Year End Shit

Everyone has to post one, right? Music-wise all I can remember really is that 2008 was the year I discovered Mr. Bungle and consequently lost my mind.

December was the month I decided to pick up the guitar again (a real actual electric Squier Strat, not the one I use for PS2 Rock Band) and listened to Nirvana on repeat to learn their songs. "About A Girl" and "Man Who Sold The World" are my challenges for 2009. Also, yes I know Bowie wrote the latter. Cracked up when I read a YouTube comment saying "I'm pretty sure Nirvana did it first".

Realized I don't mind 92.3 KRock cuz they play old shit now and I am old so it works out. But some of the new stuff does make me turn off the radio. Also, memo to 92.3KRock and assorted other media: STOP TRYING TO MAKE 'CHINESE DEMOCRACY' HAPPEN.

Also, all the new bands are all pussies. Every last one of them. Grow a pair of balls already. KRISTEENYOUNG could kick your ass with a flick of her piano-playing pinkie. BTW, looking forward to her new album in '09. Buying Morrissey's out of obligation, I'm sure it will be grandly mediocre. And I say this as a big fan.

I might post a list later. I plan on writing more in this blog in '09. There have to be more curmudgeons online to put the young hipsters down.

Buncha Stuff

Behold:

"Deep breath...
This was an amazing tour and production - certainly the best thing I've ever been involved with and likely the final tour for NIN on this scale. Thank you to those who came out to see it and forgive me for having a Kanye West moment, but this was FOR SURE the best show of the year and any bullshit end-of-the-year poll you may read in the next few weeks that says otherwise simply has it wrong. Those of you who saw it know I'm right."

This is what we call a dick moment but the sad fact is that I actually agree with Trent that this WAS one of the better concerts of the year.

Also awesome? Kristeen Young at Piano's:


Her new album ain't out yet but when it is ... oh boy you're gonna hear me go on about it.

Also, Ted Leo on Wednesday was awesome. As were certain karaoke participants.