Geek vs Life

Blissfully Dead is the first album by Glass Doll. Out
of New York City, Glass Doll has had some trouble
forming and has been in several stages of development
since 2005. The current line-up of lead singer Lillie
Charlotte, drummer J-Lo, and violinist Zed bring a
refreshing sound that blends the aesthetics of British
glam rock with the simplicity of early American punk.
This blend leaves a feel of arthouse rock mixed with
intense, dark lyrics and chocolate sprinkles.

Less is indeed more as this trio bring their music
that feels at home today as it would in the 80’s
alongside Julian Cope and Ian McCulloch with a
carnival feel. When asked for a comment, lead singer
Lillie Charlotte said, “It sounds that way because we
use a lot of 3/4 time.”

The Dead Guy Hippy Show

Being a podcaster myself I felt this was important
column to add to Geek Vs Life. Podcasts are shows
produced by people, often like a radio show.
Think ‘Zines for the airwaves. Podcasts are widely
popularized by iTunes and iPod users. It’s a whole
section of free content you can download in the iTunes
store and elsewhere.
For my first spotlight I chose The Dead Guy Hippie
Shit show hosted by Elijah Blue. I love Elijah, he’s a
bigger music geek than me. I can almost imagine stacks
of CDs and vinyl littered through his apartment.
J’adore! (Sorry, he’d be my ideal radio show co-host.)
His themes are wide and varied, from The Rocky Horror
Picture Show to an Arlo Guthrie tribute. I loved his
mash up shows, and the top ten worst cover songs EVER!
(They were pretty bad.)
Recently, Elijah got a gig on the radio. His first
show was a 80s show.
I love 80’s music so I was all excited. Find him live
on The Boulder Sound on Saturday nights
9pm (MST). His music knowledge alone is worth the
listening time. Perhaps the best part is YOU can
request anything, and Elijah would most likely have
it.
Check this podcast out if you love music, and obscure
cuts at that.
‘Til next time!

I love the banjo. It’s one of those things I don’t talk about a lot. I also have a heartfelt response to music from the 30’s. I don’t know why, it’s just there. I totally dug the soundtrack for O Brother! Where Art Thou?

Through this massive series of stupid events that occurred throughout today, it ended at a bar with this guy playing. It was really fun, and he’s wicked good.

My throat is still sore from howling at a lamp.

Update:  I’m pretty sure that this is the first completely non-game related item I’ve put up.  Weird.

Alright I would’ve made a post about this a lot sooner if I had been paying more attention to the radio and my e-mails.

Ozzy Osbourne has announced that this year’s Ozzfest will be free. That’s right it won’t cost fans a single dime.

Fans will have to get their tickets online at either the Ozzfest official website or at LiveNation

There’s no word yet on the linup but it’s rumored that Alice in Chains will be headlining with Ozzy.

Check out the Ozzfest site for more information.

For those who don’t know, Coachella is a three day music and arts festival in Coachella, California. It’s April 27th through April 29th and it’s pretty much non-stop music. A Lot of big name bands are going to be there along with those who have just made it in the music scene. Headlining is Bjork, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Rage Against the Machine. The full lineup is way too long for me to type out so check out the Coachella website It’s $85- $90 for a one day pass and $250 for all three days. Althougth I just found out that the single day passes for Saturday and Sunday have been sold out. No surprise there because those are the days Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage are playing. Anyways it’s worth checking it out.

Proof that in the day and age of MTV turning its back on the whole “Music” part of its name, some videos are still worth watching.