November 2007
51 posts
Evel Knievel, R.I.P. | http://tinyurl.com/yqn3ez
just saw the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile outside of Days Inn on Carpenter in Ann Arbor
Korean lunch will either fuel me with its spicyness, or doom me to food coma.
3 parking structures later, I finally found a spot.
apparently the dog wanted to come see the vet today. UGH.
watching the snow flutter down on my walk back to work.
Dec 1, 2007: Modest Mouse at Masonic Temple... →
With its angular song structure and spacey vocals, Modest Mouse’s thoughtful songs stay away from any predictable formula. Isaac Brock, Eric Judy and Jeremiah Green steer each song toward wherever they seem to want to go. Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr joined the band in late 2006.
is going to be listening to a little QUIET RIOT tonight. | R.I.P. KevinDuBrow
on lunch break from the FruitStand.
installed new telephones at home, all working as schemed!
is planning some ROCK BAND action tomorrow night.
is at the new Founders Brewing in Grand Rapids and YOU AREN’T!
seem to be back from the Twitter netherworlds. Getting tweets from others on my phone again!
is at THE CULT in Detroit. Lots of people wearing things they shouldn’t.
cigarette lighters replaced by cellphones
I can has ROCK BAND!
Orbicule | Undercover →
Undercover is an innovative application that tracks stolen Mac OS X computers, updates the owner about their whereabouts and then disables the machines progressively.
going to see The Cult play in Detroit on Tuesday evening.
acquired tickets for 6:45 Beowulf [non-IMAX] - Showcase Ann Arbor
Jan 21, 2008: Mos Def Big Band: A Tribute to... →
Tickets are $25-$45 and can be purchased online at www.ums.org, over the phone by calling 734-764-2538, or in person at the Michigan League Ticket Office in Ann Arbor. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 16.
Mos Def is a hip-hop, rap, and spoken word artist and actor who represents the African American community through poetry and hip-hop. His infectious rhymes — infused with an acute social...
Jan 10, 2008: January Beer Tasting: Porters and... →
Join us for an evening of dark ales as we pair around 2 dozen of our favorite porters and brown ales with an appetizer buffet. We’ll also provide style and tasting notes, and top off the night with a door prize drawing. Tastings run 7-9 PM. Tickets are $25 in advance (until midnight the night before the tasting) and $30 if purchased on tasting day. Advance tickets recommended as this tasting...
Dec 15, 2007: The Lemonheads at Blind Pig →
Evan Dando and the Lemonheads return, with a tour behind their new self-titled album, the band’s eighth.
Dec 13, 2007: December Beer Tasting: Holiday... →
Given our love of beer and our passion for celebration, it should come as no surprise that our everyday drink also takes on a more festive air during the holidays. Everyday ales are transformed with fruit, herbs and spices. Standard recipes are beefed up for bigger, stronger, heartier, or hoppier versions of everyday favorites. Come and join us as we pair a coule dozen of our favorites with an...
Nov 17, 2007: Huun Huur Tu at Ark →
Huun-Huur-Tu, a veteran of concert and festival performances in nearly every country of Europe, has emerged as the foremost international representative of Tuva’s remarkable musical culture. Tuvans not only transform the sounds of the natural world into music through imitation; they also make sonic “maps” of physical landscapes which may be expressed in texted songs,...
Dec 7, 2007: Brian Setzer Orchestra at The... →
Presented by Live Nation.
Tickets are available at livenation.com, at any Ticketmaster outlet, or by phone at 248-645-6666!
Nov 27, 2007: Citizen Fish at Magic Stick →
Citizen Fish are a ska punk band that have been together since the early 1990s. The band is known for their lyrics, which often make strong social and political statements, dealing with themes such as anti-consumerism, vegetarianism, questioning of the status quo and the general encouragement of people to get along with one another.
Nov 20, 2007: Shaolin Warriors at Max Fisher Music... →
Direct from China’s legendary Shaolin Temple, this fully choreographed theatrical production, ‘Shaolin Warriors: Legendary Masters of Kung-Fu,’ brings the remarkable skill, stunning movement, and spectacular imagery of Kung Fu to stages throughout the world. A sect that has become known throughout the world for its disciplined spiritualism and deadly martial-arts prowess, the...
Nov 20, 2007: The Cult w/ Vietnam, The Cliks at... →
Presented by Live Nation.
Tickets are available at livenation.com, at any Ticketmaster outlet, or by phone at 248-645-6666!
briancors: going home to wait for AT&T dudes.
briancors: UHM. Holy crap. My Bloody Valentine reunited?! Also, Coachella rumors! | http://tinyurl.com/2mypqd
Dec 4, 2007: "Running Time" [Bruce Campbell] at... →
Starring Bruce Campbell, Anita Barone, and Jeremy Roberts
Josh Becker’s “Running Time,” is an amusing and highly effective example of how shooting an entire 70-minute feature in one single take can bring intense immediacy and psychological validity to a traditional caper-gone-wrong plot. Adapted by Becker from a story by Peter Y. Choi, it opens with a warden’s heartfelt...
briancors: @raster - I agree, Dag Nasty is the bomb-diggety. I’ve considered a tattoo in the past!
briancors: sitting down to a Bells Beer Two Hearted Ale and a little Oblivion on the XBOX360.
briancors: just went to a presentation about the new Virtual Sites project at UMich.
briancors: wonders what the SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE is in Ann Arbor. Probably someone’s lunch bag.
briancors: just got a flu shot. Ouch.
Create a Custom Environment for Leopard's New... →
An article about how to customize the newly available “guest” account on Mac OS X 10.5
briancors: would LOVE to see the new Sigur Rós film - “Heima”. | http://tinyurl.com/yvdxby
Sursiks →
“The Sursiks specialize in turning non-musical material into music. Their debut cd “I didn’t know i was singing, vol. 1” consists of 16 songs constructed from the rhythms and pitches of human speech as found on answering machine messages.”
briancors: I love it when I create a new system build and Apple puts out major updates AS I AM DOING IT.
briancors: loves it when musicians ACTUALLY use their blogs to communicate! - Bob Mould | http://modulate.blogspot.com
briancors: Dammit.
briancors: GoSpartans. http://tinyurl.com/38qflw
briancors: MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES have a new LP out on 12/18. Live on Kimmel on 11/13! | bosstonesmusic.com
briancors: installed Twitterrific 3.0.
briancors: Congrats on the boy-ness, Renaud!
briancors: is checking out the new Ian Brown video. Still does great music!