“Antidotes” Album by Foals

Date: January 30th, 2009  Category: People, Things  Tags: foals, indie rock, music  [ Comments ]

Over the last few months I’ve heard a song or two from the band Foals on Sirius Satellite Radio but kept forgetting to check them out on iTunes. Well, I finally did and their debut full-length album is phenomenal. It’s titled “Antidotes” and has 11 tracks (2 bonus tracks as well via iTunes).

By far the best track on the album is “Olympic Airways”. But you should also check out “Red Socks Pugie”, “Cassius”, and “Tron”. All excellent songs… All in all it’s a great indie rock album that deserves more attention. You can check out a few of their songs (lo-fi audio stream) at the band’s MySpace page.

“Twilight” Movie Soundtrack

Date: January 21st, 2009  Category: People, Things  Tags: blue foundation, music, soundtrack, twilight movie  [ Comments ]

I recently had a friend recommend a new(ish) movie soundtrack to me and I just had the chance to check it out. The soundtrack is for the movie “Twilight” released I believe in the fall of 2008. I’ve never seen the flick but it seems to be a cheesy teen vampire love/action movie of some sorts. Who knows… Anyway, the soundtrack is actually pretty good. If you get a chance, make sure to check out these tracks on the album:

“Decode” by Paramore
“Full Moon” by The Black Ghosts
“Spotlight (Twilight Mix)” by Mutemath
“Eyes on Fire” by Blue Foundation
“Never Think” by Rob Pattinson

Again, a lot of good songs on this soundtrack and it’s definitely worth a listen. But, one track on the album really stands out from the rest in my opinion – “Eyes on Fire”. It’s a track recorded by the band Blue Foundation from Denmark. The muted/distorted guitar riffs, slow hypnotic drumming, and haunting vocals by Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg really make this a song (and band) worth checking out.

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Click the play button above to check out the song “Eyes on Fire” in its entirety.

30th Birthday Keg Party Review

Date: January 19th, 2009  Category: People, Places, Things  Tags: bar, beer, birthday, elevator, keg party, pictures  [ Comments ]

I just turned 30 this past weekend and decided to say goodbye to my 20s the way I brought them in. With a keg party! It was great to have everyone over to celebrate the big day and I of course had a blast.

Anyway, here are the highlights and a few pics:

• Had a full house – just about everyone made it which was great.
• Got some great gifts – thanks everyone!
• We managed to drink roughly 14.5 gallons of beer which is something like 154 12 oz. cans!
• After the bar (yes, we also went to the bar) myself and 10 others got stuck in the elevator in my building – thanks Martin for breaking us out.
• We found out that 3 grown adults sitting in 1 Ikea chair = disaster – thanks Martin for replacing the chair, lol.

Bob Log III’s “Boob Scotch”

Date: January 8th, 2009  Category: People, Places  Tags: guitar, live shows, music, the casbah, video  [ Comments ]

I hang out from time to time at this music venue downtown called The Casbah. Really cool place. If you’re ever in downtown San Diego and you love live rock/punk/you name it, check it out.

Anyway, I was bored the other night and I went up there to check out the bands playing and I experienced something truly special. That something special was the one man band Bob Log III. His mix of blues slide guitar and shiny gold jump-suit with matching helmet / mic apparatus was mind blowing. Here are a couple of pics from the show.

Finally, here is the music video for my personal favorite Bob Log III track titled “Boob Scotch”. I couldn’t believe there was actually a music video for this song… Oh, and since the song is all about girls stirring his scotch on the rocks with their tits (lol), it’s definitely not safe for work.