Super Tranta! is the latest album from new york gypsy punks Gogol Bordello. i am pretty into these guys, some of the most unique music i've heard in a while. i suggest you check it out and start dancing. they are coming in concert soon and i hope to be there. go with me. check the concerts page.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogol_bordello
http://www.last.fm/music/Gogol+Bordello

Blackhawks Over Los Angeles is the new Strung Out album and it kicks ass! this is probably my favorite album since The Element Of Sonic Defiance came out. i like all of their stuff, but i would say this album is an improvement over the last few. the recording quality and mastering is excellent as well. dudes, it's Strung Out!

Strung_Out-Blackhawks_Over_Los_Angeles-2007



http://www.last.fm/music/Strung+Out

so i'm starting to go through my wardrobe get rid of some shirts that are old and falling apart. to jumpstart the new batch of nerdware, here is what i ordered over the weekend. you know i'm awesome.

the new The Fall Of Troy is out and is titled Manipulator. overall i would rate it as good, but not as great as Doppelganger. i think it's one of those situations where i'll get into the new album the more i listen to it. in my book, Doppelganger is still the album to beat. if you've never listened to this band before, the new album is probably easier to get into since it is somewhat more structured. enjoy.

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http://www.last.fm/music/The+Fall+of+Troy

well well, the new Haste The Day is ready to drop on march 20th on solid state records. since the last record, the main vocalist (aka: hardcore screamer guy) has since left the band. they got some other dude who just sings (i think) and i assume one of the guitarists is now relegated to screaming duty. i still like Burning Bridges as my favorite album by Haste The Day. the new one sounds pretty good, but it's definitely a more melodic sound. that's not a bad thing, just different for this band. i will be seeing them in concert on march 30th, so we'll see how the new sound holds up.

Haste_The_Day-Pressure_The_Hinges-(Special_Edition)-2007



http://www.last.fm/music/Haste+The+Day

Ooooh, new Maylene! i agree with tagging this album "southern hardcore", it definitely has a southern feel to it whereas the first album was pretty much hardcore ac/dc. the recording on II is also top notch. i highly recommend immediately listening to both albums by Maylene and the Sons of Disaster. right now.

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http://www.last.fm/music/Maylene+and+the+Sons+of+Disaster

it seems i have be lax on keeping up with an awesome release for a band i am way into. i first listened to Escape The Fate sometime last summer. it was some mediocre 128k rip of their debut EP. it was very very good. it seems they released a full length album in september of 2006 and i completely missed it. needless to say, the situation has been rectifyed and the album will now be in my rotation. the recording is top notch and after a few listens, the LP is just as good as the EP. it contains 3 songs from the EP and 8 new ones.

There is some more info, videos, and songs over at epitaph: http://epitaph.com/artists/artist/211

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http://www.last.fm/music/Escape+The+Fate

i never update this thing anymore, so i'm going to try and at least post a new music recommendation on a weekly basis. first up is The Devil Wears Prada. these guys are a christian metalcore/screamcore band and i am pretty into it. check it out even if it doesn't fit your normal taste.

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http://www.last.fm/music/The+Devil+Wears+Prada

sorry for the lack of updates, but i've been working on the super secret version three of bdo. i'm on the second design revision, and it is looking much better than my first concept. there will be some very advanced web technologies like a pure css design (no tables), ajax, more dynamic content, etc. it will be awesome once it is implemented. i'll post an update once i have some comps worked up.

i just got back from a kick ass show at soma. the lineup was Thrice, Underoath, The Bled, and Veda. all in all, it was a really good performance by all the bands. Thrice played super tight and played all the good songs plus some of the newer ones (like the prison chant #4 song). some guy puked and i got some splash up on my shoes/pants. that is lame.

tell me what features you'd like to see in bdo three.

some really good albums have come out lately, here's what i'm listening to on my 60gb ipod. you know you want one. i have it all lined in direct to my car radio, so the quality is superb. next up is a pair of speakers for the doors to replace my crackling ones.

Emery-The_Question-2005
The_Fall_Of_Troy-Doppelganger-2005
Silverstein-Discovering_the_Waterfront-(Advance)-2005
Boys_Night_Out-Trainwreck_(Advance)-2005
A_Wilhelm_Scream-Ruiner-(Advance)-2005
Throwdown-Vendetta-(Promo)-2005
Finch-Say_Hello_To_Sunshine-(Advance)-2005
Yesterdays_Rising-Lightworker-(Advance)-2005
Dear_Whoever-Sound_The_Trumpet-EP-2005
Transplants-Haunted_Cities-2005
As_I_Lay_Dying-Shadows_Are_Security-2005
Darkest_Hour-Undoing_Ruin-Promo-CD-2005
No_Use_for_A_Name-Keep_Them_Confused-2005
Avenged_Sevenfold-City_Of_Evil-2005
Funeral_For_A_Friend-Hours-2005
Scary_Kids_Scaring_Kids-The_City_Sleeps_In_Flames-(Advance)-2005
Evergreen_Terrace-Sincerity_Is_An_Easy_Disguise_In_This_Business-Promo-CD-2005
Alkaline_Trio-Crimson_(Advance)-2005

there are tons more good albums as well, but that a good sampling of the best of the best. all i know is that i love having such a huge mobile collection with me at all times. it even has my contacts, calendar, and dvd list on it. ipod > all other music players.

my friends, leech is back. i now have my new server up to speed for some on the fly zip action and media serving. let me know if you experience any problems.

i'm just about done with my second week of full time work. its going really well so far. our new office is pretty chill as is my lcd monitor, my coworkers, and wearing shorts every day. i've worked on several projects so far, some PHP and some ASP. its kinda funny that i don't even know ASP, but i just completed a project using it. i hope to get a new linux server setup at work because we are 100% windows (with one mac workstation). the windows servers are ok, but i'd much rather just ssh in and do what i need rather than have to deal with the graphical nonsense that is windows server.

check out the site below, there are some dope cheat sheets on there.

http://ilovejackdaniels.com

last wednesday i finally finished up my classes at UCSD and i'll be graduating tomorrow. let me tell you, it is awesome to be done. i'll be starting work fulltime on monday, so that should keep me busy for the next 40 years or so.

bdo is back after some downtime for maintenance and upgrades. it is a brand new machine and is running very smoothly. check out the gallery for some pics. here are the complete specs on the upgrade:

amd athlon 2400+
gigabyte 7vrxp mobo
1.5gb ddr ram
1.04tb of total hdd space
cm stacker case

the above system is indeed kickass, but bojangles is where the real power lies. this was the more major upgrade, mostly for speed. check the gallery has some pics of the new parts. here are the specs:

amd athlon 64 3700+ (san diego core)
zalman 7000cu heatsink
asus a8n-sli deluxe mobo
msi radeon x800xl 256mb video card
1gb ddr400 ocz gold ram
160gb sata2 hdd
80gb storage
240gb in raid 0
16x nec 3520 dvd burner
16x lite-on dvd-rom

running games in 1920x1200 is so sweet. both computers should be set for some time now. the next project i might do is building a linux based MythTV box to record hdtv. that will be down the line though.