Thepunkguy

ok.
so I have to say that I was definitely going to stop writing for a bit until I got some really nice emails from people asking me to not stop.
that was really cool.

thanks to Ryan from DC who wrote a really nice one. us old indie rock kids have to stick together I suppose.

so here are some links of stuff I saw over the new years…

a. new tallest man on earth covering graceland.

b. texas is the reason playing in Chatham NJ. my friend Yancy’s hometown..

c. cool photo’s of the Paris metro HERE.

d. an interview with Banksy HERE.

e. here is my old college friend Paul proposing to his girlfriend at a Passion Pit show in NJ, turn the volume down, it’s loud.

f. water movie.

Water Sculpture from Shinichi Maruyama on Vimeo.

g. mike giant and his art (and his hair..

Mike Giant GUERRERO GALLERY from Jan Wayne Swayze on Vimeo.

h. some more beautiful new york time lapse photography

NYC – Mindrelic Timelapse from Mindrelic on Vimeo.

a. a talk with the technical side of Chris Milk’s Arcade Fire video HERE.

b. hey nerds, RUSH is playing moving pictures start to finish HERE.

c. A TRIBE CALLED QUEST DOC..

d. great commercial..

e. if you haven’t gone already, check out the Nara exhibit at the Asia Society in NYC HERE.

f. scott campbell for LV..

g. 210 frames per second..

h. the walkmen cover holiday road from Vacation HERE.

i. go and see jonah on monday at the Gershwin hotel.. HERE.

a. don’t ask about the headline..

b. love this post about new york’s neighborhoods HERE>

c. stream the new Trail of Dead song HERE>

d. like this song and like the cover..

here’s simon and garfunkel doing it..

e. which movie looks better??

f. 360 degree views of London, check it out HERE.

g. indie band survival guide HERE.

h. check out this interesting article about Girl Talk and copywrite HERE>

i. the new Rodney Mullen??

a. my friend Dan has a record label and bands to go along with it, check it out HERE>

b. check out the a live LCD soundsystem HERE>

c. the brooklyn bridge in 1899

d. sailing and anarchy!!

Hold Fast from Moxie Marlinspike on Vimeo.

e. a six year old skater skates better than most teens..

f. Scott Campbell burns his artwork in Mexico HERE>

g. frank turner covers the boss..

Frank Turner “Thunder Road” Asbury Park, NJ 11/5/10 from Ed Erlenmeyer on Vimeo.

h. I am sorry, what what where??

a. I am currently reading the tipping point.. here’s a doc called influencers which feels like what the book has to deal with a bit..

INFLUENCERS TRAILER from R+I creative on Vimeo.

read about it HERE>

b. chiqita banana has a new logo design competition, check out the winners HERE.

c. anyone who doesn’t know a bit about early metallica, please download this mix over HERE.

d. how to replace your phone line with google voice here.

e. check out this band from portland, Tu Fawning. featuring Joe from 31 knots / menomena’s touring band ..

I Know You Now from ristuart on Vimeo.

f. ted leo does karoake..

a. this is exactly how I get every tattoo I have ever gotten…

b. the black angels and black mountain are touring together.. check out the blackness HERE> also see pictures from the secret show we gave tickets too ..

c. a cool Menomena interview at AD HERE.

d. who’s watching the amazing race this year? check out the odds HERE>

e. where all rap names come from.. HERE>

f. fuck off LA with all your it’s so cheap for all this room BS/

g. O’Reilly on TDS ..

h. the bill hicks doc..

i. john legend and the roots cover arcade fire.

a. a pretty cool instrumental band.. *thanks L

b. ouch. the movie I worked on Henry’s Crime, doesn’t NOT get a good TIFF review from the Playlist HERE>

c. the anatomy of a tattoo machine found HERE>

d. Q-Tip and Black Thought cover straight outta compton

e. a BRONADO torn through Brooklyn..

f. go and see Freakanomics for whatever you want to pay.. HERE.

a. the women of the daily show don’t appreciate the website Jezabel calling their show sexist HERE.

b. a Japanese label does all Lagwagon covers by Japanese bands HERE.

c. some pictures of Jonah and Far in NYC also, he’s playing solo in August, going??

d. hot to fix a blackberry trackball..

e. check out these old school oakley grips HERE>

f. vinyl collective starts it’s own vinyl ebay check it out HERE>

a. if you care, jim from pennywise has a new band that can be heard sounding a lot like pennywise HERE.

b. jeff t from wilco covering beyonce’s single ladies right about HERE. put a ring on it.

c. the new El-P track from his new megamixxx can be found HERE> I just remembered I ordered this 12 inch a long time ago, where is it???

d. rise against plus dennis l (refused / international noise) plus Brian Baker (bad religion / minor threat / dag nasty ) covering minor threat HERE.

e. early pac man sketches can be found HERE.

one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs covered by NJ’s own Gaslight Anthem on Fallon…