Forgot to add that when I got home, my In Rainbows discbox was awaiting me. The packaging is really nice. Disc 2 is great, too. It even comes with a load of photos and artwork. I just hope I get a record player soon. I have quite a bunch of vinyls I can’t play cuz our old record player’s busted.
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Last night, Rasidul, Einul, and I headed out to the Knitting Factory to watch Say Hi, The A-Sides, and The Velvet Teen perform. We had a great time. The three of us were probably the only people who weren’t white at the concert. It was actually my first time at the Knit, which was way smaller than what I’d imagined it to be. The three bands sounded very different from each other.
The show started out with The A-Sides performing about 5 or 6 songs. Their music has sort of a poppy, cheery vibe. I guess one could define it as power pop or something along the lines of that. I really liked that they ended with “Diamonds,” a great song.
The Velvet Teen was the second act. They were great. Both Rasidul and Einul were amazed their performance. This is when we started dancing. I was impaired by my jacket, though. (Being cheap, I held onto my jacket only to find that it would get pretty hot.) A bunch of hip kids started dancing like crazy during the songs. It was actually my first time seeing people dance to indie music. The three of us found it amusing. We’re used to seeing people grind and stuff (our school dances involve mostly rap music and not rock), not dancing with themselves and rub their hair.
Once the Velvet Teen was done, almost all of the people in the front moved away. As we were actually the first people to get into the show, we’d been near the stage. We decided to go as close to the stage as possible. We ended up right in front of the stage. I didn’t have to hold onto my jacket, but there weren’t anymore opportunities to dance like crazy. 
Say Hi set up and started playing. They played a few songs off The Wishes and The Glitch, their new album which I bought on vinyl at the show. They also played a couple of older songs. Eric played “Let’s Talk About Spaceships” because it was someone’s birthday and they’d requested it. That’s one of my favorite songs after “Laundry”, which I love.
The three of us took the subway home since my dad’s car broke down and he couldn’t pick us up. That made my mom a little upset because she didn’t want me hanging around the city that late at night. She even said that I can’t go to anymore concerts. I’m hoping that changes. :/
I’d have posted some mp3s for you guys but I’m too lazy. Go to elbo.ws or something.
Seems Radiohead has a new album coming out. It’s called In Rainbows and you have the choice of buying it for 40 euros as a discbox or downloading it for free/whatever you wanna pay. I plan on blowing my current savings on the discbox. (Thanks, YANP)
Update: My cousin ordered it for me a few minutes ago.
I haven’t blogged in a while. Why? I’ve been really busy and I’m almost always too tired to write. That’s why I’ve decided to post a list of things I want to say.
- I got two tickets to the Decemberists’ show in November.
- Recently, I got a lot of money because of the amount of hours I put into the after school program.
- The NYC subway system is an amazing thing. You get to see so many different kinds of people everytime you ride a train.
- It’s been super hot in New York these past few days.
- I helped design a blog for YoYoNation, where they sell quality yoyos.
- Jamba Juice is a life saver during the summer time.
- I just realized that I can look for a photo lab near work and drop my film off during lunch.
That’s it for now.
I went to the library and met up with some friends of mine. I decided to take out some CDs and do what I always do, “Borrow, Rip, Return.” You can save loads of money doing that and you don’t get songs that somebody didn’t encode right.
Here’s what I got:
- “If You’re Feeling Sinister” – Belle & Sebastian
- “Keep It Like A Secret” – Built to Spill
- “The Greatest” – Cat Power
- “Transatlanticism” – Death Cab for Cutie
- “Rejoicing in the Hands” – Devendra Banhart
- “Antics” – Interpol
- “We Shall Be Healed” – The Mountain Goats
- “Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain” – Pavement
- “Dark Side of the Moon” – Pink Floyd
- “Chutes Too Narrow” – The Shins
The only problem with getting a lot of CDs together is that I don’t get a chance to enjoy every single song over a long period of time. But it’s fun getting music!
I can’t wait to get out of school. I have just two more days left. This Wednesday, I am going to take a Regents exam for Chem. Then, I’m going to school for one period the next Wednesday to pick up my report card. I don’t think I mentioned this before, but I’m gonna be working at YoYoNation during the summer. I can’t wait to start. I’ll be getting paid and its my first job so that’ll be fun.
There are a few things I’d like to save up for with the money I’ll be getting. Now, I’m gonna try and hold myself back from splurging with the all money since I know I’ll need it later. Hopefully, I’ll find some way to “grow” my money.
Here’s my summer wishlist (listed in the order I’m most probably getting each):
- Brain Age: I really want this game since, as fun as it is, New Super Mario Bros. gets boring when it’s the only game you have.
- Canon EOS 350D: Lou and Aaron seem to be happy with it. I’d look at the Nikon D50, but I’m more of a Canon person. I actually wish I had enough money right now since there’s this rebate offer going on.
- Banjo: I’d really like to get a banjo sometime in the future. Maybe not now, but someday.
Here are some things people should consider before asking me to join their band. I’d like to say beforehand that I don’t mean to be rude.
- I play stuff like indie rock and folk, not metal. No, indie rock is not from India.
- There’s no way I’d join your band if you say that girls can’t drum. My friend’s awesome at drumming and she’s a girl.
- If I say I don’t feel like joining today, there’s a chance I won’t feel like it in a couple of weeks. Or ever again.
- “It’s My Life” is not punk rock.
Hey, don’t say I didn’t warn ya. I said I didn’t mean to be rude.
I haven’t been able to go to school for the past two days. It looks like I have a virus. It sucks since I can barely talk. I’ve been waking up pretty groggy and at later times than usual. All I can do is take Tylenol and cough drops. This sore throat is getting a bit better but it hurts a lot.
I hope I didn’t miss much at school. I don’t know if I’ll be able to perform at the school’s talent show. I’m hoping I can, but I’ll have to wait till then to see if I feel okay enough. I also have to try and make-up a lab that my Chemistry class did today.
On another note, I find it pretty annoying that pretty much all of Death Cab’s music is done with a capo. I kinda forgot to buy one with my guitar, so I can’t really play their stuff.
As I talked about before, I’ve been waiting to get an electric guitar for a while. I finally got the chance to go to Guitar Center. Awesome store, there’s like a huge wall filled with guitars. There are also “shelves” of amps that you can go ahead and test out.
I guess I’m really lucky to have gotten a Les Paul. It’s really great. I love how it sounds. I hope to save up some money and get some more stuff for it. What sucks is that the case is so form-fitting, that the strap has to be taken off one side and packed into a little space to close the case. It’s still a nice case, though.
I took pictures of the guitar, which I have yet to come up with a name for. (Any suggestions? Don’t really like Leslie or Paula.) There are pictures of the whole guitar, the switch, the headstock, and the body.
