I, the Bad Man, like it when the bass is a prominent part of the music, rather than simply a throb (U2, Simple Minds, most bands). She Wants Revenge and Siouxsie & The Banshees are good examples, as are most gothy type bands – at least in terms of having the bass pushed forward in [...]
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WOTM – Wine of the Month [0907] – Château Montfort Vouvray, Loire Valley 2006
Well, a month late again – but the important thing is we have yet another edition of, yep, you guessed it, The Royal Tannin Bomb’s Wine of the Month (WOTM).
This time up bears a strong resemblance to last month’s, as they are both white wines and they are both from the same river region in [...]
Sonic Youth last night at The Fox
Last night I (Bad Man) went to see my favourite “good” (meaning still potentially able to put out decent output and worth seeing live – that list includes only Social Distortion, Bjork, nine inch nails, and Marilyn Manson – who I’ll see later this month at The Warfield in San Francisco – my favourite venue) [...]
Aural Artists
There are now only three living aural artists still capable of putting out complete art. These artists’ mediums span song, theatre, film, soundtrack, video game, fashion, and beyond. If you don’t own their entire back catalogues you need to run, don’t walk, to your nearest illegal download kiosk and fill up an arsenal of flash [...]
Syrah redux – 20090517
Tally-Ho and I decided to revisit the Syrah varietal.
Layer Cake Shiraz 2008, South Australia, 14.9%, $16.99
Ledgewood Creek Winery & Vineyards 2005 Estate Grown Syrah, Suisun Valley, 14.2%, $16.00
Rosenblum Cellars 2005 England-Shaw Vineyard Syrah, Solano County, 14.2%, $14.99
Rosenblum Cellars 2005 Hillside Vineyards Syrah, Sonoma County, 14.6%, $21.99
Zaca Mesa Estate Grown & Bottled 2004 Syrah, Santa Ynez [...]
Throbbing Gristle, 20090423, Grand Regency Ballroom, San Francisco
I (Bad Man) am into industrial music, as you all read on my bio. So last night I was in the audience to see the seminal band Throbbing Gristle. What follows is my 2-minute A.D.D. review.
The concert last night was interesting. It was sold out, but a small place (maybe 800 people). It was very [...]
Zinfandel, Tier I, mk ii, affordable, (assaggio majoralus)
The Rosenblum Cellars tasting is complete!
The Contenders:
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Snows Lake Vineyard Lake County, 14.9% abv, $29.99
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Harris Kratka Vineyard Alexander Valley, 14.7% abv, $33.99
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Monte Rosso Vineyard Sonoma Valley Reserve, 14.8% abv, $39.99
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Annette’s Reserve Redwood Valley, 14.7% abv, $30
Mystery I: 2005 Rosenblum Cellars Aparicio Vineyard Amador [...]
Downloading Music Illegaly – a message to SLAG
Freely sharing music that is only available second hand is not ethically illegal. Hell, it’s not even a luxury – it is a moral imperative.
So, Sad Lovers & Giants, one of my favourite bands, should get off their high horsey. Especially since it seems their latest video is entirely comprised of snips from Ridley Scott’s [...]
The Evils of Technology
Flamenco wrote me this:
Take a look at some of your favorite 80s albums. One thing you will notice is they’re considerably SHORTER. I’m noticing this with my Metal albums as well as non-Metal. I think the push to make albums longer has hindered music, as you end up putting crap on there that in the [...]
