Wayne or Shine

Wayne Everett, who moved from Long Beach to NYC this year, is working on new music and says he hopes to have something out by the end of this year.

This could be a proper, albiet long-awaited, follow up to 2002's Kingsqueens.

Short Film

This is so good and reminds of my relationship with someone so much.  You try surprise them with something nice only to, well, you'll just have to see.

Totally Pro

Pro Guitar Shop makes the best gear demos around.  There are some exceptional ones out there, but these guys are always on top.  

Some other tops this week include BRONCHO on Thursday, Christian Home-Schooler's Science Fair on Saturday, and Jameson: every day in every way.

Recipe: Take 1

I've had several (3) requests to write up some recipes that I've made recently.  I'm nervous about writing a real, honest-to-goodness recipe, so I thought I'd start with something that didn't require cooking and only has a couple of ingredients.

1 Baguette
3T Olive oil
1T Balsamic vinegar
1/4 Cup Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Combine olive oil and balsamic in a bowl, whisking with a fork.  Stir half the parmesan cheese, then mix in the rest.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

Slice baguette and dip pieces into mixture.  Enjoy as a tasty appetizer or midday snack.

Review Mirror

As the new Starflyer 59 album is getting ready to ship, I thought it'd be nice to look back at some concert footage from the band's early days. 

The music in this is so awesome, but the interview is so awkwardly sad.  It's curious to hear these tunes again as an old man because I remember hearing my friend's older brother play them all the time.  I only heard noise then, but now I'm stunned at how genius early SF59 tunes - especially coming from such a young guy.  I really dig how nonchalant Jason Martin is about his sound too.  "Oh, I really like surf music and cool heavy metal riffs and just try to put those two things together, man..." 

Heavenly Riffs Video Show - 59 from Heavenly Riffs Video Show on Vimeo.

What Steve Bergeron Knows

"While you were waiting to tell me the truth, I imagined your head was that dusty fish bowl you keep on your kitchen counter, and whatever you wanted to tell me was the dead goldfish that’s been looking at me the wrong way since Monday. We should have a proper funeral for this."

Oh!  That just about nails it.  You make the arrangements, I'll bring a deli tray.

Gandalf the Lame

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