New New Job

so ive been at my current video store job about a month.
and i go to a four hour meeting/training tomorrow for my new job.
new semester coming up too.
time to be nothing but a memory to people again. lol.

Hellzapoppin Freak/Side Show - Dec. 23, 2009 Smokin Ages Mission, TX

as always...my camera when it shoots video has a really bassy sound.
sorry.
hope you like em though, it was a blast

New Job

i work at a video store now and knew half of the staff personally before ever being employed.
ive only worked a couple of days and it seems ok so far.
still a little nervous though.
im used to customer service...but not face to face.
i used to work at a call center and not have to see the frustration and anger up front when you tell a customer they owe $100 in late fees lol...now i do.
other than that i should be fine.

finally feel ok now that i have a job.
it had been two months since my last pay check, which i used to pay my october and november bills...if i hadnt payed those bills when i did id definitely be late on some payments.
so i went broke early, have been dipping into savings and now have cash flow...not much..but well needed.

just kinda taking it day by day still with a bunch of other things though...like the blog.
i'll post soon.
hoep everyone is well.
check the archives, the links, or my profile if you have any questions about any of the music on the page

My Vinyls So Far...

I made this list on last.fm and just copied and pasted it here.....cause i can do that.
its not impressive, i know, but i like it so far.


Journey - Seperate Ways (Worlds Apart) 7"
John Travolta and Olivia Newton John - You're The One That I Want 7"
Styx - Mr. Roboto 7"
Elton John - Benny And The Jets 7"
Prince and The Revolution - When Doves Cry 7"
Paul McCartney and Wings - Band On The Run 7"
Trio Los Panchos - Sin Ti 7"
The Number Twelve Looks Like You - The Remixes 7"
See You Next Tuesday - Intervals (Hand Numbered + bought at a show)
Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly (2 x LP + DVD + MP3 download)
IWRESTLEDABEARONCE - Its All Happening (Bought at show + Signed by all members)
National Geographic - Songs Of The Humpback Whale
Cursive - Happy Hollow
Cursive - Mama Im Swollen (signed by Tim Kasher [Vocals/Guitar], Matt Maginn [Bass], Ted Stevens [Guitar])
Parliament - Flashlight 12"
Arsonists Get All The Girls - The Game of Life/Hits From The Bow (2 x LP)
The Flaming Lips - Once Beyond Hopelessness (LP + DVD + 7")
Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell (bought at show + Signed by Dave Monks [Vocals/Bass])
Suicide Silence - The Cleansing (Bought at show)
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It 12"
Black Street - No Diggity 12"
Mos Def - Brown Sugar (Fine) 12" (Promo Copy)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge 12"
The Cure - Boys Dont Cry 12"
Kriss Kross - Warm It Up Kriss 12"
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty (2 x LP)
My Morning Jacket - Z (2 x LP)
Moneen - Hold That Sounds EP (bought at show)
Tom Gabel - Anna Is A Stool Pigeon 7"
Tom Gabel - Heart Burns EP
Spoon - Anticipation 7"
The Blood Brothers - Ambulance vs. Ambulance 7"
Jaguar Love - Jaguar Love 7"
David Bazan - Jingle Bells b/w All I Want For Christmas 7"
The Jonbenet - Devil Music Vol. 1
Animosity & Drumcorps - Altered Beast 10" (Bought at show)
The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
Nekromantix - Dead Girls Dont Cry
The Mars Volta - The Widow 12"
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
Animal Collective - Feels (2 x LP) (Bought at show)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2 x LP) (Bought at show)
Animal Collective - Water Curses EP
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (2 x LP)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
The Antlers - Hospice (Bought at show + Signed By Peter Silberman [Guitar/Vocals] and Michael Lerner [Drums])
Minus The Bear - Into The Mirror 7" (Hand Numbered + bought at show + Signed by Erin Tate [Drums] and Alex Rose [Keyboards/Synthesizer])


and you can add me on last.fm here

If You Want To

you can add/message Letsgetknown on myspace about the blog for take downs/requests or anything else

Ex-Pilot Lives in brazilian Airport After Being Dumped

pretty interesting.
poor dude.
read HERE

Sorry

that im moving so slow with posts.
and that alot have just been videos.
im hoping with the videos you might find someone new to listen to.
and if i havent posted anything by anyone on the videos ill get to it soon.
its not so much that ive been busy.
just haven't felt like posting really.
contact me for requests or take downs of anything.
just go to my "About me" profile link and drop a line one of the many ways im able to be contacted.
hope everyone is well.

minus the bear this weekend :)
then towards the end of the month Cursive :p

Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky

just makes you feel good

Cheers

i wish i could go the bar from the tv show cheers.
where everybody knows your name.
and there always glad you came.

Jaguar Love - I Started A Fire

David Bazan - Live at the Grey Eagle 11-4-07

Live at the Grey Eagle 11-4-07
1. harmless sparks and fewer moving parts
2. cold beer and cigarettes
3. god bless
4. transcontinental
5. q and a 1
6. please baby please
7. of minor prophets and their prost
8. heavy breath
9. hot girls
10. q and a 2
11. forest fires
12. selling advertising
13. options
14. curse your branches
15. when they really get to know you
16. american flags
17. i do
18. q and a 3
19. q and a 4
20. bands with managers
21. hallelujah

Where is my wife!?My family!?

Lightspeed Champion & Klaxons

Confide - Such Great Heights (Postal Service Cover) - Incubator McAllen, Tx 9-18-09

not the greatest quality audio or video.
interesting cover though.
it was a really fun show

Young Coyotes - 2009-03-17 - Oriental Theater, Denver, CO

2009-03-17 - Oriental Theater, Denver, CO

1. intro/soundcheck
2. Hell Is
3. Buried
4. When I Was In The Fire
5. Momentary Drowning
6. A Thousand Masks
7. Splitting Prisms
8. The Sun Continues to Reach Me
9. (new song)
10. In The Garden
11. In My House

Zubaz

i think theyre horrible.
what do you think?
check out the first link. its a gallery of people over the years sednding in their photos of themselves wearing these ridiculous pants.

http://www.zubaz.com/gallery.htm

Zubaz Website

sorry in advance if i offended anyone who wears zubaz

Girls - Lust For lIfe

Girls Myspace

So i was talking with my parents earlier.
im moving out again.
going to start college in a new city and moving into an apartment with a buddy.
no school till January so im trying to get ahead and settle with a job sooner than right when school starts.
two weeks notice at current job.
needing to find another one.
this weekend is talk over time with my buddy to get bills and shit straight.
id feel bad backing out if i didnt feel it'd work.
i need to look out for me so i dont stress out.
but i want something new.
cant get it staying where im at.
yes its easier at home, no rent, just pay insurance and phone.
dad always tells me his options and tries to make me reconsider mine, but to be happy.
mom just wants me to be safe and happy.
i hope im putting everything together as well as i think i am.

thaks for stopping by.
comment or something on shit.
check out the archives.
bands ive seen.
other blogs.
my profile for contact info if there are any questions.
or just say whats up
have a good week everyone.
more posts soon.

Hasnt....

....been the greatest couple of weeks.
always hopeful for a change.
trying to save money.
not working so well.
disappointed.
worried.
confused.
music has usually been a comfort but lately everything has been...just kinda in one ear and out the other. i think thats what scares me the most. lol.
gonna watch tv and go to bed.
the beach tomorrow i think.
hope everyone is well.
drop a line. im sure you guys out there are interesting and might have input for the blog or something.
my profile has email, last.fm links and aim if your a night owl lookingto chat from time to time.

Mr. Scruff - Get A Move On (Video)

i had been looking for this funny video for years now.
not constantly, but every time id here that saxophone part id be like man WTF i don't know who the artist is, all i could do was hum the tune and then go crazy not knowing who it was and then forget about it until it bugged me again. so i found the original tune, made in like the 50's, obviously this is just a sample used over and over again and i loved it back when i heard it...i don't even know how long ago. have a listen. hope you like it.
thank you pineapple express for reminding me of this song :)

Fun Fun Fun Fest?

sooooo.....im planning on going to Fun Fun Fun Fest this year. last year was great. this year has good line up as well and im planning on buying my tickets soon, but since i live 6 hours from austin id loike to havea a set ride over there. due to most of my buddies being in school, im not exactly too sure how imma get up there becasue my lil car wont hack it. also my job doestn seem to sure that there gonna keep me, its my fault, but man....if i start a new job, its a new process to get days off and switch schedules or whatever. my current job has to hwere i can set up in advance the day i want if its available at the beginning of the month so i always do.... also want to buy the pip (pretty important person) passes but dont know if my friends will get or want them. and obviously money would bea factor of that. but i would hate to buy the pip passes and have the better viewing of the concert adn know there out there god knows where. ugh. i need to figure this out :/

White Zebra - Empty Your Pockets/Give Us Your Souls

Empty Your Pockets/Give Us Your Souls

This is another full album download to help this local band get heard a little more outside of my part of Texas. Very energetic, they are influenced by everything and you'll tell when you hear the songs off of their first full length. They had this album free for download from last.fm a while back and you can purchase it form them at shows or message them on their myspace for arrangements if you wish to have a cd copy. Ive seen them live over the past couple years and have seen them change into this amazing band. Have a listen to their tunes first at their myspace and then come back and pick it up.

White Zebra Myspace

Ice Cube & Nike SB

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009

Main Website
oh man. pay day is TODAY!!!
early bird special passes here i come!

It Was A Good Day

They're harder to come by lately.
just glad today was one of them.

It Was A Good Day


and heres another oldie but a goodie

Im Not Will Ferrel

This is an article i found today about how people mistake the Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Chad Smith For Will Ferrel.
Have a look ")

Im Not Will Ferrel

Horoscopes.

i dont usually check mine but today i liked it.
how i wish they were true half the time.
dont you?

ah well.
goodnight/good morning to some of you.
more posts tomorrow or Saturday.

Femme Fatale - Fire Baptism

Fire Baptism
1. Fire Baptism (Reprise)
2. Big Game Human Hunting
3. Dance Party
4. Stabbing Victim
5. Cokehead Metabolism
6. Tormented By Demons
7. Bentonouveau Manifesto

Femme Fatale Myspace
Femme Fatale info

Another One Goes By

these boys gave it their best shot.
you can hear the original version by The Walkmen on the album "A Hundred Miles Off"

FREE!

done with finals.
i dont have school till january because certain classes i need arent offered in the fall and others ive already taken care of :)
going to buy some more ram for my computer, its slowing down like a mutha.
then more music posts and less of my blabbing and whining:)

Rain!

it finally rained today!
the last time we had rain in my part of Texas was sometime back in March or April.
.....it still feels atleast 85 to 90 degrees outside though. just wet.
you cant always win i guess.

Anatomy & Physiology II Lab (UPDATE)

"B"

Two more tests to go
Anatomy & Physiology II Lecture test on Wednesday
Human Disease/Pathology on Thursday
just finished some studying for wednesday.
the usual 5 am shower time before sleep.
ah well class at 1 pm.
no work in the morning
sleeping in :)
6 hours of sleep will be amazing for once

Anatomy & Physiology II Lab

Judgement Day

Tenchi Muyo

Tenchi Muyo info

did anyone ever see this?
it was pretty funny.

At work

im on break. in the break room.
people playing pool.
watching BET.
im eating nutter butter :)
gotta go back now though.
i get out at midnight (Central time)

send me recommendations of artists.
message me on aim.
add me on last.fm.
be nice to hear from the people who actually visit this thing.

adn i promise more posts to come.
one week of school left.
not sure how im doing exactly grade wise but i think i should be ok...hopefully.
atleast B's.
:/

hope everyone is well.

FUCK!!!!

im pretty pissed, i worked on a forum for my human disease/pathology class on dialysis and kidney transplantation for about two hours tonight, i tried to submit the entry, it asked me to log in and then it didnt save my shit!
im not doing it again.
im going to sleep.
doctors appointment in the moring.
gonna wake up at like 7 or 8.
hoping for the best on something that im not really sure is even anything at all.

Some feel good songs

and if you dont watch the three above, at least watch this one.
i hope some of you out there remember this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-K3irNgcaA

Dear And The Headlights - Sweet Talk

really good song.
give it a try if you havent heard these guys yet.

so theres this lyric i have stuck in my head a lot of the time.
"...never more surrounded, never more alone..."
stuff is good but it aint great, so ive been digging that lyric a lot lately.
when i wiped my computer clean a few weeks back i had to rebuild my iTunes library and i dont even remember the artist let alone the song title.
ah well.
i bought like $40 worth of old maxi - 12" singles and even older 7"s from the 60's/70's/80's/90's the other day.
some of it good some of it just funny.
i'll be posting some here in the next couple weeeks.
hope everyone is well.

Thats A Whole Lotta Mexican

thank god i have today off.
maybe the beach or a get together tonight.
either way its gonna be a good day :)




and here is a nice little video/small documentary of Wesley Willis.
R.I.P. Wesley



and a couple of my favorite songs by Wesley Willis

Redrum Jr

i have this amazing high right now. (not drug/alcohol induced)
but everything could go to shit faster than id even know.

i have so much work to do right now i'll probably be up till 5am again and wake up for class at 9am and get out of school at 3pm then goto work from 5pm ot midnite...but i could care less. i usually care a lot more. i hope i can keep this...feeling?...state of mind?...up for the next two weeks to help me out. haha.

two weeks of school left, really only four days for each class :/
heres hoping for the best.
hope everyone out there is well.
drop me line or something sometime.
share the blogs you like. share your day. whatever. always open to meet new people.
check me out here to see some of what else i listen to.
im still uploading stuff form my old cds to my hard drive so the library listed here still isnt complete.
once school is out im going to do so many posts. i cant wait :)

So i was taking a break from studying and found this....

I was planning to go the ACL Festival to see The Beastie Boys, The Walkmen, and Dr. Dog, but if you saw the video you can see the Beastie Boys wont make it for obvious reasons. The Walkmen and Dr. Dog play at the exact same time. Fuck that. I want to enjoy both of their sets fully and not have to hurry form one stage to another just to make sure i see part of a set. The only other people i would consider seeing are Coheed and Cambria, John Legend, and Lily Allen, only because i have heard more of their music than any one else im showing is scheduled to play that day. Sorry if those choices sound bad to some of you, its just what ive gotten around to in the past, gimme a break.
Saturday is sold out and sunday doesnt appeal to much to me either. I would like to see Pearl Jam but i not gonna pay $85 just to see them. Maybe i'll go to Fun Fun Fun Fest again.
Back to studying for about another half hour or so for my Human Disease/Pathology class tomorrow.
Goodnight/good morning everyone.

Hope all goes well Adam Yauch

Today

gonna see See You Next Tuesday and Arsonists Get All The Girls Again
i plan on getting some more pics
you can check out my old pics of these two bands and some of the other bands ive seen and been able to take pictures of here.
:)

San Antonio Today

:)
one day trip for a few things my brother needs.
just keeping company on the drive.
bringing afriend
be back to reality probably later tonight

It Was.....

.....one of those days today.
hope yours was better.
:)
be back to posting real stuff soon.
promise

Cursive - From The Hips

ive known of cursive for a few years now but have never listened to them.
so i downloaded everything i could find.
ive only heard "Happy Hollow" and a couple songs off of "Mama, Im Swollen" and im liking it a lot.
this is one of the songs off of "Mama, Im Swollen.

ive been feeling pretty down lately.
a lot of the time im too busy to notice and just kinda go with things, but when i have that free time i realize a lot of things and this song just makes me "feel" haha.
its one of those feelings where things will get better but before you do its gonna be hell.
the way it starts and then builds into after the singer screams "RIGHT!?" i think its a great song.
i dont know, its just one of those songs that no matter what it says or whether it relates to you or not it just kinda....lifts you up i guess.


does anybody else remember where this cat poster is from?
come on...im sure some of you out there know. haha

Alvino Rey Orchestra on The Lawrence Welk Show: Hindustan (1959)

the only reason i know who Alvino Rey is, is becasue of the Arcade Fire's Neighborhood #2 (Laika) Single. It has a song (not this one) perfomed by the Alvino Rey Orchestra in 1940 as the b-side.
The single is available for download on the blog if you dont have it

Aussitot Mort - Demo

Demo
1. Memoria Grigia
2. Aussitot Dort, Aussitot Mort
3. Une Once De Courage
4. Le Desespoir Des Singes


Aussitot Mort Myspace

Brazil vs USA CONCACAF Final

what the fuck?!
USA had two nil lead.
lost it horribly in 45 min.
oh well boys.
close to an upset...but no dice.
and what an upset it would have been.
ouch.
some of them boys pride is gonna be shot.....forever.

Good Morning/Good Night

i hardly sleep anymore.
im exhausted now though.
good morning/good night everyone.

Be Back soon....

....doubt anyone visits daily.
most of you probably stumble upon this by accident somehow anyway.
pretty busy again lately.
gimme suggestions of some bands you might want a post from I'll see if i have anything from them like b-sides or remixes or something that you might not have.
hope everyone is well.
be back soon.

Thoughts today

sister just got married :)
dont want to go to work tomorrow. too much pressure right now :(
gonna start school next week :)
gonna start school next week :(
going to see animal collective for the third time on June 5th in Austin :)
taking some friends also :)
want the trip to go smooth.
need to exercise a lot more :/
i just feel strange the way my life is right now.
pretty chill but waiting for the chaos i guess?

here are some videos now.








and this one is just funny

Bayside - McAllen Creative Incubator

I cant wait to see them tomorrow.
I havent really heard the walking wounded or Shudder though, maybe a couple of tracks, but im excited anyway. Im looking forward to hearing anything new they have and hopefully some of the classics from Sirens and Condolences and the Self Titled album. Maybe theyll play that Sean Kingston cover that they have on theyre myspace page. haha.

Heres Hoping

with me taking the fall semester off from school....very strong possibility.
.......well see

http://stereogum.com/archives/2009-austin-city-limits-lineup-offers-pearl-jam-da_066682.html

Gonna Be A Long Week

i guess because my weekend was pretty busy i didnt get enough rest.
im stressing over the two weeks of school left after this week and alot of personal shit.
hope everyone is well.
im uploading more stuff as the days go on while i do my homework and should be doing more posts this weekend sometime.

Out with the new/In with the old

......sort of.

i know i dont post much anyway, but imma try a couple more psots before i move.

first i gotta study.
then imma take a nap.
then imma go to work.
then start packing more stuff.
after class tomorrow is probably when I'll move everything out of my new place back to my old palace.

things changed so fast.
still hard to believe.
but its what needs to be done.


see ya in a while.
(who ever even runs across this thing)

Tokyo Poice Club - Cine El Rey McAllen TX 03-12-2009

The show started a little late. Doors were supposed to have opened at 6:30, we waited until 7:10 to get inside. Didn't help much with the cold front we had come in the day before. Anyway, finally got inside, went straight to the merch table and bought a shirt and the "Elephant Shell" LP, noticed there was another band on he bill that i didn't see on the initial flyer called Ruby Coast. I didn't see the new flyer until after the show. They went after one of the local bands called Big League. After Ruby Coast was Ra Ra Riot, whom i had heard of but never heard their music before. Then came Tokyo Police Club! They practically played every song ever made by them, since they don't have too many songs released yet obviously, with two EP's and one LP. So every song was a sing along. People dancing and cheering the whole time, it even got a little rowdy, which was kind of weird. There were some drunks running around starting moshes during some of the more upbeat songs they played and even crowd surfing. I got hit in the head by a crowd surfer and was being pushed forward towards the people directly against the barrier in front of us for some time as well towards the end of the concert. The played all the songs off of the albums pretty much how anyone would remember hearing their recordings except for "The Harrowing Adventures of" which singer David Monks opened up the song with an acoustic guitar and then right when the song picks up he runs to the guitar tech to go get his electric and continue to finish the song. And the band started a slow instrumental opening for "Listen To The Math", one of my favorite songs. It was amazing the way they arranged the song live. They ended the concert and then left the stage and the crowd cheered for an encore for a couple of minutes. They came back out and played one of their songs and then had Ruby Coast and Ra Ra Riot come on the stage to sing a cover of The Clash's song "Train In Vain". They all sang and danced and ended the concert in a very memorable way. In all it was one of the most fun i'd had at a concert, mainly because i go to a lot of hardcore shows and don't get to see too many alternative/indie bands play. If it hadn't of been for lack of money i was going to go to their next show the day after at The White Rabbit in San, Antonio. Ah well.



here are the flyers for the show:




here are some of my pics:




















and this video i found, not from the show i attended but another one of the cover of "Train In Vain" in New Orleans, LA a couple days before.

Miley Cyrus & Kanye VS Radiohead

funny little article.


http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61985920

Midterms

be back soon.
promise.

Woodrow The Homeless Man - SNL Skit

SHOW TONIGHT

going to this tonight.
if your in the area you should try and go.


here are some links to some of the bands

Dignan
Big League
They Mean Us


p.s. i dont know really when i'll start uploading regularly again, its really been kinda rough the past few weeks. stay tuned though.