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a. Check out this cool visualization of the BIBLE HERE.

b. Well a short film that I (sort of) helped on won an Honorable Mention at SUNDANCE this year. Congrats Aquarium and Rob. Check out all the winners HERE.

c. A very cool presentation of the life cycle of a blog post HERE at WIRED.

d. So every time I see that fuckin’ awful trailer for Meet the Spartans I want to shoot myself. Thank God, I am not the only one who feels the same WAY. Read what might be the best “worst” review I have ever read..

e. OLD WEBSITES ARE FUNNY.

f. What looks like a funny book from one of the writers from the Daily Show, A Practical Guide to Racism HERE.

g. Our Swedish friends Absolut Noise features our other friends the Second Band HERE.

h. Did anyone see Simpsons last night? Well,here’s the strange thing is that episode allegedly took place in the 90′s. weren’t the Simpsons on the air in the 90′s? shouldn’t we have seen that happen in real time?

i. GUIDOS are universal HERE.

I mean I know this is spam (at least i think I know)… but after the jump there is a very very weird long strange comment that was left on the bottom of the THIS POST. Also, a forewarning to you, it’s sort of weird and pretty gross..
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Here’s a digital only released Beirut song called Fountains and Tramways from his EMUSIC EP:

Beirut – Fountains and Tramways .

Ok so here’s the deal..  a friend of mine has offered me a place to do a show in AUSTIN for SXSW this year.  I will probably do it.  Does anyone know bands, sponspors or anyone else who’d like to be involved in thepunkguy’s SXSW show?  Please email me at thepunkguy(at)gmail.com if you want to help.

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What would you like to see more of on this site?  RANTS, PHOTOS, MUSIC RELATED THINGS, SEX RELATED THINGS or something else?  (*answer in comments)

I think sometime around this time last year I twisted an ankle on my way to the MOMA. Anyone remember that? Well two nights ago when I was coming out of theater from seeing the screening for the new Judd Apatow produced “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”, my calf muscle for no reason at all, decided to cramp and not become uncramped. I have been in bed since doing shit and figured would write some more..

here is a picture of me, typing this, with my leg elevated..

thats not the best picture i have EVER TOOK but i mean, c’mon, give me a break.. I am hurt. I am sort of worried that this could be something worse. I heard about DVT. You know this? Ugh..

If I make it through the weekend… here are some links..

a. WORST EMAIL EVER.

b. New Jose Gonzalez song at stereogum HERE. Strange I had a dream last night I was at a Jose concert. He was talking to the crowd about this song and then told us he was really excited to be able to record his new record at some studio in New Jersey. My head is fucked.

c. Did you know Mike Patton did all the monster voices from I AM LEGEND, HERE he talks about it.

D. This is awesome. IDOLATOR posts a video of a glee club doing Fugazi’s “Waiting Room’ to a video of the band doing the song. It’s pretty brilliant HERE.

e. COLBERT writers disturb congress HERE.

Hey I got an email from my cousin who says he reads this site all the time. Hey Scott, hope you are well!!

Below are the three original songs that are way less popular than their covers. Check em…

1. Bob Dylan – All Along the Watchtower

2. The Strangeloves – I want Candy

3. Gloria Jones – Tainted Love

any other good ones? maybe ill do part 2.

A. Check out a friend of a friend’s line of vegetarian urban adventure accessories HERE. Good for you and better for the world.

B. Has anyone heard of THIS? LEGAL LSD, sort of?

C. I love this.. Someone has posted up tons of pictures of them ‘wearing’ vinyl record covers. check out the slideshow HERE.

D. the history of drilling holes into your head. HERE.

E. GVB has Arcade Fire remixes HERE.

F. Like I said before, this kid has great taste in music, Built on a Weak Spot does LYNC, damn. HERE.

G. WOW. Jeff Nelson from Minor Threat is selling a ton of shit on EBAY (from Chunklet) and while you’re checking it out, grab a few Minor Threat live mp3′s. HERE.

H. The Oldest trick in the BOOK.

In this installment i give you Braid.

This band hailing from Chicago was one of the greatest bands to be mixed up in the whole midwestern mid 90′s Emo scene. Their has been and inspiration to me over the years. Every song they wrote was crafted perfectly. With the guitar lines and vocals of both Bob Nanna and Chris Broach, as well as the amazing drumming of Damon Atkinson and Roy Ewing (in the early days), every album they put out was better than the last. If you don’t know Braid you are missing out on one of the greatest bands ever (in my opinion). Here are a few tunes for you.

Braid-Do You Love Coffee? from Movie Music Volume 2
Braid-Killing A Camera from Frame and Canvas
Braid-A Dozen Roses from Frame and Canvas
Braid-Divers.mp3 from Age Of Octeen
Braid-Grace Car, Part 1 from Age Of Octeen
Braid-Please Drive Faster from Movie Music Volume 1
Braid-Capricorn from Lucky To Be Alive

So I know you may have heard the Decemberists’ Colin Meloy will be releasing a LIVE cd on Kill Rock Stars on April 8th. I went to see him on one of these tours and really had a great time.

Anyway, I have a few recordings from these live shows and figured I would post my own LIVE EP of songs that aren’t going to be on the proper release. Check some out below.

(I stole this picture from HERE.)

1. Colin Meloy – Shankhill Butchers .

2. Colin Meloy – Apology Song .

3. Colin Meloy – Los Angeles, I’m Yours .

4. Colin Meloy – Everything I Try to do Nothing seems to Turn out Right .

5. Colin Meloy – Tristan and Iseult .

BUY HIS NEW LIVE ALBUM HERE. BUY OTHER RELEASES HERE. CHECK OUT MORE MUSIC FROM THIS ARTIST HERE. BACK TO HOMEPAGE HERE .