August 2012
1 post
A Simple Guide For Cubicle Living
So cubicles are everywhere now. They just make sense. Why put up a million walls, when all we really need is a desk? I get it. But here’s the thing: the person in the cubicle next to you… yeah, they can hear you. And smell you. And sometimes, see you. So straighten up, and stop being an asshole.
Here are some simple rules to help you get it right.
Rule 1: Shut. The Fuck....
June 2012
1 post
Haters gonna hate. And also, they can suck it.
Someone recently told me I had a “rockstar mentality” for turning down a show that didn’t want to pay us at all to play. I have to say, I take serious fucking issue with that.
Here’s the thing: I have three musicians in my band, and they’re badass. Now, these three guys come out to rehearse every week, they play hard, they travel to shows and they never complain....
January 2012
3 posts
Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the not-so-superphone. My...
Ok, I get it.
You love your iPhone.
You want to marry your Macbook.
You’re interested in having your iPad’s babies.
You can stop fucking telling me about it.
And, not only do I get it, I GET it. I have a Macbook. It’s cool. Is it better than Windows? For some things, definitely. For others, maybe. For other still, not so much.
But where Apple really shines, a...
Why EZPass is both awesome and terrible
EZPass. For all intents and purposes, an awesome service. Speeds up virtually any trip involving tollbooths in the tri-state area and beyond. There are few things more satisfying then gliding effortlessly past lines of frustrated commuters as they wait impatiently to hand over dirty crumpled handfuls of antiquated cash to get through a toll. EZPass is nerd’s revenge on everyone who...
Logitech Harmony Link Review
I recently received the Logitech Harmony Link smartphone remote system as a gift. Here’s my take: The Logitech Harmony Link is a smallish round network device that connects to your smartphone over wifi, and bounces commands from a smartphone app to your home theater via it’s built in IR blaster. The idea is that you can basically turn your phone into something that resembles one of...
November 2011
1 post
Looking up, from the bottom.
I want to be great, but I fear that my best may be merely mediocre.
I choose to believe that although I am not great, I someday will be. And that’s enough.
March 2011
3 posts
Ouroboros
Being a musician, or trying to be, can be a stressful and laborious endeavor. In the business of bands, change is bad. New members, replacements, fill-ins… these things are all wildly unpredictable variables in what is already a very fragile and unstable situation. Unless you’ve been playing together for years, you never feel supremely confident when you step on stage. Once you start...
Rags to Riches.... Yawn.
So I’m watching Colbert, and he has this writer on who wrote a book about people’s fascination with Celine Dion. One of the things he said was that some of her popularity stemmed from the respect her fans had for her because of her ‘rags to riches’ story. Now, as the name implies, ‘rags to riches’ stories usually involve some person who comes from nothing...
Do Musicians Need To Sell Music?
Well, yeah. I mean, I guess they do. ‘Cause if they didn’t, you wouldn’t be able to take them seriously. Isn’t that right, Radiohead, Prince and Trent Reznor? Well that’s what an agent from an unnamed music management company told me tonight. He said that I would never be taken seriously as long as I gave my music away at shows. That until I start selling something...
