Favorite albums of all time

I was asked what I thought the best records of all time were. This is a cynical question in my opinion because music is something that means so much to everyone.

Here's a list of 40 records that I will never get sick of listening to. This is a very personal list of records, they are my musical tattoos of life events if you will.

In the coming days I'll write a short piece on why each of these records have changed my life and why I hang on to them.

In no particular order I introduce you into what makes me happy. I'd suggest you'd check these artists out if you haven't already.

1. The Misfits "Walk Among Us"
2. Groovie Ghoulies "Appetite for Adrenochrome"
3. Ramones "Leave Home"
4. Angry Samoans "Back from Samoa"
5. Beastie Boys "Paul's Boutique"
6. Beck "Odelay"
7. Bouncing Souls "The Good, The Bad and the Argyle"
8. Buena Vista Social Club "S/T"
9. The Clash "London Calling"
10. The Crumbs "Low and Behold"
11. Dwarves "Are young and good looking"
12. Jon Cougar Concentration Camp "Til Niagra Falls"
13. Nirvana "Incesticide"
14. The Vaselines "Enter the Vaselines"
15. Guitar Wolf "Planet of the wolves"
16. The Lillingtons "The Backchannel Broadcast"
17. The Mr. T Experience "Revenge is Sweet, and so are you"
18. Mudhoney "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge"
19. Mudhoney "Superfuzz Bigmuff"
20. Pixies "Doolittle"
21. The Queers "Love Songs for the Retarded"
22. The Riverdales "Phase 3"
23. Screeching Weasel "Anthem for a new tomorrow"
24. Screeching Weasel "Boogada Boogada Boogada"
25. Sonic Youth "Bad Moon Rising"
26. Sonic Youth "Goo"
27. Sonic Youth "Sister"
28. Suicidal Tendencies "s/t"
29. Weezer "Blue Album"
30. Youth Brigade "Sink with Kalifornia"
31. The Beatles "Rubber Soul"
32. Butthole Surfers "Hairway to Steven"
33. Danzig "S/T"
34. Green Day "Dookie"
35. The Illustrated "Alphabaggage"
36. Pink Lincolns "Back from the Pink Room"
37. Foo Fighters "S/T"
38. Yellowman "King Yellowman"
39. Groovie Ghoulies "Born in the Basement"
40. Glocca Morra "The Working Bones, A Health Decline"

Is Mario Kart Wii Addictive?

The pitfalls and hours spent on Mario Kart Wii are both fun and frustrating. Fun, in the sense that well; it's one of the most addicting games out there.

It's frustrating because my work is falling behind. Goddamn Mario & company for foiling my productive self. At the same time I thank you my little fat Italian plumber for all the good times. But shit I've got records to produce!

Now if only I were this hooked on the Wii Fit :)

By the way my Mario Kart Wii WFC #'s
2836-1401-7398

-chuck

photo credit: goodrob13

Manifest to Reconcile Miami's Indie Scene by Chuck

So here's the deal.

This one kid spat at Steve Tuner (Mudhoney guitarist) during Saturdays show and Steve had him kicked out. Thanks to this spitting douchebag every Sub Pop band will now know that "Hey don't play Miami, they'll spit at you!"

I've had enough with the bullshit element in our scene. You go to Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco or New York City and you don't have this bullshit. So here are things that we can do to make this scene a better one.

Miami, listen to me for 1 second, this is why good bands don't come here. If you've ever had to tour or travel the idea of playing/driving to Miami is just not a sound one. Especially for bands that are based in areas like the pacific northwest or even the mid-west. As a record label owner and touring band member I see this as clear as day. It's common sense.

Top Reasons Miami's complicated to tour:

1. It's far as shit from every other city.

2. Logistically it's a nightmare.

3. Miami's still blacklisted as a shit town to travel or tour through.

4. Scene Sucks. Word of mouth in the know is that Miami's over-rated! Shit listen to Against Me's Miami for an example.

5. Gas Prices


So here's how we change all that.

1. Go to Shows. Support the scene. I don't care if they're local or Sub Pop big!

2. Be fucking courteous to others and don't make us look like we're fucking retarded Confederate Southerners. Alabama's got that covered!

3. Let's organize this scene once and for all! A band from California doesn't care if the show is in Tampa or Miami; Newsflash it's the same area to them! They played Florida! Yay! Done Move on... That's why we don't get shit down here. It's our job to make them want to come here.

4. Bands talk to bands. If Miami sucked as a show; congrats, every band on the label's roster ain't playing there again.

5. Motherfuckers that start stupid shit at shows (spit, fight, etc.) need to be taken out of the scene entirely. Their shit will not be supported nor feared.

The Miami artists in the Art District got their shit together, now musicians and music lovers let's do our part and get our shit together.

-Chuck

photo credit: jurek d.