and stuff like that...

The hardest part...

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:13:54 -0600

about Tumblr is deciding on a damn theme/look.

I blame you SASneed.

There will be more to come in the future…

I hate people who spell “definitely” like...

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:34:10 -0500

I hate people who spell “definitely” like “definately” after the 4th grade.

Photo

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:54:44 -0500

HOLY SHIT!!! I HOPE THIS COMES IN WILLIS’ SIZE!!!

Thu, 21 May 2009 02:03:47 -0500

HOLY SHIT!!!

I HOPE THIS COMES IN WILLIS’ SIZE!!!

Well, no more waiting, the first show is here. For any of you...

Tue, 12 May 2009 03:15:26 -0500

Well, no more waiting, the first show is here.

For any of you who don’t know, Archie Powell & The Exports is my new band that I have been doing with members of one of my old bands The Box Social. The weird part is that this has been a totally different experience than most projects I have ever been in.

First of all, I currently live in Chicago while the rest of the guys are in Madison. I kind of got the job after coercing the main dude to move to Chicago and offering my services to play bass if he did. I think I was officially handed the job over IM which was fine since I had played with them before, but that’s just interesting to think back on. Everyone will be coming here sooner or later, but it has been a weird experience to drive up to practice since I haven’t done that since my Freshman year of college.

Second, we already have an EP in the can and around 14 songs in our repertoire with pretty solid plans to put an LP in the can by January 2010. I have played in bands where we had maybe seven songs after a year of being together (seriously…) let alone being in the double digits within months. I’ve only been up to Madison twice to practice with the full band but everyone knows their shit and we learn songs like it’s nobody’s business.

Lastly, and this is the most amazing fact, all the stumbling and fumbling of being in a band is gone. I’ve played with these guys before and through our combined experiences we kind of have the right idea of the steps to take and the mistakes to avoid. Plus, with everyone being out of college and in the real world we don’t have things getting in the way. Obviously the post-college world has its own challenges - you know, like rent - but it’s a lot easier when they’re at least your decisions to make.

So basically, I’m pretty psyched to be playing good music again and if any of you out there want to check out the tunes, please meander on over to the Myspace page and take a listen. We will actually be giving away the first five track EP for free download come June so stick around for that.

Adam Export out.

PS - The flyer was made by the keyboardist in the band, Ryan. He does some pretty kick ass artwork I will most likely be purchasing in the future and will share with you all when I make my selections. You can check out a lot of his stuff over at his website, but remember, I called dibs.

jesseames: i am watching 2 of the kitties wrestling right now.....

Mon, 11 May 2009 02:46:20 -0500

jesseames:

i am watching 2 of the kitties wrestling right now.. its awesome.. but i wish one of them was a theramin now ^_^

mentalreminder:

cakeface:

cat plays theremin

oh my god!

Get back to me when you can play “Good Vibrations” by The Beach Boys.
THEN, we’ll talk.

jesseames: sarahcrump: This little Lemur loves getting his...

Wed, 06 May 2009 10:00:00 -0500

jesseames:

sarahcrump:

This little Lemur loves getting his armpits rubbed (via hellahairy)

The best part is around 40 seconds in when she stoped scratching him and he looks soooo saaadddd!

aubreys: via warmingglow.uproxx.com Topical Humor… Get...

Tue, 05 May 2009 19:55:00 -0500

aubreys:

via warmingglow.uproxx.com

Topical Humor… Get it? Get it?

I rarely drink soda. Hell, I barely drink any caffeine at all considering that I can’t even...

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:31:42 -0500

I rarely drink soda. Hell, I barely drink any caffeine at all considering that I can’t even remember the last time I had an actual cup of coffee (iced chai doesn’t count). Yet there is one thing that I am convinced that I have to try:

Pepsi Throwback: Apparently this stuff is made with natural sugar instead of HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup), which I bet is a whole lot of tasty. Certain countries even have regulations in place that limit HFCS and to get stuff like this you had to import it (in Mexico it’s called Pepsi Retro).

Here’s the deal: I CAN’T FUCKING FIND IT!!!

There are commercials for it and when I “researched” (by researched I mean Googled and clicked around a couple of times) the product it was supposed to drop mid-April. I have seriously been a few different places and even asked a grocery store worker if they knew anything about it, but to no avail.

Why is it when I want soda like I can’t find it? This is actually a recurring problem with other beverages.

Cream Soda: You would think that this would be no problem, right? Wrong. For me to find a bottle of Cream Soda in a regular 7-11 or something is near impossible. This raises a very big problem in the realm of putting together an AP&E favorite cocktail, Beam&Cream. Enough with the diet Root Beer! Give me some Cream Soda!

Vanilla Coke: Remember when this stuff coming out was a huge deal? So why is it gone? We got Coke with Lime/Lemon but the Vanilla option is nowhere to be found. This is obviously the best when it’s made like Frisch’s Big Boy does it, but I rarely find myself in Ohio so please, bring it back to its previous prominence.

This is why being on tour and filling up at truck stops rules. They have a ginormous selection of everything you want and stuff you’ve never even heard of. Just always go by the truck stop rule: One familiar, one new. That way you’ll always have a fallback if something ends up disappointing.

This is the Road Gospel of the Melby.
Amen.

Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization

Sun, 03 May 2009 02:49:04 -0500

Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization:

I’ve been meaning to post this for a while.

This article is so well written it’s amazing.

BTW: If you’re not following “Look at this fucking hipster” yet on Tumblr, you’re missing out.

This is pretty cool. The description from the site where I...

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:52:49 -0500

This is pretty cool. The description from the site where I found it below:

This cover of “Stand By Me” was recorded by completely unknown artists in a street virtual studio all around the world. It all started with a base track—vocals and guitar—recorded on the streets of Santa Monica, California, by a street musician called Roger Ridley. That track was then taken to New Orleans, Louisiana, where Grandpa Elliott—a blind singer from the French Quarter—added vocals and harmonica while listening to Ridley’s base track on headphones. In the same city, Washboard Chaz’s added some metal percussion to it.

And from there, it just gets rock ‘n’ rolling bananas: The producers took the resulting mix all through Europe, Africa, and South America, adding new tracks with multiple instruments and vocals that were assembled in the final version you are seeing in this video. All done with a simple laptop and some microphones.

Passion

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:28:03 -0500

largecokenoice:

And lastly, if you’re anything like me you’ve probably always wondered what it would sound like for a grade school chorus to sing one of your favorite Bjork songs? Well here you go (and if I had a music teacher that cool I probably never would have dropped out of 5th Grade).

Look at the faces or even the motions these kids make as they sing this song.

It’s hard to remember, but there was a time in your life where you didn’t worry about looking stupid. You could possibly make the case that these kids don’t quite understand fully what they are singing, but they have a sense of what it’s all about, they can feel it and they show it. No one in that class will point at the kid who has his eyes closed while singing or laugh at the girl with her hand clenching her chest, and that is pretty awesome.

Much simpler times my friends.
Much simpler times.

Oh God, do I want to believe!!!

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:28:21 -0500

Oh God, do I want to believe!!!

(via morebetter) It’s sad, because my favorite new...

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:27:35 -0500

(via morebetter)

It’s sad, because my favorite new comedian Anthony Jeselnik writes for this show, but Jimmy Fallon fails… hard.

thisiswhyyourefat: The Slayer A pile of fries topped with a...

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:01:48 -0500

thisiswhyyourefat:

The Slayer

A pile of fries topped with a burger, chili, cherry peppers, andouille, onions smothered in jack cheese.

(submitted by Marty via kumas-corner)

If there was a reason why I am fat, The Slayer is why. I live just south of Kuma’s and let me tell you: this place does not fuck around.

R.I.P. BEARDOctober 3rd, 2009 - April 7th, 2009 Goodbye...

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:17:00 -0500

R.I.P. BEARD
October 3rd, 2009 - April 7th, 2009

Goodbye beard.
I’ll miss you.

(Cue Diddy’s “I’ll Be Missing You” … cuz my beard was gangsta’ like that.)

"Even if the whole world is against you, one thing will never let you down. That thing is beer."

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:50:00 -0500

“Even if the whole world is against you, one thing will never let you down. That thing is beer.”

- Woot.com while advertising Mr. Beer home beer kit.

This video was posted by my friend Tom on Twitter and I sat and...

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:05:00 -0500

This video was posted by my friend Tom on Twitter and I sat and watched it thinking it was so cool but I was also extremely confused.

Eric and I sat and watched it and when it came up to the helicopter part we both thought the artist was using toys. Only after reading the full description did we realize that he actually got a rescue helicopter crew to fiulm with him and it was just a really cool technique.

The only thing left to say is: How fucking cool is that?!?

When one of my favorite artists covers another one of my...

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:10:00 -0500

When one of my favorite artists covers another one of my favorites, I feel all warm inside.

I like it when people do covers, do the song justice, but also make it their own. The Avett Brothers have their own vibe so whatever they choose to do will basically have their swagger on it.

Long live The Boss.

so THIS is how Daft Punk does it

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0500

so THIS is how Daft Punk does it:

Realize the power and potential of the iDaft 3.0!!!

And just for kicks, an old favorite: