Songs Revisited: Abandoned Pools - The Remedy

This song is pretty well done. One of my favorites from a while ago. I'm going to start posting random "songs" on top of the playlists I compile every month. Be sure to check them out for a listen.

"Say this world is not so shallow, when you can't beg, steal, or borrow. Save your breath, your soul is hollow, and it's all too much to swallow."




Abandoned Pools - The Remedy
http://www.playlist.com/playlist/additem/420115729

off the grid.

don't bother finding me, i won't be found. isolating myself again to complete the daunting tasks at hand. i'm quite excited to show people what i've been up to lately, but just wait, you will see, in due time.

octyo (960)

I've been reading about 960 grid. I like the concept so far, it's just coding the layout exactly how I want it for wordpress and sticking with it. I've got the layout concept design completed, just need to work on the code. Officially I'm a freelancer only now, so from here on out I'm just going to be reading about coding and doing work. I'm stoked.

DATAMIX07 (Designer Drugs)

Ok so I've had this tracklist for a while, but they just reposted it so I figured to share it with you guys. Be sure to download it. From yours truly.



1. Mystery Meat – All Leather (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
2. Ikki – Bakala Banger
3. Boris Dlugosch – Bangkok (Original)
4. Forever – Drake (Steve Aoki Remix)
5. Passion Pit – Little Secrets (Jack Beats Remix)
6. Dave Nada – Apocalypse Theme (12th Planet & Flinch remix)
7. Huoratron – Corporate Occult
8. Designer Drugs – Drop Down
9. Le Castle Vania – Nobody Get’s Out Alive!
10. Who The Fuck Are You – Proxy (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
11. Blaze Tripp vs Redial – Stop the Noise
12. The Bravery – Slow Poison (Villains Remix)
13. Heads Will Roll – Yeah Yeah Yeahs (A-Trak Remix)
14. Green Velvet feat. Kid Sister – Everybody Wants
15. Uffie – MCs Can Kiss


Linking MP3 back from http://chemicaljump.com (awesome site, check it out)
Download DATAMIX07

Designer Drugs and others @ F*ck Yesss

F*CK YESSS DANCE PARTY. Normally I don't like going to these things, just cause there's too many young kids. Though I'm finely aged at a young 23, I still feel 18 year olds around equals questionable times. I had a few small conversations with random people, they are pretty cool people. I take back what I ever thought about the photos and videos. There were tons of dudes who had no shirts on , which I thought was unnecessary, but whatever floats their oddly shaped boat. I suppose.

Didn't have any cash on me so my good friend jonOriginalfake spotted me 5 bucks to get in. To top that off, I was sober the entire night, because the bar also only took cash. FML. Jon headed back to the apt, he felt sketch about it since some guy was fucking with his car, don't blame him. Good times still. Thanks for him and Amanda for making it out.

Me and the guys took some photos in the Oh Snap photo booth. Pictures should surface soon. One shot there were a few chicks who volunteered us and their selves to show our "boobies".

They played (in this order) Rob Wonder, RRRump, Le Castle Vania, Designer Drugs. Lots of great tracks laid down by all the guys. Crowd favorite Le Castle Vania filled up the house. Loved the tracks Designer Drugs laid down the most, it was so raw! Lots of people left after LCV, I honestly thought this was a shame, cause the best was about to happen. Their loss. Stayed @MJQ with some friends til about 3AM.

Afterwards, me, Clint, and Nendel went up for some ice skating in the streets, and snow angel making. SO much fun even though it was freezing. I was wearing a rolled up shirt and my thin hoodie. I was still truckin' even with my crappy thin hoodie. Clint braved the ice and took me home, preciate that.

All in all good night in a while. Enjoyed.


Video:

Tales from YouTube

So I uploaded a few videos the other night. Here are two memorable ones. I present you, Rocket Brah 2 and Wes' Last Stand. Enjoy stupidity while drunk under professional adult supervision.

Rocket Brah 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzMKHUs6v7M

Wes' Last Stand - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n37Cher3nR4

January 2010: Music Playlist

Music time! I'm going to try to do a "theme" of music every month. This includes 'catchy' tunes or seasonal tunes or whatever theme it may be. Since this is the first month of the year, I've decided to include a variety.

This month's playlist includes some indie, punk, and electro. Feel free to listen to the playlist. Most of the bands I've included are bands you might not be familiar with, do a little research and you might find it interesting. For starts, Anthony Green is the lead singer from Circa Survive (also previous singer for Saosin).

January 2010

1/ Matt and Kim - Daylight

2/ The Maccabees - Toothpaste Kisses

3/ Crystal Castles vs. The Little Ones - Lovers Who Uncovers

4/ The Raveonettes - Last Dance

5/ Anthony Green - Baby Girl

6/ Wolftron - Neon Sky

7/ Say Anything - Crush'd

http://www.playlist.com/playlist/18893315595

The Ghost is Dancing

The Ghost is Dancing - Rogues & Heroes

A dark pool in the middle of the night, white plastic bags, body guards
We wander through our hollywood, the perfect speak of the common good

You take all the things and way them up against all your thoughts and hate them
Is the good really ever good enough?
I never knew what I should oppose because the line between Rogues & Heroes
has never been that easy to see

We climb the social ladders and look for pressing matters
inside the knews inside of your head
Want to find a line we can cling to and gotta live this life that we're forced to
We'll never win if we don't try

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Ghost+is+Dancing/Battles+On


Download Song - [Link]

Castle Crashers (XBOX360)

Oh man. This game is so fun. you have no idea! If you have a 360, check it out on the xbox Live Marketplace! Just reminisce all the old 4 player beat-em-up arcade games from the 80s and early 90s mixed with some Gauntlet + Golden Axe with some RPG leveling elements and voila, Castle Crashers. It has that same feeling of the old games, with some updated/current day 2D graphics that make it fully enjoyable. There are definitely some comedic elements within the first 30 minutes of play and gets you instantly hooked. For around $15 on the XBOX Marketplace, there's no reason not to buy it, you can play with up to 4 people, too and level up your characters.

http://www.castlecrashers.com/

2010. Year 3.

Well, my blog is not quite three years old, but it's getting there, kinda. Rolling into 2010 my blog will probably include a lot more of other things other than cars. I don't really include my day to day life crisis type stuff in a blog type setting, but I'll be posting topics related to graphic design, music, lifestyle, current events, gaming, world life issues, and random things that are going on in my life.

I've been listening to a lot of indie music, that's mostly what I've grown up on I guess you can say. Music that people "never heard of". Stuff that isn't on the radio (mostly) and stuff that isn't too common. I like unique things and unique sounds as the current trends of today include a whole lot of "30 second before the repeating 2 minute hook" and auto-tune (courtesy made famous by T-Pain). I'll be posting some music you are probably not familiar with, and I'll try to include a link to where you can listen to them.

For starts, the music will be posted on the right in a playlist. I will include 7 songs for every month so that you can check out and listen to.

Only two more years left of writing this blog, of course.

The world ends in 2012. Nahmeens?

Oh yeah, Team Rowdy & Friends countdown to the New Year.

Take care,

MikeW