Pointless Man

But what is his right hand doing?

Because I often threaten people in jest, they think it is okay to kick me in the head, or to say they will. I have news for them: It is not okay.

Listening to When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint that Shit Gold . Not only is the title stupid, the raps are tired, and the production is incredibly poppy for a supposedly underground hip hop act. Boring. Slug, Atmosphere's MC, has been done for some time now, and it seems rumours of his resurrection have been greatly exaggerated.

Part of a series of five things everyone should know, but often forgets, which I will be posting up once per day. This one goes out to all those kids out there wondering how to impress their hot cousins on the dance floor--you know who you are--with an extra hint in print: Find some other way, foo'. Or, you know, do the gene pool a favor, and stop.

Just a tweaked out copy of an old sketch run through Photoshop--all made possible by my crappy new scanner. Hoorah.

If you regularly refer to the year, are you, as an MC, condemning your raps to being all but hopelessly dated in 12 months or less? And if so, what motivates you to constantly remind people what year it is, dog?

When feeling down, there's little so perfect for the mood as the music produced by Japanese rock group, LUNA SEA. Unlike, say, Leonard Cohen or Ryan Adams, they will not drive you to suicide. And, as opposed to, say, Hootie and the Blowfish, their music won't conflict with your state of mind to the point that you want to kill the lead singer--that would be Darius Rucker, who, to this day, probably runs into people who think his name is Hootie. With just enough angst, high pitched post-post-punk guitars, driving basslines, and thrashing drums, every LUNA SEA song is a paroxysm of pent up youthful desire and ambition. Declarations such as, "I want love. I want to love," and, "I choose my final way. I am the trigger," reinforce what you already knew just listening to the music. If you can empathize in any fashion, LUNA SEA will place you on the edge of hope. Follow this with some of the more upbeat material from Siam Shade or L'Arc en Ciel, and you have my ...