Archive for July, 2003

It’s part of a war, gonna do it right

Monday, July 28th, 2003

I had an epiphany this weekend.
Well, not so much in the definition “a comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization” because that implies a clear goal of sorts. This was more of a sudden feeling of empowerment, ambition and defiance. I also can’t quite explain what brought about this change. […]

It’s not my place in the 9 to 5 world

Sunday, July 27th, 2003

Nothing puts me in a great mood like a Ramones record. I consider myself to be fairly positive and content with my life, but from time to time really get under my skin. Last Friday I had customer blow up at me when I gave them an answer they didn’t want me to hear. In […]

Cold turkey’s getting stale, tonight I’m eating crow

Sunday, July 20th, 2003

I’ve been listening to a lot of Green Day today. Some news on the band came down the wire, which somehow convinced me to give the Constantines album a rest. “Hitching A Ride” is a great tune.
I’ve been attentively watching the reader comments under the Punknews article I posted. The amount of positive responses to […]

Having an Average Weekend

Sunday, July 13th, 2003

I saw the Reel Big Fish / Zebrahead / Wakefield / Matches show last weekend. The openers were pretty standard pop punk fare. Zebrahead was entertaining and I’m interested to see how they sound on record. The Fish were fantastic as always.
Next week General Rudie and Belvedere are in town. I’m still debating if which […]

Constantines - Nighttime

Monday, July 7th, 2003

Bands I truly feel I grow with are ones I’m usually impartial to on the first listen. I’ve just accepted this knee jerk reaction as the way my listening habits work. It’s likely because I fall in love with a record to such a degree that any new material from the band seems […]