Teacher

Recently, on a project, I would have gotten an 100% becuase she miscorrected a problem. Now this was fine as she collected the ones with the mistake and at the end of the period handed them back. Exactly the same. She then lied about them being wrong to cover her own ass. Even when confronted with the textbook she wouldn't budge. She requires us to call her with Dr. instead of Mrs., she is a chiropractor. Not any educational degrees, a degree in chiropractics.

Another separate project, actually this was even the next day, she called me and two other students up to her desk. She yelled at us, not talked to, yelled, about how we only turned in 4 power point slides (We were supposed to do 10 but the day it was due upped it to 15) Now sure, I was expecting it the night before. But when my four slides were more then the whole classes, no one else turned one in, I expected a bit of leniency.

As a side note, on the day before the project was due my friends grandfather (R.I.P) died. You wanna know what she said before even anything like "I'm sorry for your loss." or something? She said "Oh, Okay, then he can hand in his project on Thursday. It was due Wednesday. The day before his grandfather died and she let him have an extra day for his project.

How the hell is this teacher getting tenure this year?!

R.I.P Roy Scheider (1932-2008)

Roy Scheider, best known for playing  Chief Martin Brody in Jaws has died today at the age of 75. He is also credited with haveing the 35th best movie quote, which he actually ad-libbed. According to his wife, he died of a staph infection.

 

I'm going to need a bigger blog...(Yes, I had to make that very bad joke.)

Posers

I am going to forgo the Saturday Song Special since my last few posts have basically been filler or a S3. So today I will rant on, getting back to my original music blog idea, of people who say they like a band, but then when you ask them what their favorite song is they say the bands most popular song.


Now, people say I am posing when I say my favorite song from RUN DMC is "My Adidas". Now for a bit of background information. I am a scrawny white male with shoulder length hair. I look like I doesn't even know that Ice Cube was a rapper before he started making family movies. Everybody always calls me a poser when I say that, until I name other less known songs; such as "Peter Piper" or "Hard Times". Songs someone who isn't a fan would know, nowadays.

One such was the band AFI when "Miss Murder" was released on Guitar Hero 3 (see my rant about Guitar Hero). Before that, most didn't even know about them. Some didn't even know they were a punk, even though in my opinion some of their songs were kinda Emoey.

Library Minion

As you will not know I have a twin brother. We are not identical but we do look allot alike. We often go to our Public Library, from which I am currently writing. Normally, I just loiter around because my brother works there. I really hate it when people interrupt me reading, or being on the computer and tell me to shelve a book. Now if they ask nicely, sometimes I will do it because I have nothing to do. But normally the forcefully tell me to do it and when I say that I don't work here they get all annoyed...I hate people.

Saturday Song Special

Even though nobody reads this, I am sorry for not updating with a song on Saturday.

 

"Death Is the Answer" by Early Man

 

In 2005 Early Man released its new Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne style song "Death is the Answer". I say Ozzy style because the song starts out slow, like The Wizard or Iron Man, but then speeds up and becomes a song that would sound what Sabbath would sound like if Ozzy wasn't stoned all the time, or British. Thus the Brooklyn based Heavy/Speed Metal band Early Man made their first single.

Guitar

Not really pertaining to music, but nonetheless is really cool.

http://www.gmwguitars.com/Woods%20Archive/W48.jpg

It is a guitar with a puzzle piece finish made by using different types of woods. Or maybe stains, I don't know.

Saturday Song Special

From now on, on Saturdays, I will profile a band or song.

"Boten Anna" by BassHunter

Boten Anna, literially Anna the Bot, was written by a Sweedish Eurodance artist, Jonas Erik Altberg, better known by BassHunter. This song is, oddly, about his friends girlfriend. BassHunter thought Anna was a bot because the friend said he would make a bot for the BassHunter IRC Channel. But he didn't tell him he also gave his girlfriend Admin privileges. Seeing a new member with those powers made him think that that was the bot. This peaked European song charts getting first in the UK, The Netherlands, and his native Sweden. Their now is a bot called Anna in the BassHunter IRC channel now, as well as a channel, #Anna, that has 'em.

http://www.youtube.com/v/p9vujyArcG4&rel=1

Daft Hands

Okay, I must have been the only person in the world not to now of this. Its a thing called Daft Hands. They take Daft Punk song, the ones with words, and write them on their hands.
Here is their video for "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw

Songs for Idiots

Of all the years I have been alive, musically, this year sucked. Sure, some good bands put out albums, but so did a lot crappy ones. Mainly songs such as the ones mentioned in the previous post.
The Top Five Worst Songs of '07 (in no particular order)
1) "Crank That" by Soulja Boy
2) "A Bay Bay" by Hurricane Chris
3) "Party Like A Rock star" by Shop Boyz
4) "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne
5) Anything made by Britney Spears this year

1)"Crank That" by Soulja Boy
This song was intended to be watched on the video. Whenever he says "YOUUUUUUUU", as in evrey three seconds, he does something different. Also, the name of the song is Crank That, but the fist words are "I got a new dance for y'all. Its called the Soulja Boy." If you say that, it implies that that is what the song is called, but it isn't. So, Soulja Boy, YOUUUUUUUU Suck.

2) "A Bay Bay" By Hurricane Chris
This song actually comes from DJ Hollywood Bay Bay. But, instead of saying "Hey Bay Bay" You see, whenever Bay Bay would enter a club, thats what everyone shouted. Now, don't get me wrong, this is a good song...if he didn't say the hook as much as Soulja Boy's YOUUUUUU.

3) "Party Like a Rock Star" by Shop Boyz
Its a rap...about how a rapper...parties like a Rock Star...eniugh said.

4) "Girlfriend" By Avril Lavigne
Ahh...Avril Lavigne...where punk went to die. Now for one thing, I am not even going to say about the whole plagiarism thing. Getting that out of the way, I think she had a good idea, but not for her. I liked the concept of the video, but the simple fact is: Avril Lavigne should not be in Punk, or even Teen Punk. People who are punk should not be writeing songs that nine year old girls use as ring tones.

5) Britney
Yeah...and no Chris Crocker,I won't leave her alone. F You.

Guitar Hero

I really hate when people only know who Kansas is because the have 'Carry on My Wayward Son' on Guitar Hero II and that episode of South Park. Or when people don't like Poison because the songs they heard on Guitar Hero II: Rock the 80's were badly done covers. Now, I may not have been born in the 80's but I love 80's music. Their were almost no songs done by the actual bands. Hell, The Romantics even filed a lawsuit in late 07 claiming that their song 'What I like about you' was indistinguishable from the cover. They were even worried that people might think that was actually them. Out of the 30 songs only 5 were the actual song and not a cover. That means there was less that 16% original.

Recently I asked a friend 'What is your favorite Black Sabbath Song?' He responded with, and I quote "That one from Guitar Hero". Another separate occasion me and my friends were singing "I Wanna Rock" by Twisted Sister. Not just the chorus but the whole song. Something nobody who just likes it because its on Guitar Hero can do. I was asked what version of Guitar Hero that was on.

Now don't get me wrong. I love the game. But when people who have only heard one song say they like it that pisses me off. Thats just like when people like "Hey Bebe", "Crank That.", "This is Why I'm Hot", and "Party Like a Rockstar" just because it has a dance (Crank That), or its so easy an idiot can sing it (Aye Bay Bay). Check back to see what other songs are"good" because people are idiots.

Ultimate Marriage Song

While me and my friends were talking one was reading a bridal magazine. She then said what she wanted her wedding to look like, ad one thing led to another and someone mentioned the video of the couple dancing to Sir-Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back". This led to the question 'What is the best Bridal Song'? My brothers contribution was "Miss Murder" by AFI. Now this was a good song, before the put it on Guitar Hero. (See my next post on what I feel about that.) Now everyone likes that one song, but have never even heard any others and claim to like the band.

Anyways...Getting back on topic I said 'Honky Tonk Badonkadonk.' By Trace Adkins. Now, if your Bride lets you dance to that song on your wedding day, you are a very lucky man. You luckier if she: a) Has a really nice Badonkadonk and b) She suggests it.

Intro

This will be my blog about music. I mostly listen to Independent stuff, but most are unsigned. This is because whenever a good Indie band, or artist, comes out if they get a Indie Label they start to suck. I also listen to any sort of Grunge, should it be Pre or Post. Also in my play list is a lot of 60's-80's Rock. You just can't beat the classics.

One thing I hate about the classics though, when Rappers sample music. Now sure, alot of people sample besides rappers, but they always mess it up. Take Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby." Now, whenever I listen to "Under Pressure" until the singing starts, everyone always thinks I am listening to that hack who calls himself a rapper. Another "Rapper" who smapled music was Kevin Federline. He sample the iconic 1982 classic "She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby. Now, don't get me wrong, I have never even heard the specific song by Federline; nor do I ever wish to, but I can assure you: It deals with 'Killin' some punk' when he has probably never even held a gun.

Sorry for the rant, and you had probably already heard someone make the same complaint. In the furture, I would like to state out, is that this blog will be about Musical Developments, and not me ranting about music...I hope.