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Name: Benjamin Andrew
Country: United States
State: Ohio
Metro: Dayton
Birthday: 10/20/1971
Interests: sailing, rock climbing, music (singing and playing guitar), travelling, designing and drawing, writing scripts, vintage fashion (ala Steve McQueen, James Dean, etc.), the 1950's and 1960's, paintballing, hiking, mountain climbing, camping, "ebaying", acting, drinking imported beers, Western Swing music, vintage Rockabilly music and more...
Regarding music PART 1: Sunny Day Real Estate, Over the Rhine, Tortoise, Pedro the Lion, Sixteen Horsepower, The Innocence Mission, Sigur Ros, Dave Eugene Edwards(solo)/Wovenhand, Etta James, Coldplay, The Hives, Johnny Cash, Wilco, Ella Fitzgerald, Kings of Convenience, Lassie Foundation, The Violet Burning, Travis, John Coltrane, Duran Duran, RIDE, Marvin Gaye..
My heroes: Heroes James Bond, Karin and Linford, Fleming and John, Captain America, Johnny Quest, Johnny Cash, My Grandma and Grandpa Moran, Jesus (not necessarily in that order)
Expertise: I can sail a mean sailboat, act a mean play, brew a mean coffee and steam a mean latte. I also have a penchant for long conversations over coffee or imported beers. I also seem to get my hair to stick straight-up a lot (it takes skill).
Occupation: Loss Prevention
Industry: Retail
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
Yahoo:  bendigo1
Member Since:
10/8/2005
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| So......let's see. I've had a lot of time to listen to music lately (you might have noticed many of my blogs recently have been about artists I like, etc). I listen to the vast majority of my music at work. And, while we've had some exciting and stressful days latley, in-between each of the recent incidents I've had enough down time to play some discs/MP3's I haven't listened to for some time, while I'm watching the monitors. It's been quite fun actually!
That said, I've decided to kind of mix-up some of the music that automatically plays on my MySpace page to more accurately reflect some of my favorite artists or just songs that have really caught my fancy lately.
For example, I REALLY, REALLY like the Starflyer 59 song ["Good Sons"] I recently added, but I think it's now time to upload a new one that also has been in heavy rotation in my office and on my lips as I walk around. If you'd like to track down more info. on Starflyer, I would recommend going here: www.myspace.com/starflyer59
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So, regarding the new track I added today...well, "The Fire Theft are an off-shoot of another one of my favorite bands called "Sunny Day Real Estate". The song I've added ["Chain"] is absolutely one of my favorite songs. I've been playing it so often lately that I've begun annoying all of those around me (namely my co-worker Cory--but everything seems to be annoying him these days, so he may not count) but I don't care! It's a good song!!!
For added effect, I've included a link to the Fire Theft's website where you can watch a music video of the band performing "Chain". I would HIGHLY recommend checking it out; the hearing/seeing of this song shows the power they have/had(?) live and adds some extra "oomph" to the song.
ATHe video link: http://www.thefiretheft.com/multimedia.asp
Oh, and if you're wondering more about just WHO this band is I've included a couple of bio.'s below for your perusal. ENJOY!!!
The Fire Theft Biography:
The final implosion of Seattle's Sunny Day Real Estate in 2002 was pretty anticlimactic, since at that point the band had splintered and re-formed at least three times during its temperamental, yet influential existence. Quests for faith and gigs with the Foo Fighters had caused them to part, but in 2003 the Fire Theft brought them back together. Or, three quarters of them, anyway. Vocalist/guitarist Jeremy Enigk, drummer William Goldsmith, and bassist Nate Mendel re-formed around a batch of songs that acknowledged their collective past in lyric, but exorcised the lingering demons with a new musical direction. When their self-titled debut dropped from Rykodisc in September 2003, it featured ambitious instrumentals, classicist rock elements tempered with stylized indie grit, and plenty of Enigk's captivating voice.
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THE FIRE THEFT biography
THE FIRE THEFT was founded in 2003 as follow-up of SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE which was based in the post-"emo" scene. Jeremy Enigk (g/vocs), Nate Mendel (b) and William Goldsmith (dr) went a step further with the new band. Their debut and so far only album brings sophisticated and dynamic pop rock with heavy prog influences from bands like Yes or Led Zeppelin.
Since the widely acclaimed debut "The Fire Theft" things seem to have slowed down. The band split with their label Ryko and in Decembe...
THE FIRE THEFT was founded in 2003 as follow-up of SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE which was based in the post-"emo" scene. Jeremy Enigk (g/vocs), Nate Mendel (b) and William Goldsmith (dr) went a step further with the new band. Their debut and so far only album brings sophisticated and dynamic pop rock with heavy prog influences from bands like Yes or Led Zeppelin.
Since the widely acclaimed debut "The Fire Theft" things seem to have slowed down. The band split with their label Ryko and in December 2004 announced a yet to be published new album.
Chain The Fire Theft lyrics
Chain
I feel the words falling in a rhythm
I see the wind bearing its decision to never give in
I’m amazed
I hear the words form some kind of silence
When the world falls into violence
We’ll never give in
Chain
I see the world falling in a rhythm
I feel the wind bearing its decision to never give in
I’m afraid
I hear the words form some kind of silence
When the world falls into violence they’ll never give in
Chained in silence
The rhythm of violence
Change all around us
Change in everything you see
I’m amazed
I see the world in a revolution
Within the darkness a solution
We’ll never give in chained in silence
The rhythm of violence
Change all around us
Change in everything you see
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Current mood:  content
Category: Music
So, Starflyer 59 has been an on-again, off-again fav' band of mine for years. Frankly, I'd "lost touch with them" a little while back and just a couple of days ago got "re-acquainted" with a posting from their MySpace site.
That said, and even though I'm apparently a year behind here in getting back on board the SF59 bandwagon, their track "Good Sons" off of their newest album, Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice, has got to be one of the catchiest, and most-infectious tunes I've heard in a while (I think all year). I sang it in the shower this morning. I sang it in the car on the way to work. I hummed it throughout the workday. And when I finally forgot how it went at some point (come on now-I only just heard it for the first time last night!), I couldn't wait to get home and hear it again. So, if that's not a solid sales pitch for listening to this song and/or buying the album, I don't know what is.
I'm buying it tomorrow!!!
This band deserves a little of my hard earned money. Anyway, I feel I owe it to them for "forgetting to write " for so long. 
http://www.myspace.com/starflyer59
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Here are a couple of reviews of the new disc for your perusal. Maybe this blog posting can be an intro. to this very talented band for you, or like me a "saying Hello" to a long-lost friend.
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Starflyer 59
Talking Voice Vs. Singing Voice
Artist Info: Discography
Album length: 9 tracks: 32 minutes, 8 seconds
Street Date: April 12, 2005
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Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice is the newest addition to the Starflyer 59 catalog. While this album contains mostly new material, some fans may be familiar with Softness, Goodness, which appeared on the bands limited edition The Last Laurel EP.
The album opens with The Contest Completed, which sets the tone for the album. From the first listen, its obvious that the lyrics are a bit more thought out than on previous albums. The song that follows is Easy Street, featuring the bands first use of the trumpet in any of their songs (not counting the instrumental hidden track on Everybody Makes Mistakes. The use of extra instruments helps make the song stand out from traditional Starflyer songs.
Drummer, Frank Lenz created a wonderful string arrangement for Night Life, which once again shows great instrumentation. Without the use of strings, the song would be missing some great dynamics. Following Night Life is A Good Living, in which vocalist Jason Martin cries out to Jesus to help him to live out a good life. Softness, Goodness then makes a smooth transition from the previous song.
Once the final note of Softness, Goodness plays out, drums and guitar help pick up the pace for Something Evil (which was first released as an MP3 at www.sf59.com), while the closing song, The Longest Line, features an 80's style drumbeat. In what is probably the most spiritual song the band has ever written, Martin makes reference to Jesus once again, as he sings about being called into heaven.
Overall, Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice is very catchy, and may be the album to interest people who never heard Starflyer 59. For current fans, its an improvement. This should say a lot for a band that continues to strive for artistic integrity. Although the album winds up short, it is 32 minutes well spent, and is much more valuable than an hour of re-hashed pop music.
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Reviewed by Andy Argyrakis, Christianity Today
Sounds like the latest chapter in Starflyer's acclaimed indie rock catalogue bridges their casual lo-fi vibe with moments of driving rock, strings and even a trumpet.
At a glance as has been the case with its last several efforts, SF59 once again delights, with frontman Jason Martin singing about spirituality much more than he has lately.
Track Listing
1. The Contest Completed
2. Easy Street
3. Good Sons
4. A Lists Go On
5. Night Life
6. A Good Living
7. Softness, Goodness
8. Something Evil
9. The Longest Line
For the last decade, lo-fi rockers Starflyer 59 have gradually progressed from underground critical darlings to gaining a pretty serious following in both the Christian and mainstream cultures. One of the group's most charming elements is its constant unpredictability, adaptations and evolutions, never churning out the same record twice in a row. Their last few offerings include the partial Pet Sounds inspiration behind Leave Here a Stranger, the brooding Brit-pop direction on Old, and the dusty rock and roll approach of last year's I Am the Portuguese Blues.
Their latest nine-track offering, Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice, maintains the band's typical, shoe gazing indie rock thread while throwing in a handful of surprises. What starts as a mellow, dreamy feel during "The Contest Completed" soon blossoms into the string-and-horn soaked "Easy Street" and the barreling guitars of "Good Sons." "A Lists Go On" combines the violin's presence with rousing strums, all backed by Jason Martin's moody vocals. "Night Life" takes on an even more melodic vibe that swells with larger orchestral beauty by its riveting conclusion.
Also noticeable is increased lyrical attention toward spiritual matters. Martin loosely addresses the need to stay on the straight and narrow during "Something Evil," and even calls out to Jesus for guidance on "A Good Living." The album's final track "The Longest Line," with a joyous retro dance beat, alludes to believers' heavenly destination. It's a shame the guys end it there (after a mere 30 minutes) as they're likely to leave fans begging for much more.
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Title: Talking Voice VS. Singing Voice
Artist: Starflyer 59
Release Date: April 12, 2005?
Record Label: Tooth & Nail
Artist Homepage: http://www.sf59.com/
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| This is exciting to me:
COMING SOON:
THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF
OF
CRAZY JOE
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THE MAD RIVER OUTLAWS!
Straight from the 04/14/2006 Dayton Daily News "GO!" section on page 5(typo and all!):
CRAZY JOE [TRITSCHLER] IS MAD BUSY
Crazy Joe Tritschler has completed the new Mad River Outlaws EP, Sweatin' Bullets Over You, which will be released by Atom Records on May 16. I got a chance to hear the new disc and the songs are amazing. The title track and Electric Ukelele Rag show a growing maturity in the songwriting and performing without sacrificing the raw, rockabilly vibe of the group's debut Chopped, Slammed & Twangin'.
In other Tritschler news the stunning guitarist is performing in rockabilly legend Deke Dickerson's band at the Viva Las Vegas rockabilly festival this week and during the group's U.S. Tour in May. At the festival on Saturday, Tritschler will take part in Dickerson's Guitar Geek Festival alongside Brian Lonbeck, Gary Lambert, Lester Peabody and other nationally-regarded six-string wizards. Visit www.atomrecords.com to find out more.
-Don Thrasher
Congrats, Joe. I look forward to hearing and seeing you guys soon!!!
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Category: Music
Why is it that my favorite bands almost always have broken-up as a band by the time I get into them?!?!?!? Yeah, I don't know either.
Anyway, The Calicoes are/were one of my favorite bands. I've been a fan for a while, but since I've listening to their "Rumble" EP a lot lately, I thought I'd blog about them, too.
The band consisted most of the time of: Erich Jackson - Guitar & Vocals, Josh Yeats - Bass & BGV's, and Rodney DeMeglio - Drums (though there was a guy named Jason in there too, for a while on drums).
From older VBM press materials,
In the tradition of Reverend Horton Heat and The Stray Cats comes Velvet Blue Music's newest band, The Calicoes. This Texas band's sound features tough, gritty roots rock.
Check out The Calicoes - they're the real deal.
Frankly, I'm inclined to agree with Velvet Blue's interpretation of their tunes and observation that they were the "real deal". I personally think they might have been the "best" of all the Christ-inclined rockabilly/psycohobilly acts that have been formed and recorded. The verdicts still out, but I'm inclined to think that right now(as I am currently listening to them).
Anyway, if you are so inclined, try tracking down some of their discs on their label Velvet Blue Music's website (they still have a couple of their releases in stock), or try eBay or your local used CD store, etc. It's worth your time to check 'em out if your a fan of this genre (of course if you are a fan, I'm more than likeley preaching to the choir, aren't I? :)
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Jackson/Rubio's Rockabilly and Western Gospel Hymns
Artist: Various
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| This is one of my favorite things in the world! "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" has got to be one of the funniest shows on t.v., er, I mean....radio! Oh, yeah.....radio! Yes, it still exists even though fewer and fewer people are probably still tuning in.
But, I personally listen to a lot of NPR on my old car radio and listen to podcasts of shows that I happen to miss (as I am literally doing right now!!!) So, curious? Check it out for yourself.....[see below]
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio you can test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news and what's made up. On the Web, you can play along too.
It takes more than a couple brain cells to make this show what it is... so let's give credit where credit's due.
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 Peter Sagal (delivering news by sidecar) and Carl Kasell Photo: Tony Nagelmann
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Check out the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Frequently Asked Questions.
Peter Sagal -- Host
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly news quiz (radio game show) produced by Chicago Public Radio and distributed by National Public Radio in the United States, broadcast on weekends. The show is hosted by Peter Sagal, with scorekeeper Carl Kasell and a panel of three (drawn mostly from Roy Blount, Jr., Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson, Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, P.J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca, and Richard Roeper). The program debuted in 1998 with host Dan Coffey (of "Ask Mr. Science"), but was revamped and Coffey replaced.
In addition to the panelists, Wait Wait... listeners participate by telephoning or sending e-mails to nominate themselves as contestants. The producers select several listeners for each show, and call them to play games on the air with questions based on the week's news. The prize for winning any game is to have Carl Kasell record a greeting on the contestant's home answering machine. These games include:
- Who's Carl This Time? The contestant must identify the speaker or explain the context of three quotations read by Morning Edition news-reader Carl Kasell (or his substitute). Two correct answers constitute a win. (In a variation of this game, Carl Kasell's Countdown, three popular songs are played and the contestant must identify the related news story.)
- Bluff the Listener The contestant hears three odd news stories read by the panelists, and must determine which one is weird but true and not a product of two of the panelist's imaginations.
- Listener Limerick Challenge The contestant must identify the last word or phrase in three news-related limericks read by Carl Kasell. Two correct answers constitute a win.
- Not My Job A specially invited guest takes a three-question multiple-choice quiz on a topic unrelated to the celebrity's field (such as ). Originally, the guests on these segments were NPR personalities and reporters, but the pool of guests later expanded to include mostly celebrity guests, ranging from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (answering questions on the history of Hugh Hefner and Playboy magazine) to author Salman Rushdie (answering questions on the history of PEZ). Two correct answers constitute a win and the prize goes to a randomly selected listener who contacted the show but was not chosen as a contestant.
- NPR Geek Game Snippets are played from lighter news stories on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. The contestant must identify from which stories those snippets were pulled, potentially outing him/herself as an "NPR Geek" in the process.
In between games, Peter Sagal asks the panelists questions from the week's news and the panelists earn points by giving correct answers. A panelist also earns a point if a contestant chooses his/her story in the Bluff the Listener game, whether that story was true or made-up. At the end of the show, the panelists take a Lightning Fill-In-The-Blank quiz. Each panelist is given eight questions, (seven of which being drawn from the week's headlines, the last one based on a frivolous story) and are scored 2 points for each correct answer. After the quiz all the points are totaled and the panelist with the highest score is declared the week's champion. Panelists do not receive prizes for winning.
The show typically closes with the Panelist's Predictions, during which each panelist provides a headline that is designed more to make the listener laugh than to actually predict a real news story. That segment usually ends with Carl Kasell stating that if any of those come true "...we'll ask you about it on Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!"
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is produced by Chicago Public Radio, and was recorded in a studio at WBEZ radio until May 2005, when the show switched formats to being recorded in front of an audience at Chicago's Chase Auditorium on Thursday nights. A few times a year the show travels to various cities in the United States and produces a road show in front of a live audience.
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