holy shit

Ever have those moments, the moment where you read or see something and the pen drops out of your mouth? I had it a minute ago, I was reading a persons blog and Listening to a song by Ben Lee. Ben Lee is a very good Australian musician but is not well known. Any way as I was listeing to it and reading this kids blog about how he does not have adventerous music tastes, I read that he likes a song by Ben Lee. Thus reminding me that people do know about artists I love. And these aren't artists like the Rolling Stones or the Clash who everyone knows about. Lee is a truely indie artist.
I don't normally consider myself an elitest. I do not look down on the girl in the mall buying the 50 cent album or Fall out Boy or whatever MTV is playing because they don't know any better. Most peoples parnets have terrible taste, while mine have better taste but not great. To prove this I am willing to challenge everyone to have thier parnets name a song by Joy Division or if they have ever seen the Meat Puppets preform. It has just been my environment. I mean for god sake my dadvought me Joe Jackson's Look Sharp in 7th grade because he knew that I would like it as a freshman. My mom and I sang Frank Zappa on the way to a horse show the other day, if that isn't cool then I dont know what is. Anyway as I was reading this kids list I was seeing artists that I expected Damien Rice, Death Cab for Cutie, Iron and Wine, etc. and then there was Ben Lee. I was shocked and a little upset since I wanted him to be my kinda secret kinda public, personal band. And when I saw that I knew he could no longer be this.

More importantly I have a long red mark on my brand new pink polo.

Ps. If you don't knwo any of the artists in the blog don't worry your not alone most people don't

Ten Songs You Need 11/27

1. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
2. The Replacements - Alex Chilton
3. Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
4. Tom Waits - DownTown Train
5. Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
6. Generation X- Kiss me Deadly
7. Betty Everett - It's in His Kiss
8. Pavement - Cut Your Hair
9. Them - Gloria
10. Joe Jackson - Stepin Out

Last Night I watched Punk:Attitude! it was actually a very good movie. Not only did it talk about what everyone always wants to hear about which is the birth of punk, but also the lesser known bands and the genres that spun off of punk. It actually talked about No Wave which is a genre of music that I expect no one to know about. But anyway I think you all shoudl see it to learn about punk beyond sex pistols, the clash and the ramones. Not that they aren't great bands but htere were other punk bands around, and some of them did really interesting things.

welcome

I was reading Rolands blog and Tommys blog and Clemmons blog and decided I might aswell join the fun. Plus this si a way for me to keep track of my scattered mind. It will not be updated any where nearly as often as the other peoples blogs but maybe it will. Most of my blogs I am willing to bet will deal with music, literature, and art work. Mostly becasue that is what I like. I'd say about half the blogs will end up being assorted playlists that I make at 1 am instead of doing an english essay or spanish homework. Any way enjoy All of Tomorrow's Parties.

Brian