no cross to nerd out over, so after trainer rides its digital digging for old music and demos. this was a classic jam from a band that was bad for way longer than they were good.....
Friday, January 8, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
a quick HTFU from Stijn Devolder
"It is not so cold that you freeze on to your bike," he said. “You go from a temperature of zero (Celsius) to minus one and you're not dead; It hardens your character.”
So in other words HTFU and train.
full story here.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Team Sky First Impressions-Great Rock and Roll Swindle
My first impression of team sky was Pinarellos with Shimano??? Come on. Even if it is Di2, why not Campy?
Next up was the kit. Boring. Is it Adidas's fault?
Last up was Jags as team car? Why not Ford Taurus-they're cheaper.
Sky should have better kit, be on Campy, and the team cars should be Aston Martins.
I am more excited to see what BMC can do as they are shaping up to be a Bad News Bears mishmash of ridrers (like Cervelo last year)
Conflicted. This team should do something and I like a lot of the riders they grabbed, but feel they have a lot to prove.
Next up was the kit. Boring. Is it Adidas's fault?
Last up was Jags as team car? Why not Ford Taurus-they're cheaper.
Sky should have better kit, be on Campy, and the team cars should be Aston Martins.
I am more excited to see what BMC can do as they are shaping up to be a Bad News Bears mishmash of ridrers (like Cervelo last year)
Conflicted. This team should do something and I like a lot of the riders they grabbed, but feel they have a lot to prove.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
random
You focus on pretty random things when beating yourself up the same hill
again and again. Your world kind of shrinks to your bike computer, your
front tire, and not much else. When you do your workouts on the same hill
week in and week out, you don't really have to pay much attention to the
scenery. So last night 2 things stood out. About half way up the first part
of my hill was a flimsy, broken pair of scissors in the gutter. Almost at
the top of the 2nd part of the hill was a burned cd
The scissors were important to remember, so I wouldn't ride over them when
my oxygen deprived brain ceased to function. The CD was just a shiny thing
that let me know the pain would stop soon.
On repeat 7, I saw a kid on a mountain bike in the distance. He stopped on the
hill and leaned over. I thought he was messing with his bike or something
and then he peddled on.
As I passed the spot he stopped, I realized that he had stopped to grab my
second marker. The shiny blue CDR had caught his eye, but unlike me, he
stopped to grab it.
This one really got my mind churning. Why did he stop? Was it his? Had he been retracing his steps for hours? Was he a music geek excited to hear new music?
Based on the fact the 50% of kids under 18 not buying music, I doubted that. So why did he stop? What else can go on a CDR? Was it pictures? Movies? Why roll the dice on something that had probably been run over by a dozen other cars?
again and again. Your world kind of shrinks to your bike computer, your
front tire, and not much else. When you do your workouts on the same hill
week in and week out, you don't really have to pay much attention to the
scenery. So last night 2 things stood out. About half way up the first part
of my hill was a flimsy, broken pair of scissors in the gutter. Almost at
the top of the 2nd part of the hill was a burned cd
The scissors were important to remember, so I wouldn't ride over them when
my oxygen deprived brain ceased to function. The CD was just a shiny thing
that let me know the pain would stop soon.
On repeat 7, I saw a kid on a mountain bike in the distance. He stopped on the
hill and leaned over. I thought he was messing with his bike or something
and then he peddled on.
As I passed the spot he stopped, I realized that he had stopped to grab my
second marker. The shiny blue CDR had caught his eye, but unlike me, he
stopped to grab it.
This one really got my mind churning. Why did he stop? Was it his? Had he been retracing his steps for hours? Was he a music geek excited to hear new music?
Based on the fact the 50% of kids under 18 not buying music, I doubted that. So why did he stop? What else can go on a CDR? Was it pictures? Movies? Why roll the dice on something that had probably been run over by a dozen other cars?
Sunday, December 27, 2009
blacklisted.-no one deserves.....LP
Deathwish releases another Blacklisted LP. Vinyl only. Colored vinyl of course. This is an odd bunch. Always thought(since seeing their ace of spades skull logo split single) that they were some generic Integ/mosh metal deathwish action. Got the "heavier than heaven" cd and was pretty surprised. short songs that left you wanting more. Obvious Nirvana influence, but it had all the classic core-kid essentials. Pretty classic. It is strange to get into a band backwards and work you way through their older releases....
So I was curious as to what they would be up to on this "arty" release. Apparently controversial to some... I suppose if you have been asleep at the wheel since "bringing it down" then a few trumpets, violins, and "interludes" might push your artistic sensibilities, but to me it seems like a band doing what it does after a few records. Try and keep up, dummies.
For me it's good sounds, good hooks, and a good listen.
links
redid a bunch of the news you can use links and added some new favorites. cleared out the junk.
check them out
check them out
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
best of 09
1.dino jr -farm. classic album. classic video. summer jammer!
2.double dagger-More on thrill jockey. Baltimore keeps DC style alive. So good. this one is kind of like the first No Trend 45....
3.doomriders-darkness comes alive. lions for track of the year! from skate rock to biker rock? this song gets me ready for intervals.
4.converge-Axe to Fall. no video. this track is better than the video jam.
5.slayer-world painted blood. even on a camera phone it goes off at 2:54.
6.raekwon-criminology 2. "angel hair with the lobster sauce"
7.old wainds-nordic death kult. so much for poorly produced slavic black metal. this sounds sick and kills it. so good you get fan made videos!!!!
8.black breath. Portland Metal Punx Get Serious!
9.liturgy renhilation. NY Black Metal keeps getting better
10.el michels affair-enter the 37th chamber. wu-tang forever.
11.stinking lizavetta-sacrifice and bliss. pretty good for "doom jazz"
12.tombs winter hours. crushing.
reissue
reissues?
Citizen's Arrest Discogrpahy (the 7" still rules. the rest is ok) Nuclear War Now!
Forge your own Chains (nowagain)
Psych-Pop 101 (nowagain)
Eccentric Soul-Smart's Place. The story might be cooler than the music.
Blogged and Quartered site-relentless dropping of crucial jams.
All selections have been thoroughly road tested over the spring,summer,fall and winter. Not sure what I missed, but I know I will think of it moments after I post this....
2.double dagger-More on thrill jockey. Baltimore keeps DC style alive. So good. this one is kind of like the first No Trend 45....
3.doomriders-darkness comes alive. lions for track of the year! from skate rock to biker rock? this song gets me ready for intervals.
4.converge-Axe to Fall. no video. this track is better than the video jam.
5.slayer-world painted blood. even on a camera phone it goes off at 2:54.
6.raekwon-criminology 2. "angel hair with the lobster sauce"
7.old wainds-nordic death kult. so much for poorly produced slavic black metal. this sounds sick and kills it. so good you get fan made videos!!!!
8.black breath. Portland Metal Punx Get Serious!
9.liturgy renhilation. NY Black Metal keeps getting better
10.el michels affair-enter the 37th chamber. wu-tang forever.
11.stinking lizavetta-sacrifice and bliss. pretty good for "doom jazz"
12.tombs winter hours. crushing.
reissue
reissues?
Citizen's Arrest Discogrpahy (the 7" still rules. the rest is ok) Nuclear War Now!
Forge your own Chains (nowagain)
Psych-Pop 101 (nowagain)
Eccentric Soul-Smart's Place. The story might be cooler than the music.
Blogged and Quartered site-relentless dropping of crucial jams.
All selections have been thoroughly road tested over the spring,summer,fall and winter. Not sure what I missed, but I know I will think of it moments after I post this....
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