Letters to the Editor @ The Beta Bar

Who: Look Mexico, Sourgreen, My Anomaly, & Letters to the Editor.
Where: The Beta Bar
When: Monday, March 14th, 2005.
Admission: 21+ is $5, under 21 is $6
Showtime: 9 p.m.

I've seen Look Mexico before at the Club Down Under. They are entertaining and worth seeing. I've also heard about this band, Letters to the Editor, that is opening for them Monday, March 14th at The Beta Bar. They have an uplifting sound that picks you up, drops you, and kicks you when you're down, just to pick you up and throw you in the air and then miss you on the way down, so you fall on the ground. Hard. It's hard to describe- you just have to be there. I know I will. Seriously, folks.

Deep-Ocean Dive.

I wanna devour your personality
And hope to make it a part of me.
I'll be swimming in your idealogies
When your mentality allows it to be
For me.

But, for now,
I'm drowning in your shallow comments,
Wading in the vast blue sea that is
Your dark mystery. I'm saying
"Hold your breath as we dive
Under the surface of our lives."

We search for hidden treasure,
We search for hidden treasure,
We search for hidden treasure,
On our introspective deep-ocean dive.

I summon Poseidon's trident
To launch a three-pronged attack
To get these fears off your back.
I'm tempted to
Bring this concept of fire
To all of mankind
Just to see your smile
Light up your face.

But, for now,
I'm drowning in your shallow comments,
Waiting in the vast blue sea that is
Your hypocrisy. I'm saying
"Hold your breath as we dive
Under the surface of our lives."

We search for hidden meanings,
We search for hidden meanings,
We search for hidden meanings,
On our introspective deep-ocean dive.

Tank's running out, air's running low.
I cannot shout, though you're floating
Away from me.
Stupidly, I nearly drown,
When I scream 'til I'm
Blue in the face, I say

"For what it is worth, I would balance the earth
Upon my back to see you through
All of this mess and I'd think it'd be best
For you to relax and immerse yourself on our
Introspective deep-ocean dive."

***

I'm still allowed to write teenage drama into my songs for another three months; then I won't be a teenager anymore.

Music.

I know, I know. I got most of these sites from other people. But, nevertheless, I feel compelled to make a list, and since I thought of this while I was visiting all these music sites, here. we. go!

Popmatters: even more than just music! Good for reviews on lots of subjects.
Better Propaganda: Used to be good for downloading lots of MP3s... now, not so much. (Don't know what happened.)
Pitchfork Media: Lots of reviews (not all of them are pretentiously snobby...), lots of good updates on what's going on.
Epitonic: Music, music, music.
Insound: More music.
All Music Guide: Comprehensive. Good for finding quotes to put in FSView articles.
Purevolume: DIY, DIY. Check out that band, Letters to the Editor. A lot of bands have a slew of songs here (Less Than Jake, Pedro the Lion, etc.).

And, the obligatory weezer sites:

Weezer World: Some coolguy teenager's list of tons of Weezer songs (most unreleased, but also some B-sides). Even songs from Rivers' previous (metal) band, Avant Garde. Ch-ch-ch-eck it out. I would recommend "I just threw out the love of my dreams," "Blast Off!," "Hey Domingo," "Saturday Night," "Sugar Booger," "Teenage Victory Song," and "Thief, you've taken all that was me" for starters. Of course there's no reason you shouldn't listen to all of them...
Weezer Nation: Enourmously large media section. This, is, just, awesome.

And there you go. That should comprise an entire weekend's worth of musical entertainment. Easily.

Any more good music sites (not really interested in p2p now) out there? Lemme know.