Is that the new name?
Hopefully, I’ll get that Aquabats DVD soon (Probably tomorrow?). There was another DVD that came out this week that I wanted to check out: The Two Towers Extended Edition. And next week, X-Men 2 gets its release. There’s just way too many DVD’s I’m interested in right now.
That side-project sounds awesome. I tell you, those Kansas Kids think of everything.
So The Aquabats released a DVD this week. Sounds pretty cool. I'm waiting for Brock to pick it up!
Modest Mouse sure is playing with our minds. They have, yet, another new splash page but no updated news!!! The tension is killing me.
There's a new side-project band that sounds kick-ass! I don't know how many people are in it, but the two main players are: Junior, the drummer from The Casket Lottery and the lead singer from The Appleseed Cast. I forgot the name of the band. I deleted the email with the news on it. When I find out and I'll let everyone know.
Oh, and there's a new Q&A with Paul Thomas Anderson at Cigarettes & Coffee!
I’m so pissed right now. Microsoft Word has been ‘un-expectantly quitting’ on me all day. It quit at least 4 times when I was working on my screenplay and it just quit after I had finished a big long post for you guys. I don’t want to even attempt to write another post right now…
Looks like ‘later’ turned out to be much later. I’m sorry; it was hectic last week.
Speaking of Modest Mouse however, I really had a good time. Name a Modest Mouse classic and chances are they played it. ‘Paper Thin Walls’, ‘I Came As A Rat’, ‘3rd Planet’, ‘Wild Pack Of Family Dogs’, ‘Trailer Trash’, ‘Out Of Gas’ and even Gabe’s cover song ‘Bankrupt On Selling’ were on the set list. What was truly surprising though was the enormous crowd that greeted the band. That’s easily the first show I saw sold out at Nita’s Hideaway, and it outnumbered the crowd I saw attending Ugly Casanova a year or so ago.
Part of that factors into a comment that Gabe and Alex made that night. “Everyone was dancing at the Flagstaff show!” In other words, the Phoenix crowd can get a bid jaded at times. The lead singer Isaac Brock was quiet and reserved in front of the large audience and some feel that Modest Mouse is better to see in a smaller city like Flagstaff or Tucson.
Ironically, Modest Mouse played the following night in Tucson. But for the moment, I can only go on what I saw here in Phoenix: It was a fantastic set with a great band.
I do want to point out something from my experience at the show however. This is stuff that should probably be kept in mind if you ever see me at a show here in Arizona. Think of it as the first rule in concert etiquette when hanging out with Brock.
Behave for Brock
1. Get away from me rummy.
This was part of the fun at the show. A drunken guy with a buzz-cut approached me and leaned on me for a few moments. Then, staring me straight in the eye he muttered some incoherent gibberish and was on his way. First of all, never do this to me at a show. It bothers me, and your breath smells like urine.
That’s that for now. I’ll see you later.
Modest Mouse was last night, and I want to say something about that in a bit.
On a side note, I'm sad to hear about Face to Face's demise. They were a good band. In fact, I think aside from Radiohead, the most CD's of a particular group that I own would be Face to Face. Gabe told me last night they're probably going to put out a DVD, which will be good.
In a bit…
-Brock
So what's the deal with Modest Mouse.com's splash page? Is that the setlist for tonight, or from their previous show? Or is it just some random image? If it's the set for tonight, yay for "Trailer Trash" being one of the selections.
I'm curious to find out more about Shipwrecked. Sadly, I only got to see Small Brown Bike once, but they were great. Hopefully, Shipwrecked retains some of SBB's sound.
Small Brown Bike has posted a statement on their break up on their web site. There isn't a cut and dry explanation but they felt it was time to move on to other things. What is that?? Oh, well. I guess Mike's in a band called Shipwrecked that's supposed to be pretty good.
Also, Pele has broken up. I only have one CD of theirs. I don't remember how it is. I better pull it out. What's with all the break-ups!?
Face to Face has called it quits. Not a breakup really. They just feel they've run their course. They sure put on a good run. Thank you Face to Face. You provided a great chapter in the story of my ongoing musical epic.
So what's this I hear about Tenacious D covering Paranoid Android and Airbag? I'll have to check that out.
Yeah, the Hulk beard thing always made me wonder. Maybe we'll find out in the sequel. (That's what I care about. Not Bruce and Betty getting together, nor Betty coming to terms with the rift between the Hulk and her father. I want to find out about Hulk's beard).
I watched the Hulk for the first time since I saw it in the theater. I was wondering about the ending, when Bruce Banner is in the (presumably South American) village and he’s got the beard. My thought was, when he turns into the Hulk, does the Hulk keep the beard? Moreover, does it become a huge wicked beard?
Rocky came, and he went. At a show I thought he'd be opening, he headlined. Despite this, his set was still short. I would've liked more songs for sure, but he did play one more at the beckoning request of the audience. Soulful and sweet. Songs that would make Chris Carraba wet his pants!
Audio Learning Center has basically finished a new album. Just needs to be mixed and mastered. Can't wait. I really like their shiznit. That's all I have for now. Pretty quiet.
