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Brad Explains It All

The new Dir en grey album cannot come soon enough.

About Me

I am:
    A multi-instrumentalist A recording engineer Not getting enough sleep Making a third of what I'm worth Glad to be out of Alaska The victim of a short attention span


BORIS - Statement

GLASS SKIN - Dir en grey PV
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids....

My Interests

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

Music:



Hey, a list of music! My favorite!

J-Rock
MUCC
Polysics
Dir en grey
D'espairsRay
Bleach
The Emeralds
The Mad Capsule Markets
Shiina Ringo /Tokyo Jihen
X Japan

Fujin
Luna Sea
Nightmare

Neo Geo/New Wave/80's
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Japan
Thomas Dolby
Gary Numan
Devo
Information Society
The Police
Talking Heads
Oingo Boingo

Video Game Music/Nintendocore
The Protomen
HORSE The Band
RUGAR
S.S.H.
Stemage
Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka

Unclassifiable
mc chris
Blöödhag
Mindless Self Indulgence
Vomitron
Man...or Astro-Man?
King Missile
They Might Be Giants
Deadsy
Sushi Robo

Bands my friends are in that I have to mention for the sake of making them feel good
The Bran Flakes
The Lashes
Kelsa
Gage Choat and his 4-Track Orchestra
The Roman Candles/Matt Hopper
The Emergency

Movies:

Lord of the Rings, Boondock Saints, Moon Child, Ichi the Killer, Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

Television:



Books:

Michael Moorcock, Dune, The Dark Tower, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Ringworld, Chronicles of Prydain

Heroes:



My Blog

Of PAX, Bumbershoot and Ennui.

Holy god. As I expected, it was an exhausting weekend, but I'm either really out of shape or getting old because I've been too sore to even sit in front of the computer every night. So, we're coveri...
Posted by Brad Explains It All on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:22:00 PST

A return to blogging for a weekend of epic proportions.

Oh man, it's been an intense three days...and the weekend isn't even here yet. Let me start by explaining the stalled state of my blog. After the Capitol Hill Block Party and the Boris show, I promp...
Posted by Brad Explains It All on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:34:00 PST

The Capitol Hill Block Party - A Beginner’s Guide

There is nothing that gets me going quite like a music festival. And one of the best is coming up this weekend: the Capitol Hill Block Party. If you're new to Seattle, or have been living in a cave ...
Posted by Brad Explains It All on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:42:00 PST

BANDS: Read this important message from your faithful fan.

Hello, mister or miss musician. I'm your fan. I come to your live shows, post on your MySpace page, and pitch your music to all of my friends. I listen to you a lot on my iPod, and know the lyrics ...
Posted by Brad Explains It All on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:09:00 PST

I don’t think I’m ever going to see Yes live.

Years ago, I bought a ticket to see legendary prog rock band Yes play at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. The show was canceled due to "lack of sales." Now, they were scheduled to play in Se...
Posted by Brad Explains It All on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:01:00 PST

Tired of your music collection? Let me help.

So, some of you may know this and some of you may not, but one of my best specialties is the ancient and honored art of the mix tape. I have been labeled by many of my friends as the go-to guy for ne...
Posted by Brad Explains It All on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:08:00 PST

I meant to do a post SXSW post...

...but I’ve seen no reason to.  There was this great line in a  SXSW magazine they were handing out that warned that SXSW isn’t real life, and when it’s over and you get ho...
Posted by Brad Explains It All on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:29:00 PST

SXSW Day 5: The Fast Track To A Better You

3/16/08I knew today would be a short day, but I didn’t know if I might be able to cram as much as I could into it to make it worth the cab fare. Turns out I had nothing to worry about. When I ...
Posted by Brad Explains It All on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:09:00 PST

SXSW Day 4: Press Start To Continue

3/15/2008Got downtown a bit early today to catch the Daryl Hall interview. I shared a taxi with a girl who just recorded and album produced by Gerald Casale from Devo. I didn’t even know he wa...
Posted by Brad Explains It All on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:59:00 PST

SXSW Day 3: Insert witty comment here

3/14/08Today’s a slow day at the festival, and by slow I mean there’s only 15-20 bands on my must-see list. Mother Nature decided to serve up a healthy Hot Carl on us today, in the form o...
Posted by Brad Explains It All on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:40:00 PST