Oh, right, this thing

I'm dead tired but not ready to give up on the day just yet. I was sitting here, listening to Endless Miles by Sundowner, and wondering what to do. I almost gave in and got ready for bed when I remembered this blog. Ah, thank god I didn't make the horrible mistake of getting some shut eye.

Problem is, as usual, I have nothing to talk about. Life is pretty shit at the moment. I need a job, there's more work than [insert creative line here] and I'm just overall feeling very stressed.

I've been writing this entry for a while now and I'm not very far in. I keep writing for a while and then deleting everything because it's not turning out so well.

Alright, I've got an idea. Whenever I don't have any ideas for entries, I'll come up with a list.

So what shall today's list be about? Hmmmmmmm...well I'm still listening to Sundowner and really enjoying it so, I'm going to go with music. I'll make a list of some of my favourite bands that I recommend checking out.

1. Sundowner - Acoustic punk

So this is actually just one guy I'm talking about. His name is Chris McCaughan and he plays in a couple bands I like, one of which I'll mention a bit later. If you're not into punk, you might still like him. I find he's a really good poet and he's just good at writing songs. Personally I like his voice although I guess some other people might not like it so much. Give it a listen if you're in the mood for some soft(ish) acoustic with, what I think are, pretty good lyrics.

Song: This War Is Noise

2. Alkaline Trio - Rock/Punk

I don't think Alkaline Trio sounds terribly punk myself, but others do I guess. Whatever, punk is such a vague genre. Anyways, Alkaline Trio...how do I describe them? They've got two singers, one of which plays in another band I'll probably end up mentioning (a fair amount of my favourite bands share band members). I guess you could call their lyrics poetic.

Song: Mercy Me
Song: Love Love, Kiss Kiss

3. The Lawrence Arms - Punk

The Lawrence Arms are probably my favourite band. They aren't all that talented, but they're just fucking great. Chris McCaughan, from Sundowner, is the guitarist and does about half the vocals for the Lawrence Arms. The other vocalist, and bassist, is Brendan Kelly. The two of them sort of split the song writing duties and each have their own style. Chris's songs are a bit more poetic than Brendan's but both are very good in my opinion. I'll recommend a song by both.

Song - Chris: Faintly Falling Ashes
Song - Brendan: The Devil's Takin' Names

4. The Falcon - Punk

This band is connected to both the Lawrence Arms and Alkaline Trio. It's also kinda connected to Rise Against (They're all Chicago punk bands). They guitarist for the Falcon is Brendan Kelly, the bassisst for the Lawrence Arms. The drummer also plays in the Lawrence Arms. The bassist is Alkaline Trio's bassist. Their other guitarist used to be a guy who played in Rise Against, but he quit. I don't know who they have now. Anyways, they're similar to the Lawrence Arms obviously, so if you like them you'll like The Falcon. All the songs are sung by Brendan though. You might consider that a good thing or a bad thing.

Song: Unicorn Odyssey

5. The Flatliners - Punk/Reggae

I don't have a ton to say about the Flatliners. Are think they're pretty good, obviously. They're from the area, so yay for localish bands. Anyways, give em' a listen. They'll grow on you.

Song: Fred's Got Slacks

6. Flight of the the Conchords - Comedy

This isn't for everyone. Flight of the Conchords is two guys from New Zealand who have their own TV show but it's on HBO. They're freakin' hilarious in my opinion. I didn't like them at first but I grew to love them. They do a good job of doing all different genres. So keep an open mind and maybe try a few of their videos. They've got a TON on youtube from their TV show.

Song: Think About It

7. The Gaslight Anthem - Soul/Punk/Blues

I guarantee you this band's going to get a lot bigger one day. They're pretty new, I think they've only been around a couple years. They have a really good singer and some great music. My only complaint is that a lot of their songs REALLY sound the same, but at least it all sounds good.

Song: The 59' Sound

I was going to do more bands, but it's coming up to 2 a.m. so it might finally be time to say goodbye to Tuesday. Perhaps I'll add to the list another day.

G'night Y'all!