gloomchen

Note: This manifesto was written in 2002 by yours truly during a fit of irritation beyond all irritation. It’s short but to-the-point, reposted here because the holiday just absolutely sapped my brain. Stay tuned after the rant for a special bonus silliness. Before I begin, I am going to say I’m highly qualified to write [...]

HI hi hi hi hi. I haven’t done a proper SBNV column in a while… AND I AIN’T ABOUT TO START NOW. This is just a special edition where I wig out like a ranttastic ninja. I stole stuff from all over the Internet for this column. Credit to everyone. This column brought to you [...]

If you’re familiar at all with the ins and outs of touring, you’ll know that once you reach a certain point, you can demand certain accommodations for the privilege of having your band play at a particular venue. This is the tour rider. There have been infamous stories over the years of bands who include [...]

Laying in bathtub, casually shaving legs, singing along to Like A Prayer… good stuff. Which inspired this. Madonna 1. Lucky Star: RULES AWESOMENESS FOREVER, made her my idol. 2. Borderline: great 3. Burning Up: one of my very favorites 4. I Know It: eh, not great but I still like it 5. Holiday: this song [...]

Press stuffs: potential interview with BUCKETHEAD. CRAP. MY. PANTS. I am such a fucking geek I swear. Who else in the world gives two fucks about Buckethead? But I’ve loved him ever since I made the discovery in wee Napster days. I’d heard some silly press blurb about some guy wearing a KFC bucket on [...]

Well, there’s that crazy frog thing. And there’s a whole lot of 50 Cent. Kumar had the sound of someone taking a bong hit. Yep. Ringtones. Welcome to the world of cell. Remember once upon a time when you would call a cell phone and it would just ring? I’m sorry if perhaps I’m dating [...]

What’s my new ringtone? Oh hell yeah… From “Godslaughtering Murder Machine” by The Project Hate MCMXCIX… Jo singing, “I am the goddess, kneel down!” OMG this is so fucking awesome. Must think of more perfect clips… it’s hard though, because the program I have (free for Verizon users) sends things via Pix Message, and if [...]

Sometimes it’s not so hard. I hop into the driver’s seat and stomp on the gas. Before I know it, I’ve arrived at my destination. No muss, no fuss. The time flies and we all had fun. Other times, it’s watching mile markers… anticipating upcoming towns… making up stories about those being passed… talking to [...]