Had a very cool (and non-music related) thing happen today, haha! I got an email from my former Astrophysics professor asking his past students if we still had any of our old photometric data from projects we did on BL Cam. Apparently there's a group of astronomers doing a big research project on it, and are looking for information. Anything we could provide gets us credit in the paper. So guess who's name is gonna be on a big physics presentation? Heh, heh, allllllllllllriiiiiiiiiiiight.
So while I'm bummed out about missing the concert tomorrow, I realize that I really need the time to relax. I'm burned out! With work and the what, five? interviews I did in the last week, I need some time to sleep. I'm getting really excited about next month though, being our one year anniversary and all. I've already lined up the first 3 articles: interviews with a very awesome fansite and a radio dj that you all know pretty well, haha, and also a feature on today's mp3 sites. I feel kinda bad about that feature, because I'm pretty much slamming them all. I guess I was spoiled with mp3.com along with everyone else.
So I'm starting work now on my next two big projects for RAM: the compilation and t-shirts. Adam is gonna make me a new t-shirt design, so that will rock. I want to get them done in time for Ozzfest for when me, Corrie, Sarah, and Carly go do some promoting. That's gonna be awesome. The guy that runs the t-shirt place that I'm going to be using (the one that Jacob used for the Tripleside t-shirts, which are awesome) is also, apparently, one of the dudes that's setting up this punk rock prom thing we're going to. So that's cool. I've got a killer outfit for that next week. AND it will be the second time I've worn a dress this year. What's the world coming to?
I've been reading over my friends' journals and realizing in a lot of ways mine is pretty boring compared to Corrie's movie reviews and Champe's Chilean expeditions. Maybe I should start putting CD reviews in here? How about I few excerpts from my latest reviews off of RAM?
Garbage - Bleed Like Me
Rating: 3/5 (Acceptable)
"Now, there’s nothing wrong with a band evolving and changing, but it seems that in a lot of cases, the longer a band is around, the softer they become. The self-titled release and 2.0 were, in my opinion, the highlights of this band’s career. Beautiful Garbage had it’s points, but on the whole was a disappointment to me. This fourth release, Bleed Like Me, has picked up more steam from where Beautiful Garbage left off, but still doesn’t quite close the gap of reaching the initial two albums’ glory."
Disown - Requiem Of One
Rating: 5/5 (Excellent)
"I’m totally impressed with the amount of depth of the music and lyrical content. Every time I listen I hear something new or understand something more. It’s in some ways a conceptual album, taking motifs and themes of religion and relaying more universal truths most expressively through Jae Rohrer’s wonderfully enchanting voice."
Celldweller - The Beta Cessions
Rating: 4/5 (Very Good)
"The band has joked in the past about Switchback being the most expensive song ever recorded, with countless versions and mixes having been created over the years. It was amazing to hear all of the different paths that Celldweller took this song down before arriving at the current album version. In the same way, there were previous versions of other album favorites, including “Stay With Me”, “Under My Feet”, “So Sorry To Say”, and “Afraid This Time”. Many artists would have left off years ago with these versions, but Klayton is clearly a man determined for nothing but absolute and total perfection, continuously chipping away and revolutionizing his music."
Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Collesion Course
Rating: 4/5 (Very Good)
"I was not disappointed! I’m very impressed with what these guys were able to do with merging their musical styles together to create six very memorable songs. I don’t think I’m the only one either; when I was driving through Blacksburg last week on the way to Jacob’s radio show, we passed two other people jamming out to this album."
So while I'm bummed out about missing the concert tomorrow, I realize that I really need the time to relax. I'm burned out! With work and the what, five? interviews I did in the last week, I need some time to sleep. I'm getting really excited about next month though, being our one year anniversary and all. I've already lined up the first 3 articles: interviews with a very awesome fansite and a radio dj that you all know pretty well, haha, and also a feature on today's mp3 sites. I feel kinda bad about that feature, because I'm pretty much slamming them all. I guess I was spoiled with mp3.com along with everyone else.
So I'm starting work now on my next two big projects for RAM: the compilation and t-shirts. Adam is gonna make me a new t-shirt design, so that will rock. I want to get them done in time for Ozzfest for when me, Corrie, Sarah, and Carly go do some promoting. That's gonna be awesome. The guy that runs the t-shirt place that I'm going to be using (the one that Jacob used for the Tripleside t-shirts, which are awesome) is also, apparently, one of the dudes that's setting up this punk rock prom thing we're going to. So that's cool. I've got a killer outfit for that next week. AND it will be the second time I've worn a dress this year. What's the world coming to?
I've been reading over my friends' journals and realizing in a lot of ways mine is pretty boring compared to Corrie's movie reviews and Champe's Chilean expeditions. Maybe I should start putting CD reviews in here? How about I few excerpts from my latest reviews off of RAM?
Garbage - Bleed Like Me
Rating: 3/5 (Acceptable)
"Now, there’s nothing wrong with a band evolving and changing, but it seems that in a lot of cases, the longer a band is around, the softer they become. The self-titled release and 2.0 were, in my opinion, the highlights of this band’s career. Beautiful Garbage had it’s points, but on the whole was a disappointment to me. This fourth release, Bleed Like Me, has picked up more steam from where Beautiful Garbage left off, but still doesn’t quite close the gap of reaching the initial two albums’ glory."
Disown - Requiem Of One
Rating: 5/5 (Excellent)
"I’m totally impressed with the amount of depth of the music and lyrical content. Every time I listen I hear something new or understand something more. It’s in some ways a conceptual album, taking motifs and themes of religion and relaying more universal truths most expressively through Jae Rohrer’s wonderfully enchanting voice."
Celldweller - The Beta Cessions
Rating: 4/5 (Very Good)
"The band has joked in the past about Switchback being the most expensive song ever recorded, with countless versions and mixes having been created over the years. It was amazing to hear all of the different paths that Celldweller took this song down before arriving at the current album version. In the same way, there were previous versions of other album favorites, including “Stay With Me”, “Under My Feet”, “So Sorry To Say”, and “Afraid This Time”. Many artists would have left off years ago with these versions, but Klayton is clearly a man determined for nothing but absolute and total perfection, continuously chipping away and revolutionizing his music."
Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Collesion Course
Rating: 4/5 (Very Good)
"I was not disappointed! I’m very impressed with what these guys were able to do with merging their musical styles together to create six very memorable songs. I don’t think I’m the only one either; when I was driving through Blacksburg last week on the way to Jacob’s radio show, we passed two other people jamming out to this album."
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