All posts by G. Gordon Gritty
Funny Pic of the Day!
Chuck Berry Holiday
When people say “Happy Holidays!” are they referring to the Chuck Berry Holiday? Side note: happy holidays is unacceptable after Hanukkah.
Favorite Video Game of 2009
Introduction
I didn’t get to play too many video games this year, unfortunately. The first few months of ’09 saw very little spare time for me. In fact, time spent gaming has gradually decreased since my freshman year of high school. At that time, I got a job that occupied a sizable amount of time on weekends; in addition, the amount of schoolwork I had shot up big time. As the years passed and school got harder and I got more jobs, free time to game approached nil. That leaves me where I’m at now. I get a chance to play maybe once or twice a month.
Favorite Game
FIFA Soccer 10 – This is the shit! It’s so frustrating to lose (and I do often), but winning is just an amazing feeling because it’s so rare. I’ve found that my favorite team to play as is my ancestral club S.S.C Napoli. Before Napoli, I was a die-hard Bayern Munchen fan (maybe out of respect to the song “Munich” by Editors), but I sort of lost my rhythm playing as them. With Napoli, I got Fabio Quagliarella, who has been absolutely money. He scored three goals for me in one game on normal difficulty. To put something into perspective, it’s rare that I score one goal per game. Obviously, things ended up working out quite well not just because of Fabio, but I got to give him a lot of credit.
KK+Shrines March U.S Tour!
No dates or anything, but the magic words were uttered by King in this video:
Funniest Video I Saw In 2009
Maybe. Maybe not.
Best Fruit of 2009
CLEMENTINES!
Best Band Blog of 2009
NO AGE! (http://noagela.blogspot.com)
Not because they included one of my horrendous cover videos in a post of theirs, but because they consistently post tidbits (pictures, news, etc) from their tours (and beyond) that allows your average die-hard (or casual) fan to have a look at what it’s like to be in a really awesome band.
Top Web Discovery of 2009
Nu Rave Brain Wave – nuravebrainwave.com
Description: Two girls that have an awesomely similar taste in music (read, Black Lips addiction) as I do post great shit about said music.
Recommended?: Highly
Most Disappointing LPs of 2009
No order.
1. The Thermals – Now We Can See – Before listening to this, I was exposed to just a few Thermals songs. That said, I’ve held this band in high regard. This LP was rather disappointing mainly because it was filled to the brim with pop-punk songs that weren’t eccentric enough for me.
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest – For me, a lot of what made Grizzly Bear “epic” was nowhere to be found on here. Okay, there are a few songs that I really dig from this LP, but in general I’d say Grizzly Bear changed their direction to a more prim and proper baroque-pop style with less experimental flair than ever before.
3. Lovely Feathers – Fantasy of the Lot – Hind Hind Legs (2006) was an amazing disc. So amazing that I don’t think Lovely Feathers could ever out do it, even if they tried really really hard. This LP has some really strong points, but it kind of has a weird pace that’s all over the place. I just thought Hind had an immaculate flow. This really doesn’t.
4. Flaming Lips – Embryonic – Considering I’ve only listened to the “hits” from these guys, I sort of had a gut feeling that this album would be filled with catchy songs! Was I ever more disappointed? Save maybe one or two songs, this wasn’t memorable for me at all. It was mainly sound.
5. Japandroids – Post-Nothing – This thing is shockingly similar to Now We Can See. I’d say it’s straight up noise rock with a strong pop-punk undertone. Based on the initial reception of this album, I was excited! Then I actually listened to it and was mildly disappointed.
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 