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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/atom10full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051</id><updated>2009-10-31T11:47:13.072-04:00</updated><title type="text">The Dissident Times</title><subtitle type="html">A diatribe on music, progressive politics, things green or whatever else is on my mind.</subtitle><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/" /><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>239</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><link rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheDissidentTimes" type="application/atom+xml" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-6135170273901362537</id><published>2009-10-31T11:47:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-31T11:47:13.119-04:00</updated><title type="text">O’Reilly | Hannity | Limbaugh [aka brownshirts]</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-g-uk/3508476646/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/3508476646_393965376b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-g-uk/3508476646/"&gt;O’Reilly | Hannity | Limbaugh [aka brownshirts]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/the-g-uk/"&gt;the|G|™&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I listen to AM talk radio. It feeds the masochist in me. It is essentially unballanced drivel from the near to far right. One thing rings clear. FEAR! THE SKY IS FALLING. What else do these guys have? Fear the brown president, fear the immigrant, fear the queer, fear the ... well, you get it. How does anyone listen and believe this crap? I listen sort of like one would watch a video of a bad car crash, out of morbid curiousity. Here is what the creator of this interesting illustration said about it:&lt;br /&gt;"The main [and most appalling] problem with O'Reilly, Hannity, Limbaugh et al and the sharper end of 'Foxilosophy' is that they, quite simply and wittingly, brook no argument. None.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These people are in possession of mouths [which are seldom silent], but seem devoid of ears. To these people and their ilk, to listen is quite simply seen as absurd. They are right. Only they know.&lt;br /&gt;The handmaiden of this ludicrous notion that every viewpoint and argument but theirs remains erroneous is the appearence of that most prophetic of garments, the brown shirt.&lt;br /&gt;They realise only too well [they are not wholly ignorant and obtuse] that the mere act of listening will lead to possible, if not probable, intellectual defeat.&lt;br /&gt;Listening is thus to be avoided at all cost.&lt;br /&gt;Dogma must, and should, devour reason whole.&lt;br /&gt;The very last word one can use to describe these vapid, egotistical, and dangerous cretins is 'reasonable'."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wanted to say something like that, but this guy is far more eloquent than I am.&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-6135170273901362537?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/6135170273901362537/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=6135170273901362537" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/6135170273901362537" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/6135170273901362537" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/yc8iSpWctwo/oreilly-hannity-limbaugh-aka.html" title="O’Reilly | Hannity | Limbaugh [aka brownshirts]" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/10/oreilly-hannity-limbaugh-aka.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-1917259183937170098</id><published>2009-08-30T20:55:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T21:00:14.895-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Best Punk Albums Ever" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Punk" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Clash" /><title type="text">London Calling: Voted Best Punk Album of All Time by Dissident Readers!</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/acomissoli/3523999702/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3523999702_b7e9e27e03_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/acomissoli/3523999702/"&gt;London Calling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/acomissoli/"&gt;Adriano Comissoli&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;We have closed the polls and the votes are in. London Calling by The Clash, was voted the best punk album of all time. I can't say that I disagree. There have been so many great punk records over the years, but London Calling was a special record. It was a double LP that blew away any notions of what punk should sound like. Running the gamut from punk to ska to folk and dub, the songwriting was deep and the tunes were classic.&lt;br /&gt;The opening cut was the title track, the plaintive London Calling. This is still a classic. Brand New Cadillac, a psychobilly tune was next. Jimmy Jazz,  track 3, was a jazzy little number. Hateful and Rudie Can't Fail are both tuneful tracks to end side 1.&lt;br /&gt;Side 2 featured some nice softer tunes. Spanish Bombs and Lost in the Supermarket are VERY soft from a punk perspective, but are great songs, full of insight.  Clampdown is more straight-forward power punk. Then follows the punk classic, Guns of Brixton.&lt;br /&gt;Side 3 boasts rockers Koka Kola, and Death or Glory. Side 4 finishes with my personal theme song of the time I'm Not Down, along with Train in Vain and Revolution Rock. If you don't have this disc, GET IT! I was still in high school when it came out 30 (ugh!) years ago. I graduated in 1981. This was the soundtrack of my youth, alongside other greats such as Black Flag - Damaged. Hope you have enjoyed this tribute to the album Dissident Times fans have voted their favorite all-time punk recording.&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-1917259183937170098?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/1917259183937170098/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=1917259183937170098" title="1 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/1917259183937170098" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/1917259183937170098" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/AMI4zisLp-I/london-calling-voted-best-punk-album-of.html" title="London Calling: Voted Best Punk Album of All Time by Dissident Readers!" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/08/london-calling-voted-best-punk-album-of.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-7569765703251414266</id><published>2009-08-29T16:30:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T21:01:05.179-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random Thoughts" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Politics" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Obituaries" /><title type="text">Goodbye and God Bless, Ted Kennedy</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/capelawoffice/3866607857/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3463/3866607857_4076332af1_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/capelawoffice/3866607857/"&gt;Edward Kennedy Hearse Motorcade 8-27-09 058&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/capelawoffice/"&gt;CapeLawOffice.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Saying goodbye to Ted Kennedy this week. An unashamed Liberal (like myself), I always loved the way he got under the skin of the right wingers. They used his name like a curse word, much as they do the word "liberal" itself. I will not go into great discussions about Ted's legacy or body of work. These stand for themselves. A member of the senate for as long as I have been alive. A stalwart liberal through it all. We will miss you Ted. I hope others step up to take up the Liberal cause and fight for the little guy like you always did.&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-7569765703251414266?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/7569765703251414266/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=7569765703251414266" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/7569765703251414266" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/7569765703251414266" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/tNi94Ycqi7k/goodbye-and-god-bless-ted-kennedy.html" title="Goodbye and God Bless, Ted Kennedy" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/08/goodbye-and-god-bless-ted-kennedy.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-8233818582674413545</id><published>2009-08-16T19:28:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T21:01:49.576-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random Thoughts" /><title type="text">Why I Don't Like Coldplay</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingpinphoto/215105835/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/76/215105835_8be27920ed_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingpinphoto/215105835/"&gt;Coldplay    GF3Q1817.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kingpinphoto/"&gt;kingpinphoto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I remember the first time I heard a Coldplay cd. I had heard all the buzz and wanted to hear them for myself. I borrowed a disc from a friend and put it in the system. The first track was slow, downtempo and boring. I fast forwarded to the next track. It sounded like a long intro to a song that never arrived. Then it hit me. All of their tunes sound like a long intro waiting for a song to happen. But the song never happens. I wrote it off to my love of in-yer-face SoCal punk that offers instant gratification, hooks that beat you over the head, instant energy. But I asked other friends who weren't fans of Fat Wreck Chords compilations, and they told me the same. Coldplay is simply this: BORING. Like Pink Floyd minus the cleverness and psychedelia. Now they are on 60 Minutes and next I guess it will be Corn Flakes commercials. There is truly a void in the big arena of corporate rock that Coldplay fills I guess. I will stick with my indie and punk roots. Bands that are creative and make music for the sheer joy of making music.&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-8233818582674413545?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/8233818582674413545/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=8233818582674413545" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/8233818582674413545" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/8233818582674413545" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/o93U1ZoFNkA/why-i-don-like-coldplay.html" title="Why I Don&amp;#39;t Like Coldplay" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-i-don-like-coldplay.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-2398169173914587291</id><published>2009-08-11T22:58:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T20:59:14.148-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random Thoughts" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Politics" /><title type="text">To all those loudmouths disrupting Town Hall meetings on healthcare...</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/defekto/2313560356/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2313560356_06b88cdd24_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/defekto/2313560356/"&gt;CHUY CAN'T PASS...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/defekto/"&gt;defekto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Sit down. Shut up. Wait your turn. Think for yourselves. Remember, silence is golden but duct tape is silver...&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-2398169173914587291?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/2398169173914587291/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=2398169173914587291" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/2398169173914587291" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/2398169173914587291" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/Jy-0V6_ExEA/to-all-those-loudmouths-disrupting-town.html" title="To all those loudmouths disrupting Town Hall meetings on healthcare..." /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/08/to-all-those-loudmouths-disrupting-town.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-8853717587582130907</id><published>2009-08-09T17:06:00.013-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-09T17:06:00.759-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Hit the Switch" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Punk" /><title type="text">Hit the Switch! New record is out, and it rocks HARD</title><content type="html">&lt;a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&amp;friendID=8373049&amp;albumID=31008&amp;imageID=68801501"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chino, California based Hit the Switch has a new cd out. Hit the Switch mixes SoCal punk, hardcore and thrash that is powerful stuff. I found them a couple of years ago on their cd, Domestic Tranquility and Social Justice. The new disc is called Observing Infinity.I love their low tech, straightforward approach to the music. It sounds raw, energetic and thrashes with a real sense of urgency. Take a stroll to their myspace page here: &lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/hittheswitch"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-8853717587582130907?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/8853717587582130907/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=8853717587582130907" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/8853717587582130907" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/8853717587582130907" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/acoYEuRd-9A/hit-switch-new-record-is-out-and-it.html" title="Hit the Switch! New record is out, and it rocks HARD" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/08/hit-switch-new-record-is-out-and-it.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-7796070326485986952</id><published>2009-08-08T16:49:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-08T16:49:43.061-04:00</updated><title type="text">Only in NYC! The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/egroom/3722880767/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3722880767_f344377023_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/egroom/3722880767/"&gt;BGICT - yummmmm...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/egroom/"&gt;e.Conrad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I heard about this guy on NPR. He is a professional musician, but in his spare time he earns extra cash with his ice cream truck. He has been roaming NYC for a few months selling his self-described "metro-sexual" menu of plain and fancy ice cream novelties and cone. Ain't America great?!? I hope my old high school friend Mark gets the west coast/ LA franchise of this company.&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-7796070326485986952?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/7796070326485986952/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=7796070326485986952" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/7796070326485986952" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/7796070326485986952" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/GuzTrISK1mI/only-in-nyc-big-gay-ice-cream-truck.html" title="Only in NYC! The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/08/only-in-nyc-big-gay-ice-cream-truck.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-1424368233971690761</id><published>2009-08-05T00:23:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-05T00:25:47.675-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="News" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life in Louisville" /><title type="text">Louisville Under Water...</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="240" height="180" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"&gt; &lt;param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&amp;photo_secret=2d3d96f5c8&amp;photo_id=3789230883&amp;flickr_show_info_box=true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt; &lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"&gt;&lt;/param&gt; &lt;param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"&gt;&lt;/param&gt; &lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&amp;photo_secret=2d3d96f5c8&amp;photo_id=3789230883&amp;flickr_show_info_box=true" height="180" width="240"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41132355@N04/3789230883/"&gt;August Flood 09&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/41132355@N04/"&gt;tonykeith51&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;So I was out of town today. Everyone kept calling me telling me that Louisville was getting hammered by 6" of rain. I was in Bowling Green. A few sprinkles, but no big deal. When I was driving home listening to WHAS, I started to hear the extent of the flooding. People rescued from UofL in boats, and the Watterson Xway closed due to flooding. I got home. No water in the basement. Earlier this summer I bought a new sump pump that was like 2 times bigger than the recommended size. Hey anything worth doing is worth overdoing. I have included some flickr video here from some folks near Churchill Downs. Some areas got hit pretty hard...&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-1424368233971690761?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/1424368233971690761/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=1424368233971690761" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/1424368233971690761" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/1424368233971690761" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/sJla96R1xHU/louisville-under-water.html" title="Louisville Under Water..." /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/08/louisville-under-water.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-3147687224184388384</id><published>2009-08-01T17:54:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-01T17:57:51.651-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Funk" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Alan Wilkis" /><title type="text">Funk for a New Generation: Alan Wilkis</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuzychaz/1244002898/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1015/1244002898_5dd0a12e5b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuzychaz/1244002898/"&gt;Age of Funk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chuzychaz/"&gt;Chester The Disaster&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Just checked out a new track from Brooklyn artist Alan Wilkis. His music is described as dance/pop/funk for a new generation. That is a pretty good description. I hear shades of Parliament Funkadelic going on there. He has a blog that features free downloads definitely worth a listen. http://wilcassettes.com/blog He is definitely channeling Bernie Worrell on the synthesizers. Bernie was the P Funk and Talking Heads key guru with the distinctive sound. I have been waiting for some new funk for ages. Prince has kept up the funk, and George Clinton as well. But we need the new FONK... Here it is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PINK AND PURPLE is this new release. Brooklyn-based producer/instrumentalist, Alan Wilkis brings some great tracks on the new material... Hear some of what was good about  the 1980s - Vintage synth hooks and a cheerful groove. "6 songs of non-stop electro-pop dynamite."&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-3147687224184388384?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/3147687224184388384/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=3147687224184388384" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/3147687224184388384" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/3147687224184388384" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/rPpB_IJ0NGk/funk-for-new-generation-alan-wilkis.html" title="Funk for a New Generation: Alan Wilkis" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/08/funk-for-new-generation-alan-wilkis.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-2750887402276151177</id><published>2009-07-17T21:23:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T21:23:15.573-04:00</updated><title type="text">My office is near this guy</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71394314@N00/47279499/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/31/47279499_cfcb91e5fd_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71394314@N00/47279499/"&gt;WKU H20 Tower&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/71394314@N00/"&gt;ScottiePippin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;How could you not be happy seeing him on a regular basis???&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-2750887402276151177?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/2750887402276151177/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=2750887402276151177" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/2750887402276151177" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/2750887402276151177" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/RjWzMAbET9c/my-office-is-near-this-guy.html" title="My office is near this guy" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-office-is-near-this-guy.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-6333344339011544170</id><published>2009-07-11T16:04:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-11T16:08:10.169-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Meg and Dia" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Warped Tour 2009" /><title type="text">The Newest Framptons: Meg and Dia</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theuniversalcynic/2252291668/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2085/2252291668_c56099a722_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theuniversalcynic/2252291668/"&gt;Meg and Dia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theuniversalcynic/"&gt;TheUniversalCynic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;While listening to the 2009 Warped Tour compilation, I got this insidious tune stuck in my head. It had great pop hooks and beautiful vocals. It really stood out from the screamo of many of the bands on the disc. I was in love. With Meg and Dia? Who the heck are Meg and Dia? I had to look further. Here, courtesy of their website, is the lowdown on some talented youngsters, Meg and Dia Frampton.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Seeing the world is an eye-opening experience—especially if you grew up in the tiny town of Draper, Utah—so it’s no wonder Meg &amp; Dia’s new album, Here, Here and Here, paints a portrait of what life has been like for this hard-working band as they’ve toured for the past two and a half years in support of their 2006 debut album Something Real (which spawned the fan favorite singles “Roses” and “Monster”). Despite being fronted and named after sisters Meg and Dia Frampton, Meg &amp; Dia is very much a collaborative effort between five individual musicians. With the upcoming release of their second album Here, Here and Here, this group of five friends has begun to evolve into the kind of musicians they want to be—although they’re the first to admit that it’s still a collective work in progress. “On the first record, Dia and I were these little naïve girls who got this huge opportunity to make a record,” Meg recalls. “We went into it completely unaware of everything. Then we traveled the world and our perspective expanded a hundred-fold.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was this newly gained viewpoint that influenced all the songs on Here, Here and Here, whose title is inspired by a quote courtesy of Mozart: “There’s nothing to composing. You just need to focus on here, here and here,” he said in reference to his head, heart, and ear. If there’s a consistent theme throughout the album, it’s that life doesn’t come with instructions or a map. “All of the songs reflect the sentiment that we’ve been on this really long journey—from point A to point B—and it’s taken us a long time to learn all these different things,” Meg explains in regard to their learn-as-you-go attitude. “We wanted to create the feeling of progress, even though we’re not done yet. The whole album has a feeling of motion…that we’re trying to get somewhere while still having a little more way to go.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meg &amp; Dia have certainly shown just how far they’ve come since their debut release. Here, Here and Here is a musical and emotional rollercoaster through various striations of pop-rock sounds and sensations, with each of the 13 tracks brimming with the band’s signature candor and charisma. Meg &amp; Dia stepped outside of their musical comfort zone by experimenting with different instruments and arrangements. “Hug Me” is an upbeat rocker inspired by Brave New World and the desire to be your own person amidst a sea of expectation; “What If” is a guitar-driven, alt-rock romp that’s filled with hypothetical questions we all encounter in our lives (i.e., “What if I find my purpose first?/What if I fulfill my life’s work?/What if you’re counting on my failure made me live?”); “Bored Of Your Love,” a revealing and bittersweet duet performed with Tom Higgenson of the Plain White T’s, marks Meg and Dia’s first co-writing experience with an outside person; and “Black Wedding” is an ominous-yet-sassy salsa with fist-pounding choruses and arena-rock guitar solos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To help Meg &amp; Dia realize their vision, the band turned to noted producer Howard Benson, who is known for his work with My Chemical Romance and The All-American Rejects among many others. “Howard encouraged us to do a bit of soul-searching and inspired us to push ourselves creatively as artists to the limit,” Meg says. “I learned what I am capable of and to not be afraid to try any idea no matter what it is. He taught me to have faith in myself and not sell myself short just because I'm young and haven't had as much experience. His hand in the arrangements really helped bringing the songs together as a whole, making them more cohesive and emotionally solid.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never ones to hold anything back lyrically or musically, Meg and Dia also pride themselves on the fact that—for better or for worse—they are responsible for all of their own material. Meg mastered the GarageBand recording program while the band was demoing songs, which resulted in the final tracks not varying too much from their original form. “Organic” and “authentic” were keywords during the songwriting process, which meant that everything—from the lyrics, to the guitar lines, to the string arrangements—is 100 percent a product of the band. The result is an album that encourages the listener to use their imagination and glean their own meaning from the songs. “Today a lot of musicians hire people or just go with big, corporate writing teams,” Dia says. “That kind of thing scares me to death. “Even though we’re still learning, it’s just cool that no matter what, it’s all completely us.”&lt;br /&gt;Check out the Warped Tour Compilation for Meg and Dia, along with a lot of other interesting bands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-6333344339011544170?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/6333344339011544170/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=6333344339011544170" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/6333344339011544170" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/6333344339011544170" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/WmHXrMuHeHQ/newest-frampton-meg-and-dia.html" title="The Newest Framptons: Meg and Dia" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/07/newest-frampton-meg-and-dia.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-3570673438269190441</id><published>2009-07-04T12:04:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-05T17:02:09.718-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="News" /><title type="text">Don't Go Away Mad...</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonperson/2845758604/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2845758604_b67f732999_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonperson/2845758604/"&gt;Why Sarah Palin Scares Me&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jonperson/"&gt;Jon Person&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Sarah Palin released a real head-scratcher yesterday when she announced she is resigning as governor of Alaska. What she will do next is a mystery that she didn't explain. I personally hope she is fading into the sunset, but my fear is that we haven't seen the last of her. Just like other wingnut media stars, Anne Coulter, Newt Gingrich and the like, they keep coming back like the cockroaches they are. Anyone got a can of Raid?&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-3570673438269190441?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/3570673438269190441/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=3570673438269190441" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/3570673438269190441" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/3570673438269190441" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/swpNea3py3o/don-go-away-mad.html" title="Don&amp;#39;t Go Away Mad..." /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/07/don-go-away-mad.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-5132189998671133244</id><published>2009-06-27T22:51:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-27T22:53:10.146-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Punk" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Against Me" /><title type="text">Against Me! has new trax due on July 7th!</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomkclarke/2803567821/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2803567821_86f986f7ae_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomkclarke/2803567821/"&gt;Against Me at Warped Tour&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tomkclarke/"&gt;tomkclarke.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;At least somewhat new, to us. The new disc is called "The Original Cowboy" and it features hard rocking demos from circa 2003. Hailing from Gainesville, they manage to NOT sound like Lynryd Skynrd, and blaze their own musical trail. Just last year, Against Me! was named best punk band by Rolling Stone mag. As if they know punk, but I agree with them on this one. This band IS a great punk band. Not derivative of earlier punks, and forging a new sonic trail through the murky swampland. I love the vocals and the bass work of this band. Every great punk band needs that low end and the raspy vocals. Against Me! never disappoints...&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-5132189998671133244?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/5132189998671133244/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=5132189998671133244" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/5132189998671133244" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/5132189998671133244" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/Mn3IfX-S86E/against-me-has-new-trax-due-on-july-7th.html" title="Against Me! has new trax due on July 7th!" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/06/against-me-has-new-trax-due-on-july-7th.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-4647004567538665547</id><published>2009-06-27T15:38:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-27T15:42:48.342-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Voice of the Pigman" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Decemberists" /><title type="text">The Pigman talks Decemberists, etc. and is CRAZY FROM THE HEAT!</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevin_insomnium/3552418960/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/3552418960_6b643e73f3_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevin_insomnium/3552418960/"&gt;Pigman Series - No. 9 (2008)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kevin_insomnium/"&gt;kevin.insomnium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;O.K., it's hotter than a Spanish Bull's balls out there right now; and the Bermuda's lovin' it. But the Bluegrass is spent. I'm just trying to stay Kool, in the home 'orfice'. &lt;br /&gt;And so I'm takin' in the latest CD from PASTE Magazine from here in Decatur.  If you don' t know about PASTE, you should.  Please take the opportunity and check out the following linky:  www.pastemagazine.com/subscribe&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Note: I get nada for this. For me, it's like turning someone on to another good band, like my bro Michael did for me with this mag/link. Trust me, if you dig in, you'll dig it. Speakin' of which, got to see the Decemberists at the Tabernacle a couple of weeks ago. Incredible. "Fore" words and a period: The Hazards of Love. &lt;br /&gt;"Blind Pilot", Phreakin' Wrocketed!!! They were great; Fore tee five minutes of just cool shtuff. Very impressive. The Decemberists will blow your pea brain if you have hazard enough love. Incrdible show. I just don't know how folks, back in the day, sat in their Sunday best, sweatin' they assh off and never once said, GOT Damn, it aint nuttin' but HAWT in heuha! &lt;br /&gt;When I moved here, I was big fan of CMJ and SPIN (b/c you get free CD's with the purchase price). PASTE is cool. &lt;br /&gt;Speaking of cool, from Decatur, besides Eddie's Attic, and the several pour pubs, I get the XNL emails straight outta the 'ville (Kudos for keepin' the love flowin' and keepin' Louisville wierd); and so I saw where there was to be an in-store show by The Indigo Girls, from here in Decatur...I thought, WOW. What an opportunity. They don't do that all the time. Well, maybe. Just not enough, dammit. We've seen them inumerable times. Everytime: Incredible show, and special to be there. I once got nervous in NYC, circa Jan. 1986, Chinatown, when me and my friend were  the only caucasians and darkness was chompin' at the bit tyass I had back then. Same feeling at one of their shows; only no worries. Plus, they always share the stage with the best local talent; and they are incredible! Kinda like Ed Rowland does at Eddie's Attic every December.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Speakin' of foresekins, and 'beards" (think Vuh Jay J).....what the hurl is Cat Stevens doing putting out 'another' album/CD? Did not he 'fore' give that 'sheit' up, many moons ago? And, how does his current and long-embraced gig condone/accept this 'music'?&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Speakin' of Brits who have been around for many moons (dark side, or other), these 'cats' may be on their 14th record.....but if you are into Pink Floyd, you'll love Porcupine Tree. Very Phloydinal. Recreational users take note. You will likey.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Ciao for now.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Bebo Pigmon&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-4647004567538665547?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/4647004567538665547/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=4647004567538665547" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/4647004567538665547" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/4647004567538665547" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/ZdiTIlSybig/pigman-talks-decemberists-etc-and-is.html" title="The Pigman talks Decemberists, etc. and is CRAZY FROM THE HEAT!" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/06/pigman-talks-decemberists-etc-and-is.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-2508582316289671789</id><published>2009-05-30T19:53:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-30T20:04:44.424-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Rancid" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Punk" /><title type="text">Rancid's "Let the Dominoes Fall" due on Tuesday!</title><content type="html">Tuesday will be a busy day for me. My son who broke his arm a while back will be getting his cast off. I will be starting a new job and have to travel to Pittsburgh for some training. Somewhere along the way I need to pick up the long awaited Rancid cd, "Let the Dominoes Fall" coming out on Epitaph Records on June 2. From the previews I have heard, it sounds like classic Rancid. They don't stray too far from their traditional sound, but that is a good thing. It has a mellower vibe to it than their 2000 classic "Rancid" album. That's great too. We can't keep up that intensity forever, but can mature and keep the fire going. Like Husker Du, who continued to evolve after Zen Arcade, I feel that Rancid still has years of great material in them. &lt;br /&gt;They are touring in support of the album. I call the best gig on this tour at Summerfest in Milwaukee. If you have never been there, the environment is great, the food is plentiful, and there is more music than you could shake a bratwurst at. I have seen some memorable shows there on the lakefront in Milwaukee. Violent Femmes, B52s, Sugar Cubes, Public Image Ltd, you name it. &lt;br /&gt;Like I said, the disc has a mature vibe to it. Like when 40 year old guys play punk. But that is a good thing!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-2508582316289671789?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/2508582316289671789/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=2508582316289671789" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/2508582316289671789" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/2508582316289671789" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/f5u1vb_p-xY/rancids-latest-due-on-tuesday.html" title="Rancid's &quot;Let the Dominoes Fall&quot; due on Tuesday!" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/rancids-latest-due-on-tuesday.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-4043523764419615745</id><published>2009-05-30T19:18:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-30T19:20:29.708-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Weezer" /><title type="text">Weezer to Team with Snuggie to create their own signature "Wuggie"</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyplayground/1207964966/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1024/1207964966_f7fb8ba57f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyplayground/1207964966/"&gt;Weezer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/happyplayground/"&gt;Photographer Christine Taylor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;And in news of the strange, Weezer is reportedly teaming up with Snuggie. They are going to create their own "wuggie". It is exactly like a snuggie, except it has Weezer's name on it. No report of whether they will wear them in concert or not.&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-4043523764419615745?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/4043523764419615745/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=4043523764419615745" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/4043523764419615745" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/4043523764419615745" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/BCWAAz4C0oA/weezer-to-team-with-snuggie-to-create.html" title="Weezer to Team with Snuggie to create their own signature &amp;quot;Wuggie&amp;quot;" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/weezer-to-team-with-snuggie-to-create.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-5961900255970969142</id><published>2009-05-26T12:47:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-26T22:12:01.452-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Greenery" /><title type="text">Single Payer Health Care and the Green Party</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trezy/3094296614/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/3094296614_113ebe3a79_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trezy/3094296614/"&gt;Green Party logo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/trezy/"&gt;paraplegicpanda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Our country has the most expensive health care system in the world, yet we were ranked 37th by the World Health Organization in 2000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Green Party advocates for health care as a right for all, and we support a Single-Payer system as the most efficient and effective way to get there.  We are the only political party to do so.  A Single-Payer system would eliminate the for-profit insurance companies, lower the cost of health care in the United States by as much as one third, and would remove the financial burden on businesses suffering from the recent economic meltdown - replacing employee-based health care benefits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Single-Payer has been barred from the public debate because of the influence of insurance, HMO's, and pharmaceutical lobbies through campaign contributions, 'astroturf' (false grassroots) operations, and dishonest advertising.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The health care reform debate demonstrates why America desperately needs an independent noncorporate party. Democratic and Republican politicians are swimming in campaign donations from the insurance industry, receiving over $46 million in insurance money in 2008.  There is no Single-Payer voice at the table.&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-5961900255970969142?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/5961900255970969142/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=5961900255970969142" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/5961900255970969142" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/5961900255970969142" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/q0YLTQ6Sxl4/single-payer-health-care-and-green.html" title="Single Payer Health Care and the Green Party" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/single-payer-health-care-and-green.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-2559518441757882139</id><published>2009-05-26T00:12:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-26T00:18:40.220-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random Thoughts" /><title type="text">Happy Memorial Day from the Times</title><content type="html">&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2FtvxyV6wk/Shts-oz5_9I/AAAAAAAAAGA/PtKOzlMhSz4/s1600-h/3-19-09+108.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2FtvxyV6wk/Shts-oz5_9I/AAAAAAAAAGA/PtKOzlMhSz4/s200/3-19-09+108.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339981606540672978" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; To all the doughboys and GIs and grunts and regular Joes who gave, and did what they felt was the right thing. Pictured here is my dad in Korea- era navy gear. Good job to those who have served.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-2559518441757882139?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/2559518441757882139/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=2559518441757882139" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/2559518441757882139" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/2559518441757882139" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/U-L-hoRjoiA/happy-memorial-day-from-times.html" title="Happy Memorial Day from the Times" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2FtvxyV6wk/Shts-oz5_9I/AAAAAAAAAGA/PtKOzlMhSz4/s72-c/3-19-09+108.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/happy-memorial-day-from-times.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-5732448138235619136</id><published>2009-05-17T15:47:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-18T14:12:59.437-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random Thoughts" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="News" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Feeble Attempts at Satire" /><title type="text">What I love about the Republican Party!</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveward/3538786/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/2/3538786_4015783e54_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveward/3538786/"&gt;The Republican Party Seal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/daveward/"&gt;Dave Ward Photography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Did you know that CIA torture is Nancy Pelosi's fault? What did she know and when did she know it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Did you know that Barack Obama is the prime cause of abortion in the world? Don't let him speak to the Catholics at Notre Dame!!! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Torture is ok. Dick Cheney told me that if you want America to be strong, you HAVE to torture. America is weaker without great thinkers like the Mighty Dick.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For this, and other hot topics, don't bother to educate yourself... Have FOX News, Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh spoon feed it to you. Drink the kool-aid! Ignore that bitter aftertaste!&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-5732448138235619136?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/5732448138235619136/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=5732448138235619136" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/5732448138235619136" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/5732448138235619136" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/ILEN7Wzilis/what-i-love-about-replublican-party.html" title="What I love about the Republican Party!" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-i-love-about-replublican-party.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-1723895256375177530</id><published>2009-05-17T10:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-17T10:02:43.523-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Kings of Leon" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Indie" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Voice of the Pigman" /><title type="text">The Pigman takes on The Kings of Leon</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/christuite/2754100592/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3238/2754100592_64be500019_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/christuite/2754100592/"&gt;The Kings of Leon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/christuite/"&gt;chris tuite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;This new shtuff by the "Kings of Leon" is just rediculously infectious. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I mean, FOK the Swine Flu. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;I can't get outta my small pea brain head, "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody". Which have found their way onto several mainstream stations here.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;The guitars in SOF remind me of the 80's imports staples. Give it a listen, Mr. Alex Trebec. And, name that band!&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;The voice in both SOF and US remind me of Eddie Money from the '70's (not that I ever loved Eddie Money....I loved Eddie Munster...but that was earlier in the '70's of the '60's and Billy Munster too in the '80's when he had that "FISH HEAD" song after a long career lost in space).&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;We have a major avenue here, in the A. Te El, called Ponce de Leon; hence, I thought, pea brainingly that for sure "these 4 Kings are from Ponce, man". &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Nope. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Says it plain as day, on "our" SPACE:  Dem kangs is from the other 'Ville.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;As in Nash. Which is still a good thing. Anything between here and home is on the way, relative.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;And so if you look at their group photo, looks like two of 'em belong; dos are emo's.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;But they must be doing something right. 91,xxx,xxx hits. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;That is math ole W could not comprehend. These foks are huge already.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Yeah, that's right. It's pop music. And these Kangs is a goin' places.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Ciao main.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Bebo&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-1723895256375177530?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/1723895256375177530/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=1723895256375177530" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/1723895256375177530" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/1723895256375177530" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/MuSCQqlbudw/pigman-takes-on-kings-of-leon.html" title="The Pigman takes on The Kings of Leon" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/pigman-takes-on-kings-of-leon.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-6222846588482137997</id><published>2009-05-16T09:21:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-16T09:24:44.804-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jam Bands" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ben Sollee" /><title type="text">Ben Sollee: Local Louisville artist on the Rise</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake/1675319079/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2306/1675319079_fd3ed1aa75_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake/1675319079/"&gt;Ben Sollee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kingsnake/"&gt;Kingsnake&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is Ben Solllee (recent UofL grad and extremely talented dude who toured with Bella Fleck last year)&lt;br /&gt;Here is the bio from his website &lt;a href="http://www.bensollee.com"&gt;www.bensollee.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was the cat-poles around the lake at his grandfather’s farm that inspired Ben Sollee’s debut album Learning To Bend. The frailty of those awkward looking plants standing stoutly against winds that challenged even the strongest of nearby trees is an affecting metaphor for human struggle and perseverance. This idea is central to Learning To Bend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Key tracks on Learning To Bend include two reactions to the current political landscape, “A Few Honest Words,” and an adaptation of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come,” in which Ben has written updated, politically relevant verses. Other highlights of the album are the playful, soul track, “How To See the Sun Rise” and the vulnerable yet insistent “It’s Not Impossible,” where Ben laments the unfortunate status quo that “boys don’t cry.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ben has found considerable success in recent years through his ability to bend. In 2007, he was named one of NPR’s “Top Ten Unknown Artists of the Year.” His distinctive cello technique and soulful voice have been marinating for years in his work with avant-garde bluesman Otis Taylor, The Sparrow Quartet, (featuring banjo-master Béla Fleck), and on the internationally known Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ben’s unique performance experience and creative vision trump his 24 years and traditional classical training; he is poised to emerge as a solo artist, bridging genres and demographics with earnest and dynamic songwriting. However, the single most salient quality of Learning to Bend, is Ben’s contagiously optimistic worldview. Ben is not just expressing his personal quest for flexibility, he is asking the entire country to learn to bend, learn how to cry, learn how to see the sun rise… He is at the forefront of a movement that is happening right now: a zeitgeist in which a nation can face reality and empower itself to evolve and feel deeply and stand up for the power of hope.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;VideoID=57066003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ciao for now.&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-6222846588482137997?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/6222846588482137997/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=6222846588482137997" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/6222846588482137997" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/6222846588482137997" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/9TrXQN80_sQ/ben-sollee-local-louisville-artist-on.html" title="Ben Sollee: Local Louisville artist on the Rise" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/ben-sollee-local-louisville-artist-on.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-511222576451919546</id><published>2009-05-13T13:00:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-13T13:03:39.291-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jazz" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Big Bad Voodoo Daddy" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Swing" /><title type="text">Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- Back and Badder than Ever!</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avisualzen/2892738357/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/2892738357_54f2738626_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avisualzen/2892738357/"&gt;big bad voodoo daddy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/avisualzen/"&gt;amandavisualzen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Around the turn of the millenium, there was a so-called swing revival. Bands such as Cherry Poppin Daddies, BBVD, Royal Crown Review and Big Time Operator were harkening back to the swing sounds of the 40's and 50's. As all trends come and go, there are still some great musicians out there throwin it down. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is one such band. All highly skilled jazz musicians, they rock the swing tunes HARD. They bring an energy that rocks the house, and they have the chops to do it. Their new album is 11 tracks of classic swing from Cab Calloway. Cab was about the hepest cat EVER. The cd is called "How Big Can You Get" and it sounds great. I grew up with an appreciation of music with horns (I am a sax player) and got a love of swing music from my WWII-era dad. BBVD bring the sound FRESH, without sounding nostalgic or tribute-band-esque. They will tour on support of this cd. They get no closer to me than Evansville, but I just might make the trip.&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-511222576451919546?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/511222576451919546/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=511222576451919546" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/511222576451919546" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/511222576451919546" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/v9wuIY55kCE/big-bad-voodoo-daddy-back-and-b-adder.html" title="Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- Back and Badder than Ever!" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/big-bad-voodoo-daddy-back-and-b-adder.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-1752036992748937261</id><published>2009-05-11T21:15:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-11T21:18:45.651-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Indie" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Kalpana" /><title type="text">Kalpana: a Band that understands Dynamics</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hairlessmunkee/31461502/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/21/31461502_00e9e0f0b0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hairlessmunkee/31461502/"&gt;Rare Show Flier, Aug 12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/hairlessmunkee/"&gt;Guyermo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I have long been a fan of bands that can play with dynamics. I appreciate loud AND soft passages. I appreciate slow AND fast tempos. One such band is Kalpana. I first heard them on their release "Hors de Combat". The music is very interesting and cinematic. The guitars go from ambient to screaming at the drop of a hat. I hear shades of ...and you will know us by the trail of dead, Husker Du, and other enigmatic noise machines. It is both post art, post punk, post noise, and interesting. Their 2 recordings can be purchased on their myspace page. Check them out.&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-1752036992748937261?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/1752036992748937261/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=1752036992748937261" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/1752036992748937261" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/1752036992748937261" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/P9JYVfH8qcU/kalpana-band-that-understands-dynamics.html" title="Kalpana: a Band that understands Dynamics" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/kalpana-band-that-understands-dynamics.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-7695858052707524629</id><published>2009-05-09T00:04:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-09T00:04:24.217-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ten Essential Artists" /><title type="text">Ten Essential Tracks for Mothers Day (It's This Sunday, Slackers)</title><content type="html">Another Mothers Day is upon us. Let's make her a Ten Essential Playlist for her iPod. I know she likes indie, punk and the like so here is my list for Mom:&lt;br /&gt;1. My Mom Still Cleans My Room..........MXPX&lt;br /&gt;2. Anything by "Say Hi To Your Mom"&lt;br /&gt;3. Cockadoodledoo............Momma Stud&lt;br /&gt;4. The Sky is Falling and I Want My Mommy.....NoMeansNo&lt;br /&gt;5. I Wanna Get a Mohawk (But Mom Won't Let Me Get One)...AFI&lt;br /&gt;6. My Mother Was A Chinese Trapeze Artist...The Decemberists&lt;br /&gt;7. Mother Superior........Good Riddance&lt;br /&gt;8. Tie Your Mother Down......Queen&lt;br /&gt;9. Mother Knows Best.......Richard Thompson&lt;br /&gt;10. Anything by Frank Zappa and the Mothers&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-7695858052707524629?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/7695858052707524629/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=7695858052707524629" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/7695858052707524629" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/7695858052707524629" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/uzXbPWcBjmo/ten-essential-tracks-for-mothers-day.html" title="Ten Essential Tracks for Mothers Day (It's This Sunday, Slackers)" /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/ten-essential-tracks-for-mothers-day.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313524897504732051.post-6828862999665919961</id><published>2009-05-08T17:02:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-08T23:33:55.198-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Feeble Attempts at Satire" /><title type="text">Terror Alert: Now that's Funny right there...</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinharter/34306097/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/21/34306097_f1496484f0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinharter/34306097/"&gt;Terror Alert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/justinharter/"&gt;Justin Harter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I don't care who you are.&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6313524897504732051-6828862999665919961?l=thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/feeds/6828862999665919961/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6313524897504732051&amp;postID=6828862999665919961" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/6828862999665919961" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6313524897504732051/posts/default/6828862999665919961" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDissidentTimes/~3/4__c8FcwdC4/terror-alert-now-that-funny-right-there.html" title="Terror Alert: Now that&amp;#39;s Funny right there..." /><author><name>Taterx</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04776646621932338257</uri><email>thedissidenttimes@gmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="15745297518987039225" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://thedissidenttimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/terror-alert-now-that-funny-right-there.html</feedburner:origLink></entry></feed>
