Was looking for the Wicker Park post office location and found their Yelp page. This is funny/disconcerting:

It's like a Kafka novel walking in to that place. I told a guy I had to mail something internationally and his answer to me was "F___."

I really want to try to replicate Alister Parker's (The Gordons/Bailter Space) guitar tone. The first Gordons record actually. It is the best jangly post-punk tone I've ever heard. His playing is a big part of it, as well as his floating bridge. He's just bashing all the strings and for a split second after ever stroke, it almost sounds out of ( Read more... )

I was rifling through a shoebox full of pictures that I brought to my apartment for some reason. I found a bunch of pictures of Ivy that I want to do something with. Maybe get one of those multiple picture frame arrangements that hang on walls ( Read more... )

Maryland Deathfest was insane. Packed up the van and stuffed 300 records Thursday night. Got into Baltimore around 3 or 4pm. Arrived to the fest just in time to catch Mayhem, who were kind of underwhelming. It was cool to see Attila (who is awesome live). I was stoked on Hellhammer, but that dude is so into triggers now, his playing has been ( Read more... )

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So I get all bummed about mixing and then suddenly I'm super happy with everything I'm doing. For whatever reason I just became obsessed with killing 100-200hz... I think it just worked once and suddenly I wanted to do it everywhere. Lesson learned. Also, never underestimate the power of hi-passing ( Read more... )

So Fireworks had the music tracked for a song that was gonna go on their record, but they didn't have time to finish it.  Today they came down and I tracked the vocals for it.  It's gonna be on the Japanese release of their full-length.  Very stoked to hear Paul Miner's mixing on the tracks I did.  I also got to sang a line at the end of the song ( Read more... )

I may have finally bested the wart that has been been plaguing my left index finger for the last year or so.  I've half-assedly cut it off a couple times, but to no avail.  I even had my doctor take a shot at it (with cauterizing and freezing and everything), but no luck ( Read more... )

It's the best when 2 bands cancel/reschedule on you.  It's even better when you were relying on those bands to be able to get through the month, financially.  Friends or not, everyone is sketchy.  Down payment policy is officially in full effect. 

It's been a few days. I still miss Ivy a lot. When I first came home and saw the empty space where her bed was, her collar hanging on her framed obedience school certificate, I lost it.

I'm almost at the point of acceptance, though. 17 is pretty old for a dog, and I think that's a testament to how much we all loved her and took care of her. I ( Read more... )