Dr_Flash_Amazing

Trask, you're cruising for a Custering, you pasty fuck. Better start washing your greasy hair so we don't get our hands dirty when we come to scalp your cracker ass!

Goat, DFA gives the above post two thumbs up for style ( Count 'em; uno, dos). It's about time you threw in some humor and used some snappy terminology like "toothless numbnuts". That's good shit! And you actually sound riled up, and a little flippant with your criticism, instead of the usual forensic tone and sterile analysis. Just goes to show that pissing on your enemies is far more enjoyable than carefully swabbing them down with lye.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it appears that the boys in LTJ have crafted a fantastically catchy rock and roll album. Is it the Less Than Jake of 'Losing Streak', or of 'Pezcore'? Nope; the songcraft has gone way beyond the hyperspeed straight-ahead ska-core explosions of old. More expressive lyrics, more change-ups in tempo, style, etc., and more rock. Get ready to get sick of hearing (about) Less Than Jake real soon, because 'The Science of Selling Yourself Short' is undoubtedly going to be spilling out of radios everywhere at regular intervals. Make note now that DFA is predicting this as the runaway summer hit, so that when it happens, you can be like "that Dr. Flash Amazing sure knows how to call it. Maybe he could give me some pointers on style, grooming, and etiquette as well!" Y'all heard it here fizzirst!

Illy. Yes. That shit is soooo butter! One expects the clouds to open, sunshine to spill forth, and trumpets to sound when supping that tasty black elixir. Raise a demitasse today!

Yeah, but also to lie about why he's not giving out information, to lie about the information he's not giving out, and to lie when he does occasionally give out some information. Best to just let sleazy dogs lie.

Fuck yeah, kids! Just swung by the Music Millenium and picked up the new ALKALINE TRIO album, Good Mourning and the previously-mentioned-today LESS THAN JAKE release Anthem. 4 tracks into the Alk3 and it is rrrrrocking with a capital R. Further reportage to follow on the status of the LTJ, but all signs point to ROCKAGE. "that said, we've had enough please turn that fucking radio off!"

Trask, do not pass "go"; remove head from ass and proceed directly to:

It's the closest you're gonna get to that old Hedgecore. But, like the previous incarnations of J. Michaels, this one's history too. Oh, well.

What's your take? Seems like a hit-or-miss kind of deal. When they hit, they're fuckin' HITTIN', and the misses? Ouch, by a mile. Maybe good compilation material.

Formalde' = jkrueger or sexual_chocolate!

Just tell them you're planning on leaving eventually and that you'd appreciate it very much if they simply laid you off. No skin off their ass, and it helps you right out.

What's that, Dru?

Any time, shoegazing crack-grappler!

You may already know this, but Stereophile Magazine has got reviews up the arse on their (somewhat slow) website. Check the Accessories reviews for computer-related stuff, and don't get too bogged down in the esoteric audio snob verbiage. Stereo Times might have comp-related reviews, too, they seem to do a lot of reviews of accessory-type things.

DFA's pretty happy with his modestly-priced NAD CD spinner, Marantz integrated amp, Pro-Ject vinyl spinner, and JM Lab speakers. That NAD shit has got great bang for the buck, it's well worth checking out if you want the quality without having to trade in your car to afford the gear.

It really is a shame what S'bucks has become. Used to be a special part of every trip to Seattle, heading to the Starbucks down by the PP Market, soaking up the smell of coffee, digging on the 20' ceilings and tasty brew you couldn't get outside of those walls. Now you're lucky if you can walk five blocks without smelling Frappuccino, and they're slinging a bunch of candy and chintzy seasonal travel mugs to match your outfit. Blasted American Way.

You mean like at most Starbuckses?

Marvelous. Whatcha got your ears on? Enquiring musically-inclined minds want to know!

Dunno 'bout that Amon Tobin bizness, but hear hear for the high end stereo endorsement. People need to do themselves a favor and give things a listen at the local hi-fi boutique. It's amazing to find out what your music is capable of sounding like on carefully selected and matched components. Ga ga. Speaking of music and stereos ... it's time to !

DONT FORGET THE SHADE GROWN PART. That Fair Trade shit's pretty good, true indeed. Batdorf & Bronson, despite a weird name and ugly labels and bags, is actually better as well as being FT (?) and OG. Give it a try, it's great stuff. Starbucks' Indonesian things are yummy, too. (Cue "charbucks" quip in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... )

True, and said better at that.

This Interpol band sounds kinda like the soundtrack to a funeral composed by the Talking Heads after snorting ground up Smiths records with Frank Black. Or something like that. Sounds like something they'd listen to down at La Cruda. They've got a thing for this type of brainy indie music, and all that new-school garagey rock and stuff. Fuck, man, this song does not need to be 5+ minutes long! There's a reason punk bands keep their three-chord flailfests limited to around 2 minutes a pop. There's only so much you can do with it and still have it hold your attention. (That's 'Song 8', by the way.) (Techno should likewise take note. Do we need to hear "funk soul brother check it out now" repeated 6,000 times in a row to the same beat? No. That Limey bitch Moby (so what if he's American; he should be British ) could've clipped that one down to about 45 seconds and gotten his point across. But no, he dragged it, and all his other repetetive wankfests, out to interminable length.) OK, this song 'Modern World' sounds kinda like the Clash, except they love the USA instead of being bored with it. And maybe a dash of Doorsy atmosphere. Significantly less mopey and funereal than the last track, though. Definitely far more listenable than GSY!BE, but not likely to wind up in the Dr. Flash Amazing Compact Disc Compendium anytime soon.

OK; now Kazaaing some Interpol, let's see what we come up with. And if one happens to fancy pogo-inducing goodtime ska punk with blazing buttrock guitar solos, one would find none better than LTJ. Plus how many bands out there actually give a fuck about their fans anymore?