While I spend most of my time listening to music, i still have eyes and other senses that are available to experience other things. That being said, there are some things that I hope continue to be awesome in 2011 and just as much if not more things i want to die a slow-painful death.
Things that should keep being awesome
Burgers- Yes, burgers. 2010 seemed to a be a great year for burgers, with everyone understanding that it should be cheap and delicious. My personal new favorite is one with a fried egg on it. I am not talking about the trendy, overly priced, gourmet burger bars. I mean a burger. Something everywhere has, but only some places have perfected.
Music- 2010 had a lot of bands taking major steps in terms of maturity and awesome sounding music, The Menzingers, Cobra Skulls, The Gaslight Anthem, Against Me!, all awesome.
Also Music- The change to more talent-driven music away from the electro-trash that was starting to infiltrate punk. Sure, those stupid "dance" bands are still around, but they are not getting the coverage they were. There are plenty of decent electronic musicians and genres out there, but when you sound like everyone else and sing about drinking, drugs and bullshit, there is nothing there.
Tours- every show i saw last year seemed to lean more towards smaller venues and stronger lineups. With multiple bands that could headline alone joining up and playing together.
Finding hidden musical gems on the internet- i probably spent more time in 2010 than ever looking for and seeking out unreleased and out of print songs on the internet
The Hunnert Car pile-up- old cars, huge turnout and lots of great food and bands. Hoepfully 2011 will not be a 90+degree day in october.
bandcamp.com- what a cool way for bands and music to get out there.
Books (and people actually reading them)- I notice this more with my peers and those i work with, but it seems like more and more people are getting back into reading actual books (or e-books). What I mean about actual books is something that is not a magazine, not a political rant that is 100 pages long, but a real, honest book. With stories, plots, characters etc.
Now, the real reason for this blog. Lots of shit that should get shoveled out. Screw slow and painful, the longer these things are around the more painful it is for others.
tight pants- I am talking about the jeans that are skin tight. Look like they are painted on and not at all comfortable. Plus, they look dumb tucked in to your ugg boots. Hey ladies, they make you look fat, not slimmer and dudes, i feel like my regular jeans can be too tight for my balls, so i do not know how those can be remotely comfortable. (baggy pants are gross too)
mustaches- any and all of them on anyone under 40. But primarily the stupid twisted, handlebar mustaches to be found on "cool" people.
Indie Bands that sound like every other indie band- stop whining. I don't care how your synth sounds. The low-fi sound is cool, but not when you add so much chorus to your voice it sounds like you are singing in an '80's after-school special.
the '80s: i am really tired of everything being neon, splatter-painted, or generally looks like something david lee roth designed.
Concert Tickets increasing- 2010 had tickets for $25 each that were $17 in 2009. In a time when we are all hurting for cash, charging more is not the way to get more $$ at the end of the night.
douchy hipsters infiltrating everything fun- seriously, if you are going to try so hard to look like you don't care or are too cool to be there, don't be there. Go talk to your friends somewhere else. The ultimate way of showing you don't care would be to be someplace else entirely.
People in their mid-to late-twenties pretending they are still in college. Keg stands and beer bongs when you have a job and adult responsibilities are kind of lame. Actually, i never really saw the reason for any of that bullshit party crap. "i want to drink so much i cannot remember what happened" fuck you
fake glasses- I am a wearer of glasses. I cannot see otherwise. But, there is a huge trend in 2010 where people would wear fake glasses. Either frames with plastic lenses or empty frames. I cannot tell you how many times i have seen someone wearing a pair of the modern 3-d glasses that they popped the 3-d parts out of. Or how about this, people wearing contacts wearing fake glasses to "look smarter" how fucking dumb is that?
my gut- i am really tired of having it, so i am going to work on it.
In all, 2011 has been pretty decent for music: social d, bouncing spouls/hot water music split, cobra skulls, wolves and the radio...i think that is what i have purchased in 2011 that came out in 2011. I want a burger
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