Run With the Hunted - Brendan and Jamie

Hey everybody!

big news, we re-recorded the untitled song that I posted last february.

I got a new crash, and Brendan wasn't using a 15 watt practice amp.

It sounds a lot better, but it's still not perfect.

The Ugly Truth Piano Solo - Louis Logic

A moving piano performance of a song about racism.

Of course, it's satirical. I don't think anyone could be this racist in this day and age.

And for what it's worth, Lousi Logic is Black, he just has light skin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2ekUpGNAb4

Tortoise - Galapagos

Great song, heard this band for the first time today. techno-groove dance-chill.

The Web Genius, Akinator

http://en.akinator.com/#

Craziest ghost story ever! (My experience with the Paranormal)

My Experience With The Paranormal

 Okay, so I was sitting in the dark, right?

 On my laptop - and my cats in the room

 rummaging around for a few minutes, and it heads out, downstairs.

 So, I'm sitting in the dark for about fifteen minutes

 and I hear a little bit of rattling on my dresser,

 I look,

 nothings there.

 So I continue,

 and - a few minutes later - I hear a rattling again;

 and a bit of scratching like a mouse running around in an empty drawer.

 (Believe me, I'm not as welfare as it sounds.)

 So I get up and turn on the light,

 because something's got to be in there.

 I check the drawers;

 nothing.

 So I'm like:

 "Thats weird as shit"

 I sit down again

 and turn the light off.

 Now, im sort of waiting to hear something,

 and sure enough, a few minutes later I hear a little more rattling and scratching

 So, I'm like, 

 ''Papa?''

 (the nickname I had for my Grandpa, who died in my house about two years  ago.)

 And it stops.

 I didnt even say it out loud.

 I say in my head 'poppa if you're here with me make a noise'

 and about thirty seconds later, I hear some scratching and some rattling, and a creak elsewhere  in the house.

 I look over and my dresser is rocking back and forth, and the drawers on my dresser are  pushing in and out furiously.

 I remember what order they were in and everything.

 So I sort of mouth out the words: 'Poppa, quit it'

 And it stops.

 Just like that.

 So I'm freaked the fuck out, and extremely curious. I turn on the light and check the drawers  again.

 My cat was in the top drawer, and the top drawer was closed with about a 3 inch gap.

 The other drawers are all in a different order.

 So now I'm sort of unsure about it.

 I might try it again.

[-|\|_|[]`/

Top 5 Videos April 13 2009

Back on track!

Amazing way to learn guitar!

"NPLICITY (pronounced: "in•plicity") - is the guitarist's audio player. It's designed to slow down a song without changing the pitch. Learning songs has never been easier!"

This statement couldn't be more true! I came across this program in an ad, and so I downloaded the trial version of this program, imported some of my favorite songs on guitar and drums (it's marketed to the guitarist, but works very well for drums as well). I could easily tell what notes they were playing, and the timing behind them. This program is pretty awesome, and I am considering buying it at this point because of how satisfied i was, as early as the first song that I imported into it. You can control the whole program with only the keyboard, and fine tune tempo and pitch to get a truer sound, to mess around, or try in a different key.

Check it out, and download your copy at the official website http://www.nplicity.com/

Dead and divine - "The Machines we are" studio vlog 3

Top *4* videos March 23 2009

Sorry, only four videos today, but they're all new Rx Bandits songs (live versions)

Household Dub

This is Chris Tsagakis (Rx Bandits' drummer) creating some household dub.

He used only things inside his house to create the samples in this song.

More on that, and the song: HERE.

Top 5 Videos March 12 2009

"Enjoy!"

New Song: It's Your Move. + Top 5 Videos March 11 2009

i just sort of picked an open chord and messed with it and made something.

I think it actually turned out all right.

"It's Your Move - Enjoy"

Top 5 Videos March 11 2009

Top 5 Videos March 10 2009

"Enjoy!"

Dead and Divine - The Machines We Are: Studio Vlog's 1&2

Here are parts 1&2 in the Dead and Divine Studio Vlog for all you D&D fans out there.

"Enjoy!"

Top 5 Vids March 9 2009

"Enjoy!"

Top 5 Vids - March 8 2009

Sorry for the lack of updates.

I'll start up the content a little by posting my top fives:

Today's Top 5 YouTube Video's:

Top 5 words of the day:

5: Why?

4: Thank you

3: Okay

2: Good

1: Waffles

Top 5 Drinks today

5: Grape Juice

4: Pepsi

3: Water

2: Berry Punch

1: Milk (chocolate)

Cellophane - The Sound of Animals Fighting

I would like to say this is 'little-known' but I have a feeling that a lot of people have 

actually heard of them - I mean, their cd is sold at wal-mart

The Sound of Animals Fighting is a collaboration of a number of current rock/progressive bands who look to create 

a musical idea that is entirely different.

It's a combination of two of my favorite bands. Rx Bandits and Circa Survive; 

Though it sounds similar to neither.

Driven by virtuoso drummer Chris Tsagakis of Rx Bandits, he creates all of the 

song structure by laying down the first track (whatever he wants to play.)

The track is then passed to Matt Embree of RxB, who lays down the bass, and lead guitar. From there on it is circulated between members (distances apart)

to lay down the rest of the programming (electronica, vocals [ a role played by a handful of members] and then post-production.) Take a listen to it,

and if you like it, pick up a copy of the new cd: Ocean and The Sun.

"Enjoy!"

I Dare David Bowie To Drive Drunk - The Holly Springs Disaster

The Holly Springs Disaster - I D.A.R.E. David Bowie To Drive Drunk (Live In Kitchener) from thsdTV on Vimeo.

Check out their myspace and watch for their new album!

Stream of Blue (Stream of consciousness playing) - "Enjoy"

I recorded this earlier this afternoon. I warmed up a little and hit the record button.

I then proceeded to played around a bit on the guitar. 

This was the result:

Top 10 Audio Illusions

Real trippy video about auditory illusion.

'Hearing' things that aren't actually happening.

Note: It is best to listen to this with stereo headphones except for #5 which is best listened to with stereo speakers placed apart.

video is the property of the author.

Buddy Rich vs Animal; The Muppets Show episode 38 (1978)

S A R G E N T H O U S E: You See I think Stuff like this is Funny

S A R G E N T H O U S E: You See I think Stuff like this is Funny

In Response: '"If"

I came across a blog post this morning, by a blogger member named Jaimie, which essentially asked the question: "What is 'if'? is it real?" This was my response to her article:

The function of the word 'if' comes from our desire to prepare for what's ahead of us, or what is expected in the future. So lets say: If we lived in a world without the word 'if', we would be living in a world of taking whats in front of our eyes. The idea of a world without 'if' is primitive and a instinctual. 

If we didn't have the capacity to question what's going to happen, or what we want to happen, we would be another animal roaming the earth. Like a dog, or a bird, only homo-sapien.  

It's the power to be able question our surroundings instead of merely absorbing them that sets us apart from other mammals. As an example: A dog sees a point of interest and it goes to investigate. It does not ask itself 'what if i go and investigate? what will I gain?' A human's mind works in such a way that we must be prepared, with our increased intelligence since the dawn of homo-erectus. We have lost our instinctual flame, it's been replaced by the addiction of knowledge and other factors. 

Humans are capable of instinctual action, but they do not know how to unlock the part of their minds that allows it because it's been blanketed with absolute truth and expected reaction.  

So 'if' is real. If only to the human race.

In Response: How to Kill the Music Industry

This is in response to the article titled "How to Kill the Music Industry" by guest-columnist Jens Roland @ torrentfreak.com

Her views on mainstream music vs personal file-sharing are keen and intelligent. 

My response:

Honestly, I agree with what you've said about the industry trying to peddle their product much too far by charging for every little piece of it. How can they blame the decrease in album sales on p2p, and - for some reason - specifically The Pirate Bay, when they have whittled their purchasing power by allowing the sale of such undersized product.  

The Music industry is probably plotting to attempt the take down of one torrent "heavy-hitter" in hopes that the rest will follow out of the fear of the same fate. I can't see this ending well for the music industry until they start looking at the infrastructure. Ironically enough, that happens to be what the world's economy needs right now. *ahem* What it is i'm trying to get at is that perhaps the music industry needs to take an awkward-long look at themselves and their surroundings, and take a big fat hint. The one that's been staring them in the face since the Napster-fiasco in '00.  

Don't get me wrong, Metallica were right. Their music was being shared between thousands of people. But no one was making any money. How are they supposed to sue for the money they lost? I credit it to their own undoing (the band was having a rough time, their interpersonal issues, and not to mention, the cd sucked).  

Things don't look up for the music industry right now, Unless you happen to be The Jonas Brothers or Mylie Cyrus.

Love You Moon - Late May's Gaze

A Great, Chill song by Matt Embree and Lauren Coleman.

Titled Late May's Gaze, off of Matt's solo project - Love you moon - the album is titled waxwane.

Buy it on iTunes.

Always warms me up after it gives me the chills.

Enjoy :)

Goodnight Quiet City - Dead and Divine

My buddy and I recording a song we learned a really long time ago.

We added some stuff, and took out some stuff, and had a good time. 

Watch for our synchronized awkwardness at 2:20

Watch on Youtube

*DRUM COVER* Tainted Wheat - Rx Bandits

I feel pretty confident in this one,

actually.

I feel like I did a good job :)

"Vin Diesel Once Built a Go-Kart that ran on the Hopes and Dreams of Orphaned Children. It went Fast."

Grandma's Kisses!

posted by This Guy.

He may have created it, too. I have no clue.

Extremely dirty humour. I find a lot of it pretty hilarious.

I HAVE FOUR WORDS FOR YA: "I LOVE THIS COMPANY!"

The Happy Song - Chris "Isto" White & Bird Muzik

This is Chris "istothehalfabee" White performing his killer original song 

titled "The Happy Song"

Accompanied by the talented (and completely necessary)

oboe skills of "Bird Muzik".

Check out his website lumberjackisto.com

My Band's first ever song!

My friend and I decided to get togeter and start jamming. After 3 practices we came to this:

It was recorded on a 

Panasonic RR-US750 digital sound recorder,

inside a golf club head-cover to kill buzzing 

and annoying overtones.

This is the raw take, i really hope 

to get a nice polished recording some time.

And write more songs :)

Operation - Rx Bandits (Live)

This is a new song by the extremely talented Rx Bandits.

Recorded live, by This Guy

It's A Great Track, I'm really digging it. Check out my youtube channel

For more videos that I really like.

"Cobus - *Nsync - Pop (Drum Cover)

This guy knows what he's doing. I really like the fact that he sped the song up 

to make it not only harder, but catchier.

And as much as I hate to admit it. *Nsync's 'Pop' was pretty catchy to begin with.

KIM JONG IL on Shoe Throwing

I stumbled across this video while I was watching another short created by the same author - Arowna Films

Visit http://www.kimjongiljr.com

to see more.

I'm Ready To Listen

I'm pretty new to the whole blog-scene.

However I hope to make my way up by asking though provoking questions, allowing you to analyze the world around you. Things you wouldn't normally consider which -- in some cases -- may sound silly, but have some sort of underlying meaning. Allow yourselves to get free and state your opinion.

I'm ready to listen.

At the end of it all, I will write a small piece about what i learned from all the opinions presented, along with my own take on what was asked.

If animals have the ability to adapt to surroundings and survive, shouldn't the human race be able to do such things in the same way; by using our brain to control and mediate our bodies reaction, to embrace it?

We all want to be able to Write Something Beautiful

I would love to write something beautiful.

I wouldn't know where to start, or what to write about.

Maybe what the eye sees; Maybe what it wants to.

Maybe there's something beautiful in nothing.

Maybe as well in everything.

I could maybe catch a glimpse of it,

if i happened to blink at just the right time.

I don't know what it may be.

But maybe it may be something different completely.

But if it happens to be something near to me.

I could see it being what i want it to be.

Maybe.

Maybe I would love to write something beautiful.

Maybe I would love to write something.

I would Love to write something beautiful.

And maybe I know just where to start.

*DRUM COVER* Another Leather Lung - The Sound of Animals Fighting

The Upload

Yes, Hello.

This is my first blog post, it lack's character and charisma; but that all comes in time.

I've been trying by damnest to upload a drum cover to YouTube and Facebook for the past couple nights.I'm not sure if I happen to catch the late-night 'video-upload rush' each time I log on, but it's sure a pain in the arsh-hole.

It has only started to creep up the Facebook loading meter in these past five minutes (unlike previous attempts which didn't even initiate). Still no luck with YouTube. Maybe this last attempt will prove successful.

We'll find out, and we will also have a link to the video! :D

Thanks for reading,

Enjoy Your every Second