Get Caught Reading!!!

Boyos,

In honor of "Get Caught Reading" month, I ran across and decided to post about this site.
Basically, it's a site dedicated to interviewing musicians, to see what kind of books and/or periodicals have influenced their lives and work. You probably don't realize this about me, but I'm an avid reader - given the time to do it. To find a way to fuse reading with musicianship is something that pleases me greatly, especially since - as easy as melodies come to me - I SUCK at writing song lyrics.

Enjoy. And, if you haven't discovered Paste magazine yet, pick up a copy soon.

Hated

Been kinda too busy too post lately but I figured this would more than make up. Grab yourself a sixer and let GG take you on a wonderful journey. This may be one of the most incredible documentaries ever. Be warned though, you may never want to eat bananas ever again.

G.G. Allin - Hated

Deuce x Infinity

If Andrew (Arthur's younger brother) played the drums: http://www.liquidgeneration.com/Media/Videos/Viral_Videos/Bizarre/Koreas_Most_Expressive_Drummer/

Lower Your Eyelids

As a fan of skate videos, and an even bigger fan of French electro/shoegaze wizards M83, this is quite possibly the coolest thing I have ever seen in my life. Think Bones Brigade meets The Rock.

Totally. AWESOME!

Holy Awesome.

Arthur (and guys), I still haven't found whatever movie it was that I heard Sean Connery say "Don't sass me, woman. I'm fighting a serious urge not to slap you right now!" However, I did run across this little bit o' AWESOME today. Boys, you are welcome.

The Devil's Playthings

Don't know if you guys were ever fans of the Afghan Whigs, but Greg Dulli's got a new band with Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, QOTSA) called The Gutter Twins. I think the name is in reference to the fact that between the two of them, they've probably taken every drug known to man and contracted every venereal disease humanly possible. Their new album, Saturnalia, captures the sounds of decadence, depravity, and despair. Pretty much just like everything else these two guys ever got their hands on.

Here they are on Letterman the other night playing their standout track "Idle Hands". Dave seems to be a huge fan. Not quite sure they feel the same about him.

What Do I Know? I Teach Art!

I don't know if you guys heard about this yet, but here is legitimate proof that we're better than those dimwitted pansies from across the Atlantic. (I'm talking about the Brits and their educational system, but really, you can take your pick from any European country.)