John’s Crawlspace

If I had access to a super expensive video camera that was capable of recording at 1000 frames per second, I’d like to think that I’d come up with some pretty creative stuff to film. Everything looks cool in slow motion. Some stuff sounds cool, too.

Some band called the Dancing Pigeons (and some dude named Tomas Mankovsky) shot a music video with a Phantom slow motion camera. They also had access to a fire extinguisher… And a flame thrower. Good work, guys.

This week has been rough. I was in Philadelphia all of last week, and my flight home arrived at LAX on Sunday night. I’ve been recovering from my trip ever since.

While I was back east, I went to Camp Bisco (for the 4th year in a row) with a bunch of friends. I had an absolute blast… Perhaps I had too much fun? I’m not sure, but my body is covered in some sort of hive/rash thing. It’s slowly but surely spreading, and as of today it’s on my face. My eye is all swollen up. Awesome. WebMD, what’s going on?

This is fantastic, too, because I just got over the most ferocious case of poison ivy/oak/whatever that I’ve ever had in my life. That came to me compliments of some hiking in Monterey, CA. I probably leaked enough pus from that to fill a bathtub. Who’s hungry?

Anyway, Camp Bisco was a blast, as usual. Definitely some of the most fun I’ve had all year, despite an insane lightning storm (with tornado warnings) that brought the music to a screeching halt on Saturday afternoon. Brothers Past were about 20 minutes into their set when the death clouds rolled in, and the music was interrupted with a stern warning to “return to your cars and seek shelter immediately”. Another camera was ruined in the process. That’s number 3 this year, which actually isn’t too shabby considering my track record.

I doubt many of you are into The Disco Biscuits, but if you’re interested, I got some halfway decent videos. This one is my favorite (especially right around 8:16) and there are more here, here, etc. I also got some footage of Ween, LCD Soundsystem, and more… Check ‘em out in my YouTube account if you’re interested.

Alright, I need to get back to scratching myself like a crackhead.

Remember Michael Bower, aka “Donkey Lips” from Nickelodeon’s Salute Your Shorts? Did you know that he’s a rapper? Check out some of his hot tracks here. I wish he had more than 2 songs… Because both are absolutely amazing.

According to his Wikipedia entry, he’s led quite an interesting life so far. At one point, he was a scientologist. He has a passion for saving llamas. He’s an Eagle scout… And in 2009, he entered rehab for PCP addiction.

It’s been a while since I’ve posted on here. I’ve been spreading myself pretty thin lately. The past 2 weekends in a row I’ve had friends visiting from out of town, and this coming weekend I’ll be flying back east for a fishing trip with some friends from college. This is the 3rd year in a row that we’re doing this… Fishing in Wachapreague, VA. The town has 1 bar, zero grocery stores, very spotty cell phone service… Exactly what I need.

It’s Tuesday… So you know what that means, right? Cowboy Monkey Rodeo Night! Whoooo! I’m pretty sure I can’t top that video, so I’m just gonna quit while I’m ahead.

A collaboration between guitarists Omar R. Lopez (The Mars Volta) and John Frusciante (now ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers) recorded in ’04-’05 has finally been released. You can stream/download it for free here. They are accepting donations, all of which will benefit “Keep Music In Schools” programs.

Yesterdays post about Brokencyde was a weak attempt on my part as an April Fool’s joke. That band is awful.

I do find it kind of funny that I react so negatively to that music, when in actuality it’s no worse than all of the other mass produced pop garbage out there. Some kids took the “crunk”/hip-hop sound an added a “screamo” twist to it, which in its own way is unique. It still blows, though, and watching their music videos makes me want to rip my own eyes out. Not really sure what I’m getting at here… I promise I don’t have any Brokencyde posters in my room. Crap.

Anyway, I hope none of you actually downloaded their album If you did, I’d like to make up for it.

The latest Deftones album, “Diamond Eyes”, made its way onto the web. It actually leaked about a week ago.

I’m pretty impressed with it… I like it a lot more than their last album, ““Saturday Night Wrist”. My favorite tracks so far are “Royal”, Beauty School”, “Sextape”, and “Risk”.

Check it out if you haven’t already. Also: Mirror #1, Mirror #2. Happy Friday!