RHCP used to rock the fucking house! What the hell happened? Why has everything that was awesome in the 90s turned into a big steaming pile in the 00s?

Another question: why do I feel really sad when I see the neglected dogs on those ASCPA commercials, but I don’t really care when I see the starving kids in the Christian Children’s Fund commercials?

Also, in case you missed it while this was making the rounds on the Internets a few weeks ago: SFW Porn. For realz!

So I was just reading a Wired article about how Pink Floyd’s “Echoes” syncs up with 2001: A Space Odyssey, and I was watching the video to prove the point, and I realized that Pink Floyd makes, by far, the most boring music I have ever heard in my life. I mean, “Wish You Were Here” and “Comfortably Numb” were pretty good tunes, but that’s about it. There is no more effective deterrent to drug use than the realization that you might actually enjoy wasting all your time listening to that meandering garbage when you’re high.

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The list of dumb 34 - this is just plain funny. And I don’t know why, but the description for number 11 almost made me piss myself laughing.
For most people, college is a waste of time - you know, every day I wish more that I had just gone to a tech or vocational school instead of college. At least then I might actually have learned something, other than how it feels to pay a metric assload of money without receiving anything in return except some glorified sheepskin receipt. This article hits the nail on the head.
Woody and Tinny words - classic. A good, woody sort of sketch.

The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke - widely overlooked, sort of bizarre, based on a painting by Richard Dadd, but a very good Queen song. And from a technical standpoint, it’s absolutely mind-blowing. Put your headphones on, and just listen to how many amazing things are happening in this song. Try to go through a couple times and focus on one element (vocals, harmonies, guitar, bass, drums) each time. If you don’t think Freddie Mercury is unbelievably talented already, just try recording harmonies like that yourself! Make special note of the vocals at around 1:51, when Freddie sings, double tracked, “And the arch-magician presides / He is the leader.”

For those who may not know, double-tracking is a recording technique where the singer records one track, and then goes back and records another track of the same lines, trying to match as closely as possible. Due to the very slight variations in the way the singer records each track, the vocals end up sounding “fatter.” This is much harder to do than it sounds. In fact, the story goes that John Lennon used to hate the tedious process of double tracking so much that he had his engineers develop a method of doing it automatically using a second tape machine and a variable delay. You have to use a variable delay, because if you have two exact copies of a track and just slightly delay one of them, you’ll get an effect called flanging. Even if you don’t know what the effect is by name, you definitely know its sound. Here is an example.

Anyway, on this line, Freddie sings the second take so accurately that it produces a slight flanging effect! It’s ridiculous!

Finally, pay special attention to John Deacon’s incredible bass line. John Deacon may not be a monster like John Entwistle of The Who, but he can definitely hold his own and then some, as this song shows. To get a better understanding of what’s going on with the bass part, check out this video of a very talented bassist playing along to the song.

And now you have a greater appreciation for an under-appreciated song by one of the greatest bands of all time.

I say Shakespeare was a lazy bastard because in basically every play, he never brings the story to a satisfying conclusion. He just kills everybody off. It’s like a big “Fuck you!” to everyone in the audience who came to care about the characters over the course of the play. Of course, all of my criticism is justly removed when watching Canadian Shakespeare. If there is one thing in this world that can make me bellow uncontrollable laughter, even after scores of viewings, it is this clip every time they say the words “buddy”, “guy”, or “friend”. I know I use this phrase a lot, but I think Canadian Shakespeare might actually be the Funniest Thing I Have Ever Seen, Ever.

My dog, Lucy, is having another litter of puppies right now. But it’s been over an hour since she popped out the first one, so my mom and I are getting worried.

In these times of tribulation, we turn to the Bible to help us through. I think we all remember John 1:1 -

In the beginning was the Word, and Bird was the Word, and yea everybody’s heard about the Bird, and it was good.

My memory’s not what it used to be, but I’m pretty sure that’s right.

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I’m done. Fuck this fucking country, I’m done. Senate Approves Telecom Immunity and New Eavesdropping Rules. You know, if we’re just going to completely disregard the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, what’s the fucking point? Let’s just appoint a fucking Emperor for Life and be done with this whole charade. I guess the only question now is what country I’ll be moving to after graduation.

Wow, I just saw a Scientology commercial on TV. This is nuts. And speaking of Scientology, read this article about Scientology’s crushing defeat. You’ll be amazed at just how fucking stupid people are, all over again.

So I heard that new Kid Rock song on the radio the other day. Nobody in pop music is even trying anymore, are they? I mean, the song basically is just “Sweet Home Alabama.” It doesn’t offer anything more or better than what’s already there. Why the hell would you even bother.

Not too long ago it was most musicians’ goal to get their song played on the radio. I don’t think that’s true any more - at least, I certainly wouldn’t want my tunes on the radio. I mean, they run the same playlist day in, day out for weeks. How can anyone who listens to the radio not get sick of every song they hear after the 40th time?

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Over vs Under - Always remember that Over is the One True Way. And we have Science to prove it!
Spite - This shit’s just plain funny.