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 November 18, 2009 


NERD ALERT #9

And just when I thought I lost interest in this show…  Here is the first promo photo for the final season of one of the most imaginative shows on television.

This isn’t an original post of mine.  I saw it in a slew of ReBlogs but instead of fueling regurgitation, I started a new chain.
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If any one of you is a fan of this show, where do you think its heading?  I thought I had a fool-proof theory solidified, only to find it debunked in season 5.

NERD ALERT #9

And just when I thought I lost interest in this show…  Here is the first promo photo for the final season of one of the most imaginative shows on television.

This isn’t an original post of mine.  I saw it in a slew of ReBlogs but instead of fueling regurgitation, I started a new chain.

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If any one of you is a fan of this show, where do you think its heading?  I thought I had a fool-proof theory solidified, only to find it debunked in season 5.

 November 15, 2009 






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SATURDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB #48

Sunday Afternoon Edition

Fleet Foxes - Your Protector

Here we are.  The last day of the AP Fall Ball, bus idling outside of the Alter Bar in Pittsburgh, PA., reflecting upon tours of old and the culmination of the current one.  We’ve met some people on the tour that have become close friends over the past 9 1/2 weeks (Mickey Rourke & Kim Basinger anyone?).  We’d like to thank You Me at Six, Secret Handshake, Set Your Goals, Mayday Parade and all the crew on the tour, we had some good times; particularly last night, from which every last one of us have hangovers.

Now to the song!  Here is a very good song from a very good band; FLEET FOXES, from their self titled album.  Listen loud, listen close.  Enjoy and Discuss.

Somebody get me a bloody mary…

 November 14, 2009 

Tom Waits and Iggy Pop in Jim Jarmusch’s 2003 vignette based film COFFEE AND CIGARETTES. If you haven’t seen the film be sure to check it out.  A conversationalist’s wet dream, it features a series of encounters between actors, musicians and everyday people over coffee and cigarettes. I know TBS (the tv station, not the band) has claimed that their shows are “very funny”, but this film truly belongs in that classification.

Suggestions for SNMC tonight?

 November 13, 2009 

Check out this new 30 Seconds to Mars video for Kings + Queens.  This is by far the best video I’ve seen in years.

Whoever said music videos are dead hasn’t seen this.

 November 11, 2009 
 November 7, 2009 






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SATURDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB #47

The Walkmen - The Rat

The Walkmen. Bows + Arrows.

Here we have yet another awesome song from another awesome band too few people know about.  From their second studio release Bows + Arrows. One of the aspects I love most about this one is the desperation of the vocal delivery coupled with the frantic fast-paced drumming and guitar work.  I hope you enjoy!

DISCUSS.

PS.  Tell me the most desperate thing you’ve ever done.

 November 5, 2009 


My good friend Johnny Minardi approached me a couple months ago asking me if I’d like to play a cancer benefit show in December, to which I whole-heartedly agreed to be a part of.  I’ll be playing an acoustic set on December 19th at Reggie’s (Record Breakers!), and 100 percent of the proceeds will go directly to the American Cancer Society.
Click the flier above for tickets, or go to MPSHOWS.COM.

Be there.

My good friend Johnny Minardi approached me a couple months ago asking me if I’d like to play a cancer benefit show in December, to which I whole-heartedly agreed to be a part of.  I’ll be playing an acoustic set on December 19th at Reggie’s (Record Breakers!), and 100 percent of the proceeds will go directly to the American Cancer Society.

Click the flier above for tickets, or go to MPSHOWS.COM.

Be there.

 November 1, 2009 

Application.

Application.

Preparation.

Preparation.

DEMONstration.

DEMONstration.

Progression.

Progression.

Dia De Los Muertos.

Dia De Los Muertos.

HALLOWEEN 2009.

NORFOLK, VA. @ THE NORVA.

 October 28, 2009 

Bus Breakdown Bummer.

BREAKING NEWS.

Due to a broken down bus, we will be unable to play tonight’s show in Atlanta, GA on the Fall Ball Tour.  We apologize to our fans who were planning on seeing us at the Masquerade tonight, we were greatly looking forward to this show.  We wish we could be there, but these unfortunate events tend to happen at the least expected times.  We are planning on switching buses tonight and heading to Nashville, TN to get back on the caravan.  Again, we are very sorry to be missing the show tonight.  Atlanta has been one of our favorite cities to play since the beginning.  We’ll try and make it up to you in some way.

-William & TAI

 October 28, 2009 

From Mat Devine’s Q & A Column…

Raccoon Society
From the bottom of my rotten baby bird heart, I want to THANK my good friend and this week’s guest-host William Beckett. I always knew he was clever, but I didn’t expect to be so inspired by the thoughtfulness and honesty with which he approached your inquiries. To the fans of The Academy Is… Welcome to the Raccoon Society. Stay forever.

2. FROM Sadie

Q: ?????William, I remember hearing in an interview that you have a slight stutter and lose your words sometimes. I have a stutter (maybe a little worse than yours) and I struggle with it. My friends all tell me it’s cute or funny but to me it just feels like I’m losing a battle with myself. I’ve tried all of the normal tricks (i.e. reading poetry, singing, speaking in rhythm, etc) with minimal success. My parents aren’t willing to spend money on a speech therapist simply because we don’t HAVE the money which is something I don’t want them to have to worry about just so I might be less embarrassed. Do you have any tips/tricks for how to get rid of a stutter or, even, just hide it a little better?

A: Dearest Sadie,

I’m no stranger to the untimely, slave-driving ways of the stutter affliction.  In school growing up I would dread being called upon in class to read aloud or field a teacher’s question, and it was rarely because I didn’t know the answer.

One thing I noticed as I went through useless speech classes and agonizing “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Pepper” alliteration exercises, is that I would find myself struggling with a word that started with a particular letter (like “P” for instance).

The way that I try and get around using certain words when I feel a block coming is to immediately think of a different way to illustrate the word I was intending to use.  For example, if I was trying to say “The Fire exit being blocked poses a potential problem…”, to avoid the “P” parade I’d say “The fire exit being blocked could yield unsafe results.”

By dodging problematic words in this fashion, I’ve not only managed to mask my stutter more effectively, but I’ve greatly improved my vocabulary….”

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