violent femmes violence

well i saw the violent femmes last night and they were pretty fucking awesome but sugarloaf really sucks. first of all i knew it was a "budweiser presents" event so there would be nothing good to drink. my friend and i got pretty close to the front, but people kept shoving me around like it was ok to show up late and then butt in front of people who have been standing in the same place for an hour waiting to see the band. the band that opened was called the hot tarts and they were alright. about half way through the violent femmes my ears really started to heart, on account of being nudged further and further from stage towards the speakers, and i had to go back and find a place that was a bit quieter. i was really pissed off at this point about the people at the show... there were people behind us talking about their stock portfolios... and getting pushed around, i didn't want to get in a fight but i wanted to stand my ground too. this one big fat drunk girl was trying to dance but just kept falling into me-- i was standing behind her-- that was irritating. later on i went back towards the front and they played add it up and i had a good time until the end. but i still can't hear from my right ear.

daniel johnston

i have been extremely depressed lately. this usually happens around this time of year, but normally closer to easter. here i am posting an anti-playlist, of music that i have decided it would be in my best best interest to stop listening to (temporarily, of course.)

magnetic fields - 69 love songs
gustav mahler - symphony no. 6 "tragique"
morrissey - viva hate
type o negative - october rust and bloody kisses
tori amos - anything, really.
also no more cure, radiohead, john lennon or j.s. bach.

i have been listening to the clash's "combat rock" and the doors' "morrison hotel" a lot, though.

oh yeah, i won't listen to daniel johnston for awhile either. daniel johnston was a manic depressive artist/musician who recorded a whole lot of stuff on a tape recorder. he has apparently influenced a lot of more successful bands, like nirvana, sonic youth and ween, but he reminds me of violent femmes, personally. like me, he had several nervous breakdowns, and like me his unhealthy infatuations with women who had no interest in him stimulated a lot of his creativity. unlike me, he had the guts to come out of his hole and perform music to live audiences, occasionally.


somebody made a movie about him, fat chance it will play around here.

electronic music

120 years of electronic music. some interesting devices.