Logical Insanity

It seems like Bayside has done nothing but tour since the release of their last album. I know that I personally saw them 4 times in the past year and I didn't even go to all of the tours that they were on. That's some crazy work ethic.

What's even crazier is that it looks like they're only going to take 2 months off to record their new album before they go back on tour on October 7th.

Insanity.

Even still I'm pretty excited since Bayside puts out unbelievably amazing music and a show that does not dissapoint.

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So Last.fm has granted my lowly nonsubscriber self access to their new website design that is currently in beta.

Things I like:

• The Organization in general
• the 'dashboard' is way less annoying. YAY!
  
• My Library is pretty cool and very user friendly.
• Yay for seeing your "loved tracks"
  
• Adding descriptions to the track profiles (although this might get used for lyrics and for some reason last.fm used to be very ANTI that)
• Radio's seem awesome and intuitive. PLUS more full songs??!

Things I don't like:

• how comments CONSUME the page.... seriously. I cut these down. It goes on for MILES.
• I'm MEH about the activity feeds... I mean I don't think people need to know all the events I create. Cause I kinda do that all the time.
  
• I'm also MEH to the fact that you can add an artist to you "library" even if you haven't scrobbled them.
  
• taste-o-meter is horrifically bland now.
• how web 2.0 or 3.0 they are trying to be.
  

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what an awesome valentine's day present.

nope i didn't watch.

i just now did as much as i was going to do by checking out the performances on youtube and then finding out the winners to the main category winners.

first off: the performances this year? amazing. surprisingly i cared the least about the Foo Fighters (followed by Amy Winehouse). Kanye's was just amazing with Daft Punk making an appearance and then his heartfelt tribute to his Mom. Not to mentiont that Tina and Beyonce kicked some ass.

BUT ALL OF THIS WAS FORGOTTEN WHEN I FOUND OUT WHO WON RECORD OF THE YEAR.

REHAB???!!! over UMBRELLA??!!!  where have the judges been the last year. That. Just. Astounds. Me.

AND BEST ALBUM....

Who owns this River: The Joni Letters by Herbie Hancock? I would like to meet them. okay okay, i have never heard the cd... apparently the world is back into Jazz (and hey i'm cool with that but giving a guy the win because he's been around forever isn't the same as deserving it..)

okay i'm done ranting. seriously if you haven't watched kanye's performance you need to.

UPDATE: 04/27/08 at the pepsi center for me. laaammmeeeeee. i loathe arena tours. 

R.E.M. TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA IN SUPPORT OF ACCELERATE

R.E.M. will tour North America this May and June in support of Accelerate, their new record which is set to be released on April 1. The band will be joined on the North American tour by Modest Mouse and The National. Please stay tuned to remhq.com for more details.

May

23--Vancouver--Deer Lake Park
29--Los Angeles--Hollywood Bowl
31--Berkeley--The Greek Theatre

June

03--Denver--Red Rocks Amphitheatre
06--Chicago--United Center
08--Toronto--Molson Amphitheatre
10--Raleigh--Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
11--Washington, DC--Merriweather Post Pavilion
13--Boston--Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
14--Long Island--Jones Beach Theater
18--Philadelphia--Mann Center for the Performing Arts
19--New York City--TBA
21--Atlanta--Lakewood Amphitheatre

I HAVE TO GO TO THIS. HAVE TO. HAVVVVEEE TOOOO. 

this is not according to release dates and it isn't any sort of review; it is just me thinking about my favorite things i experienced this year:

top 5 movies i saw:
1. Stardust
2. Harry Potter and The Order of the Pheonix
3. Transformers
4. I Am Legend
5. The Number 23

top 5 books i read:
1. The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
3. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
4. The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman
5. DMZ by Brian Wood

top 5 cds i heard for the first time:
1. Anathallo's Floating World
2. Bayside's The Walking Wounded
3. Lily Allen's Alright, Still
4. Street To Nowhere's Charmingly Awkward
5. The Arcade Fire's Neon Bible

top 5 concerts i went to:
(for sanity sake i will only choose 1 Brand New one)
1. Brand New with Anathallo at Burton Cummings Theater in Winnipeg
2. mewithoutYou with Piebald, The Snake the Cross the Crown and Manchester Orchestra at Marquis Theater in Denver
3. Straylight Run with Sparta and Lovedrug at Marquis Theater in Denver
4. Men Women & Children at Marquis Theater in Denver
5. Kevin Devine with Jesse Lacey and Grace Read at Higher Grounds in Richmond (what.. it's not BN....)

top 4 favorite pictures i took: (not enough room for 5)

What were your top 10 favorite songs or albums of 2007?

when making list and such i always have a really hard time with it. lists give a sense of finality which is hard for me to commit to. but here it goes since i said i would.  these will probably not be in order. you can't make me commit that much... (edit) and apparently you can't make me choose 10 either.

Anberlin - Cities. Maybe it's because I really just discovered the band this year but the cd combined with an amazing live show definitely makes me feel like it should go on this list.  The album itself is amazing and to be on my list it has to be something i can listen through from start to finish without wanting to skip songs. It's always very hard for me to define music since I try to appreciate each to it's own merits but I can say that this one has a classic quality that I know will never make the songs boring.

Bayside - The Walking Wounded. I had been WAITING for this cd for a while and it was just such an amazing thing to listen to when I bought it. It still holds up now and it's definitely recorded the personal growth of the members of the band while still holding onto the sound that has made them THEM.

The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible. I was slow to get into it. But after a while this album proves itself to be amazing. All of the songs are interesting and have the option of depth which can make you think as much (or as little) as you want. You can just enjoy the music or really contemplate the lyrics.

Lily Allen - Alright, Still. Yep I love it. It's a great album and every song is catchy, perfectly dance able too and has enough variety to fit your different moods. I love her voice and I was blown away when she does a cover of Kaiser Chiefs "Oh My God"  that stands up to the original but is completely different at the same time.

Kanye West - Graduation. I can't help love Kanye West. I know others that pretty much hate him for his ego but I really believe that when you are a perfectionist