Frequency Down

NO MORE Frequency Down Blog

2008-03-06T16:54:00.003-05:00

Go HERE for my personal blog

Not much different.

ENJOY!

RIP Frequency Down.

You had your time (on radio), but I just couldn't keep you alive (in blog).

Happy New Year!

2008-01-05T02:15:00.000-05:00

Well hey y'all! Happy New Year!

I don't blog on here much at all anymore (as you can see), so feel free to read my blogs on my Myspace Page

Have a great year!

I leave you with a great pilot from the early 90's that Conan O'Brien and Robert Smigel wrote for Adam West. It's called Lookwell, and it's great

Songs/Videos played to death but still can't get enough of pt.1

2007-10-25T12:57:00.000-04:00

Prince writes hits 4 u

2007-10-24T15:37:00.000-04:00

The Nothing

2007-10-24T14:57:00.001-04:00

I'm Getting Back Into Getting Back Into You

2007-10-22T12:49:00.000-04:00

The Smiths on a Sunday

2007-10-21T23:53:00.001-04:00

How Soon Is Now

Toonces, the driving cat!

2007-10-15T12:13:00.001-04:00

My favorite era of SNL is definitely 88-94, and this is one of my favorite characters to come from that era.

I love me some Autolux!

2007-10-15T12:03:00.001-04:00

Hooray for Autolux!

Fleetwood Mac

2007-10-12T17:27:00.000-04:00

Judge all you want, invisible bullshit hipster community, but I love the hell out of this song.
There I said it, and I don't care. I can't deny it.

Whiskeytown (Ryan Adams) does a great cover of this song, too. Check it.

When Egos Explode!

2007-10-12T16:44:00.000-04:00

Don't get me wrong, I was a HUGE Pumpkins fan back in the day. Ask anyone who knew me from 1993-2000. Smashing Pumpkins was MY band. Siamese Dream remains in my top favorite albums of all time. I love the shit out of that album and can listen to it beginning to end non-stop.
But then they "come back", make an album that's just "whatever" and then I see this(via Pitchfork)

http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/blog_2309

I'm sorry, Corgan...but shut the fuck up.

And that fan was right, more Siamese Dream!

The theme is...Sleeeeeeeep

2007-10-12T11:13:00.000-04:00

How 'bout some live...RADIOHEAD!

2007-10-12T02:34:00.001-04:00

At Least That's What You Said

2007-10-09T23:50:00.000-04:00

God damn, Wilco. I fucking love you

Some Pulp for ya!

2007-10-03T12:22:00.000-04:00

How 'bout some HUM!

2007-10-02T11:27:00.000-04:00

Obviosuly they didn't care enough to not torture us

2007-09-21T17:20:00.000-04:00

Why is it everytime I hear Pete Cetera's voice my genitals recoil deep inside my body?

A Little Jaaaaaaaaam

2007-09-21T14:37:00.000-04:00

JAM is easily one of the most fucked up sketch shows (hell, even shows) I have ever seen.
Imagine if David Lynch had a sketch comedy show. That is Jam.

This is one of the more accessible ones and one of my favorite sketches from the show.
Enjoy

Neglected!

2007-09-19T17:40:00.000-04:00

Wow, it's been a good while since I've updated this bad boy. I've been very busy.
Not that it gets read a ton...that's obvious.

Anywhooz

Here's a cool video from former Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherly (yes, I had a crush on her as well).
Enjoy

How to make Frank have an eternal orgasm from one article

2007-08-28T10:50:00.000-04:00

My Bloody Valentine reuniting?!?!?!

Good God, YES!

How about some Medicine?

2007-08-21T18:38:00.000-04:00

Thank You, Orbit.

Be Kind Rewind

2007-08-09T22:34:00.000-04:00

One of the perks of working at New Line Cinema is that I get to see this movie early! Yay!

I Heart Michel Gondry

Thursdays are for They Might Be Giants

2007-08-09T22:25:00.000-04:00

Slowdive on a Sunday

2007-08-05T15:13:00.000-04:00

The Ten

2007-08-03T15:32:00.000-04:00

Fans of the late and great sketch comedy show The State and the hilarious movie Wet Hot American Summer need to check out the newest offering from that same crew called The Ten.
Here is the unrated trailer

I've been waiting for this to come out for some time now. Can't wait to see it.

The Kids In The Hall!

2007-07-30T13:05:00.002-04:00

It is my honest opinion that the The Kids In The Hall is probably the best sketch comedy show, ever.

So, it thrills me when I see this
Kids In The Hall Return!

Let's hope they go with an indie film company if they release another movie. Paramount screwed them pretty hard with Brain Candy (which is a movie I love, though).

Thanks to Vee for showing me this.

And for your enjoyment, a sketch from KITH!

Monday means My Bloody Valentine!

2007-07-30T13:05:00.001-04:00

Wilco for the Weekend!

2007-07-27T17:50:00.000-04:00

Steve Coogan Knows What's Cool

2007-07-27T16:46:00.001-04:00

It's After 2am...

2007-07-26T02:21:00.000-04:00

Do you know where you Lionel Richie is?

Trick R' Treat

2007-07-25T13:51:00.001-04:00

Talk all the shit you want, but I'm looking forward to this film.

How much you want to bet it'll be better than the Rob Zombie Halloween remake?

On that topic, is anyone else tired of "scary" movies these days? It's all gore and no suspense, plus they lack any eerie supernatural quality to them. There's a difference between being grossed out and creeped out. I enjoy the latter in my horror films. That's not to say gore doesn't have its place. It definitely does. But what most films in the horror genre lack today is that delicate balance. So wise up, horror films! Enough of this Saw bullshit.

Make no mistake, I am the new Andy Rooney.

Sonic Youth is Covered!

2007-07-25T12:26:00.000-04:00

Not in biscotti from their recent Starbucks deal, but rather a slew of covers from some of your favorite and least favorite artists!

The blog "Copy,Right?" has posted some SY covers. Diamond Sea and Bull in the Heather are some of my favoirte SY songs of all time, and I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with how they're covered. Judge for yourself.
Sonic Youth covers

It's Sunday...and She's Lost Control

2007-07-22T17:23:00.000-04:00

On a related note, I saw this band (Girls Against Boys) play a show this past Friday at Bowery Ballroom. They played their best album (in my opinion), Venus Luxure No.1 Baby, in its entirety, plus some other fan favorites. It was really great. I've seen them a handful of times and this was the best I had seen them. Too bad it was kind of a once in a blue moon type thing.

Videos just lack...feathers

2007-07-19T01:01:00.000-04:00

These days videos just lack long flowing pretty blonde hair on its artist, ghost indians handing out feathers and bands that just take you away from your shitty abusive dad.
Well, I say...
Take me there, Nelson. Take me far far away!

You know, the dad has a point. The freeloader's 18 without a job and hallucinates about Nelson. Get it together, Son!

Cake Like

2007-07-18T00:36:00.000-04:00

Fans of The State, Viva Variety and Reno 911 will recognize Kerri Kenney in this band. I really liked them, but they didn't get to do much. Still they made a cool video which was directed by fellow State member David Wain (who also directed Wet Hot American Summer and the upcoming movie The Ten) and even has appearances from a couple of State members.

2007-07-17T14:18:00.001-04:00

T is for Tuesday...and Talking Heads!

2007-07-17T12:02:00.000-04:00

Love For Sale

Because you deserve to start your week off right

2007-07-16T10:49:00.000-04:00

Ice Cream Creatures

2007-07-14T01:50:00.000-04:00

Ice Cream Creatures is signed to Papergoose Records, an Austin-based label. They are an experimental electronic group. I'm in love with their song, Little Machine. If you like it too, check out some of their other mp3s here.

Ice Cream Creatures - Little Machine

Because you deserve to have your asses rocked for the weekend!

2007-07-13T15:50:00.001-04:00

You're Welcome

MST3K is Back!!! Sort of...

2007-07-13T00:40:00.000-04:00

God bless Shout Factory (the best DVD company around)!

Here's the description of The Film Crew:
Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett—three of the brilliantly insane minds behind the cult classic TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000—finally reunite to unleash their warped sense of humor on the cinema of yesteryear as The Film Crew. Charged with the task of giving all movies their own commentary tracks, the Film Crew valiantly steps forward to tackle the best of the worst, starting with Hollywood After Dark, which was chosen as the first release by MST fans in an online contest.
The Film Crew DVDs

Some MST3K goodness for old times sake...

Album reviews...in a few words

2007-07-13T00:16:00.000-04:00

Some new albums that came out recently...

Interpol- Our Love To Admire : At least we still have Turn on the Bright Lights.

Smashing Pumpkins- Zeitgeist: Sorry, Pumpkins fans! This ain't it.

Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger: Easy, listener.

Spoon- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga: Not too shabby, folks.

Patton Oswalt- Werewolves and Lollipops: Buy and enjoy.

Foo Fighters- The Colour and The Shape (remasted/deluxe): Yay! Remastered and b-sides!

The Whitest Kids U' Know Moves to IFC

2007-07-12T15:51:00.000-04:00

Sketch group/show The Whitest Kids U' Know has moved to IFC.

Here's what they had to say in a recent Myspace bulletin:
"The next season of ‘The Whitest Kids U’ Know’ is going to be on the IFC channel!! We are really excited about this for a bunch of reasons!
First: If you get the FUSE network - odds are you get IFC. So everyone who already watches the show, still can!
Second: The second season will be COMPLETELY UNCENSORED! No more bleeps or blurs!
And Third: There will be no commercial breaks! Which means the shows will actually be longer!"

For those who have never seen The Whitest Kids U' Know, here's one of my favorite sketches from the show.

You can Take the Girl outta Tejas.

2007-07-12T15:03:00.000-04:00

I have loved this song ever since I was ...well...I guess around 6 or something....but yeah....I have started to listen to her again....and I totally know what she is talking about now...before it was entertainment....and now all I want to do is give that bitch a high five....drink a beer...and ever so lovingly say " Hell Yeah "

Another Patton Oswalt Post

2007-07-11T12:40:00.000-04:00

The A.V. Club has a really great interview with Patton Oswalt up.
Once you read you'll realize why I'm so perversely in love with the man.

Patton Oswalt A.V. Club Interview

I'm excited because he's doing an instore down the street from my apartment on Thursday. Weeeee!
Enjoy!

Superdrag Reunites!

2007-07-11T01:19:00.000-04:00

Here are the details from their Myspace post:
The rumors that you may have seen online were absolutely true. The original Superdrag line-up (Don Coffey Jr., John Davis, Brandon Fisher, and Tom Pappas) are reuniting to play 6 limited tour dates in October and November!

The official dates are:
October 05 - Nashville, TN @ City Hall
October 13 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
October 20 - Knoxville, TN @ Barley's Taproom
November 02 - New York, NY @ The Fillmore
November 03 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
November 08 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

Since you'll only read or hear about it a million times...

2007-07-10T16:30:00.001-04:00

So, pretty much the main reason I wanted to see Transformers was to see this badass trailer that everyone was talking about that plays before the movie. There's all this secrecy around this trailer that only reveals that it's produced by J.J. Abrams and its release date.

Thankfully I can save my $12 (yes, movies are expensive here)because the trailer is now online.
Vague Goodness Here

Some speculate that it's a Voltron movie, while others speculate it's some sort of big scale monster movie all shot on handicam.

What do I think it is?

Well, let's just say I'm hoping it has something to do with this...

Fingers crossed!

Allow Me to Introduce Myself

2007-07-10T13:42:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone! My name's John and I come to you from Dallas, TX (until I move to Norman, OK in a month)This is my first time as a contributor to the Frequency Down blog. I will be posting about anything and everything concerning music that I find noteworthy. Basically, whatever I like I will share on here. As of right now, we're still finding a place to upload mp3s to so we can post them, but until then I will try to find another way to post mp3s. On to the music...

Unitl I have freedom to post mp3s from my collection, I'm just going to post a variety of songs I like. Eventually I will make themed posts.

Daedelus - Purged Lips Reply

One of my favorite electronic groups, Daedelus uses a variety of samples to craft their songs. If you're a fan of Daedelus, you'll also love Cornelius.

Image Credit: sparklerama

Mom - Green Echo

Electronic disection of acoustic instrumentation. Straight out of Denton, TX (home to the one and only Frank Hejl) Mom frequents many DFW venues, opening up for acts like Menomena and The Album Leaf. They signed to CJ Davis' fairly young label, Pancakes For Mattie.

That's all for now. More to come!

Dueces.

2007-07-10T12:07:00.000-04:00

In my book this makes the top 15 inventions of all time.

yep

2007-07-09T16:28:00.001-04:00

You Know You Love It

2007-07-09T00:15:00.000-04:00

Admit It

Patton Oswalt- Werewolves and Lollipops

2007-07-08T22:22:00.000-04:00

One of the best standup comedians working today is Patton Oswalt. Do yourself a favor and see this man perform live. I know standup gets a bad reputation because of the commercially successful standup comedians that tell the worst and unimaginitave jokes ever, but there are a ton of great standup comedians working today who just do brilliant material and are 100 times funnier than anyone you'll see headlining a big comedy venue or concert arena.

Patton has a new cd coming out on Sub Pop called Werewolves and Lollipops which comes out on July 10th.

The blog You Ain't No Picasso posted an MP3 from the upcoming album, which you can find at their blog here
Dukes of Hazard

For you Myspacers, add Patton Oswalt here:
Patton Oswalt Myspace

Check it out and enjoy!

Sorry...

2007-07-08T21:44:00.000-04:00

I spoke a little too soon and maybe had bigger plans than could pull off. BUT, content will start to slowly trickle in on here.

Our contributors will start making posts soon.

Stay vigilant, good citizens!

Examples and You: How To Make Friends Via Blog

2007-03-09T02:41:00.000-05:00

Here are some examples of what to expect from Frequency Down:

Music MP3s and reviews: John Salvie and Jeff Stickrod
TV: Christi Grabara and misc.
Movies: Chris Brown and misc.
Comics/Graphic Novels: Misc. (TBA)
Randomness and Greatness: Sierra Dufault
and then ME! Doing whatever the fuck I feel like!

Buy This and Read This:

Watch This:
Human Giant is a great sketch group that has a new show debuting on MTV this April. Here is a sketch from an upcoming show.

Listen To This and Eat This:
Menomena- Friend and Foe

Subject/Interview: Interview with musician or comedian will go here

Playing Favorites: 3-5 videos they choose from YouTube will go here and they will explain why they picked these videos.
For example:
I picked this video because it's such a great sketch from Mr.Show, blah blah blah

Opinions And Assholes: Editorials, jerks!

So that'll basically be the new Frequency Down! We'll evetually move to podcasting, but this will be it for now. Hope you approve and enjoy!
We're back!

Stay Tuned!

2007-03-07T00:57:00.000-05:00

Oh my, yes.
The time is now.
Frequency Down has risen from the ashes.
It may look/sound a little different, but the spirit remains.
Get ready.