Van Halen is going to fucking ROCK

I still wish Michael Anthony was there....but they sound fucking awesome!

Van Halen 2007 - Everybody Wants Some


Van Halen 2007 - Part of Romeo Delight

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival 7: Oct 5 - Oct 7, 2007

I will be ashamed of all of you if you don't go see Jeff Tweedy for free next Friday.

It's gonna be a train wreck...

But I guess that's obvious.

Sat 12.22 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena ON SALE 9/23 @10 AM

Tue 11.13 New York, NY Madison Square Garden ON SALE 9/24 @10 AM

Modest Mouse at Treasure Island Fest

Modest Mouse was very, very disappointing last night at the otherwise pleasant Treasure Island Music Fest.

I saw Modest Mouse several times around 2002-2004 and they were fantastic, but its been that long since I've seen them live. The new line-up -- especially having two drummers (WTF?) -- makes the music very sluggish, and they've polished away all the ragged edges from their compositions, when all that edginess and nervous energy is what made them great in the first place. The result is that even when they played the old (far better) tunes, the songs were transformed into antiseptic ditties. Shame. MM is simply inessential now. Damn shame.

Update

Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I just moved into my college dorm today so as you can imagine, its been a pretty hectic weekend. I also wanted to let you know about the future of this blog. Since Im in school now my main focus will obviously be my academics but Ill try to update daily; also I dont know how much activity I can use on this  blog because the internet network im connected to at my school tracks downloads and illegal material, so you can imagine what state that puts me in. I know it sucks for you but it also does for me to cuz i really dont think i can stop what im doing in bringing you guys the latest media. I just dont know what my restrictions and consequences will be if i continue to do so. Ill still try to update as much as i can for now but we'll see where that takes me. Feel free to give advice in the comments cuz im really torn in this situation.

thanks,

matt

EDIT:

thanks for all the encouraging comments guys! it really means a lot. Let me try to explain the situation a little more clearer since im learning more about it every day. The school sets every computer that uses their internet system on a security line. The line monitors everything we do, not necessarily by the school, but by something like the RIAA. If i download a new song for album they could catch that and alert my school. If i get caught, i need to sign a form to not do it again, AND my music library is search for any illegal downloads that i cannot prove are mine. Since i cant claim ownership to most of the songs they would probably be taken away, which sucks. Im hating this as much as you guys cuz even im crippled in what i can download for just myself. Im still trying to decide on the future of the blog and will let you know.

thanks again

-matt