Empties Crushed

The Best Player in the World?

2012-02-12T19:05:00.000-05:00

arguably...

what happens when Sid comes back? After all, 87 didn't appear to lose a step for those 10 games he played back in December.

I was a Malkin hater the last 2 years...I admit it. But that's because he sucked. "Sucked" is harsh...I'd say he was in the Top 50. But dude is back in 2008-09 form...and in those days, you had Ovie in the discussion. Eff Ovie. It's all Geno. Best Russian born player in the league, with an honarable mention to Datsyuk. Any coincidence that Geno's game thrives when he plays more like Datsyuk than Ovechkin?

LET'S GO PENS!!!!!!

Bikini Kill - "Suck My Left One"

2012-02-11T21:47:00.000-05:00

fckya.

GBV - Chocolate Boy

2012-02-10T10:32:00.000-05:00

from savannasaurus over on the YouTubes...

Nicely played.

think i'm gonna buy the wifey a bunch of chocalate this weekend so i can bury it. you know...for that whole Valentines Day thing.

those kids at the :40 second mark...that's gonna be me. Buried it.

SCOTT GOMEZ SCORES!!!!!

2012-02-09T22:36:00.000-05:00

holy shit!

a day after EC rips him. Maybe this will work for Paul Martin...

Paul Martin YOU SUCK ASS!

Malkin in your mouth

2012-02-08T15:46:00.000-05:00

albeit, in a loss.

My first reaction was that Carey Price's whines were justified. A further look into the NHL rule book shows they are not. There is a little-known codicil in the Faber College constitution which allows the "spin-o-rama" in the Shootout. Yes...the NHL rule book actually lists the "spin-o-rama" as a legal move:

"The spin-o-rama type move where the player completes a 360° turn as he approaches the goal, shall be permitted as this involves continuous motion."

Malkin's move was a continuous motion. Carey Price can shut his yapper. Damn. A sweep over the Habs would've been nice.

On another note: P.K. Subban must be Exhibit A for those (including me) wanting to abolish the instigator rule. He's the toughest player in the league, right to the point where he turtles. Yeah...Matt Cooke is also an exhibit. But at least he's tried to straighten out. Subban just continues to cheap shot and slew foot with complete impunity from Sheriff Shanahan.

The Empties Crushed bounty has been placed: A hundred bucks of my own money for the first of my guys who really nails that creep.

Final Note: Montreal's PP is 30th in the NHL. Note to Randy Cunneyworth: may wanna rethink the strategy of sending a forward out on your PP who hasn't scored a goal in a flipping YEAR. Here's looking at you Scott Gomez.

Give me the cost of the albatross

2012-02-07T12:36:00.000-05:00

recently posted on the YouTubes, live (the music) from Asheville, 2001...

R.I.P. Bill Hinzman (Pollard content)

2012-02-07T06:56:00.002-05:00

thanks to the Nate Corner for the heads up. My personal tribute...

Go ahead and SCORE! No...I don't wanna SCORE!

2012-02-06T10:49:00.000-05:00

Pretty comical that...in between 2 hours of commercials and Madonna's lip-synced halftime performance...the biggest play in the NFL's biggest game of the year came down to this...

The Patriots were trying to let the Giants score, while the Giant's Ahmad Bradshaw was told NOT to SCORE. Bradshaw screws up, and awkwardly falls into the end zone for the SCORE. THAT was your game deciding play in Super Bowl X-?

SPOOOOOOOOOOOOORTS!

In the end, everyone was happy. Beliturd was probably pissed.

More exciting than the Super Bowl

2012-02-05T12:54:00.000-05:00

Watch the Beloved Stillers smash the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl X-something. The only thing that can save "America's Team" from their beating is a giant blimp crashing into the Orange Bowl. (I woulda said "spoiler alert" but the DVD cover kinda ruins it anyway).

Pissed Jeans

2012-02-04T19:26:00.000-05:00

this is the only video i've watched for the last 2 months, thanks to Jables. i've watched it 704 times.

Pissed Jeans - False Jesii Part 2 from Sub Pop Records on Vimeo.

Orpik lights up Paille

2012-02-04T19:22:00.000-05:00

To Paille's credit, he didn't come running after Orpik after this perfectly clean and boobie-blasting hit. Can't say the same for Chara, who acted like a little beatch after getting checked (cleanly) by Kunitz. God I hate that.

Great game from Brooks. Flower was better than Thomas, who probably made more "political statements" after the game. Eff him.

Fucking Pens are ROLLING!!!!!!

if there was a better video that said "i'm bigger, i'm back"

2012-02-04T19:10:00.000-05:00

i'd have used it ten times already...

for now. bored...feel the need to entertain myself. the Super Bowl definitely won't do it. need to get that banner updated. where's Tripod?

It's a hockey / Gooskis type of night

2011-12-03T12:24:00.000-05:00

We love it when 2 of our favorite passions meet on the same night. Gonna watch some pucks early...then heading over to Gooskis for some rawkin good times with a few local Pittsurgh bands.

Neighbours will be there. We first saw Neighbours earlier this year when they opened up for Mike Watt at the Brillbox, and we digged it. We later met their bass player Joe, who also plays with Amoeba Knievel. I believe he also plays in one of the other bands playing, City Steps.

Headlining will be The Love Letters. Word on the streets is the show starts at 10:00-ish, and the Love Letters will be hitting the stage @ midnight. We love our Pittsburgh bands, and love it even more when they are at Gooskis. Support local music, drink a beer, and be happy tonight.

Revenge Of the Nerds - Warhol Screening

2011-12-02T11:37:00.002-05:00

Tonight at the Warhol - a 7:00 screening of an original print of 1984's Revenge Of the Nerds. The coolest part: Curtis Armstrong (aka: "Booger") will be there to introduce the film and do a Q & A afterwards.

Easily my favorite scene from the film, a speech I like to use on special occasions...

Tonight like a bastard

2011-12-01T17:25:00.000-05:00

A lot of talk in Pittsburgh today as to whether or not this is still a rivalry. The Sid vs. Ovie debate is dead in the water. Actually, Pascal Dupuis (7g 13a) vs. Ovechkin (8g 10a) may be the newer and more fair debate.

That said, this is still a rivalry between the 2 organizations. And we always get jackt for it. The hiring of that dick Dale Hunter should even make it more interesting.

No Tanger again. Simon Despres gets the big club call up. Let's do it.

Sheriff Shanahan

2011-11-30T10:09:00.000-05:00

Pacioretty gets 3 games. Letang, meanwhile, is heading back to Pittsburgh for "further evaluation." So much for that "having our entire team healthy" thingy. It was fun while it lasted for 4 games.

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Empties Crushed concurs.

Some circles have poked fun at Shanahan and his demeanor in these videos. And that's cool. But we kinda like the new system and "Department of Player Safety." He may not always get it right, but at least he's explaining the thought process. And that's better than Colin Campbell's goonish response, which was always:

"What do you know?! You never played HOCKEY."

Stillers win, but are lame in doing so.

2011-11-30T09:10:00.000-05:00

What a shitfest of a game. Can't believe I passed up the season finale of The Walking Dead for this. I hate Sunday Night Football. Steelers were a play away from losing to the worst NFL team ever. If Dwayne Bowe had arms, they might have.

Pens stun Habs

2011-11-30T08:50:00.001-05:00

taken from Pensblog (awesome)

Kris Letang gets his head taken off and nose smashed by a completely legal head crunch from Max Pacioretty. He returns for the OT to get the game winner. Stud. Too bad he can never win the Norris Trophy since Niklas Lidstrom still exists.

Stupéfait...

young Sidney Crosby hater...

Nick Foligno wants to make out with your goalie

2011-11-30T08:30:00.000-05:00

Not sure who's more irrelevant, Nick Foligno or the Senators. Pens got back to kicking ass on Friday, taking down the Sens 6-3. #87 had 3 assists without even trying. Staal's a beast. Malkin's a beast. Gonchar was there. Konopka dropped a turd on the ice. Foligno accidentally tripped over Fleury 9 times. Sid elbows Foligno.

That's some brutal shit right there. So Brian Murray chirped, and slobbered, and whined...

A lot of hot air there mixed in with the spit, but to summarize: "Refs sucked and we're gonna dress Neil and Carkner next time because I hate Crosby." How do you know when nobody cares? When you have to beg a hoard of reporters to ask you a question.

ESPN utilizes the ear muffs, bleeps the "FCKYA"

2011-11-30T07:56:00.002-05:00

harking back on Sid's first game back, ESPN is concerned about your kid's sensitive ~~ears~~ eyes.

FCKYA! Think I actually heard some folk criticizing the Sid for this verbal reaction, one that is pretty common for him.

We made it to our first game of the year last Wednesday, and unfortunately, there weren't enough FCKYA's in Sid's 2nd game of the year. Puffy Ken Hitchcock (the original "Sid dives" whiner guy) has his new Blues team playing pretty good pucks. Our Pens lost and we were sad. So we boozed.

Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh

2011-11-30T07:40:00.000-05:00

catching up on the last week...

This must've been an exhilarating NFL game on Thanksgiving night. We didn't see it, but word on the streets:

Douche beat Dick by a final score of 16-6. Ray Ray probably danced and forced some shit in front of the cameras.

Jack Capuano

2011-11-22T07:10:00.000-05:00

at the 5:24 mark of last night's game...

Jesus.

2011-11-21T23:06:00.000-05:00

You said it man. Nobody f**ks with the Jesus.

All is right in the world again. Sid's back.

2011-11-21T12:03:00.000-05:00

Your captain returns tonight, kids.

The Pens insist there was no set date for 87's return, and it was simply a matter of doctor's clearance. We want to think this is the big F.U. to that dick Garth Snow. Yeah...remember last spring when the Islanders and their fans thought they were relevant for a couple of days?

One of the best teams in the NHL just got the best player in the world back. Meanwhile, the Isles are back in their normal position in the standings...the bottom of the barrel. This is an organization that wanted to celebrate their fight filled / cheap shot affair with Pens last spring, which kinda supports the league-wide theory that they are a joke. A peak at the Isles current roster shows that some of the neanderthals that took part in the thuggery aren't even around anymore. Zenon Konopka was exiled to Ottawa. Michael Haley is flipping burgers at Wendy's. And Trevor Gillies was deemed worthless and subsequently waived last month. But with a dildo like Snow at the helm, nothing would surprise. The Isles may have some other animals laying in the weeds. Let's hope Bylsma dresses Steve MacIntyre tonight just in case.

Just read over at Pensblog that Zibby Michalek is back tonight, too?!?!

Our first fully healthy roster since the beginning of time?!?!?!?

The NHL's collective bum just puckered.

3 Points!! (John Terry stunned)

2011-11-20T20:43:00.000-05:00

I love my Glen Johnson. A HUGE 3 points at Stamford Bridge. No...it's doesn't mean we'll win a title. But if you said in August that beating Arsenal and Chelsea on the road would help secure a Champions League spot, you probably weren't factoring in home draws to Norwich and Swansea. The latter sucks. But beating Chelsea today in the 87th minute was a glorious triumph.

Roman Abramovich doesn't own Chelsea. King Kenny does. 9-0-3 career record for the King against those wanker Blues.

btw: Andy Carroll was a waste of 35 million lbs. But at least it's still a net gain of 15 million from the more expensive waste of Fernando Torres.

Next Week: MAN SHITTY comes to Anfield for another 11am-er on Sunday FSC. Man U supporters are welcome.

Malkamania

2011-11-19T06:37:00.001-05:00

from those crazy kids over at Pensblog...

GENO!!!! LET'S GO PENS!!!!!!

Guided By Voices – Khyber 08/07/1993 Siltbreeze Show « Freedom Has No Bounds

2011-11-18T12:55:00.000-05:00

Guided By Voices – Khyber 08/07/1993 Siltbreeze Show « Freedom Has No Bounds

thanks to our pal Pete over on the facebooks for forwarding this to me. And bigger thanks to Freedom Has No Bounds for posting, as well as providing the video you see below. Audio files can be found on their blog HERE.

SO FCKYA!!!!!

a further search on Freedom Has No Bounds (scroll down) reveals a 1991 Beat Happening show at Maxwells. We need to add FHNB to the ole blog roll pronto.

More stuff we missed bloggin this summer...

2011-11-15T19:43:00.000-05:00

during our little vacation...

We did not miss out on the double record, though, which rocks. Empties Crushed is proud to say we submitted some of the live video you see in that clip.

We don't see the problem...

2011-11-14T15:46:00.000-05:00

Miller is WAY outside of his protective crease area. He's playing the puck. The hit isn't malicious, it's not high to the head, it's body on body. Lucic doesn't leave his feet. It probably would've caused more damage had Lucic tried to avoid the hit, and ended up having a knee-on-knee type of collision. For chrissakes, the dude is wearing a sumo suit!!!

I know Miller is embarrassed, because he looks pretty silly as he swings around with his stick flailing, and emo hair looking all sloppy and floppy. And it's unfortunate Buffalo doesn't have anyone to stand up to Lucic. But this appears to be a little bit of a whineberg moment for Miller.

Dry your eyes, and quit with the talk of a concussion. Our bet: now that Lucic has been dismissed by Sheriff Shanahan without a suspension, Miller will be back in net for the Sabs next game, and there will be no more concussion talk. He's fine...just some wounded pride from Mr Emo.

Steelers "Scoreboard Guy" angers John Harbaugh...

2011-11-13T12:50:00.002-05:00

...calls Ravens QB Joe Montana a little girl. Can't believe our "scoreboard guy" would do such a thing. John Harbaugh is known worldwide (outside of Baltimore) as the whiniest bitch-boy in the NFL. But in this case, we agree with him. "Scoreboard Guy" needs to choose his placement of Lynyrd Skynyrd tunes more wisely. We don't know what he was thinking. What a jerk.

read HERE.

Built to Spill - Benefit Braddock

2011-11-12T18:45:00.001-05:00

Awesomely swell times in Braddock last night. Seated show...no booze. But it was fun. Got second row, thanks to our new pal Liz. "Stab" was played. "Stop the Show." "Carry the Zero" ended the night with a slew of other nuggets in between. Some dude behind us kept yelling for the cover of "Cortez the Killer", but to no avail. Friendly and excited crowd, with an equally enthused Doug Martsch, who stuck around afterwards shaking hands and handing out setlists. We're not huge Atlas Sound fans, but there's no denying the talent of Bradford Cox, and I can see what the hub bub is about.

visuals from us...

You Were Wrooooooooooooooong!!!!!!

"Strange"....

FCKYA!!!!

more pics HERE from your truly.

That's Doo Doo!! (Built to Spill in Braddock tonight kids!)

2011-11-11T11:42:00.000-05:00

check out the dude in the aqua blue "Staff" tee at the 1:05 mark. Rock on!!

3-night "Benefit Braddock" thingy got under way last night at the Carnegie Library in Braddock with Andrew Bird and Kurt Vile. Tonight it's Atlas Sound (Bradford Cox from Deerhunter) and Built to Spill. We love our Built to Spills!!

AFTER A WHILE YOU KNOW THEIR STYLE AND THAT'S ENOUGH TO KNOW THEY SUCK!!!!!

Appears all 3 nights are sold out. Tomorrow it's the Hold Steady and Titus Andronicus.

We still hate the Flyers, buuuuuuut...

2011-11-10T20:26:00.001-05:00

we loudly applaud the delay tactics they deployed against the Bolt last night...

Teams that play this garbage trap are a joke. PLAY THE GAME TAMPA BAY...NOT GAMES!

OK Guys, Letestu is out. Who's gonna take his place?

2011-11-09T07:10:00.000-05:00

Is the answer Jesus?

No, but better. Sid.

Test Tube has been traded to C-bus for a 4th Rounder. Being an undrafted free agent signing in 2007, I'd say that's a solid ROI. Especially considering Testy was a healthy scratch the few occasions when we had a healthy enough roster this year. The emergence of crazy Joe Vitale obviously made this easier. In Ray we trust.

Kinda wished Testy woulda slugged Soupcan after the latter went down too easily and early.

I liked Test Tube. Solid face off guy, and chipped in some goals last year. A fond farewell, and best wishes to him in the future. He'll be easily forgotten though once #87 gets back on the ice, which sounds like it could be as early as Friday against Dallas. Gentlemen...start your boners.

Empties Crushed is officially done with Joe Pa and Penn State

2011-11-08T16:35:00.003-05:00

Sad, sick, and embarrassed. Pretty much sums up the feelings from this life long Penn State fan. No blind support here. This will be the second team we've disowned in the last 5 years, and the reasons surrounding this dismissal are brutally different than the last one.

Anyone want or need a 1993 Ki-Jana Carter jersey? I'd burn it, but Carter had nothing to do with this. We'll burn the flag instead. Lots of room has suddenly opened up in the man cave.

As soon as we talk to our EC banner gfx dude, that old dick will be removed.

Stillers lose. Ho-hum.

2011-11-07T10:21:00.000-05:00

John Harbaugh makes history by becoming the first coach ever to win 2 Super Bowls by Week 9. What a douche. Steelers 3rd down D sucked balls, and that was pretty much the story. Joe Montana completed 27 of 28 3rd down conversions and drove 170 yards on the final drive of the game. End of story.

Still doesn't mean we can't make fun of our rivals.

From the official box score, the stat line for Ray Lewis reads:

1 forced pregame on-cam diatribe
1 moronic dance
2 tackles

What a turd. Ray Ray was also heard post game giving himself credit for Torrey Smith's game winning TD grab and telling his team to "be in a positions to win the game, man."

Smith was having a rough game, getting called for a holding penalty on Ray Rice's opening play TD scamper, and then dropping a bunch of passes from Montana.

Smith then caught the game winning TD, and was happy his "team kept face in him."

the 3 Stars for the game:

Joe Montana
Terrell Suggs' upper gums
Ray Lewis. Just ask him.

Position Yoself!

Last note:

Can the NFL hire Brendan Shanahan to do his little videos over what constitutes helmet-to-helmet contact? Ryan Clark gets penalized for his hit on Dixon, while Ray Ray gets nothing for the same thing on Hines Ward. We suspect Clark will get fined, and Ray Ray will get nothing. Just sayin.

Top 5 Human Beings Ever

2011-11-06T20:15:00.000-05:00

Probably top 2...

MARIO!!!!! At the current injury rate, Mario will be lacing up the skates by Xmas, and then injured by New Years.

CAPSIZED! has arrived!

2011-11-05T16:58:00.000-05:00

Uncle Bob's 36th record of 2011. First spin is a WINNER!!! Leave the Knife Curtis!!!

nice little proper review over at The Fire Note. much more proper than we could ever do here. BUY at Rockathon.

This Jug's For You!

2011-11-04T13:26:00.000-05:00

Ben Lovejoy = broken wrist. The "Hockey Gods" can bite me. I'm an atheist.

Let's Play Hockey?

2011-11-03T21:32:00.001-05:00

First Pens game since forever (5 days) tonight. First one we've been able to watch live in 9 days due to weddings and stuff. let's go Pens!!!!

WTF? Kid on the right looks like a bad ass.

Wild Flag - "Electric Band"

2011-11-02T13:12:00.000-05:00

GBV - "Doughnut For a Snowman"

2011-11-01T08:56:00.003-05:00

more NEW stuff!! thanks again to gbvh, my #1 source for all things ILB. PLAY:

Guided By Voices - Doughnut For A Snowman by FIRE RECORDS

This 7" is being released on Fire Records, and can be pre-ordered thru Rockathon. Contains 4 non-LP B-sides (four!!!), and will ship November 28 (per Rockathon). $6.

The previously discussed "The Unsinkable Fats Domino" 7" from Matador can also be pre-ordered via Rockathon HERE. $6. Release date is November 22.

A 3rd 7" will be made available from GBV Inc, called "Chocolate Boy", also available from Rockathon, and it appears they will ship in December (pre-order HERE). This one has a non-LP Tobin Sprout tune as the B-side.

And finally...the LP!! Shipping from Rockathon on New Years Day. Pre-order Let's Go Eat the Factory HERE.

Happy Birthday Uncle Bob!!!!!

2011-10-31T07:40:00.000-05:00

ILB

Happy Happy Halloween...Halloween...Halloween. Happy Happy...

2011-10-31T07:33:00.000-05:00

Just for funsies, a little something I edited a few months ago, and premiered for our big day...

The Ramones + a lot of cool 70's and 80's horror films...

Fucked Up - Queen of Hearts (Live on KEXP)

2011-10-30T11:01:00.001-05:00

gonna be catching up from the lackluster summer for awhile here. seems like a good place to start. David Comes to Life will easily make my favorites of 2011 list...

One week = The OVER!!!

2011-10-29T06:39:00.000-05:00

Bas Rutten Bad Ass

2011-10-28T06:53:00.000-05:00

Word on the streets is that Capitals Winger Jay Beagle is attending Rutten's infamous self defense classes. Arron Asham would still kick his ass :)

Halloween Screenings in Dormont

2011-10-27T07:01:00.002-05:00

The original John Carpenter 1978 classic is being shown TONIGHT at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont: 7:00 and 9:30. It will screen again this Sunday 10/30 at 8:00pm.

This is pretty much the greatest horror film of all time...

Gee Bee Veeeeee!!!!!

2011-10-26T14:15:00.000-05:00

thanks to gbvh for the fwd. you can order a copy HERE: GBV Magnet issue

btw: i hear that new Kimya Dawson album is pretty not bad.

James Neal Scores

2011-10-26T06:15:00.000-05:00

That's all this guy does. He's becoming the fantastic bastard of a sniper that we all wished for last year...the goal scoring winger this team's been lacking since forever. He's on pace to score something like 65 goals. We'll be less optimistic and say he doesn't get to 60. But anything less than 50 will be a huge disappointment, and we will burn him at the stake. Along with Staal, Neal has been a beast 10 games into the season, especially considering we are sans 87 and 71. We will probably all poo ourselves when he starts playing with Sid. (Although I'd rather see him along side Geno, just saying).

Our only problem with Neal is his name. It's just way too proper, and let's face it...sounds kinda blahze. Someone probably called him "Jim" one time and he probably snapped, "It's not Jim, it's James." You know the guy. "My name isn't Ed, it's Edward." "I prefer Robert, not Bob." Those guys. Oh well. We would call him "Jimmy", but that sounds like something dickhead Pierre McGuire would call him. And "Nealer" as I've heard some people call him is dumb.

I think the perfect name for JN would be: "James Fucking Neal." The problem with that is we already have "Craig Fucking Adams." Maybe Neal could buy Adams a case of Moosehead, and take his nickname. But then we'd need a new name for CFA, and I don't recommend "Craigy."

BTW: Zibby Michalek out 4-6 weeks. The hits just keep coming.

“The Unsinkable Fats Domino” 7"

2011-10-25T13:02:00.000-05:00

sounds like Matador will be releasing this with a B-side of "We Won't Apologize" on November 22nd.

check it out on Consequence of Sound, and thanks to TB for the fwd!

Check Out: Guided by Voices – “The Unsinkable Fats Domino”

Sebadoh TONIGHT!

2011-10-25T07:47:00.005-05:00

Sorry late-comers. Snoozers are losers. Sold out show at the tiny little Brillobox in Bloomfield. I will be there because I rule and I have tickets. So jackt!!!!

btw...this video for "Rebound" will rock your lips off...

FCKYA!!!!!!

GBV - "The Unsinkable Fats Domino"

2011-10-24T07:27:00.001-05:00

NEW Guided by Voices!!!!!!!!!!!

Amoeba Knievel and the Moodswingers ~ Live at St James

2011-10-23T15:27:00.002-05:00

St James Place Tavern is your quintessential dive bar, and along with Gooski's in Polish Hill, is one of our favorite places to see live local bands. It's a couple of blocks off the main drag on the South Side, so you don't have to worry about knocking heads with the amateurs, or jumping over puke puddles courtesy of some sorority girl looking to lose her virginity to the first dude she sees wearing an American Eagle sweatshirt.

Amoeba Knievel and the Moodswingers brought the Visionary Rock n' Roll that was promised on this Friday night. We've been fans of Tommy Amoeba and his band for a long time, but we really enjoy the lads backing him currently. Joe (bass), Bill (geetar), and Bob (drums) form the perfect ammo that fuels Tommy's staple silliness and cartoonish frontman antics. All of our favs were played: "Mad Magazine", Cowboy Ed", "National Sport", and "Indigo Sandwich"...

"King of the Flowermen" was skipped due to a lack of a second mic for back-up vocals, but AK made up for it with a classic performance of "Broken Record" followed by a punk rock cover of "L.A. Woman" as part of an impromptu Doors medley. I never enjoyed the Doors more than during this 7-8 minute span.

As for my personal highlight of the night: one of the strings on Bill's guitar breaks, causing a break in the action. Bass slapper Joe starts strumming the opening chords to GBV's "Lethargy." I had just met Joe earlier in the night, and it turns out he's a huge GBV fan (not to mention a swell dude). So while Bill's attending to his injured guitar, Joe starts waiving me towards the mic. FCKYA!!! I obliged.... "ARE YOU HAPPY? HAPPY TODAY..." Afterwards, Tommy introduces the song as one from Joe's new side project, "Guided by Gary." We think there may be video existing of this. I don't think we pulled it off as good as this, but jolly good times it was...

The Moodswingers were next. Dennis Childers was back behind the drums for this night, and we love Dennis, along with bassist Dean. Jamie Moodswinger started the set with "Thrill", and then the playlist was up for grabs. Not sure I've ever seen a Moodswingers set that followed the set list. That's just the way they roll, which is ok in our book. Fan favorite "Heart Attack is better than a Stroke" was played, along with "World to Save"and my personal favorite "Hope You're Alright."

Got to hear a new tune, called "Die." And from first listen, it sounds like a keeper. We had some video footage of "I'll Wait", but unfortunately it didn't come out that well (stupid cameraman's fault). Probably the best compliment of the night came from some girl sitting at the bar, who told Moodswingers' frontman Jamie that he needs to learn how to sing better. FCKYA!!!! PUNK RAAAAAWK!!

The Moodswingers had another date with rock on Saturday night at Howler's in Bloomfield. Unfortunately, we had a previous engagement with Zombie.

Zombi 2 / Amityville Horror Screenings

2011-10-22T11:48:00.000-05:00

TONIGHT at the Oaks Theatre!

At 7:00pm:

So jackt to see this on the big screen!! I'm a proud owner of the 25th Anniversary DVD, but I've never seen this film the way it was intended. Word from Jables is there are limited theatres across the states getting the privilege of showing the Fulci classic. The Oaks is awesome!

At 9:00pm

Unlike Zombi 2, I saw The Amityville Horror as a kid and it scared the crap outta me. Here's the unimbeddable (how annoying) trailer:

The Amityville Horror Trailer

GET OUT!!!!

FCKYA!

I know what the Senator wants!

2011-10-22T07:57:00.000-05:00

thanks to TB for the fwd. gbvh LOVES this song!

Amoeba Knievel and the Moodswingers Double Bill TONIGHT!

2011-10-21T12:40:00.000-05:00

Two of my favorite local Pittsburgh bands are back at it. TONIGHT!!! At St James Place Tavern on the South Side. The last time they played together, the bar owners told Amoeba Knievel that they were too original, which shocked the locals at the Regent Square establishment into a bewildered state of befuddlement and jerkiness. Confused, and sounding nothing like the Offspring, the Moodswingers followed an abbreviated AK set by rawking everyone's faces off.

Come out tonight! Drink some brews! See local and original music. Don't be square.

I'm back!

2011-10-21T10:36:00.000-05:00

Now that the Big Boring Wedding is behind us, Empties Crushed will be back in full effect. We've promised this before, but this time we mean it. Like a bastard.

speaking of BBW, I've never seen this before. Kinda cool. I don't get it, but cool nonetheless...

The absolute perfect tune to open a set with. So happy the dudes from the Textbook Committee played this, and pretty flattered they learned it especially for the occassion. They nailed it!

Sid Comeback Tutorial

2011-09-14T08:21:00.000-05:00

still week-to-week here. Pretty amusing little vid I found over on Pensblog...

More Malkmus ~ "Surreal Teenagers"

2011-09-05T13:15:00.001-05:00

unreleased tune!! classic SM prog...
thanks to gbvh for the forward and inspiring me to meet my post quota of once per whenever. we'll get this going once November comes around...I swears.

EMA ~ "Endless Nameless"

2011-08-08T07:30:00.000-05:00

WAIT...Nevermind had a secret track at the end?!?! WHOA!

pretty cool little piece from SPIN last month on the Nevermind classic, which included a free download of a bunch of bands covering the album front to back. SPIN's not-so-cleverly dubbed Newermind features a couple of good ones, including the Meat Puppets and the Vaselines. Go get it HERE. EMA played at Pitchfork a few weeks ago. I was there, but appears we got there too late on a Friday to see her. Kinda regretting it now...

Stephen Malkmus ~ Tigers / No One

2011-08-07T16:21:00.000-05:00

little solo SM acoustic style promoting the new album coming out this month...

thanks to TB for the forward!!

Superchunk ~ "Learned to Surf"

2011-08-03T19:36:00.000-05:00

pretty cool little montage of then / now live footage from the mighty Superchunk.

Half as much as I care about you,
I am learning to surf for you...

Superchunk - Learned to Surf from Merge Records on Vimeo.

Boston Spaceships ~ "Tabby and Lucy"

2011-08-02T22:13:00.000-05:00

So the 5 year anniversary month of this lackluster blog has come and gone without a peep. In celebration, I felt we needed to stay true to whole spirit of EC by not posting anything for over a month.

Thanks to TB from the now retired Rando Mango (tears) for this forward. Just got my vinyl copy of Let It Beard, and we're pretty jackt about that. This video for "Tabby and Lucy" is pretty much awesome...

Boston Spaceships - "Tabby and Lucy" NSFW from Consequence of Sound on Vimeo.

LIB is available on Rockathon NOW. Get it.

Sloan - TONIGHT!

2011-06-23T18:05:00.000-05:00

at the Rex Theatre. Can Rock! Tonight bastards!!!! Too bad our Can Pals aren't down here to enjoy it with us.

and thanks to the Nate Corner for tipping us on this band who were jackt to see as the opener...

FCKYA!!!!!

We love our Disco!!!

2011-06-23T09:51:00.000-05:00

We've been pretty fortunate around these parts with our head coaches. The Rooney family gave us Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher, and now Mike Tomlin. And while the Pens haven't had the same stability at the head coach position (said in ESPN expert voice), we're pretty blessed to have Disco Dan Bylsma leading our favorite team. Pure class guy. Dude is the epitome of a leader.

I surely thought that the NHL "brain trust" would mess this up, but Bylsma was the clear cut choice for the Jack Adams that he won last night. 106 points, only 1 point away from tops in the conference, considering: without Malkin for the 2nd half, Staal for the 1st half, a plethora of W-B/S dudes playing a major role, and without the best player in the world for the 2nd half...that's a solid effort.

When Bylsma first replaced Michel Therrien mid-season 2009, most of Pittsburgh was like, "who's this dude?" We soon found out that, not only could he pluralize words, but he could get the max potential out of the talent in organization.

this speech alone was worth the award...

(yes...we've played this a million times here, and will continue to do so)

Arrivederci Marco Materazzi

2011-06-22T10:54:00.000-05:00

The 37 yo central defender is being let out of his final year with my beloved Inter Milan. We will miss you buddy. In Marco's honor, we will retire my Inter #23 home jersey, the very first soccer jersey I got way back (a whole 5 years ago) when I fell in love with the game. It's going to be hung in the rafters of the man cave. Mr. Materazzi has not returned our phone calls about attending the ceremony.

Word on the streets: he may be moving to the Prem to join QPR or possibly could land in MLS. TFC, perhaps?!?!?! And then he'll be back at Inter in a management role after his final year of playing.

While the chance of him going to Toronto are pretty much nil, let it be known: I would be the first kid on my block with a Toronto FC Materazzi jersey...if that were to happen.

Pissy Vancouver

2011-06-16T10:01:00.001-05:00

Great effort, but then the guy pulls a LaPierre and embellishes with a dive and roll over the car...

jesus. history will be made. yes indeed.

Who, exactly, are these people pissed at? Aaron Rome, for the cheap shot that turned the series around? The Sedin twins, who were vacationing in Sweden during the Finals? Luongo for not grabbing his sack? Alexandre Burrows for being a little turd stain? Alain Vigneault, whose bitchy whines about Tim Thomas got brushed aside? Alexander Mogilny?

No better way to top the embarrassing way your team went down than to start wrecking shit.

I lost my loot on this series, so that sucks. But the longer it went on, the more difficult it was to cheer for these ass bags. Shame a dude like Ryan Kesler has to play on this team.

Props to the Bruins. Besides Brad Marchand, who needs to lose the diaper, this was a very enjoyable team to watch. Like Kesler from Vancouver, Milan Lucic is another dude we'd love to see in a Pens sweater. Tim Thomas played out of his mind, and appears to be a class act...the oppo of Luongo. Bergeron, Peverley, Krejci, Horton, Seidenberg...all solid dudes that we could cheer for.

Mark Recchi...meh. Mixed feelings there. Great memories of that first Cup in Pittsburgh, but he turned into kind of a whineberg during his last stint here. I wouldn't say I hate him...just meh. I won't miss him, put it that way.

3.5 months until they drop the puck again. We'll miss you hockey.

Peter Hook talks Ian Curtis

2011-06-14T08:40:00.001-05:00

#22 of the 50 Key Events In the History of Indie Music by The Guardian, Peter Hook discusses the time surrounding the making of Closer and Ian's suicide. Pretty good little read for the Joy Division fans.

chilling...

:07 Hook's bass line, :48 Sumner's riff, 1:40 Curtis loses control, all wrapped in a bow by Morris's perfecto drum beats. fckya.

Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour

2011-06-13T08:58:00.000-05:00

effin love Kathleen Hanna. Bikini Kill, the "Bull in the Heather" vid, Le Tigre, whatever it takes...I think we need a little more KH in our lives. Just ordered my copy of Who Took the Bomp?, which was just released a couple days ago.

here's a clip form the DVD, which highlights Le Tigre's 2004 tour. "Deceptacon" -

Weezer doing "Paranoid Android"

2011-06-11T07:42:00.001-05:00

checked out Weezer a couple weeks ago at Pittsburgh's new Stage AE on the North Shore (not a bad little venue). They did this Radiohead cover live, and gotta say it was pretty darn cool...

Craig Adams inked to 2 more years!

2011-06-10T13:19:00.000-05:00

Craig Fucking Adams. Yes indeed sir. I love this guy. With a middle name like Fucking, how do you not want this guy back on your roster. Do you remember the 5 skaters on the ice when the Pens beat the Wings for the Cup? I do. And Craig Fucking Adams was one of them. You know why? I do. Because he's a beast. Disco Dan knows this.

CFA will get $675,000 / year for the next 2 years. God bless Ray Shero. That's incredible value. True, CFA isn't going to get you many goals. You're not gonna put him along side 87 or 71. He's a 3rd / 4th line mucker, grinder, loose puck finder. He's a beast on the PK. He blocks shots. He wins draws. He's the smart veteran savy dude you need on Stanley Cup winning rosters. He's an Ivy League dude for chrissakes.

Bravo Ray. And welcome back, CFA.

Next on my "want list": Pascal Dupuis. Actually, Pascal was first on my want list, with all due respect to CFA. Word on the streets: Pascal wants a 3-year deal, while Ray rarely gives 30+ dudes more than 2 years. Do it Ray. Do it. Sometimes, you gotta step outta the box. Remember that time you traded for that big stiff Ponikorovsky from Toronto? That was out of the box. OK...so that didn't work out too well....bad example. But anyways...we want Super Duper back in the fold. The flexibility he adds...you can play him with 87...71...any line you want. Sure, he's more suited as a 3rd liner, but he can still get you 15 or so goals while killing every penalty ever committed. Get him back Ray. Do it. Do it.

more Times New Viking stuff

2011-06-10T07:57:00.003-05:00

Times New Viking loves their GBV and Fleetwood Mac. from Off Modern (thanks to gbvh for the forward)

Beth Murphy, on touring with GBV:

"A dream come true. We all lost our voices, not from singing our songs, but from singing along to them every night."

new video for "Try Harder", the song Adam "dedicated" to GBV in Iowa...

Times New Viking - Try Harder from Merge Records on Vimeo.

a couple of live soundcheck tunes in Atlanta, courtesy of Paste Magazine can be seen HERE.

and finally...i got pretty jackt when i heard jables was coming down from Canada for the Pittsburgh show. was rawking some TNV with the TV on mute late Saturday night when I got the news...

Times New Pittsburgh from Almost Human on Vimeo.

Archers of Loaf Reissues

2011-06-09T09:06:00.000-05:00

in case you haven't heard...Merge Records is reissuing all 4 Archers of Loaf studio albums, starting with our favorite, 1993's Icky Mettle. FCKYA! You can pre-order a limited edition copy on blue vinyl thru Merge now.

Also...set yer calendars for June 24th when they'll be playing live on Jimmy Fallon.

thanks to jables from the Nate Corner for the heads up!

Those Darlins ~ Brillobox this Friday

2011-06-08T12:09:00.000-05:00

a few shows playing around the Burgh this Friday night, including a couple of Chicago bands - Smith Westerns at Mr Smalls, and Sarah and the Tall Boys at Peter B's Dance Barn (thanks Jerry!). One that caught my eye a while ago was this Those Darlins band, playing at the Brillobox.

Those Darlins have been touring around with another of our favs of recent times, Best Coast. And now they invade our favorite venue in our fair city. Just heard the title track from their new album Screws Get Loose over on XM, and I think I'm sold. Tickets available HERE.

fun little tune, released as a 7"...

another catchy one, and a super cool animated video...

Propeller # 125 up on eBay

2011-06-07T14:43:00.000-05:00

No...not mine. Not sure who this individual is, but he's got 100% positive feedback. And this one appears to be a nice one with an A+ rating. Sounds like he just got it signed by everyone from the "classic lineup" as well, so that's kinda cool. At the time of this writing, it's got 7 + days left and currently sits at $510.

Happy bidding.

Look, it's hockey

2011-06-07T10:52:00.001-05:00

Been pretty quiet on the hockey front around here, but this got me outta my bean bag chair pretty quickly last night.

Godspeed to Nathan Horton. This blatant attempt to injure cheap shot had us kinda grossed out last night. Puck is long gone, Aaron Rome sizes up Horton, leaves his feet, and tries to end Horton's Stanley Cup Finals early...which he most likely did. Not wishing the worse for Horton, but what if he wasn't reported to have been moving his extremities afterwards at Mass General Hospital (and, as Don Cherry added, his arms and legs). What if Horton was paralyzed before a national audience on the NHL's biggest stage? Would that finally force the NHL's hand into doing something about this garbage?

Brendan Shanahan...your move.

My money is backing Vancouver this series, which has put me in a weird place. I'm finding this team pretty hard to cheer for, especially after last night's episode with Rome. Maxim LaPierre continues to flop all over the ice like a crippled seal. Obviously, this part of his game hasn't left him from his days in Montreal. And Alexandre Burrows is doing his best impersonation of a giant turd stain. He's pretty annoying, but in the grand scheme, fairly harmless...unless consumed.

Claude Julien, using his best coach speak, did not approve of Milan Lucic taunting Burrows, but we thought it was hilarious. End of the 3rd period, Burrows takes a "hit" from Lucic, and proceeds to act like he took a hacksaw to the jugular. So Lucic responds with a "I'll give you something to cry about" punch to the head. We say Bravo. Then, with two linesman between them, Burrows imitates the angry batter who gets plunked and wants a piece of the pitcher...only after he can't get to him due to others impeding his progress. Tough guy.

So Lucic sticks his finger in his face, offering Burrows a little snack to chew on. Absolutely hysterical!!!

I've always been a big fan of Milan Lucic, but he climbs the ladder even further with this move...

The 8-1 Bruins trashing of the Canuck makes this a series, which is probably a good thing for the neutral hockey observer. And again (Jay Caufield), I'm in a perplexing situation rooting for some guys I really don't like. Although I guess Brad Marchand is kind of a worm, too. And that Chara hit earlier this year in Montreal was pretty cheap.

Go Canucks, I guess.

been busy listening to the Birdcage. ILB.

2011-06-06T19:47:00.000-05:00

The 2-3-whatever week EC hiatus is over. Call it a mini-slump. I'm back...ready to come outta my shoes. Back in the box and ready to rake! Sorta like a bastard. It's time to get this stupid blog going once more. Gonna feed it a ribbon of fat. Speaking of...

Been listening to Robert Pollard's new album Lord Of the Birdcage pretty much non stop since it arrived last week. Mixing in a little Times New Viking (playing the Burgh Friday July 22!!), but it's been mostly Bob and the Birdcage non stop.

I'm officially placing it atop my favorite Bob albums of the year, ahead of the Mars Classroom record from the previous month. I've heard the term grower, but there's some instant hits throughout. If I had to rate the 12 tunes off of LOtB, I would probably place the following somewhere in the middle...

Not saying I'm not a fan of "Silence Before Violence", this record is just that good. Not since We All Got Out Of the Army, can I remember taking a record and just flipping it over and over and over over...

btw: don't know who mordantfilms is over on the YouTubes, but props mate. Actually, "Silence Before Violence" may move up my personal LOtB chart after watching that.

and thanks to gbvh once again for the forward and the motivation :)

buy Lord Of the Birdcage at Rockathon.

Dirty Beaches - Brillobox - Tonight

2011-05-18T17:57:00.000-05:00

DIRTY BEACHES - Like Dreamers Do from Moduli TV on Vimeo.

been away for a short time, and for that, we suck. lots going on, including tonight's show at the Brillobox.

Dirty Beaches is a one man thing ~ Alex Hungtai. Appears he plays with a band on occasion, and other times by himself. I'm not sure what we're getting tonight. "Lo-fi rockabilly" is what I've heard, and I'm kinda digging the few songs I've listened to. But I'll try to capture some vid, and promise to post more tomorrow.

Pretty kewl blog he has...go HERE.

DALGLISH!

2011-05-12T10:10:00.000-05:00

King Kenny has just been given a new 3 year contract to remain at Liverpool. Steve Clarke also given another 3 years.

We're on the rise!! The rest of the Prem can piss off!! Back to the glory days!!

EC is calling for a glorious triumph over a slumping Spurs side at Anfield this Sunday. The Europa League spot will be all ours! Piper's Pub calls.

Devo - Stage AE - June 17

2011-05-11T07:23:00.001-05:00

Devo was forced to cancel their last show in the Burgh last summer. Good news for all good spuds out there - this one will be rain or shine (or so we're told) at Stage AE. FRIDAY (!!) June 17th is the date. I have yet to check out the new Stage AE next to Heinz Field, but may get a tester when Weezer plays there the Sunday before Memorial Day.

get Tickets HERE via Ticketbastard.

I'd rather be in Philly this same night to see GBV and WAVVES. But I've never had the chance to see Devo live, so this would be a nice back-up plan.

this makes me very very happy...

Times New Viking - Ever Falling in Love (PITTSBURGH date!!)

2011-05-10T17:02:00.000-05:00

new video...

and guess what...

THEY'RE COMING TO PITTSBURGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just announced (or maybe I just noticed it). Friday, July 22nd. At the intimate confines of the Warhol!!! FCKYA!!!!!

This place is pretty tiny, kids. 100 seats + some aisle seating. Seats are going to be tough to use for this one. So what I'm saying is...don't wait on getting tix. Do it now. Do it. GO HERE.

R.I.P. Lemonade Guy (aka Cotton Candy Guy)

2011-05-10T11:47:00.000-05:00

Sad news outta the Burgh. Word on the streets is that the Lemonade Guy, or Cotton Candy Guy as he's known at Consol, is dead. Still waiting on confirmation and other details, but going to the ball game just won't be the same any more. I believe his name was Ken. Ken was intense. And you always heard him coming.

Thanks to long lost contributor Yast for this tidbit. More on this story as it develops.

Lord Of The Bird Cage

2011-05-10T07:22:00.000-05:00

Another month, another record release by Robert Pollard. By our count, that's 4 albums in 5 months. The Boston Spaceships record Let It Beard should be the next one out some time this summer, and there's even more rumors of more to come from RP later this year. The release date on this one is May 30th, and is up for pre-order over at The Factory of Raw Essentials HERE.

Word on the streets is this one was done a little differently. Uncle Bob took a dozen or so previously written poems, and then transformed them into the songs. Further word on the streets is it's another gem. Mars Classroom will be tough to beat.

The Feet Continue to Dance

2011-05-06T08:06:00.000-05:00

saw this over on Hudsonia the other day. Hopefully, the blog that celebrates the genius of Ray Hudson is back after a little hiatus.

Awesome stuff, featuring the brilliant Lionel Messi and the wit of Ray...

thanks to TheWizardofOxDotCom over on YouTube for that.

And C'Mon Barca!!!

The Craps Crap Out

2011-05-05T18:10:00.000-05:00

I love having a good laugh at the Capitals expense. Maybe it's because their HC is a whiny slob who doesn't know how to wipe his face. Maybe it's their turd-like GM, or owner Ted Leonsis who feels everything is owed to him. And I'm sure their are some cool Caps fans out there (hell...I even know a couple), but most of them come off as self-deserving poodles.

I like a few of their players. Brooks Laich seems like a cool dude. Jason Arnott is a stand up guy, I think. But a lot of them seem like little bitchy puke stains with no heart when it comes playoff time (here's looking at you Nik Backstrom and Alex Semin). And Mike Green is way too emo for my tastes. Then there's Ovie.

I won't deny Ovie's talents. He's one of the best players in the game and a great offensive threat. I'd even say he's one of the Top 10 players in the game, with potential to be Top 2. And he definitely doesn't disappear in the playoffs like his other "skilled" teammates (Backstrom, Semin, Green). The dislikable part of Ovie's game is his clownish goal celebrations and sometimes selfishness in trying to take opponents out with cheap highlight reel runs. Take last night...

1st period, Ovie takes one of his patented runs, leaves his feet, trying to plaster some dude into the glass. 2 minute penalty for being a dick, Ryan Malone scores, and the Bolts never look back. Good riddance Caps. Ovechkin's guarantee fails.

No one is questioning is want. But maybe if Ovie took some of the selfishness out of his game, I could be more of a fan. Until then, I say good day.

The Crapitals, Rashard's Opinions, Disco Dan

2011-05-04T07:48:00.003-05:00

It shouldn't be a big surprise that the Craps are struggling in the 2nd Round of the NHL playoffs. They've simply run out of gas. After all, no team has ever won 2 Stanley Cups in the same calendar year, like Washington is trying to do in 2011. Hats off to BBQ Bruce and Boyz for winning their 1st Stanley Cup on January 1st at Heinz Field. But coming back from an 0-3 deficit against Tampa Bay this series will be a tall task. They should be proud to raise their Winter Classic banner at the end of the year right next to last year's Presidents' Trophy banner.

btw...Vinny's Game 2 OT goal celebration was pretty hilarious. Remind you of anyone else who likes to celebrate goals in this building? Yeah...eff that guy.

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The word around some camps is that Rashard Mendenhall is entitled to his opinions. The Steeler RB who fumbled away the Super Bowl has a few opinions that he wants you to hear, such as:

Playing in the NFL is the equivalent of slavery.
If your girl doesn't perform orally, she deserves what she gets.
Osama Bin Laden might have been a cool cat if you only heard his side.

Sure, Mendenhall is entitled to his opinions...just like everyone else is entitled to theirs. I side with the majority of people whose opinion on Mendenhall is he's a dumb ass. My other opinion is that everyone who had signed up for his Twitter page is now dumber for having read his Tweets.

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And finally...

Big congrats to Disco Dan Bylsma for being nominated for the Jack Adams award, as the NHL's coach of the year. Playing with a short deck the entire year while amassing 106 points...well, we don't think it's close. But who knows? Nashville's Barry Trotz, one of the other nominees, probably won't get it because he has a huge head and resembles a turtle. Vancouver's Alain Vigneault is the 3rd candidate, and we're betting Bylsma gets snubbed for him. Blame Canada :)

As Mario Lemieux once said about his hockey accomplishments: they don't vote on Stanley Cups or scoring titles. Or something like that.

Disco buries it...

Ted Leo at the Warhol (tonight!!!!!)

2011-05-03T13:43:00.001-05:00

TONIGHT!!! $12. with local guest Karl Hendricks. 8:00 show!

solo set from Ted, so while you may not see this...

you might see something more like this...

Ted Leo "Bottled In Cork" from Matthew Perpetua on Vimeo.

we'll be there. fckya!!

Guided by Voices ~ Grand Rapids

2011-05-02T22:23:00.002-05:00

One of the greatest 36 consecutive hours I've ever experienced, thanks to a bunch of beautiful friends and the greatest band of all time.

huge thanks to Rich T for the set list from Friday night (Captain's Dead!!!!!!). Much more on these shows in the next couple of days once we regroup, including some video we took. Camera was forgotten in the Burgh, so props to our good pal Brittany Greene for this shot...

and this video from Saturday night...

EuroHEEDFEST Ohio Heedburger

2011-05-01T07:54:00.002-05:00

There's a HEEDFEST in Europe?! fckya! this is pretty good...

hope to have some good footage from Grand Rapids posted in the next few days, pending hangover.

You can suck, and still rule (GBV content)

2011-04-30T08:43:00.000-05:00

per Bob.

FCKYA!!!

Grand Rapid Hour

2011-04-29T07:10:00.002-05:00

from that crazy bastadge over atRagman Productions...

Grand Rapid Hour [Tickle Your Ass With A Feather Trailer] from Ragman Productions on Vimeo.

YES!!!!! Tonight! Tomorrow Night!! Every night!!

Pens dun. Day of remorse.

2011-04-28T19:08:00.000-05:00

hey...we found Kris Letang...

GBV this weekend. More review on this next week, I think.

Game 7. Do it.

2011-04-27T18:46:00.000-05:00

I'll save the soliloquy about how the PP blows, Kovalev needs to be less lazy, Engelland needs to play ahead of Lovejoy, it's not Fleury's fault, Talbot should change his name to Big Game Talbot, Colin Campbell screwed us with the Matt Cooke suspension, Ryan Malone is a useless turd, Guy Boucher needs to quit whining about Orpik, Roloson has been awesome (but still looks crazy), I wish we still had Kris Letang playing for us, CFA has balls bigger than your head, Michalek and Martin need to be better and more physical, James Neal (insert something here)....but you still need to believe in Disco Dan and the heart of this effing team.

LET'S GO PENS!!!!

Devo - "What We Do"

2011-04-26T11:46:00.002-05:00

gotta get the brain off hockey for a day...

for the complete interactive experience, go here:

Click Around & Buy Things in Devo's Interactive Video [PREMIERE]

thanks again to Rando Mango for the forward.

Pens Crap the Bed; Free Candy Break Down

2011-04-25T15:24:00.000-05:00

I'm not even gonna try to recap Game 5. And I spent most of the 2nd half burying my face in some tasty chicken fajitas (grilled by yours truly), so any "analysis" on my part would be half-assed. All I know is this: we better get it done tonight. I don't want a Game 7. Not because I don't think we can win a home Game 7 (which would be against the trend), but I really wanna see Mogwai Wednesday night (go sports!).

Illegal (?) and suspendable (?) hits have been the talk of the 1st round. Mike (leadership) Richards' boarding call which injured Tim Connolly (out for Game 7) was one of the latest. And then there was Bryan Bickell leaving his feet last night in Chicago (but anything behind the net is legal, from what we've learned). Colin Campbell (hey guys!) is not the greatest professor of Legal Hits 101, so this lesson has been pretty confusing to say the least. But from what we can hypothesize, this is the perfect legal hockey check...

Elbow stays down, feet never leave the ice, not in the back, and not to an un-expecting player. Not boarding, didn't use his stick, and didn't punch him in the face afterward. ~~Hit took place behind the net~~. Didn't trash talk his opponent. Colin Campbell said, "hey guys, it was a good hit, haven't you ever played hockey?" after watching the replay. He isn't Matt Cooke, and he doesn't even wear the same # as Matt Cooke. How could he? He's on the same team. The player getting hit is not Marc Savard. He doesn't propel himself. He doesn't launch himself. ~~The player being hit isn't a star player~~. He's not a repeat offender. He doesn't have a reputation for this sorta thing. It's a hockey play (c'mon guys). ~~He's on an Original Six team, and he's from Canada~~. (c'mon guys).

Learn the rules, ass clowns.

Mr Irrelevant

2011-04-23T08:19:00.001-05:00

this is the picture of a man with a rally drum inserted inside him

Let's Go Pens! Finish this. Do it.

"My Team" Saturday

2011-04-22T09:51:00.000-05:00

It may not get any better than this line-up:

10:00 am: Liverpool vs. Birmingham - FSC. The day starts out at Anfield. Nothing more fitting to start out my day with my teams than "You'll Never Walk Alone."

12:00 pm: Game 5 - Pens vs. Bolts - ROOT. The Beloved looks to close out Tampa Bay. Seeing I've got a Mogwai show to see on Wednesday (same night as a potential Game 7), let's close this pig and move on!!

2:00 pm Barcelona vs. Osasuna (your Built to Spills of La Liga) - GOL TV. We'll have to DVR this and start it a little late, most likely. Barca needs to regain some confidence after being Mourinhoed in the Copa Del Ray Final. A Wed semi-final clash in another El Clasico looms Wednesday.

4:00 pm Toronto FC v. Columbus - internet viewing. Hopefully, we can find this on justin.tv as we've seen previous TFC matches this year. TFC sits in 7th out of 9 in the East, and is looking up at rival Columbus. Home wins are a must, and 3 points are needed.

8:00 pm Inter Milan v. Lazio - FSC (debut broadcast - delayed). #3 (good guys) meets #4 (bad guys) in Serie A. Inter looks to build on their midweek Coppa Italia victory over Roma, but another Scudetto appears to be along shot at this point (back 8 pts).

Sprinkle in some more NHL playoff action throughout the day (Rags / Caps at 3:00, Bs / Habs at 7:00, and Sharks / Kings at 10:00). Supposed to be another shitty day outside with rain storms. My couch is going to hate me.

Andrew Ference doesn't like Habs fans, I guess...

GBV - Watch Me Jumpstart (more from Iowa)

2011-04-22T08:22:00.002-05:00

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

unlike some others we've posted, this one is unedited and raw. brilliantly shot by "Tripod."

GBV - Watch Me Jumpstart from Almost Human on Vimeo.

thanks to mad man mike for the "I'm so damn happy" sound effect :)

It just takes one...

2011-04-21T15:01:00.002-05:00

that didn't take long.