Wasted Continuum

Weezer released their video for their first single, Pork and Beans. It’s off their upcoming self-titled album, soon to be referred to as the Red album. It will be released on June 3rd, 2008. I am a huge fan of Weezer and will be running out to buy it on that day. Amazon has the Pork and Beans single for sale now. I can’t wait to listen to the whole album.

Nine Inch Nails is currently offering their latest album, The Slip, for download for the amazing price of free. That’s right. Taking it a step further than Radiohead with their pay whatever you want model, NIN is not asking for anything. Continue Reading »

I haven’t been to a concert in a little while. I guess I don’t go to as many concerts as I used to. Maybe this summer, I’ll start going to smaller shows. I think I miss it. Tomorrow night, I’ll be watching the Black Keys perform at First Avenue. It’s going to be a killer show, I’m sure. The band consists of Dan Auerbach (on vocals and guitar) and Patrick Carney (on drums). Two guys. Two instruments. That’s it. They have a really raw, rock sound. They just released a new album, Attack and Release. I heard a little bit of it. It definitely sounds different than their last album, Magic Potion. Jay Reatard will be opening for them. I haven’t heard of him. I checked out his MySpace profile. Apparently he’s punk. It’s not bad. I think I’d like to see how he is live.

I finally had a little time today to connect my guitar to my new MacBook and mess with GarageBand. I realized something today. I’ve completely lost my rhythm. I couldn’t hold a steady beat if my life depended on it. I was much better before when I used to jam with other people. I just kind of suck now. I need to spend less time playing the guitar and more time practicing the guitar. GarageBand is a solid program. It doesn’t have a massive amount of features, but I was able to just connect my PodXT to it without any issues. I just need to get used to the interface a little. I’m actually more used to using Soundtrack Pro. I think GarageBand will do what I want for now which is to do some multi-track recording quickly and easily.

While I was at Target getting a cheap phone for backup, I checked the music aisle to see if they had Rivers’ new release. As luck would have it, they had one copy of Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo. It’s a collection of his recordings from 92-07. I’ve heard a few of these tracks before. “Blast Off!” and “Longtime Sunshine” are two of my favorites songs written by Rivers. Any fan of Weezer should go get this album. And I’m not talking about buying it off iTunes. I’m saying you should go buy the CD. The jacket contains short writings by Rivers that tells the background and origin of each song.

After watching her cover of Toxic, I had to see what this girl is about. Stevie Ann is a young Dutch singer-songwriter. From the video, I see that she’s also quite adept at the guitar. She cites Joni Mitchell and Bonnie Raitt as her influences. Both are great choices. She’s now listening to artists like John Mayer, Gillian Welsch and Shawn Colvin.
Her official site, stevieann.com, is pretty sweet. It’s a full Flash site. It’s a little slow, but well-designed and implemented. It’s all in Dutch though. I managed to find my way around. Her music is a little bit too country for my taste. I’m going to give it a little more listening time. She’s got a great voice.

One thing I do know is that she’s no Sara Bareilles. I still have a major music crush on that girl!

Stevie Ann’s official site

Stevie Ann’s MySpace