There’s a lot of bands out there and I guess I have a lot of favorites that I’ve followed through the years.  I guess we all do.  Some bands are different though, they hold a different spot in my heart.  These bands in one way or another changed how I perceive the world and how I choose to act in it.  The lyrics somehow make perfect sense, they’re the words you couldn’t seem to find but always felt.  Have Heart is one of those bands for me.

On October 17th, in Boston, Mass., Have Heart will play their last show ever.  I can’t think of many other bands I would travel to see but I’ll be there to see them one last time.  I never saw a singer give so much of himself on stage, its so personal and special and so worth one last time.

If you don’t know this band, or do and never gave em a good listen, try em out.  Their debut album, “The Things We Carry” is some of the most powerful stuff I’ve heard in a long while.  Those songs are like chicken soup for my soul.

i’ll hold on to the last thread
i still believe in what was said

6 years ago I walked out of the cinema after seeing Kill Bill and I was more excited about film than I probably ever was in my life.  Last week I saw Tarantino’s newest film, Inglourious Basterds.

It’s a little hard for me to articulate why I enjoy Tarantino so much.  Maybe it’s the music he chooses, or the dialogue he writes.  Maybe its his stylistic choices, the little things he does, the playful way he tells a story.  Maybe its how he builds tension in a scene, in the case of this film, he is a master of tension.  Maybe its how his presence is there even though he is not physically there on the screen.  He is the auteur, all that we see is directly from his mind.  I think most of all it is how he crams a whole history of filmmaking into his films.  I always say that his films are films about films.  Every director is inspired by his favorites, Tarantino takes his favorites, chops em up, and arranges them into a movie all his own.  With Inglourious Basterds, Tarantino makes a World War II Spaghetti Western and it makes perfect sense.

In classic Tarantino fashion, we follow the story of a few main characters and in the end their stories converge into one finale.  Even if you end up hating this movie, I think the ending alone will make up for it.  While not historically accurate, it is so satisfying in so many ways.

I don’t want to talk in specific detail about the movie because I don’t want to ruin it for those who haven’t seen it.  I watch a fairly good amount of films, as you might start to tell from the recent blog posts, but this film is definitely one of the best I’ve seen this year.

*SLIGHT SPOILER AHEAD*

The final line in the film, spoken by Brad Pitt’s character Aldo Raine, “This might be my masterpiece” can be seen as a nod from QT.  While I don’t think this is my favorite from QT, Kill Bill still holds the highest ranking for me, this film is great.  It’s well worth checking out and stands up to repeated viewings as well.  Tarantino’s films are always fun and exciting, this film is no exception.

Lack of updates, been busy doing shit.  Here’s some tunes to put in your pipe and smoke.

BRB. LOVE.

Among the many things I like to share with y’all on this blog, is strange videos/pictures/whatever I find online. What better place than here to show off some stupid ass stuff!? Check out this vid, feel free to skip about a minute in if you don’t wanna hear that dude in the beginning.

The music I grew up on made me the person I am today. So in a huge way that music also inspires this brand and a lot of the ideas and messages that run throughout. The music I grew up on was primarily punk rock, which is driven by the electric guitar. The electric guitar was pioneered by Les Paul. Enough said.

Actually I wanna add one last thing. Les Paul was in an accident which shattered his right arm and elbow. The doctors told him that he would never be able to regain movement in that arm and it would have to be set in one position. He told the doctors to set at an angle so that he could still play guitar. And just so you know, this wasn’t an accident that happened late in his life, it was 1948. He lived most of his life this way.

Some people do things, others LIVE to do those things.

Rest in Peace.