NO to the other four.

1. THE MOVIELIFE – 40 Hour Train Ride Back to Penn<br>

2. THE HAUNTED – One Kill Wonder<br>

3. BURY YOUR DEAD – You Had Me At Hello<br>

4. IN CONTROL – Truth Hurts<br>

5. COUNT THE STARS – Never be taken alive

I don’t know whether I should be angered by the obvious pretentiousness of MILEMARKER, or if should just ignore it and rock out to the music. Immediately noticeable on this disc is that no song titles are listed, no liner notes are made, and the pinkish color of everything makes me nauseous. But after slipping [...]

This weekend, I could have seen Ted Leo in Chicago. I should have. But I may have a job because I passed on it. So I think it all evens out.<br><br>

The club fire is a tragedy, and I think the really sad thing is that I have never once looked for the exits. Ever.<Br>What's really sad is the finger pointing afterwards.<br><br>

In other news, Eminem + the Roots = Amazing Grammy Performance. Even though lil' Marshall always gets nervous when he's performing on those shows.<br>

Clash Tribute = Torn feelings. Grohl should have been drumming like he was born to do (and not FAKING the brit accent). Van Zandt (how do you spell that??) wasn't really needed.<br>

Suffice to say, Rancid should have been doing it. With Elvis Costello helping.<Br><br>

Chicago is a great city, goto Tommy Nevin's pub in Evanston.

I saw these guys at the St. Andrew’s Church in College Park almost two years ago, and I had not one fucking clue who they were. But subsequently, I had quite the learning experience. While playing on the floor of the church instead of the stage, these four guys absolutely ripped the place apart in [...]

1) Today was the first time that I got totally burnt out on law school. I knew it was bound to happen sometime. Amazingly, there was something strangely cathartic in hurling a 45 page packet of paper across the bedroom, spreading sheets of white everywhere. Sure, it didn't help solve my writer's block, but it was better than staring blankly at my problems.

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2) I'm really proud of the new MOVIELIFE interview that was added to the site today. I've read too many interviews from bands where the members seem like they hardly give a shit about talking about their music, their attitude towards touring, etc. I think everyone in a band should read this one, and maybe let it soak in that people are passionate about what you, as a band member are doing, and showing exhuberance and excitement about being in a band is highly appreciated by your fans. Thanks Vinnie!

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3) I bought more dumplings today. I am awesome.

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4) I went to this cool tavern in Georgetown last night. The place seemed really old. I bet the wooden seat I sat on was probably 100 years old. That amazes me.

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5) ANDREW WK should have played the Grammys. The people in the audience really need to learn how to party hard.

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6) The new WATERDOWN cd, "The Files You Have On Me," (Victory) is excellent. I really dug their US debut, "Never Kill The Boy On The First Date," and this one shows and even more expansive hardcore sound. Definitely a band to look out for.

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7) Man, I can't wait to eat those dumplings…

Jbakerman: my news page has been really slowly lately<br>

Jbakerman: please start some shit on it

This is the third full-length of fantastic cover songs from these wacky Californians. To be honest, when this project first surfaced most than four years ago, I really didn’t think they’d have much staying power, as it appeared to be a bit too gimmicky, but low and behold – punking up popular songs that nearly [...]