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I would have added "Reviolution Calling" from Queensryche... Perhaps my list is not as sarcastic as this list...

Anyone have any serious recommendations?? I am not a hardcore DAW guy as of yet. Honestly, I am really looking to use it as a preamp for music file playback right now. Yeah, I know it's overkill, but that;s how I roll. The inputs, DSP, plug-ins, etc would LIKELY be used later as I choose some software and assemble a project DAW. That said, please feel free to include system specific pros/cons of the interfaces with DAW software like Cubase. Based on a very quick (and I will admit, purely superficial) glance at the available products, I am leaning toward a TC Electronics Konnekt produc

If this is a sincere post, then thanks... If this sentiment is sarcastic (and therfore relevant in it's own right), then thanks again. Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be (relevant) Nothin' to do no where to go-o-oh I wanna be (relevant) Sorry. As for El (Famous Burrito), I don't pat myself on the back... Except for your penchant for throwing digs at Rush fans, you appear to be a fairly normal person with at least some taste in music. So don't feel that ANY of that was directed to you... Unless you are wearing a rolled brim Stussy hat and Birks w/ heavy socks and standi

"box full of letters" used to be a part of Lin's Bin opening theme.... XRT supports the Wilco... and vice versa I think XRT has lost a lot of it's luster, but it's still the best we got (and one of the best commercial stations in the US)

I thought of another one... Sammy Hagar solo during the VOA tour (I can't drive 55)... An unknown band called Dokken opened, and tore shit up. Yeah, George Lyhch is as good as the reputation. Here are some Summerfest favorites.... Bush and Jesus Lizard at Summerfest in the pavilion..... I was HAMMERED at the end of the show because we were heading to the concessions and buying 4 beers each per trip. Goo Goo Dolls on a free stage when NOBODY knew who they were, and they were still making Replacements influenced music instead of soundtrack ballads. Tragically Hip on free stage in S

If this is true, you are likely to be in the minority... Most greeks I ever knew were full blown fuck-tards and were lemmings marching headlong off the cliff while jamming out to the lowest common denominator in music at the time. My favorite was a guy air-drumming to Alanis Morrisette "You Outta Know" on the radio in a car ride we shared while we were bar hopping with mutual friends. He wandered away from us to hang with his "brothers" at nearly every bar we visited. This was the era when all frat kids had to manditorily wear Birk sandals (usually with wool socks)... and tightly curle

Is this a question about the health of my prostate?? Everything that is supposed to be "flowing" is still working just fine, I will let you know if anything changes.... As far as flow on the mic... not so much.

Amen. So this cat Ohmega Watts is the real shit?? I will grab it... Perhaps I should dust off the old transcription pads and start writing again. Should I go for the mags and share my passionate beliefs about music?? or get really adventurous and attempt to cut a truly relevant record with a message?? I don't know if too many "target market" music buyers would buy tracks from a 36 yr old white guy who grew up semi-poor in a marginal area, dropped out of community college, and steadily worked into the upper echelon of his industry through actual hard work while mildly sabotaging his cre

I am glad that this hasn't turned into a bash session on what I have posted... My eyes and ears, as well as my mind, are open. Keep the recommendations coming, and I will give them a fair shake. Obviously, the Roots are a known quantity, and they definitely deserve to be excluded from my ass-ripping of the overall hip-hop scene. It (should be) fairly obvious that I was a bug fan of the punk and post-punk movements... I feel that hip-hop today is where punk was in the mid/late-80s. The fever pitch and the true message were long gone, and it was all about the neophytes who got in for the

Bob Marley was fairly relevant.... Anytime your own country's oppressive leader makes a real attempt to assassinate you, you have graduated from entertainer to a person who is relevant in the political and social scene... The Clash were somewhat relevant (note sarcasm).... John Lennon sang about a revolution, The Clash were a little more adamant. For that matter, the entire punk movement was relevant.... What about the alternative movement of the early 90s?? Going from the "nothing but a good time" 80s hair metal shite to writing songs about what is actually happening good and bad in th

Shit. I spawned that whole thing?? Anyway.... The truth as in listen to the candidates speak about themselves, read about their political past, what they voted on, what they voted against, what legislation they introduced, what fat they attempted to add or trim to bills as they were being considered, etc... Read between the lines, what was a party vote (they all vote on the party lines sometimes to keep in the good graces of the party) vs. what are the persons core values and ideals. Is this person beholden to special interests?? Which ones?? To what degree?? How much does that matt

Nothing stirs up the vitriol at VC like some good old-fashioned intra-state rivalry... Is this Fort Sumpter circa 1861?? I am from Chicago area, and don't especially care for a lot of what Texas represents to me today... But instead of bashing fellow VCers, I simply just don't plan to return to TX... Maybe to Austin... but I can't see intentionally going to the rest of TX right now. My reasons are more because many of the Texans I have encountered in my lifetime were way too brash, especially while in someone else's backyard, and had this air about them like they were hardcore badasses, b

Southside Johnny called me and he's pissed that you left him off the list of Jersey artists who "made it"... The Asbury Jukes are outside your house right now with baseball bats.

I have done Johnny Appleseed and Janie Jones at rehearsal... but never while playing out. I played in an originals band and loved to throw in some off-beat kick ass convers Soul Asylum style... The guitar player/singer wanted nothing to do with the covers (because he didn't write them). T. Rex Jeepster was another favorite warmup/soundcheck... as was the ZZ Top song Just Got Paid (not to be confused with the N'Sync or Johnny Kemp songs of the same name, even though I tried to throw in the Kemp version at a few rehearsals because of the FUNK) I could do a Clash tribute show or two...

I agree, but I wasn't judging all of hip hop by Puffy... I just said that it is a law that anything featuring Puffy HAS TO suck... A new ruling stipulates that this now includes any Sean John clothes or accessories, especially since he is in the new Macy's ads w/ Donald Trump and Martha Stewart (holding back vomit). Exactly... Puffy shuffled through everyone's videos, and I hear he throws a mean party... So what?? So a few of you didn;t like that statement... For you, please tell me who (of todays hip-hop artists) is as important and relevant today as WuTang was in the early 90s??

Soul Asylum at Metro... They covered TLC's "Waterfalls", and one fan turned his back on the stage and flew the bird at the stage for the whole song... They dedicated Cartoon to that guy and RIPPED!! (I love SA) Cheap Trick's Silver Anniversary Show at Davis Park in Rockford, IL (the home town of CT). I was right next to the families in the VIP area, Slash, Art Alexakis, Jon Brant, Billy Corgan, and others stood in at various points in the show... It was like a religious experience. KISS!! Bradley Center in Milwaukee... full makeup, full pyro... I had backstage passes and met Tim Armst

So Kelly Clakson is a "half-tard" (best writing in that article) It would appear that ANY idiot can be a rock writer.... Over-praised?? The concept in general is ridiculous. If I were to pipe in a vote, it would be any of the pseudo-alt BS of the past 5-10 years like Trail of Dead, Drive By Truckers, etc. Also, Eminem, 50 Cent, Lil' Wayne, Chamillionaire and any of that shit... Even if you say Em has created a new "flow" (which I would agree with), it's all re-tread hip-hop of the ORIGINAL hip-hop of the 80s-90s. Anything with "Puffy" in it has to suck, it's the law. Hip hop jumpe

RIP Paul Raven. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7056986.stm

I would implore EVERYONE to keep their remotes handy until the elections are over. When a political AD comes on, regardless of the candidate or the race, change the channel or use the mute button. Don't let the marketing sway your opinion, let the TRUTH sway your opinion.

Anyone else sick of hearing every decent performance described as "lights out" this year?? I swear, I am going to pack up and leave to hunt down the next sportscaster who uses that phrase.... and knock their f-ing lights out!!

I saw 'em looking all awkward on SNL and I can definitely see that....

Flipping through some NCAA Football (watching the Badgers lose) I heard the Bob Mould song "See a Little Light" during a commercial for TIAA Kref... Bob too??

Jeff Tweedy to Lou Reed Jeff is/was a member of Golden Smog with Gary Louris of the Jayhawks. Mark Olsen of the Jayhawks is married to Victoria Williams. Lou Reed recorded Victoria Williams' song "Tarbelly & Featherfoot" for the Sweet Relief CD which raised money for Victoria's medical treatments.

Music: Wilco - The entire Wilco catalog on CD and the CD that came with the Wilco Book. also YHF and AGIB on vinyl UT - No Depression, Anodyne and the Anthology on CD DVD: the IIATTBYH DVD, the Sunken Treasure DVD and the new DVD which came with the "deluxe" SBS CD. Books: I have the Wilco Book pic book the Greg Kot book Other: a canvas tote bag (which came with something else) some stickers (which came with something else) Posters: Notably missing from my collection are the very cool show posters. Wearables: For t-shirts, I have the Wilco AGIB Tour '05 shirt where the birds are taki

The band Hum from Champaign, IL have a song on the new Cadillac CTS commercials... Where the guy wants to be the hammer and not the nail. I used to really like Hum, it looks like their web page has been stagnant for many years.