Music and Micro-Zombies

Do you have a band that you KNOW is not good, that is simply music constructed for the masses, yet you can't stop listening to it?

Chevelle is that band for me. Every bit of me screams at their untalented-ness, their generic riffs and sub-par drum beats, yet I can't stop listening to them--including their new album. Stupid, "Roswell's Secrets" gets stuck in my head. I guess that's what I get for listening to it in the first place, but there is just something about this band--manufactured as it is--that just makes me want to rock out. *sigh*

As for the Micro-Zombies, I had a story picked up the other day. It's a teeny little piece, but one I'm rather happy with. Check it out here, if for no other reason than it is getting close to Halloween and it's time for zombies and things.

Mellowdrone

As many others probably already have, I'd rag on Transformers: Rise of the Fallen, but I figure there are enough people out there to do such things. Though I will give two thoughts: Michael Bay really needs to quit making films, and the editors needed to cut about an hour from that thing (it actually might have been quite an improvement on the first if it had done so).

Anyway, the REAL reason for this post is to plug a favorite band of mine: Mellowdrone. This is, by and large, the best "undiscovered" band I listen to. Their down-tempo, yet often playful, sound is amazing, and the vocalist, Jonathan Bates, is one of the best male singers in the rock world today.

Their new album, Angry Bear, can be ordered through their website and will be available for download from Amazon and the like, soon. Of course, their earlier album, Box, is available everywhere, and I highly suggest you pick it up--especially for fans of bands like Tool, anything with Ken Andrews, and any other sort of space rock. Really, though, you just need to listen to them for yourself, which you can sample a few songs on their site, as they have a sound all of their own.

This is good music people, I swear. Listen and be joyful this weekend.

Days Like This...

I wish my comic ran five days a week. Having pre-made materials and not having to worry about what I'm going to say is nice. Very nice. Especially when I'm stupid busy.

So, as I've been obsessed with this band for some time, and this song has been on CONSTANT rotation on my Zune. Here is a link to what I imagine that if I were a musician, this would be the music I'd make.

Toodles.