Top Five Listens

Here we are early into 2011 and I figured I'd write about my top five songs of 2010.

Although it's a little different. It's not the top five songs that came out in 2010 that I liked, but, it's the top five most listened to songs on my ipod according to itunes. So let's get it started.

5. Turbonegro - F**k The World

This is just a straight up bad ass rock song. I love Turbonegros faster songs but they nailed it with this one. My favorite line, "I've got razorblade lips, I'm gonna kiss some wrists." Easily one of the best songs from one of the best Rock groups out there.








4. Muse - Uprising

Catchy, different, amazing. What more can I say? I was honestly surprised it wasn't one of the top two




3. Spinnerette - Baptized by Fire

I love, love LOVE Brody Dalle. Mmmm. Plus her music is rockin' too. I got into a conversation about her with the lovely Floyd Blaikie and she told me about Spinnerette, and I will always be in debt to her for that. The band is a little less punchy than The Distillers, but just as great. I justg (obviously) could not get enough of this specific track. I wonder if she'd leave Josh Homme for me?




2. Against Me - Stop!

Not only does this band rock, and have become one of my new absolute favorites, but you can tell they enjoy what they do and have fun while writing songs with some serious meaning. This one you can't help but tap your foot or move your head or something. It'll get stuck in your head...go ahead..listen and try to forget it right after, I dare you.





And now, the song I listened to most in 2010..,,

1. Eminem - Not Afraid

This one surprised me as a rock music fan. However when I first heard this I was just amazed at the honesty and maturity in Eminems lyrics. Also, being someone who has gone through a downward spiral for a bit in my life and has come back from it, I could relate to a lot of it. That's what a great song is, something that feels like it's speaking right to you and you understand. Not a synth beat, auto tune and repeating Baby, baby, baby over and over again.






And that's the way it is.

Until next time, keep it rockin'.

Time for Change

haha Audio and Video are a little off.

The Joker is the Thief

I love stand up comedy and I respect the people who do it well. Such legends as Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, I could go on and on.

It's a skill to constantly come up with fresh original material. Some people are faster at it than others and some are faster at it, because their material is not as original as they want us to believe.

Carlos Mencia, the biggest thief in the history of stand up. I never liked this guy as it was but then to see the proof of how he blatantly steals jokes from other people, makes me really hope to see him completely fall flat on his face.

Don't believe me that he's a thief? See for yourself.



Joe Rogan couldn't take it and kept calling him out on it, which you can check out on youtube, since its like ten minutes long. But good on Rogaan for doing that.

Mencia has admitted to stealing jokes...however, im not sure how sincere he is doing it.



Bottom line is, Carlos Mencia is not funny, the people he steals from are.

Until next time, keep it rockin.

Twas the Night Before Christmas

This is my Christmas Present to all of you. Yes....I am cheap, but hear me out.

This is something you can share with your family, as you gather around the computer with your Egg Nog and fresh baked Christmas cookies and start a new family tradition as you enjoy Twas the Night Before Christmas, as read by my friend and yours, Werner Herzog.



Hope you all have a great Christmas. Stay safe and enjoy time with your family.

Until next time, keep it rockin' :)

We all know a duck

Who hasn't been on facebook and seen a picture of at least one of their friends giving that stupid expression known as a "duck face" while holding up the peace sign?

They're everywhere. Hell, even my Radio instructor in College always made fun of them.

And much like Bieber fever, it has taken over the world and there will always be at least 5 people you know with this abnormality.



If you know someone who has this disorder, show them this and maybe, just maybe, we can finally put a stop to it and have girls go back to smiling nicely for the camera and saying cheese instead of Quack.

Until next time, keep it rockin.

Ode to a humble punk

Eight years ago today we lost, in my opinion, one of the greatest poets of punk rock ever, Joe Strummer.

He was only 50 years old. He died from a congenital heart defect in his home in London.

When you think of punk rockers of the 70's and 80's you think the wild, snot nosed, attitude types who didn't give a shit about anything.

This guy was different from the rest. He had the attitude and was bad ass, but this guy was a political punk rocker form the get-go. You can hear it in his work with The Clash, Mescaleros, and his solo work.

Never one to talk shit about other artists, even after the break up of The Clash despite their reasoning for parting ways



Amazing, humble human being.

You hear his influence in so many bands today, especially Green Day and Rancid who often cite Strummer as an idol and hero.

I strongly suggest checking out Combat Rock, London Calling, and the Live at Shea Stadium Clash albums.

I leave you with one of his most popular works.



Thanks Joe.

Until next time, keep it rockin'

Raging Rudolph

It's been a little bit since I've written in this. Busy with Christmas being just around the corner, getting the shopping and wrapping done. Had a family get together the other day, just simply awesome, especially the food :)

Now that everything is coming together, the only other thing to make it feel like Christmas, is of course, the specials.

We watch the same ones over and over again each year, and they are always just as entertaining. Real classics.

But, what if, you took a classic like Rudolph, and combined it with the classic genius of say, Martin Scorsese?

Raging Rudolph! Enjoy this Mad TV Holiday Classic ;)