The Pursuit of Maturity

One of the best openings to any music doc ever. David Cross. Ted Leo. Coney Island. Pogues Cover. This was 10 years ago next month and I’m feeling OLD!

Dirty Old Town: Ted Leo vs. Coney Island

thebouncingsouls:

The Bouncing Souls

Man In Black

All Aboard: Tribute To Johnny Cash (2008, Anchorless Records)

As you read above, a cover of the late, great, Johnny Cash! Definitely worth a listen if you’re a fan of both!

Lyrics:

Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,
Why you never see bright colors on my back,
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.
Well, there’s a reason for the things that I have on.

I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
Livin’ in the hopeless, hungry side of town,
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,
But is there because he’s a victim of the times.

I wear the black for those who never read,
Or listened to the words that Jesus said,
About the road to happiness through love and charity,
Why, you’d think He’s talking straight to you and me.

Well, we’re doin’ mighty fine, I do suppose,
In our streak of lightnin’ cars and fancy clothes,
But just so we’re reminded of the ones who are held back,
Up front there ought ‘a be a Man In Black.

I wear it for the sick and lonely old,
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold,
I wear the black in mournin’ for the lives that could have been,
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.

And, I wear it for the thousands who have died,
Believen’ that the Lord was on their side,
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,
Believen’ that we all were on their side.

Well, there’s things that never will be right I know,
And things need changin’ everywhere you go,
But ‘til we start to make a move to make a few things right,
You’ll never see me wear a suit of white.

Ah, I’d love to wear a rainbow every day,
And tell the world that everything’s OK,
But I’ll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,
‘Till things are brighter, I’m the Man In Black.

(via freaksnerdsmovie)

Freaks Nerds & Romantics: Life Imitating "Freaks, Nerds & Romantics" by Jacob Stebel

freaksnerdsmovie:

It’s 2AM on a chilly mid-October evening in 2003 and I am spraying three of my friends with a garden hose while they scream at each other and fight on the muddy, trodden mess that was, hours prior, my mother’s impeccably-kept front lawn. The night is going very well. We are 15 months into…

fuckyeahthebouncingsouls:

The Bouncing Souls - Fast Times

So stoked to finally be hearing this through my stereo speakers! This is the 2nd track from the Souls’ new release “Comet”. It’s so hard-hitting, and badass. It’s a track about getting lost in the troubles of life, and rising to overcome! I would type more but I’m blasting the Comet album right now! Get yours immediately!

“Fast Times” appears on Comet, released by Rise! Records in 2012.

Lyrics:

Here we go again, saying the same things
White nosie creates a hiss of ten thousand little things
Hypnotizing our minds, broken down into parts
Is this modern fix just breaking our hearts?

We asked for it, we got it, we paid for it.
We want it, we love it, we hate it.
We own it, ‘cause we made it.

There’s no time to kill, no time to care
We try to look to the past, but it isn’t there.
Hypnotizing our lives right from the start.
Is this modern fix just breaking our hearts?

We asked for it, we got it, we paid for it.
We want it, we love it, we hate it.
We own it, ‘cause we made it.

Trouble on my mind, getting lost in these fast times
I’m falling behind in these fast times

In these fast times
Oh yeah, these fast times

Out on the information highway
Staring out at the lines, maybe I lost my way
Electric fog rolling over me
I lost all visibility

We asked for it, we got it, we paid for it.
We want it, we love it, we hate it.
We own it, ‘cause we made it.

Trouble on my mind, getting lost in these fast times
I’m falling behind in these fast times
Trouble on my mind, getting lost in these fast times
I’m falling behind in these fast times

In these fast times
Oh yeah, in these fast times
Lost in these fast times
Oh Lord, lost in these fast times!

(via freaksnerdsmovie)

A moment in my life that I am both ashamed and proud of!

freaksnerdsmovie:

In honor of Tom Gabel’s gender reassignment, here’s a picture of “Freaks Nerds” co-writer/producer Jacob Stebel being a drunken fool while on stage with him at CBGBs.

Jake:  ”I got really drunk and Tom Gabel motioned me over to sing part of “Walking Is Still Honest” for some reason. I forgot to take off my backpack, which was filled with 35mm film I bought for my mom’s wedding the following week. This picture of my drunk nerdiness was forever captured in AP Magazine a month later.”

jakefogelnest:

ontheviewscreen:

What is the Enterprise bridge crew watching today?

[transmission via Jake Fogelnest]

This blog continues to amuse me every day!

Franz Nicolay - Did Your Broken Heart Make You Who You Are? (by WNRNradio)

Last night was so awesome! @petebune

Vic Ruggiero & Kepi Ghoulie - “Parking Lot” and “The Highwayman” NYC 3-22-12 (by matzamafia)

Psyched to see this guy with Kevin Seconds and Kepi Ghoulie tonight at Pianos!

Vic Ruggiero - Parking Lot (by RosieRebel)

Just got tickets on TicketWeb for Kevin Seconds featuring Kepi Ghoulie / Franz Nicolay / Vic Ruggiero at Pianos NYC on Thu Mar 22 2012