being called out on it.

Also, Helmsley, that crazy flying twat, doesn’t leave a dime to her two grandchildren. I mean I don’t know her situation but can you imagine being in that family? No one with priorities so fucked up, deserve to have that much money. I mean I don’t particularly like most of my family but that doesn’t mean I would give them NONE of my millions why letting my dog eat golden snausages ™ for the rest of its short life.

UGH! OK I have calmed down. Now tell me how I can knock off that lil dog and gain some of it’s cash. please.

According to Krist

This is the could possible be the best MC:

So I haven’t posted music in like three weeks cause I have been at the job from hell. So I figured I would post three pretty good older Bsides. Enjoy. Comment if you like.

a. Sneaker Pimps - Golden Brown (stranglers cover)

b. Pavement - Gangsters and Pranksters

c. Bright Eyes - Landlocked Blues (demo version)

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A. Check out some great Huebel outtakes at BWE HERE.

B. Get some Desmond Dekker at AD HERE.

C. A Live CONVERGE Video HERE. Be afraid.

D. Check out Bad Brains live:

9-22-07 — Street Scene (Coors Amphitheatre), San Diego CA
9-24-07 — Slim’s, San Francisco CA
9-25-07 — House Of Blues, Anaheim CA
9-26-07 — House Of Blues, Los Angeles CA

E.Check out this art show happening at the Reed Space this Thursday HERE.

F. beastie boys - Electric worm , from the new single off of the Mix Up. ORDER THE RECORD HERE.

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