You Know You Love Music When..

You've listened to the same song 46+ times on your itunes, and some more on your iPod/Mp3 player.

In my case, I've been listening to "The Fleshly Void" by the Black Metal band Marduk.

When you're pissed off, and need to thrash, this song is the best medicine!

Check out the entire album "Wormwood" if you want. I recommend it for any metalhead's collection.

Writing a Paper at 11:44 PM

I've spent ALL day writing an 8 page paper, and managed to get to 7 1/2. FML!

Fuck it, I'm just going to skip some classes tomorrow to finish it. It isn't worth it!

Sleep > School

A New Direction

So, on March 8th I purchased a drum set. I've been waiting 4 years to get a new drum set, and upgrade from a low-grade kit to something more advanced, with more equipment. I wanted to make sure this kit was the right one.

A few months prior, I have never heard of this brand of drums before, but after seeing a review of them on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFUdFFruTh0 (props to the maker), the brand has shed ALOT of light on me, someone who thought Tama, Pearl, Mapex, or DDrum would be the best choice for him. As a metal drummer, I wanted drums with a BANG, so I chose Dixon, specifically their "Demon" model. After setting it up, tuning it, getting new heads, I've started to fall in love with these drums. 6 pieces (10" / 12" tom, 14"/16" floor tom, 22" bass drum, 13" snare) of Satin Black drums with a PUNCH! Steel ball joint mounts for the rack toms, 45 degree bearing edges, 7-ply Birch/Mahogany, and a price tag of $430! It feels like I'm playing a much more expensive kit, and I'm never going to look back or regret buying these drums.

The sad part is that not many people know about them! However, I would love to show people this awesome brand, and maybe one day they can experience Dixon's awesome line of drum kits and snare drums!

Witness the "Demon"!

You don't need an insanely big, expensive, high quality kit! (Unless you're Mike Portnoy)

Impressionism

For someone who knows jack about art, I really enjoy Impressionism. I'm taking a class on it at the moment, and I really enjoy the topics we are discussing, and checking out the paintings, and learning about them, etc.

HOWEVER

The work we have to do is like a prison! Christ, it's like were forced to be art majors! I don't even think an Art Historian needs to deal with this shit! I feel bad for art majors, not going to lie. I could never do the stuff these people do. Not that I'm not motivated, but my head would explode!

Nike SB Skunks?

Yes, I'm also into fashion too!

So I thought I'd do some reviews on shoes as well, mainly Nike SB, which has been getting a lot of attention in the sneaker world.

So

on April 20th (for most stores), the Nike SB skunk arrived for buyers galore! This shoe is (obviously) supposed to give off a "marijuana" themed colorway. Not to mention the stash pocket behind the tongue! The shoe itself is pretty neat in my opinion, however just like most SBs, they're hyped on too much, and people only buy them to flip them later on for more $!

Bulls#%t if you ask me!

My First Blog? Here it goes...

Ok, so this is my first blog (obviously)...

If you don't already know, I love talking about music and expressing my opinions on artists/ablums/etc, so let's start with my first review.

Madvillain - "Madvillainy"

This hip-hop album compilation from artist MF Doom and Madlib, in my opinion, provides a great example of underground hip-hop mixed with raw music, unique lyrics, and mysterious intros and outros. I think this album definitely deserves a 5/5 in my book, for it's versatility expands pretty far. From the groovy sounds of "Raid" to the mysterious, yet non-shuh-lahnt music of "America's Most Blunted" (or maybe there's a reason behind that, lol)

To be honest, hip-hop takes up at least 1% of my music library in my itunes, however I acknowledge good music when I hear it, so I gotta give these guys props for putting out such great music. Hopefully, they can do some more in the future.

Over & Out!