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| Sunday, July 12th, 2009 | |
| 11:29 pm | |
| Saturday, July 4th, 2009 | |
| 4:34 pm | Question Ideas Do you choose your support acts? how? How was the gothic cruise? (Ronan DJ'd last year) Possible follow up: Why all the DJ gigs after last tour? Why the hell didn't they come to Tampa first? Ghost? Reformation 01. Will there be a second? How did they afford the packaging/dvd at low price? Holy shit Art of Conflict. Haven't heard anything this militant and aggressive in years. A&F/PTF How much input does Mark have? "more DRUMS!" No lyrics and very minimalist packaging for OFPG Gear used for new album? Soft or hard synths? Modcom? Modcom's influence on VNV? Anachron America. Signing other bands? Overall goal having own label? Hows your leg? |
| Friday, June 26th, 2009 | |
| 4:34 am | First off, bets on when MJ is going to come back as a zombie and dance around the world? secondly, lyrics: if you and I had been anything else than these tormented souls we would never have gone so far to become what we are if you and I had never seen the world through the eyes of a child we would never have wanted to stop time sleepers passing by if you and I had been anything less than these disenfranchised minds we would have looked the other way as we passed each other by and of all the things I know from the broken who I ask is to look beyond this place, stop staring at the fog thinking only what went wrong I know there are days too dark and hard to take I hope you know this is just one day you'll have to face this is not the whole of your life this is one day this is one day this is one day one day of the whole of your life one day of the whole of your life ------------------- I climb down to watch the tide mark the time that slips away where the oceans meet the sky the drawing out of self and bitter cold go side by side the self-sustained-obscurity the sense i can't maintain the ghost that never wanes I walk out to meet my fate in the receding of the day in hope the tide will grant me stay from the ghost that never wanes so torn and afraid lifelines, lives faces none can wear away time slips away let them rest upon the waves peace at last for those who wait before I go out too far before the depth i seek moves further away I walk out to meet my fate in the receding of the day in hope the tide will grant me stay from the ghost that never wanes |
| Sunday, May 10th, 2009 | |
| 5:50 pm | Reformation 01 First Impressions Reformation, the much-anticipated Matter + Form/Judgement remix and b-sides album is out this Tuesday, with a live performance DVD, all for $17.99. It's kind of strange to review a remix album, but here goes. First song is a Modcom remix of Chrome from Matter + Form. Its very Dance Floor. Heavier beat and re-imagined synth line. Less lyrics, more repetition. Not much more to say, a simple but fun song. Next up is the SITD remix of Chrome, an altogether different song from the first. Containing the entire lyrical content, with a wide synth soundscape. It's reminiscent of Seabound, very epic. Listen for the breakdown after the first Chorus. Excellent track. Finally there's the Apop remix, which sounds very much like a modern Apop song. It's up to you whether or not that's a good thing. Apprently the vocal effects on Ronan's voice wasn't "Chrome" enough, so now its been put through a metallic blender. Thankfully, it's the shortest of the three. Starting out the next round of remixes is the ABM version of Interceptor. Everything an instrumental remix should be, it plays with the original sounds and structure enough so that it stands on its own, but is instantly recognizable. It doesn't carry the same cinematic qualities as the original, with a harsher, more industrial feel. Following that is SAM's remix of Nemesis. SAM will be accompanying VNV for their North American tour this year. They're much more EBM, in the vein of Combichrist and God Module, and this track is no exception. SAM Manages to make an already passionately angry song sound downright pissed off. Very fast, very hard, very loud. All in less then 4 minutes. Frozen Plasma takes the reins for the next track, remixing Carry You. Already one of the strongest tracks in recent VNV Nation history, Frozen Plasma captures the feel of the original track , while giving it a much colder, simpler sound. It loses much of the majestic feel of the original that made it so great, but makes it more of a dancefloor track. The last of the remixes is As it Fades 2nd Movement. Based on the last track of Judgement, it's more of a follow-up then a remix. Featuring full lyrics (the original is an instrumental) and a much more in-your-face sound. The lyrics follow the same theme as Judgement, the picture of a world on the edge of turmoil, a world in much need of change. The track culminates with a very strong, very uplifting end, much like Neverending Light from Matter + Form. The first of the unreleased tracks is Still Waters. It hardly sounds like a VNV Nation song at all until about a minute in. A very minimalist intro leads to a Matter + Form-esque rolling bassline. A full two minutes into the track, Ronan begins singing to the deepest and darkest parts of us. The suffering child, the lonely man. "Close your eyes.... Here you have strength... you don't have to live in pain." Continuing the theme of strength in adversity present in much of their music, Ronan reminds us of the power of silence. Precipice is a song about forgiving yourself and moving forward. It sounds like it would be right at home on Judgement, a thumping bassline, strong synthline, good structure. A danceable track with a message. Its hard to see why this was cut from the lineup, very strong track. Suffer carries us out of the three unreleased tracks with an angelic chorus over sweeping strings, No lyrics, no percussion, just sweet song and music. Without a word, Ronan and Mark portray the sense of hope present in all their music. The last three tracks are from the Gene Generation soundtrack. Ronan joined with Scott Glassgow to score a number of the instrumental tracks for the film. The movie itself comes off as a cheesy, low-budget cyberpunk film, but the soundtrack is excellent, these three tracks being no exception. The signature VNV sound is there, focusing on the epic soundscapes and driving synthlines that have defined tracks like Strata/Interceptor and Lightwave. Overall, a very good release that's been a long time coming. Expect to hear a number of songs from this at the club, if you haven't already. With all these unreleased and hard-to-find tracks together in one place, and a full live performance DVD, this release is a must-have for any VNV fan. |
| Friday, May 8th, 2009 | |
| 2:16 am | Star Trek movie was fucking awesome. See it. Go. With that, I steal this from Ryan: ToplessRobot.com's Top ten nerd Arguments. 1. Jason vs. Freddy 2. Is Pluto a planet? 3. The Juggernaut vs. The Blob 4. Would sex with Superman kill Lois Lane? 5. Who's the best Doctor? 6. Joel or Mike (MST3k)? 7. Do Balrogs have wings? 8. The book vs. the movie 9. Dc, or Marvel? 10. Star Trek or Star Wars? My answers: 1. Freddy. 2. yep. 3. JUGGERNAUT 4. Nope 5. Uhh. I will get flak but #9 6. Joel. Forever. 7. What? 8. 9/10 the book 1/10 the movie 9. as much as I love Batman, Marvel. 10. Star. Fucking. Trek. |
| Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 | |
| 8:55 am | I'm still alive. Twitter sees more of me these days. Spending more time on ye olde wow, doing cool new stuff with the guys and spending valuable gaming time with Sammy. Speaking of which, 1 year is the 28th. Tomorrow will be one year since the kiss that started all this. I don't regret a single moment. She is wonderful in ways you can't imagine. |
| Thursday, January 29th, 2009 | |
| 8:01 am | 8 Months and Two Years 8 months ago around this time, Sammy and I officially became a couple. 2 years ago around this time, my friend Pat passed away. Talk about mixed emotions. Sammy: Its not always easy, but it has always been worth it. Having you here every day is like a dream come true. We will find a way to make it work. I love you more and more. If I start being Bob and curling up into a ball of self-interest just hit me on the head. Remind me I love you more than life. Pat: Still miss you man. I can't comprehend that its been 2 years. I still think you're gonna pop online, or that I'm gonna see you riding around. I'll never forget. In other news, I'M UP AT 8 AM WHY GOD?!?!? 9-7 today. Im drinking a lot of coffee. For those of you who don't know, I'm on Twitter. Its easier for me the throw random thoughts on the internet from my phone then to try and think of everything when I come home at night. I never update my poor LJ anymore. Work is going pretty well. I really am trying to do well right now because we have the hours for me to work. I like money. Yak atcha later. |
| Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 | |
| 1:14 am | |
| Monday, January 19th, 2009 | |
| 2:53 am | |
| Friday, January 2nd, 2009 | |
| 8:38 am | I have a wonderful family. I have a beautiful woman. I have the most amazing friends in the world. Its going to be a good year. Its funny to me how I keep thinking everything with Sammy and I is just going to go to shit. It keeps surprising me. SHE keeps surprising me. Its awesome that I can still feel those butterflies when she sneaks up on me. I'm so in love XD |
| Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 | |
| 8:19 am | Sleep? What sort of things wake Bob in the middle of the night? Ideas like weaponizeing Professor X's ability by extracting stem cells and cloning neurons that could be interfaced with highly-sophisticated electrodes. I'm assuming the stem cell thing came from an article in the paper about extracting cells from some random part of the body then tricking them into dividing into stem cells, and the interface thing is from some show I watched on discovery where they grew brain cells in a pitri dish and interfaced them with electrodes, and made them fly a plane (Link) Also this technology could be made into an alarm clock that would just send psychic impulses to go to sleep and wake up refreshed. Merry Christmas. I'm such a nerd. |
| Sunday, December 7th, 2008 | |
| 4:25 am | Birthday was good. I love my friends. I'm sick, and more recently, broke. Missed out on work today because I spent all night nursing my poor girlfriend. Work tomorrow but now I'm the one getting sick. Bought things for myself with my birthday money and now I'm paying for it. Should have known. Trying to stay positive. I really do love my friends. You all keep me going. Freakin Holidays. |
| Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 | |
| 7:57 pm | |
| 6:02 am | |
| Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 | |
| 12:46 am | Nine Inch Nails. I have no words. Post from SA: That was the single greatest thing I have ever been witness to. Sporadic: He's saving Reptile for you, I guess. Didn't play it. Played, in no particular order, that I can rememeber: 999,999 1,000,000 March of the Pigs Closer Wish Head Like A Hole Terrible Lie Gave Up 4 amazing ghosts songs Ghosts Piggy The Frail into The Wretched (Oh God I died) Hand that Feeds Only Survivalism Good Soldier The Great Destroyer God Given Beginning of the End Letting You Discipline Echoplex Head Down Ended with Hurt and In this Twilight I might have missed a couple, and they are definitely out of order. They played forever. He told everyone to vote. I got a backstage pass and a nifty limited edition poster because the girl in front of us won a contest. The whole thing was a fucking travesty of mis-communication and garbage. I didn't get to meet the band, but hey, free poster. |
| Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 | |
| 3:27 am | In 16 hours the show starts. A few hours after that and I'll finally see NIN Live. God. I can't sleep. This is going to be amazing. This week has already been great. Rock Band 2. Imperative Reaction. 5 Months with my amazing girlfriend. Spending time with Danneh. Watching the Rays in the World Series. Life gets hard sometimes but its times like this that make it worth it. |
| Sunday, October 19th, 2008 | |
| 11:45 pm | |
| 10:46 pm | |
| Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 | |
| 8:01 pm | You Want White Castle, You Need White Castle Thank you, Weird Al, for making me laugh. Job Interview Friday. Wish me luck. |
| Saturday, September 27th, 2008 | |
| 10:22 pm | |
| Monday, September 15th, 2008 | |
| 9:27 am | |
| Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 | |
| 3:18 am | |
| Monday, September 8th, 2008 | |
| 8:36 pm | |
| Saturday, September 6th, 2008 | |
| 4:19 am | Late nights are a part of my life now. Its hard to sleep alone. Ive been broke and, more recently, lonely. Being unable to find a job for weeks was very depressing. Guess that's why they called it the Depression. I hold on to hope. I have an offer at some pharmaceutical company to do something. I'd tell you more but that's about all I know right now. Even then its rocky, job might be gone before I can get it. Oh and its overnights 3 days on 2 days off. Kiss any chance of seeing my girlfriend goodbye. My father has left for Europe. Who knows when he'll be back. Doesn't matter anyway, said he'll never give me money again. I'm slowly selling all the possessions I own to make ends meet. Praying checks don't bounce. Counting the days until I get my next measly check. Counting the days until I get my next $75 in food stamps. I can't keep asking for help. Everyone else is in the same situation. I thought I knew struggling. I thought I knew broke. I don't have money for World of Warcraft, which has been my only escape from this... Rut. How far do I have to fall before I can bounce back? how far? |
| Thursday, August 28th, 2008 | |
| 7:34 pm | http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/0 So. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying Stevie Ray Vaughn - Texas Flood No Doubt - Best Of Coming for Rock Band. Who's excited? |
