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I burned myself out on posts for a while there. Sorry. Back now.
- posted by Mason @ 7:01 PM (1) comments

Neil Young - Sugar Mountain Live at Canterbury House - 1968



Uhhhh... I just listened to the new commercially released Neil Young bootleg, Live at Canterbury House 1968. While I really enjoyed the performances, the between song banter is priceless. Neil seems really happy and aloof during this show, and chats with the audience, telling stories and joking around. The downside to this release is the fairly obvious post production and digital mastering. This has been cleaned up A LOT, and as an ardent fan of bootlegs and tape trading, I don't like it one bit. This disc is just too slick and clean for my taste. I'd love to listen to the original, un-retouched version. I think the Massey Hall 1971 release sounds much more true to the source than this Canterbury House show. That being said, I've uploaded it so you can listen to it. See what you think.

Check out all the shit he talks about being in Buffalo Springfield. It's pretty fucking funny. He and Steven Stills are mortal enemies. Also, did you know that Neil Young and Rick James were in a band together? Weird.
- posted by Mason @ 8:19 PM (1) comments

New Album Title: Confirmed.



Megan came up with the best possible album title for the currently titled, "Moon Mission Death Squad #6", scheduled for release on Aug. 15th, 2009. And the title is:

My Joke is Ruining Your Joke

It's perfect, isn't it? It's a total stroke of brilliance on her part. Thanks Meg!
- posted by Mason @ 7:57 PM (0) comments

I know you've already seen this but...



This dude should be given some sort of award.
- posted by Mason @ 7:51 PM (0) comments

Oh Sport City Toyota... you should be ashamed



I just dvr'd this, ripped it to DVD, edited it down, and uploaded it to youtube within 20 minutes of it's airing. I love technology.

The first Austin Powers movie was released on May 2nd, 1997.
- posted by Mason @ 9:55 PM (1) comments

Zack Efron = Head Smashed in with a Brick



What if there was a movie where an adult got turned into a kid? I love that this film doesn't even bother to apologize for being totally unoriginal in every possible way. Why do women drool over this little turd? Is it the eyebrows? I don't get it.

Said it before. Say it again. Smashed. In the head. With a brick.

And yes, this is male tweener-idol death threat week.

PS - Billy Bush must also die for his pop culture crimes. I hate rich kids.
- posted by Mason @ 9:55 PM (1) comments

Possible Album Titles



It's been years since I tried to think of a album title. They've either been decided on before I'd even written the songs, or they just presented themselves without me even attempting to come up with something. I've gone through about a thousand in the last few weeks, and here's my short list. It's not much of one, and I'm pretty sure the only one I actually like is the first one. What do you think?

I Don't Give a Fuck
I Just Don't Give a Fuck
Because I Don't Give a Fuck
Utilitarian Humanists
Hike Rock Revolution
Pedals and Cranks
French Press Freedom

I don't have any ideas beyond the word Fuck and I've already used that in a title. I'm stuck. Any suggestions?
- posted by Mason @ 9:55 PM (3) comments

Ripe for the Poisoning



Kris Allen must be stopped. This weaselly little fucker cannot be allowed to climb the pop charts, under any circumstances. He's even more disgusting than Capt. Fuckhead himself, last year's AI winner David "Ashamed that I'm Balding" Cook. If you haven't watched the Idol this season, you're lucky because that means you haven't been infected by Allen's sickly sweet renditions of songs you used to like before you heard him sing them. It comes as no surprise that Mr. Sensitive is a youth minister and worship leader at something called the New Life Church in Conway, Arkansas. Contemporary Christian much? Double puke to the max-factor times infinity. The only way I could have hated this prick any more than I already did was if he was heavily involved in some sort of suburban mega-church. Oh and he married his soro-a-whore of a high school sweetheart. I'm not making that shit up. I threw up a little in my mouth when I read it.

At any rate, I hope he googles himself constantly and reads this. I hope he has a blogger rss alert set up so that he can read every blog post about himself because there's no way he's not a totally self-obsessed, solipsistic, vain and egotistical loaf of stale Iron Kids bread. Kris, if you're reading this, you gross me out. I am of the opinion that your music is mediocre pap of the least interesting kind and your execution of other writer's songs leaves much to be desired even when viewed as tepid, limp dicked slop. Additionally, everything that you believe is a lie. Jesus isn't real. The bible is tool of thought control. Your world view couldn't be more skewed.

Also, you're a dickhead. Fart. Boners. End transmission.


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- posted by Mason @ 9:54 PM (0) comments

A New Cultural Low



If I didn't know better, I'd think this was an incredibly elaborate joke. My Fake Fiance, starring Joey Lawrence and Melissa Joan Hart, strikes a truly dissonant chord on the pop cultural keyboard. This disgusting sack of TV filth is sure to scrape new lows in the already infathomable canyon of brain rot known as ABC Family. Plot as follows:

Jennifer (Melissa Joan Heart) has just bought her first house and spent all her savings on the down payment. If that isn't enough she has just been robbed. Vince (Joey Lawrence) is a ladies man and has a problem betting. He owes a lot of money to a guy named Shark. When seated next to each other at a wedding they show great dislike to each other. They both are owed on how much cash and gifts a bride and groom get. They start getting ideas. A week later they meet for lunch and stage a fake romance and engagement. As they lie to there parents and friends Jennifer gets caught up in planning a wedding and Vince the pressure of being a groom. As they spend more time together they start to fall for each other.

Surprised? You shouldn't be. This crap makes Sabrina look like Six Feet Under. If Joey "Woha" Lawrence didn't already deserve public humiliation, this would put him on the list. Personally I'd rather be tarred, feathered and ridden out of town on a rail than appear in this ultimate television garbage scow.

Did I mention that I'm going to watch it? Well, I am.

Also, I found this searching for a better plot synopsis of this crummy movie:

How do you deal with it? My brother has Genetic Scitsophrania and he thinks that he is a cat.

- posted by Mason @ 9:54 PM (0) comments

The Hate Mail Project



My friend Craig is collecting hate mail letters from his friends. I don't really understand what he plans on doing with them (it somehow involves a podcast), but I'm always up for a challenge. I've chosen only to write to male rock and pop vocalists and I'm in the process of compiling a list of most heinous musical criminals in history. Here's who I have so far:

Steven Tyler
Trace Adkins
Jason Mraz
Bob Carlisle (the Butterfly Kisses guy)
Rob Thomas
The dude from the Fray
Gavin DeGraw
Jimmy Buffett
The dude from Five for Fighting
David Lee Roth
Simon LeBon
Jim Morrison

The list is a work in progress. I can't imagaine that I'll complete letters to all of these human garbage bags, but I'm going to get through as many as I can before I get sick of it. Comment with your added suggestions.
- posted by Mason @ 9:54 PM (0) comments

Parts Scavenger



I need there to be an electronic junkyard in Dallas. Somewhere I can go to nose through giant stacks of broken equipment, cut circuit boards apart, desolder pots and switches and salvage cases for projects. Sadly, this doesn't seem to exist. I called and emailed most of the places in town that do ecycling, but with no luck.

On the upside I found out that bgmicro, a local electronic parts website based out of Garland, will let you pick up any order you make at their warehouse, thereby saving you on shipping. They were super nice and the prices are pretty comparable to everyone else online. The lady said it would be best if you called first to make sure they have what you want in stock.

If you know about an e-cycling center that will let me come by and pick through their junk, let me know because that's my idea of heaven.
- posted by Mason @ 9:48 PM (0) comments

Jammin' Sony Headphones



I also bought these wicked headphones at the same estate sale. $2 bucks. What a steal.
- posted by Mason @ 3:11 PM (0) comments

Portastudio 414



I love estate sales. $15 for this perfect 4 track. I was going to save it for the guitar show, but I think I already have a buyer.


- posted by Mason @ 3:11 PM (0) comments

MIDIbox SID - Ultimate c64 carnage



Another long-term project I'm interested in: building a stand-alone c64 synth. Daniel has done some wonderful stuff with his c64 and the cynthcart, but the MIDIbox SID takes it a step farther. With up to 8 SID chips (that's the equivalent of 8 c64s playing in unison), it's the ultimate SID synth. There are a few commercial SID synths out there, but this is cheaper, better, DIY and open source. To build this, you need chips out of multiple c64s, so find me some at the thrift store so I can make this bitch.
- posted by Mason @ 3:11 PM (0) comments

Novels I Have Loved



My friend Jake (not Bone) reminds me a lot of me at 13. He comes in the store (not by himself, obviously) and we talk about sci-fi. I made him a list of my favorite novels (most of which I've posted about before), and now I share it with you.


Book of the New Sun - Gene Wolfe

Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card

The Running Man - Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)

Neuromancer - William Gibson

Planet of the Apes - Pierre Boulle

The World of Tiers - Philip Jose Farmer

Demu Trilogy - FM Busby

Waystation - Cliford Simak

Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman

Stories of Your Life and Others - Ted Chiang

The Demolished Man - Alfred Bester

The Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny
- posted by Mason @ 3:10 PM (0) comments