+ Friday, December 22th, 8:39am +

- Well, here come the holidays. The wife and I won't be traveling anywhere, just staying here in Portland. Maybe catching a movie on the big day.

- Next Thursday Jeremy Enigk plays Dante's for five bucks. I already have my ticket.

- I'll be posting my 2006 Black Metal list in the next day or so. In related news, Malefic of Xasthur now has a blog explaining why he hates My Space.

- Farmer sent me a text after the Morrissey show he attended in Amsterdam with just four words 'He has soft hands'. Is it scary I'm so jealous?


+ Tuesday, December 19th, 10:08am +

Here come the end of the year album lists. Pitchfork's Top 50 is pretty bad. Mastadon at 42, Boris at 9 and TV On The Radio at number 2. Eh. I've just not into all that stuff I guess.

I've decided that rather than do the regular Top Ten of 2006 list (Mastodon, Converge, Morrissey, Jeremy Enigk...and the same other stuff you could have guessed) I would focus on Black Metal alone. Maybe it's the cold weather up here, but it's been my focus for much of 2006. So watch for that in a few days.


+ Monday, December 18th, 9:54am +

It's amazing to me that Justin Timberlake is actually funny. Saturday's SNL made me laugh more than a few times. Of course, 'Dick In A Box' was the highlight and is all over the internet this morning. Watch the uncensored version here. Click on 'A Special Christmas Box'.

Update: NBC must have gotten a ton of traffic and then pressure, because they pulled the uncensored version and but up a censored version. Thanks goodness for You Tube.

"1. Cut a hole in a box 2. Put your junk in that box 3. Make make her open the box...and that's the way you do it"


+ Saturday, December 16th, 9:41am +

- Notes from the Thrasher Skater Of the Year party last night...

1. Corey Duffel seems tojust look sillier as he gets older. Yeah, the guy can skate, but as he gets older the whole 'seventies punk rockers' thing is getting harder to pull off. Still, I support that look with so many flat Era hats on faux gangster heads.

2. Jake Phelps and Tony T's band Bad Shit were awful. That being said, it was awful in ALMOST a good way. Songs included 'Fuck San Jose' and my favorite 'Fixed Gear Faggot'. During 'Free Coke' they proceeded to rip up and throw two large bags of flour on the stage and in to the crowd. From my bird's eye view I could see security and the Great American Music Hall staff freaking out as flour was ground into their stage carpet and fell, in large handfulls, into the monitors. Wonder who will pick up that bill.

3. I stood next to C.R. Stecyk III at one point and noticed he was wearing a pair of Nikes. Sort of heartbeaking. I had heard he was helping them with their new video.

I wish I had the nerve to tell him how much his work influences everything I do.

I was super tired from a 'go to sleep at 2:30am up at 6:00 for a meeting' day...so I left before Daewon took the trophy.

- The reason the coffee is so good at Ritual Roasters in SF is because they use Stumptown Beans from Portland. Yup

- Oh, hipsters beards are so last year. Now it's all about the ironic, sometimes waxed, mustashe.


+ Thursday, December 14th, 11:56am +

- It's great to have an office where I can walk to Powells, Voodoo Donuts and Ground Kontrol all in five minutes.

Mid-day pinball breaks have been pretty good lately.

- Off to SF for some business.


+ Tuesday, December 12th, 8:05am +

- Had some file upload isssues...sorry about that.

- If you have a few minutes, this flash animation is a great introduction to animal rights. Very, very well thought out and on point.It answers a lot of silly questions and assumptiosn often made about animal rights.

From the website of Professor Gary Francione.




+ Friday, December 8th, 2:53pm +

'Our Arrows Will Blot Out The Sun' would make a great band name.

+ 9:02am +
It's hard to imagine the film living up to this trailer...but damn does 300 look incredible. Stunning. The teaser is also amazing.


+ Wednesday, December 6th, 9:14am +

Although I haven't seen it everywhere yet I'm sure this Bob Sagat rap will be the new 'Lazy Sunday'. And yes, it's pretty damn funny. Clear video and censored or a bit compressed and uncensored.

- eBay doesn't want you to sell Black Metal. Interesting article. It was interesting to read that Germany has declared it illegal to sell the music of Burzum (who I refused to ever support...Varg is worthless).


+ Monday, December 4th, 9:48am +

Well, it seems that Morrissey does not define himself as a vegetarian or vegan. He loves his chocolate and crisps and hates Jamie Oliver for killing animals. Listen to the interview here (it starts at around 1:17).

I understand his whole 'not straight or gay, not vegan or veggie' stance, but it's a drag that he won't commit. It would just get more people to put a stake in the ground.




+ Sunday, December 3rd, 6:57pm +

I've never been a sports fan. I attended my first professional basketball game this year and have never seen a pro football game. And I never will. But soccer is a different story. It's really the only team sport I can get excited about.

That being said I really enjoyed the film Once In A Lifetime, the story of the North American Soccer League and the New York Cosmos. It's crazy to think that Pele was given over a million dollars to play soccer for three years in 1977 with a team of no names. Warner Communications head Steve Ross then paid for Chinaglia and Beckenbauer. Imagine if one MSL team bought out Beckham and Renaldo and brought them stateside. Crazy. Great intereviews with all the players and those involved, except Pele who asked for 100K to speak. From what I've seen and read, the legend is quite a money hungry jerk now.

Anyway, good film...and check out those crazy NASL logos.



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