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Music Shit / Re: What releases have you enjoyed from the first half of 2014?

« on: June 26, 2014, 09:19:03 AM »

Brain F≠ Empty Set LP
Dasher Go Rambo 7"
Video Join the Hate Wave 7"
Predator Complete Earth LP

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Music Shit / Re: Parquet Courts

« on: June 24, 2014, 03:03:57 PM »

Playing Sunbathing Animals at work and it just caught the ear of none other than Tommy Afterbirth. He's buying it as I type. Can't be dad-rock if the dude responsible for "Sex Orgy with the Brady Bunch" likes it, right?

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Tony Gwynn: Dead

« on: June 17, 2014, 11:37:37 AM »

Maddux was convinced no hitter could tell the speed of a pitch with any meaningful accuracy. [...] 'You just can't do it,' he said. Sometimes hitters can pick up differences in spin. They can identify pitches if there are different release points or if a curveball starts with a hump as it leaves the pitcher's hand. But if a pitcher can change speeds, every hitter is helpless, limited by human vision.

'Except,' Maddux said, 'for that [expletive] Tony Gwynn.'

Wish I knew exactly which word Maddux used there.

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: DASHER East Coast tour > June 5th - June 10th

« on: May 29, 2014, 03:14:51 PM »

Highly recommended. Band totally rips live.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: summarize your day in ten words or less

« on: May 29, 2014, 12:39:11 PM »

Fulton County Jail holding cells are the worst.

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Music Shit / Re: What are your thoughts on Soul Jazz's Punk 45 comps?

« on: May 22, 2014, 08:28:10 AM »

It's super easy to sell these comps as a record store employee. It's just "compilation of great early punk on Soul Jazz" and the beard-guy (or middle-aged NPR-listener or a hybrid of both) says "On Soul Jazz!" and tucks it under their arm. But I had to froth and jizz for 10 minutes to get the same people to even consider the Sing Sing reissue of Roses are Red.

On a basic level, people are buying great music they wouldn't buy otherwise. I dunno, maybe that's good enough. When we initially got the first Punk 45 comp, I was definitely in the "this is pointless re-hashing" camp, but I was underrating both the selling-power of Soul Jazz and the amount of lazy/uninformed people out there.

The target audience for these comps doesn't want to put in even a modicum of effort needed to find out about these songs on their own. Yeah, having it all spoonfed definitely devalues the experience, but I'd rather someone be spoonfed Die Electric Eels than never have heard them at all.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: OUT SOON: PREDATOR - THE COMPLETE EARTH LP

« on: March 07, 2014, 05:27:25 PM »

The recording on the new Lp does them justice as a live band

Hope this is true. Don't get me wrong, I love Predator's records/tapes, but their live show is on an entirely different level. Easily one of the best live bands Atlanta has seen in the last decade, if not the best.

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: Atlanta Mess-Around 2013: April 26-28

« on: April 26, 2013, 09:42:21 PM »

Was I the only one dumb enough to expect the Yonkers 70s "the Go?" Zeros kicked ass but I was expecting "Don't Take Her Away" etc not the Detroit band.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Baseball Thread 2012

« on: August 29, 2012, 04:08:59 PM »

Violent play at the plate. Surprised at Molinas toughness.

Yeah, a lot of credit is due to Yadi on that play. The runner has so much momentum that it doesn't even matter the catcher is wearing gear. I just got flattened by a guy the size of a linebacker in my team's game Sunday. Had headaches through yesterday and still limping. don't know how i held onto the ball tbh. Imagine if football players had 90+ feet to build up speed before sacking the QB and that's what it's like getting run over while blocking the plate.

Most fun play in baseball.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Baseball Thread 2012

« on: August 15, 2012, 11:46:18 AM »

Agreed on Headley.  I wonder what the Padres asking price was because it definitely went up if any trade is still possible.  I know you follow the Braves Khampa, have you seen the numbers Boras is pushing for to resign Bourn?  Sick stuff, welcome to the next stupid contract because a lot of teams want him, including the Phillies again.

Yeah, I'm actually okay with not re-signing Bourn for that reason. He's a great player, but the market is going to be so crazy for him that he's not going to be able to live up to his contract, no matter what he does.

FUCK YOU MELKY! Haven't been this happy since Jim Leyritz got arrested for DUI manslaughter.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Baseball Thread 2012

« on: August 14, 2012, 09:14:14 PM »

There are few hitters that strike more fear into me than Chase Headley. Would love to see what that guy could do outside of Petco. Would also love to see a vintage Lincecum start tomorrow. Feels kinda weird rooting against the Nationals instead of the Phillies.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Baseball Thread 2012

« on: August 09, 2012, 01:58:19 PM »

I really don't know what to make of the increasing fragility of pitchers, but my inclination is that pitchers put more strain on their arms now because they have to. As hitters have improved at their craft over the years, pitchers have had to do the same. I don't buy that pitchers are babied too much at a young age (I certainly wasn't--blew out my UCL at 12) and I don't believe it's poor mechanics (although poor mechanics certainly lead to injuries, most MLB pitchers have good mechanics). I think the human arm just can't handle the stress necessary to throw many more than 100 pitches that are able to get modern-day MLB hitters out.

Re: Posey vs Cutch for MVP - I'm all for catchers getting a bonus, but Posey would have to absolutely catch fire and Cutch would have to totally collapse for Posey to be worth of the MVP. WAR factors position in and has Cutch 1.5 or so wins ahead of Posey. A good offensive C may be harder to find than a good offensive CF, but Cutch is so much better offensively and CF is a more important position defensively anyway.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Baseball Thread 2012

« on: August 07, 2012, 09:12:52 AM »

It really seems to matter to the players on a team that someone be the annointed one, the reassuring CLOSER.

But look at the Marlins. They just threw 27 mil at Heath Bell. Cishek is now the closer, putting up pretty much the line Bell has been accomplishing the last three years. The only time a closer truly matters is in the playoffs. And even then, they only "matter" when they fuck up. Think about it. It's every pitcher's job to get hitters out, does it matter where they are in the fucking bullpen pecking order? DO YOUR JOB. GET THE HITTERS OUT. Whoever is best-est at making hitters sad should be the closer, whoever that is in any given week. But teams feel duty bound to give the ninth inning to the CLOSER, even in a tie game.

Break the closer myth. It's superstitious programmatic bullshit.

It's all the fault of the "save," which is the worst stat in baseball--even worse than wins and RBI since it has such a tangible negative impact on the game.

The best reliever shouldn't pitch the ninth--they should pitch in the most important situation of the game. 7th inning, two runners on, nobody out, 1 run lead, heart of the order due up? Use your best reliever. There's no point in saving your best guy for the 9th if you get there without a lead.

The same goes for "closers" not pitching until it's a save situation in extra inning games on the road. The concept that your best reliever can only pitch if it's the last half inning of a game in which you have a lead of 3 runs or less is utterly mind-boggling. It is perhaps the most frustrating part of traditional baseball logic to me.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Baseball Thread 2012

« on: July 31, 2012, 04:42:19 PM »

Also good luck extending Melky next year with more than half of the Huff, Rowand freed up money now going to Pence's 14MM arbitration deal

Extending Melky is a bad idea anyway. That babip is going to come crashing back down to reality and he's going to get fat again as soon as he gets paid. I'm no Pence fan by any stretch, but he's better than Melky, though both will be dramatically overpaid next year.

Maholm trade is okay by me only because it's Chipper's final year. Otherwise, I'd hate it. Arodys Vizcaino is electric. His floor is pretty low, but his ceiling is as high as all but the most elite pitching prospects. If he can hold up as a starter, this trade will look really bad in a few years--potential #2. Even if he can't start, there's a good chance he becomes a lights-out closer. Excellent trade by Epstein, really bought low on a valuable commodity in Vizcaino.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Baseball Thread 2012

« on: July 25, 2012, 03:34:09 PM »

When will the one-game playoffs be scheduled? I only did a half-assed google search but I couldn't find anything. The teams might not be picking anybody if it's right after the regular season ends. Meaning we could be looking at Karstens vs Minor or something along those lines.

God the thought of Mike Minor pitching a 1 game playoff in a sold-out and trying-to-avenge-'92 PNC park is beyond terrifying.  Best case scenario would be 3 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 5 R. I like the guy and think he'll be a solid #3 down the road, but he'll wet that bed in a big spot this year, guaranteed.