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yeah thats about all that needs to be said, take it.




t0ny

Random: Kanye West Suprise Performance - Video

Again, no big post or anything, but just something I found while making my various stops at blogs. Found this over at stereogum. There was a concert held at New York City's Museum of Natural History. It was a Cool Kid's and Little Sister gig, and apparently Kanye West stopped by unexpected. Apparently it's some concert put on by "flavorpill" that is put on monthly featuring different acts. Anyway, here is a taste.


Kanye West @ Flavorpill's One Step Beyond from miguel on Vimeo.

Simian Mobile Disco is set for 3/28. I'll be on the lookout for a video on that when the time comes, pretty sweet to have a concert in a museum heh.

Now if only he would do the same at the Newport with Lupe in March. :(

Random: FREE TICKETS!!!

Well, today was the OUAB giveaway of free Will Ferrel tickets, and me and three of my friends stood tough through the cold weather for an hour and a half by the horseshoe and got ours. Well worth it I'd say, I'm guessing decent tickets will go for around 50 bones. And just to clarify its Will Ferrel, Dimitri Martin, Zach Galifinakas, and Nick Swardson, quite the lineup if you ask me. Sadly, I have a class that lasts till 9 on Wednesdays, with the show starting at 8, this could propose a problem, but I'll deal with that when the time comes, I just know I'm not missing this for a fact. Anyways, hats off to OUAB for this awesome event, and with Lupe Fiasco in the OUAB lineup for March, I'd say my 15$ activity fee has been well spent.

Take Care,
t0ny

Random: News, Events, Thoughts...

Holla, classes are now in full swing and it seems as though there is no free time anymore. However, I have found a minute as I've been trying to update this more often. I've just started my PHP class and hopefully sometime this quarter I'll get around to a page revamp with all the jazz that I intended in the first place, but that's a way aways.

On a much different note, some new events have been listed (I think I'll be adding a events calendar sometime in the near future). Anyway, here are the Events for now...

Jan 19, 2008 - The Mars Volta at the Newport
Jan 22, 2008 - The Walkmen w/ White Rabbits at the Basement
Feb 6, 2008 - Will Ferrel, Zach Galifinakas, Nick Swardson, Dimitri Martin at the Shott
Feb 14, 2008 - Vampire Weekend at the Wex
Feb 15, 2008 - The Bravery at the Newport
March 1, 2008 - The Hives at the Newport
March 2, 2008 - Lupe Fiasco OSU event at the Newport
April 9, 2008 - Caribou at the Wex
April 29, 2008 - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

The only one I know for a fact I will be going to at the moment is the Mars Volta show, as I bought tickets the second they went on sale and almost wet my pants. Other than that, if I can get a free ticket to the Will Ferrel Stand Up thing then that's a for sure as well. I'd like to go to all these shows but a lot are either back to back and with so many shows, going broke becomes an issue, but I'll do my best. I'll also make sure to make a write-up/review after a show I attend.

And finally, thoughts, ha, wasn't actually gonna follow that title but it worked out. The speakers I mentioned a little ways back totally rock the dorm, ha, just hope people don't complain :P. And, I've been seriously considering buying a new mp3 player. I currently have the 3rd Gen Ipod Nano because I got it "fo free son" by signing up for a student checking account. It's only 4 gig and can hardly handle my music collection. I'm leaning towards the new 80gig Zune. I think it will be able to handle my tunes for quite some time and you gotta love the new re-design and giant screen. Anyway, you can check it out here. If anyone happens to have any thoughts about it or w/e don't hesitate to leave a comment.

Oh and yeah, yeah, the bucks got dismantled, but next year it looks as though we will have another shot.

Take it easy,
t0ny

Random: Nothing Really

Hey, just some cool things to inform you about, while searching around the blogosphere I found a cool website called RCRD LBL, a site that offers free downloads for featured artists. I came across this site via GorillavsBear, one of my favorite music blogs. They featured the artist White Denim, a band I've heard a lot about but haven't had the opportunity to explore. However, RCRD LBL featured them on their site and you can download a few songs and stream one here. Pretty neat stuff, and I've only heard good things. Some other bands I plan on listening to include: Yeasayer, American Analog Set and Jens Lekman. I'll let you know how that goes, thank God for last.fm, really enjoy new recommendations. Oh yeah, I now enjoy my tunes on a new set of Altec Lansing speakers, pretty psyched about that. Check 'em out, sweet deal, you should grab a set at that price. Welp, I'm callin' it a night, big day tomorrow with the national championship and all, hope you enjoyed the retro-brutus pic!

In the words of the random bum on high street, "Lets Go Bucks! LSU Sucks!", word up Mr. Bum.

Adios.

Random: Downloading Music...

YO! two times in one day, have I turned into a machine? No, something just really bugged me and I needed to warn everyone, or maybe the 2.5 people that read this. So before I left for school I found a walmart music downloading card,worth maybe 25 bucks? Who knows, unimportant...

Anyway, they have a terrible selection, and sure, I like some semi obscure bands that don't see radio airtime, but c'mon...from a place where you can expect to buy a lawnmower and a gallon of milk in the same aisle, you'd think they have a decent music selection. Well, maybe you wouldn't cause I thought it was a long shot too, but they should damnit (mainly because of the card I found). So, if you feel like docking your pirate ship and paying for music, for God's sake don't bother with Walmart, you'll be much happier with either Amazon or itunes. They didn't even include a lot of the album information, and two of the songs failed downloading, after I paid for them, plus it took forever on a pretty stellar connection.

Excuse the lesson in common sense, and props to inthesetimes for the image...cracked me up.

Word.

Random: Back to School!

Hey there all, I'm back on the grind yet again at ole OSU, which is pretty exciting with the new quarter and all. Also, the bucks are playing for the national championship on Monday which is nothing new around here, but after last years performance, I think we have something to prove. Pretty excited to order some Zaa and watch the game...

Anyway, last night I went to see Juno at the local AMC theatre (which are amazing by the way). Pretty good movie, recommended for sure. And in music news, I'm still obsessed with the new Band of Horses record, it's such a perfect record for just chillin' in your room when it's too cold outside. Oh yeah, and I got tickets for the mars volta show on jan. 19th, pretty pumped about that. Also, the walkmen and white rabbits are coming into town.

I'll be sure to let you know how they go.

take care,
t0ny

Random: Last.FM/ ScheduleTwo

7/24/07 - Hey, this isn't really much news but if you don't know what last.fm is, I'll fill you in. At the bottom of the page I have my "widget", provided by Last.FM. Last.fm runs a client along side your media player, a plug-in of sorts, creating a .rss feed of what you listen to. This information is then forwarded to last.fm where they keep charts, make recommendations for you. Also, last.fm can compare two users music compatibility based on what they listen to, along with letting you know when your "favorite" bands go on tour and whatnot. If your into music, I'm sure you'll love it as much as I do, be sure to befriend me (username: tsnydermtg), check it out.

Another neato thing I recently ran into is a website by the name of scheduletwo.com, they post live videos of many great artists and bands. Recently, they posted a video by one of my favorites; Andrew Bird. It looks like they update it regularly and they get some great videos on there, you should check that out as well.

Thats all, Happy Tuesday!

Random: inj00rEEz OH NOES!

7/22/07 - Hey there everybody, I come baring, or more precisely bearing, bad news. Your beloved blogmaster has injured himself. I was walking through the forest on a dark and dreary night, looking for a dropped contact with no light source. I was making decent progress when all of a sudden I heard a rattling in the bush. I was intrigued of course, having recently been trained in the Jedi arts. Before I could take another step, a rabid bear came charging out of the bush. The bear looked to be about ten feet tall with claws made of pure titanium, the most badass of all metals. I drew out my lightsabre and sliced off one of his legs. He then began hopping towards me, ever so swiftly. Suddenly, he began to smile, which caused me much confusion. He then tapped my shoulders causing me to take a step back. Little did I know his bear friend was on all fours behind me. This nasty trick caused me to tear my ACL. I then got up and slayed them both. Rough day, so I'll probably be updating this more as a result of being less active due to the injury.

Stay Tuned.

Random: Transformers

7/7/07 - First off, that's an awesome date, take a moment there and realize how cool that is...ok enough of that, on to the subject matter ...TRANSFORMERS. Yep, I said it, a live-action transformers movie, been waiting for this one for quite some time, and today I found the time to go out and finally see it, and yes, it was everything I hoped and dreamed it would be. The movie was funny, action packed and full of entertainment. Oh yeah and those cheesy action movie lines that everyone should adore. That's what movies are all about right?...entertaining? This one has a little bit of everything and something no other movie has to offer...flippin' transformers, 'nuff said. Oh ok, so I'm a bit excited, I relived a bit of my childhood today.

I have two promises for you: Micheal Bay isn't stealing your money this flick, and Anthony Anderson topped his career making achievement of "Kangaroo Jack". That in itself should be enough, so get off your ass, scavenge for $2.25 and go to carnation mall and see it. Now. In conclusion, Optimus Prime is perhaps one of the most bad ass characters of all time, hes like the robot version of John Marshall who just cracked open a can of freshly brewed whoop-ass.

Here is a taste...Enjoy.

Random: Flight of the Conchords

6/30/07- Being a non-HBO subscriber, I miss out on quite a bit of "quality" television, but recently a friend of mine tipped me off to a new comedy titled "Flight of the Conchords", a show about a New Zealand Folk Band trying to make it in America. The show definitely requires a certain sense of humor, but as do most comedies. I've been lucky enough to rake the first episode via youtube, along with some of their stand-up performances at various venues. Their witty lyrics and utter stupidity amuse me.

The show plays at 10:30 on Sundays on HBO.
This clip is a rap battle between the hiphopapotomus and the rhymnocerous, a folk rap crossover. Without further ado I introduce to you New Zealand's fourth most popular folk parody duo, Flight of the Conchords...