Song Of The Day – City And Colour (Comin’ Home)

Dallas Green is probably best known as the lead singer of the band Alexisonfire, but that could change soon. His side-project, City & Colour, released their second LP, “Bring Me Your Love,” and I’m loving it. It’s such a huge change of pace from the fast and aggressive Alexisonfire style, C&C is the calm, more folksy, singer/songwriter style.

Their second single, “Comin’ Home,” has hit the airwaves and should be a hit for Dallas Green. Vagrant Records has a history of taking chances on bands and has had great success. Dashboard Confessional and Saves The Day have both found success on the label and City & Colour should do very well.

Here is the video for City & Colour’s “Comin’ Home.”

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It’s Been Too Long My Friends…

I just wanted to post a picture of Katy Perry, I still have a crush. Anyways, it’s been too long since I last posted, I’m in the middle of a lot of things and I have had zero time to work on it. I’m in the middle of moving the national headquarters of America’s White Boy to another apartment, plus one of my roommates had to pay her court fines (don’t drink and drive, folks) and she isn’t going to pay the internet bill. So until mid-July, I am stuck using very inconsistent wireless internet. Instead of posting a thousand new posts about things that I would like to talk about, I am going the cheap route and throwing you some bullet-points.

– The Cubs are still awesome
– Whoever the Bulls pick #1, they will wish they had picked the other guy
– Apparently Asian pitchers are never taught to run the bases (Yankees are finding out the hard way)
– If Chris Lofton goes undrafted, it’s a shame
– Rajon Rondo is a beast
– Glen Davis should always keep his shirt on
– Rocco Mediate isn’t a pool cleaner
– Kobe knows how Shaq’s ass tastes
– Carlos Zambrano can feel pain
– Lou Pinella and Ozzie Guillen will put out a rap album and it will be better than the last Jay-Z album (not hard to do)
– Katy Perry shouldn’t marry the guy from Gym Class Heroes, she must not have gotten the memo of my availability
– The new Alkaline Trio album is very good
– ESPN Fantasy Focus Podcast is my new addiction (they read an email of mine last week)
– I did not receive a million dollars from Vince McMahon of the WWE
– Jay Bruce isn’t curing cancer
– Jermaine O’Neal will be traded before the NBA Draft, Pacers will still be bad
– During the NBA Draft you will hear multiple comparisons of European prospects are the next A) Dirk Nowitzki B) Pau Gasol C) Tony Parker, but in fact none will be.
– No one watches the NHL Draft (I actually attended last year’s, so sad)
– Price Fielder, Bartolo Colon, C.C. Sabathia, and Sidney Ponson can win a tug-of-war contest against the entire Tampa Bay Rays 40-man roster
– Gemma Atkinson is a one-percenter
– Kevin Garnett either thanked ‘Sota, as in Minnesota, or he thanked ‘soda,’ which would lead me to believe that he loves Barq’s Root Beer, A LOT!
– Frisky Dingo is hilarious (Boosh!)
– I still don’t know why Soulja Boy and Ice T are yelling at each other, it’s like watching Dustin Diamond yell at one of kids on “Josh & Drake”
– The Josh Hamilton for Edinson Volquez trade will go down as one of the most evenly balanced trades this decade

On a personal note, please let me give everyone a word of advice. Never sign a year lease with two females, they will hate each other within 6-months, the last 6 months will leave you scared of women, annoyed, and without internet.

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Song Of The Day – The Color Fred (Don’t Pretend)

Fred Mascherino is best known for his work with the group Taking Back Sunday. In late 2007, he released the debut album for his side-project, “The Color Fred.” Needlesstosay, after some success with The Color Fred, he left Taking Back Sunday to focus all his time on the new project. The album “Bend To Break” is doing well and should be touring this summer in support of the album.

The Color Fred is calmer than his work with Taking Back Sunday. He is the lead singer and in TBS he was best known for yelling backing vocals. I think he has something new and refreshing with his new band and I expect some good things in the future.

I think it’s about time for Taking Back Sunday and the former members who left for Straylight Run to do something soon. Taking Back Sunday has a huge audience and Straylight Run’s last album didn’t do very well at all.

Here is a live performance of The Color Fred’s “Don’t Pretend.”

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Song Of The Day – Rains (Liar)

Rains is a band from Northern Indiana that is bound to do something great in the music industry. They make great story-driven music and they are great guys, a rare combo in today’s scene. They have been recording with the band Evans Blue in Toronto and should be releasing their second album within the calendar year.

I’ve known them for most of my life and they are going to be touring with Ra this summer. Their tour goes from Milwaukee, WI to Jacksonville, FL. If you would like to hear more from Rains, check out their myspace page HERE. They have well over 1 million song plays and get to know them know them before they make it big.

Here is the audio for Rains – “Liar”.

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Chicago Finds A Coach, Finally

Vinny Del Nego was named as the coach of the Chicago Bulls. It was a long search for Chicago with names like Doug Collins and Mike D’Antoni being lead candidates at one time. D’Antoni took the job in New York and Doug Collins didn’t seem like he wanted to coach. The hire of Del Negro makes sense, but only in Chicago. The Bulls and Bears both have a long history of giving coaches their first chance. They didn’t give him a long contract (2-years) and they didn’t have to pay a huge amount to him, a classic Chicago move. He has never even called a time-out in the NBA as a coach, but for some reason I think that Del Negro will be helpful with some front office decisions, as well as coaching.

I remember when Del Negro was a player in the NBA, he kind of reminded me of Steve Nash. He was never a prolific scorer, even though he had a nice 3-point shot, but he was get in the paint and dish the ball. His style would translate in today’s game more than in the 90s when he played. I found an old youtube video of him, my favorite part is him dishing it off to Will Perdue. If anyone could make Will Perdue look good, it would be Del Negro.I have a few words of advice for Vinny Del Negro. I’m not sure if that hairstyle is going to fly in the NBA. I don’t know how to describe it, but it is blow-dryed and parted in the middle. Looks like he uses the shampoo that gives him extra body. I would lose the hair-dryer and maybe invest in some gel. He kind of reminds me of Fredo Corleone, the weaker brother in the Godfather movies. I hope he doesn’t get whacked in a boat like poor Fredo.

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Song Of The Day – Archie Star (Let’s Get Married)

Archie Star is a myspace music sensation from the northside of Chicago. They grew a fanbase with myspace and despite not putting out an album, they made it on the myspace music compilation put out on Myspace Records. They have well over 2 million plays on Myspace and two songs (“Let’s Get Married” and “Apologies on Napkins”) that I listen to regularly. They are set to release any album in August and I can’t wait.

I admit that I kind of have a stalker crush on Ria D’Andrea, one of the singer of Archie Star. It only grew once I found out that she was a Cubs fan.

Their music sounds like a mix of Secondhand Serenade, early Dashboard Confessional, and Gavin Degraw. I think if you are a fan of any of those bands, you will enjoy Archie Star.

Here is a little youtube video with lyrics for “Let’s Get Married.”

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For The 600th Time, Griffey Is Awesome

After what seems to have been an eternity, Griffey Jr. finally hit his 600th home-run. He has been stuck on either 598 or 599 for nearly an entire month, but he ended all the madness with a monster shot against the Florida Marlins tonight. This is probably the first “legit” 600th home-run milestone we’ve seen since Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, but yet it doesn’t seem as big of a deal.

Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds are both members of the 600-club, but a huge asterisk is attached to their accomplishment. Although Sosa has never been attached to any proof of cheating, Bonds has a few “pending” reasons why his accomplishment is tarnished. Junior appears to be legit and if it wasn’t for his various injuries over the past ten years, he could have been the one that broke Aaron’s record. He still has a few more seasons left in him and I think a logical goal would be to surpass Willie Mays at 660. He could average around 20 knocks a year over the next three seasons and retire as one of the best players to play the game.

Now since Junior has achieved this milestone, I look for the Reds to try and move him to an American League team so he could become a designated hitter. I still think he is a good outfielder, but he seems to need more days off to be productive. The Reds are in a youth movement and would benefit from having him around, but it wouldn’t be fair to him to stay on a team with the playoffs not being in Cincinnati’s future this season.

Congratulations Junior, now go on being awesome and stay away from this guy!

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Oh God, Dontrelle Willis Is Pitching

Dontrelle Willis is having a terrible year, even by Vin Baker standards. Coming into tonight’s game, he has allowed 16 walks and only 3 strikeouts in 10 innings pitched. He has spent most of the season on the DL and after tonight’s outing, the Tigers should look into having Willis head to the minors.

He started tonight against the Cleveland Indians and only lasted 1 1/3 innings, gave up 5 walks, allowed 8 earned runs on 3 hits (two of them being home-runs). After striking out two batters tonight, his BB:K ratio is 21:5, which Jose Canseco could do as a starting pitcher in the major leagues.

I’m not sure what is wrong with Dontrelle, he came into the majors with lightning stuff and a deception with his release that makes the ball hard to pick up for the batter. Questions about his performance started to appear last season when he went 10-15 with a 5.17 ERA for the Florida Marlins. Willis was then traded to the Detroit Tigers in the Miguel Cabrera for Cameron Maybin/Andrew Miller trade in the offseason.

Willis could end up being another tragic figure like Mark Prior. Willis has not had the extended trips to the disabled list like Prior, but I believe that his arm could be tired. In his first five seasons, Willis amassed 15 complete games and averaged 200 innings a season. He was a big part of the magical 2003 season in which the Marlins came out of nowhere to win the World Series, but ever since, his teams have been playing for nothing important and using his arm as much as possible.

The Tigers are in need of pitching, so they could end up using Willis a few more times before they become cautious. They just found out that Jeremy Bonderman, the staff’s #2 starter, will be lost for the season due to blood clots, but Joel Zumaya will be back soon from various injuries. Their farm system isn’t very deep, since they traded their best prospects to obtain Willis and Cabrera. Brandon Inge could become expendable, but it looks like their pitching woes will not be cured by an addition of one starting pitcher.

I wish the best for Dontrelle Willis, but it looks like this season will be a long one.

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Song Of The Day – Run Kid Run (We’ve Only Just Begun)

While I was researching yesterday’s “Song Of The Day,” I ran across some nice information. Run Kid Run, a band that I just recently found, is made up of members of a band that I used to love, Side Walk Slam. Run Kid Run’s album, “Love At The Core,” is a nice, energetic album that is worth a listen.

I will save you from my usual “I love Tooth & Nail Records” rant, ’cause it happened yesterday. I will say that their bands usually play nationwide at very accessible venues and put on great shows. Most of the bands tend to tour together, so you end up seeing a few bands for a cheap price.

Run Kid Run should be in a city near you this summer, especially the Sonshine Festival in Minnesota. Here is the video for “We’ve Only Just Begun.”

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It’s Official, Benson Is Still A Bust

The Chicago Bears had enough of Cedric Benson. He has been arrested twice for operating while intoxicated this offseason and he has refused to admit any wrong-doing. If Benson was Barry Sanders, the Bears would have been more apt to offer counseling or rehab, but since Benson averaged 3.4 yards per carry, they released him today.

Benson was a top-10 talent coming out of the University of Texas, but came into the league with an awful attitude. He missed his first spring training and lost his job to Thomas Jones. He ended up sharing time with Jones for two seasons and the Bears traded Jones before last season to see what Benson could do. They found out what he could do, and he couldn’t play running back for them.

You could sense that something was going to happen to Benson. You could even say that they were looking for an excuse to get rid of their bust of a running back. They drafted Tulane’s Matt Forte early in the draft and they like what they see in the young man. Benson has been soft in the league and has spent a lot of time on the shelf. I look for a team to give him a shot, granted it may be a few games into the season before he could play. I’m guess that the commish will end up suspending him for at least 4 games for his actions off the field. The NFL is turning into a 2-back system, so some team will need a change-of-pace running back or just looking for a backup. He will be signed before training camp, probably by a team who has little to no chance of making the playoffs.

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Song Of The Day – Emery (Party Song)

Tooth & Nail Records has a great track record of discovering talent. T&N started out as a predominantly Christian label, but currently are denying that they are a strictly Christian label. Most of their bands do admit that they are Christians and some of them have faith-based songs, but don’t paint them into a corner. MxPx, Underoath, Classic Crime, Joy Electric, mewithoutyou, Anberlin, Mae are all started on Tooth & Nail Records, as you can see, they have a pretty good track record.

I first heard of Emery back in 2003. I received a pre-release of their album “The Weak’s End.” I received the album with many others and it kind of got lost in the shuffle. I ended up finding the album a few months later and once I listened to it, it stayed in my cd player for a long time. Screamo was just a beginning genre at that time and their incorporation of keyboards made them just a little different than the rest. I would compare them to the band Silverstein, if you like them, you’ll like Emery. Emery released their latest album in late 2007/early 2008, it’s called “I’m Only A Man,” it’s a step in a new direction with more slower-tempo songs than previous albums.

Here is the video for “Party Song.”

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The Reason I Watch Women’s Tennis

Ana Ivanovic won the French Open today. She is currently the #2 ranked women’s tennis player, but the #1 hottest in my book. Ivanovic is beautiful and she has the ability to win major grand slam championships. Maria Sharapova has that same double threat ability, but she hasn’t won anything lately. After the win today, Ivanovic will become the world’s #1 player, surpassing Justine Henin, who abruptly retired last month.

Ivanovic is only 20-years old, so she isn’t at her peak age. Women’s tennis players usually peak in their early 20s and fade out before their 28. The Williams’ sisters have dominated this sport for the last ten years, but they are both in the downside of their careers. The woman’s side of tennis needs a Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer to dominate, without a dominate player, every tournament is up for grabs. Ivanovic has the ability to dominate, but we’ll see if she can keep her focus as the demand for her will increase. She has already showed interest in modeling, which could distract her. I think a picture of her can distract me from pretty much anything.

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