Alright, it's about time I updated this thing, so let's go.
Dan covered a lot of our last week in his blog. We went over to my old high school, Denham Spring High, to talk to some classes and MC their homecoming dance. Each class had its own personality and set of questions, but every class asked how tall I am. For the record, I am 6 '4ish. I think. It's always kind of strange going back to my old school, and in one case, my old classroom, but it was very cool. It was definitely strange talking to some old teachers that I haven't seen in YEARS. It was fun, though. We are very open to talking to classrooms everywhere, just ask us!
Friday was the Cowboy Mouth show, but before that, we broadcast live from Walk-on's for the official weigh ins for Punishment at the P-Mac. That was a pretty easy remote. The ring announcer for the event, Schnotsky (spelling??), had a lot to say in his best "hype" voice.
Cowboy Mouth was a good time. The first time I ever saw them was back at an old MojoFest in New Orleans. They were immediately followed by Faith No More, and Mike Patton even kind of mocked Fred Leblanc's style. Be that as it may, Fred is still out there doing it in his unique style. The crowd (including our sister station's own Scotty Drake and WAFB's Avery Davidson) were FEELING the music!
Sunday, we rolled out the Biloxi for the Korn show. It's quite the drive, so we mssed Droid and Five Finger Death Punch, but saw most of Hellyeah and all of Korn. Like Dan said in his blog, Korn was cool, but those two minute ambient intros to EVERY song kind of killed the flow. Korn is down to three fulltime members, but you'd never guess it from their stage show. They had at least one other guitarist (a guy from DARK NEW DAY, I believe), a keyboardist, a background singer (we couldn't tell if it was a male or female. I voted female), a percussionist, and some other people that just seemed to be enjoyed the best view in the house. They played a lot of newer stuff and left off a couple of hits. I realize they probably get tired of playing them over and over again, but I heard a few disgruntled fans voice their displeasure. Regardless, I think the diehard Korn fans were pleased with the show.
Monday, I had every intention of going out to the House of Blues in New Orleans to see Saosin, but when I got halfway there, I was alerted to a problem with the guestlist. I had to turn around and take care of that issue and by that time, it was pointless to make the drive. I heard it was good, though.
Friday is Better than Ezra. It's sold out, so I expect my cell phone to be blowing up all day from people in a panic.
I've been listening to a lot of CDs lately, so here's some brief thoughts on some stuff:
Eddie Vedder Into the Wild Soundtrack - Eddie with a guitar, singing melancholic songs for the Sean Penn-directed movie. If you like Pearl Jam cuts like "Elderly Woman..." and "Yellow Ledbetter", you should pick up this CD. It's very chilled out, but Eddie sounds into the songs. It's a pretty short CD. I do want to see this movie.
Foo Fighters Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace - The first single, "The Pretender" is a good indication of what this disc is all about. Very dynamic. Lots of soft to LOUD to soft moments. It's got a definite classic rock vibe to a lot of the songs, with lots of layers of vocals. Foos don't reinvent themselves here, they just do what they do best.
Ulver Shadows of the Sun - I have a "sleepytime" playlist on my Ipod that I usually turn on to go to bed. However, back in August I broke the LCD screen on my Ipod, so I can't use it anymore for sleep. So I've had to resort to entire CDs. That can be tricky because I need something that gets me involved, but not something too involving or loud. Or dynamic. This CD has been hitting the spot lately. You can't talk about Ulver without talking about their past. They've done albums of just about every sort: metal, electronic, ambient, folk, even chamber music. You never know what to expect. Shadows of the Sun is VERY lowkey, very subdued, and very sad. Everything just kind of sits in one single mood. I can't really think of a point of comparison. I'll just say if you need some real mellow, yet tense, music to put you to sleep, here ya go.
