Brad Barrish

I fancy myself a geek, so it was of little surprise that this exhaustive (and hilarious) test proved me correct.

In case you missed it the first time around, there’s another chance to see the Frontline special “The Way The Music Died” tomorrow. Check your local listings. The web site is an awesome companion to the show, I might add.

When I read stuff like this, I can’t help but feel a bit sad and want to cry, ‘foul.’ Yes, Jeff Buckley was one of the most amazing musical artists to come along in my lifetime, but he released one proper album. Since he drowned in 1997, every b-side, outtake and frankly, a lot of garbage has been released by his estate (his mom). Having read quite a bit about Jeff, I don’t know if he would have been so happy about all of it. He was a perfectionist, probably to a fault. Anyway, it’s not my place to say and I’ll probably shell out the money to buy “Grace” (again) in all of it’s expanded, super-sized glory.

I will start the month of June as a free agent. Yep, that’s right, I’ve left my job. And no, I don’t have much of a plan, another job or much of anything at the moment, but that will all come soon enough. I have to say it feels really good to leave something when you’re heart’s not in it. It was one of those situations where I started getting a feeling that I wasn’t doing the “right” thing with regards to my career. I couldn’t be more thankful that I gave it a shot though. I gained a lot of skills, a new appreciation for attention to details and a tremendous amount of respect for assistants. You never know until you try and you’re never too old to start over again. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some unemployment paperwork to fill out.

Poj Masta, in case you aren’t in the know, is one of the best (and youngest) underground mash up/remix artists on the scene. I happened to stumble across his fantastic remix of “Ch-Check It Out” today.

Thom has posted a nice list of MP3 weblogs. A lot of the people running these sites have damn good taste too.

Thank you to the always fantastic for showing me the way to Rodeohead.

I have watched this video at least 10 times, and I can’t stop laughing. I know… I’m a sick bastard.

The one thing that’s always bugged me about voting is that I have to figure out where and when. Despite the small hassle, I always vote (and you should too!) This year (and forever more) I will be voting absentee. If you are a California resident, just call (562) 466-1323 and ask for them to send you an application for permanent absentee voting, fill in the form and send it in. For you Infosuperweb peeps, just point your browsers to the PDF version of the form.

Need help finding out how to do it in your own state? Start here.

The Morning News never fails me. Today they point me to a great piece in the New York Times by Nick Hornby.

[R]ock ’n’ roll was and remains necessary because: who doesn’t need exhilaration and a sense of invincibility, even if it’s only now and again?