My landlord's name is Mclusky

I live about one hour north of New York City. It's pretty damn cold and snowing right now. We may have heat, but this is an old house and don't ya know that the pipes freeze up quite easily here. Awesome.
It seems as though our toilet wasn't working. Luckily, by the time I got home everything was more or less back in working order. No hot water downstairs, but that's no biggie.
Nonetheless, my landlord's name is Mclusky. He came by this afternoon to fix some things, but the first and only time I saw him was at about 2am last Saturday when he decided to drop in on our party. He's got a killer moustache and he was pretty blitzed. In honor of Jim Mclusky I'm posting a Mclusky song. The blogosphere's been abuzz over the band's recent decision to call it quits, but that's because they were so fucking good. Maybe they didn't exactly reinvent punk rock, but they were smarter, funnier, harder and crazier than most bands that call themselves punk. Enjoy this song and then go buy everything they've done. My love is bigger than your love.


Mclusky- "The World Loves Us And Is Our Bitch"
[from Mclusky Do Dallas]
EDIT: I FIXED THE LINK TO THE SONG. SORRY.
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5 songs itunes played while I put this post together:
Comeback Kid "All In A Year"
The Joykiller "Less Than Crazy"
Silent Majority "Recognize"
Serpico "Display"
Black Flag "I've Heard It Before"

The Arcade Fire on Best Buy Radio

I just got back from a lunch jaunt to the local Best Buy. As we were leaving I heard the warm and inviting "Best Buy Radio" announcer giving a little history and lead-in to The Arcade Fire. I didn't hear everything exactly, but the voiceover mentioned something about them being from Canada and then the song proceeded to play. I'm pretty sure it was Rebellion (Lies), but I could be totally wrong. Sure, they're getting pretty big, but it's strange to hear that song back to back with some Gospel or whatever else gets played there.

I hate being sick

And right now, I'm pretty sick. Phlegm, runny nose, monstrous sinus headaches, the whole shebang. The medication I've been taking has actually made me more focused and harder working, so I suppose that's good. It's also really fucking cold here, so our pipes are now frozen. I can see that I'm rambling and I don't want to edit it down, so I'll kick it straight to the music.

I think the first time I heard The Vexers was through EMusic.com nearly a year ago. They're a little dirty, a little sexy and definitely more than a little dancey. Some critics compare lead singer Jennifer Taylor's voice to both Chrissie Hynde and Exene Cervenka. You can definitley hear facets of both in here, while adding her own allure. Their style should appeal to fans of the current art/dance/punk sound, but shouldn't be written off as just another "The" band. They've got two albums, with this track being one of my favorites off their first LP. Unfortunately, they're broken up and have (reportedly) gone on to work on instructional videos (bassist), join other bands (drummer and guitarists) and even start an all-girl interpretive dance troupe (Cafe, Cafe - singer), possibly pose for Penthouse (singer) and do some German porn (singer, again). Enjoy this song. I'll almost definitely post more from them in the future.


The Vexers- "Sick, Sick, Sick"

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5 songs itunes played while I put this post together:
Avail "August"
The VSS "Chemical in Chemistry"
Good Clean Fun "In Defense of All Life"
Endeavor "Appendix To A Dating Handbook"
Sheer Terror "Not Waving, Drowning"

Taking Back Mondays

Unfortunately, Sundays have already been taken, so I'm gonna take back Mondays. I'll post something crazy, fun, fast, ridiculous or whatever I feel will start the week off with a bang.

Today I've got a track from a joke band called Crotchduster. At least I think it's from them. It was given to me a while back "in secret," and I'm not sure if this song ever really got out there. Personally, I think it's funny as hell and personifies all the ridiculousness of nu-metal while still being quite listenable if you have an ear for metal.
Crotchduster - "Testicles"
Get more Crotchduster.

5 songs itunes played while I put this post together:
Minor Threat "No Reason"
7 Seconds "Wasted Life Ain't No Crime"
By The Grace of God "Moment of Clarity"
Iggy & The Stooges "Loose"
Mclusky "Fuck This Band"

Uhh

You're getting the live. druunken blogging from someone in the trewnche. I'm here. bloody and bruiseda nad waiting for my girl to comeo in. Its 3:20 am. My hand is banaged, bloody and burised. theparty was a succersss, even if my friewnsa left hours ago. I'm wasted and hving fun. The only think I've learned from thins endeavor is that girls ith ankhs's really really want to hear thier "drop it like itlike it's hot., tooo gbad tht song sucks and they need more sage francis. and our landoord came over. good night.