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I am SOOOOO sorry about not updating this blog as much as I could. Things here are so crazy with midterms this week and such. Ive really had a lot of things going on recently thats kept me away from here. Also, the iPod videos have been taking so long cuz whenever I use EvilShare or some other hosting site, it says it will take FOREVER to upload (No joke it will say like over a day). And my internet here at school isnt the fastest it could be so thats keeping me back as well. I will still continue to try and update this as much as I possibly can, I promise. Dont forget about this blog cuz its not dead, just going through a little dry spell. Thank you everyone who continues to visit here and support it - im doing this for you.

-matt

Blind Melon Back w/ Travis Warren as front man

Blind Melon is back with Travis Warren filing in for the late Shannon Hoon (RIP) on vox. Being a huge Blind Melon fan...the news of a reformation with Travis Warren, in a hole many would say is too big to fill, left me a bit skeptical and well...sorta disapointed? like seeing my old collectable die cast metal matchbox cars mixed with a shiny new plastic el Camino where the little yellow motorbikes in the back aren't even removable! The collection is ruined! Get it outta there!

But, ya know? The more I play with this new addition to my collection I'm starting to think it may be a collectable in the near future because it turns out the el Camino is indeed die cast metal...and the little motorbikes on the back not only are removable...they have real rubber tires! What the fuck am I talking about? Well...I don't know, but Travis Warren sounds pretty bad ass and the reviews from the fans so far of the 10/07:Providence,RI, 10/08:South Burlington,VT, 10/09:New York,NY, 10/11:Cleveland,OH, 10/13:Columbus,OH, and 10/14:Bowling Green,OH shows have been nothing short of spectacular.

Travis sounds eeirily like Shannon Hoon and the studio stuff sounds pretty cool...

Shannon Hoon (Deceased) - vocals, harmonica, kazoo and acoustic guitar
Brad Smith - bass, flute and background vocals
Roger Stevens - guitar and piano
Glenn Graham - drums and percussion
Christopher Thorn - guitar, mandolin and harmonica
Travis Warren - vocals, acoustic guitar

The sound sucks, but you'll get the idea...

Madonna Holds a Press Conference to Announce She's Relevant

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She's like a Woody Guthrie with boobs.

This is awesome. In the same week that Radiohead, NIN, and several other major mainstream artists announce they are going their own way from huge labels as a whole, and are finally putting some interesting spin into the new media pitch, aging (does she actually age or stay young with child blood?) music icon Madonna signs a bazzillion dollar deal with Live Nation for three records. See they aren't a label. But they'll be just like a label who gives her a taste of ticket sales. Apparently she's already worth 325 million.

That's balls. For those who don't know Live Nation, they sell concert tickets mostly promote gigs and exploit student wages/labor around UVA. There must be some irony somewhere in that the poor woman who was just sued by the RIAA for a quarter of a million is a big Madonna fan. She's gotta be. They should have Madonna come pick up the lifelong payments super fan will be making. Really exciting groundbreaking stuff here.

Like a vampire.

For Those About To Hambone . . .

The highlight of this past weekend's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest -- the free festival in Golden Gate Park -- was the intimate set by the "strictly" bluegrass group Dry Branch Fire Squad. You could've heard a pin drop -- and lots of tear drops -- when the band-leader did a Civil War lament, unaccompanied on his Mando, dedicated to his son who joined the army on 9/12/01. The hamboned version of Hot Corn Cold Corn that followed was stunning. Luckily, this is a canned set, so you can see them doing both here -- you may want to skip all the talking, but don't miss the end of the clip when this fucker hambones.

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