"Like High Fidelity But With Blood" or "There Sure Has Been a Lot of Violence Lately." You Pick

So other series is to be started here. Top Five list like that movie/book ("the book is so much better" as the cliche goes.) My other series will probably not continued. Fuck. So this is the first top five list and it deals with violence like everything else lately. See I'm not a hippy; don't let the hair fool you.

Top Five Musician's To Have in a Fight With You

1. Josh Homme -- Why? The dude is 6'5" and like 250. He beat the shit out of Blag Dahlia from the Dwarves and Blag Jesus ain't no small dude. He was in Kyuss, the baddest of all stoner rock bands (and stoner rock ain't for dudes in spanex and makeup) and now he's in Queens of the Stone Age, who just exude bad ass. He also played football in high school, not cause he liked the game but because he just wanted to hit someone. He knocked out some Hell's Angel for fuckin with Mr. Homme (Brody from the Distillers). And basically he's the coolest guy in modern rock music; just read any interview with him to find out.

2. Nick Oliveri – So Nick just seems crazy with the goatee (which his is a prime example of why they call it that), and the naked on stage-ness, and the screaming, and the cokehead persona. But I found out the band he beat up at that big Australian festival was actually taken care of by Mr. Homme. And Nick just took the rap and you always need guys to keep their mouths shut after fight. Nick seems loyal which I like. If you’ve ever seen Kurt and Courtney (which I wouldn’t be mad at you cause that movie sucked dick) and remember the part where the show the Dwarves’ show and that fan gets kicked in the face. Well that was Nick doing the kickin’. Would you fuck with the guy?

3. Mark Lanegan – Mark just exudes bad ass. So he’s a mainstay here. Plus he’s been known to just deck people for just looking at him funny. He just had a dreary disposition and doesn’t look like a guy it’d be fun to piss off. Basically if you’ve sung in Queens of the Stone Age, you’re on this list. So…

4. Nick Cave – Nick, especially back in his Birthday Party days, was a hell raiser. No doubt. He just beat the shit out of fans and the herion was no good to him I’m sure. He ran around on stage and wigged out and screamed and fell down and drank. Basically he seems like he could hold his own in a fight. Plus adding Nick Cave to a list or a group of people or a fight automatically makes you/it cooler.

5. Jack White – So Jack probably wouldn’t fight cause he’s all into good vibes and love and shit but if you got someone to talk shit about Meg or the Stripes, I’m sure he’d rip apart some arms. You guys did see what he did to that dork from the Von Bondies, right? Jack’s a pretty big boy too. So even if he didn’t participate after the fight you’re still hanging out with Jack White and that’s pretty cool.


*****Update*****
Some people have been doubting Jack's usefulness in a fight and I'm here to rid those worries from your pretty little heads. So Jack may be a dork in a lot of ways but I'm sticking with him in a fight.

Ok that's my list. Now you can make your own. It's fun for the whole family. Well except your grandma and probably your little sister but everyone else will have fun with it.

I'd Beat Them Up but I'd Just Give Them More Material.

Good Charlotte. How could I have forgotten these cum dumpsters? They are everything that is wrong with what is perceived as “punk” today. They are image over music. They dress like mentally retarded 12 year olds. Dressing in bondage clothes and having a mohawk was lame even back in 1977 but today it’s like dressing up like in a powder wig and buckled shoes. It’s a period of time that has passed; take the ethos and let the stupid fashion die. They are lead by the two beastly twins who hosted All Things Rock on MTV. Which by the way did not show anything that rocked; it was just bands like Good Charlotte or ones that influenced them. Oh great just what I wanted to see. They’re the punk ones in the band; they dress like it; the act like it; they produce Hilary Duff’s album; they date the same Disney reject. They’ve even been Punk’d: note the misspelling it’s extra punx rawk. The even have a clothing line and you all know how I feel on that issue. Then there’s their other guitarist: the Goth one. Oh how I love him. With his spin jumps and mascara that looks like tears. Then there’s the bassist; you know the really fat one. Now let’s talk about their music for a second since it is kind of important I guess. “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” is really dumb. The sentiment is dumb because these douches are rich and famous. And Mike Watt from the Minutemen was in the video and I thought Mike was cool. Nope wrong. And what’s the deal with that song that says “another loser anthem?” You can’t call a song an anthem within the song especially and then expect me to take your band seriously ever again. Deal? Well you already fucked up. What about that song where in the video they were dressed up like vegetables? What was the deal with the boy band vocals? What’s with them in general? I don’t understand and I guess I never will. Can someone explain to me how they started a band, thought it was good, got shows, got a record contract, still have a record contract, have any fans much less more fans that someone of quality like say Elliott Smith, still put our records, have not been exposed as fakes, and still have a record deal? Huh? How the fuck did this happen?

Drinking Leads to Thinking

So, I found it odd after seeing Dave Matthews Band (for the second time, mind you) that I went back to my friend's sister's apartment and drank close to six beers within a half-hour while dissecting Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar album. At the actual event, I probably had two pints of Killian's as well, so these six were not my only helpings of booze that night. I became almost detached from the world--my state of mind was not joyous that night (even though I did enjoy the concert), for I had many things on my mind.

To many, these things may have seemed tiny, infintesmal in comparison to the thoughts of victims of drugs and domestic violence, but with as great a life as I have had, there are many things that sadden, anger, and confuse me all the same.

. . . alas, that is not the point . . .

Something as seemingly violent and iconoclastic as early Manson's efforts does not come to mind when soothing the savage breast (yes, it's breast, or so the original phrase goes). And I'm really not that savage anyway--I went to a DMB concert for fuck's sake--but I feel as if Manson has found the miracle cure to society's problems. Sing about the fake assholes that try to make life bitter for those around them while all the same embettering their own futures. He sings of the fuck-ups in Hollywood, saying that everyone wants to be "Mister Superstar," but nobody wants to be this mystique.

Maybe Marilyn's a weird freak with a skin costume that includes cloven hooves, enlargened breasts, and a cropped crotch region. But if any modern band possesses some true meaning, this is definitely a prime example of such.

So, to continue on about the night, in which I failed to mention that I smoked a full pack of Phillies blunts (that Strawberry flavored bitch stuff), I ended up drinking so much so fast that I almost yarfed and had to down a shot or two of Pepto to suppress my stomach's yearnings.

I'm Gonna Finish What the Captain Started

So the next band I’m hoping comes through here is Avenge Sevenfold. That name is bad but the abbreviation they seem to love is worse: A7X. Whatever dorks. Their stage names are particularly offensive as well: M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, Synyster Gates (cause misspellings are extra scary), Johnny Christ, and the Rev. Just in case I need to alert you assholes Danzig guitarist John Christ is gonnna be pissed and let’s not forget Reverend Run’s feeling either. I’m gonna start a band and go by Leigh Ving. If that weren’t bad enough, their real names are Matthew Sanders, Brian Haner Jr., Zachary Baker, Johnny Seward, and Jimmy Sullivan. So I guess Cliché Scary Stage Name sounds better especially for such a real metal band, as they want to be seen. If by “metal” you mean “shitty hair band music with some pussy singing over top” then yeah you guys are as metal as it gets. A real modern metal band is Dillinger Escape Plan, who A7F like to talk shit about for some reason. Their videos are atrocious fluff pieces that only idiots that like this band couldn’t see through. The first one was a concert type deal but before the music starts (which I hate in general by the way; I don’t want to some fucking dialogue or some plot explanation; I want to hear music otherwise I’d be at the movies) they have a bunch of fans talking about how great the band is and showing off their tattoos of the band logo (I’m sure you won’t regret that one) and playing the song on flame painted guitars. Great guys, you’ve got fans. I’m glad to know about it; I kind figured you did since you’re on television. Then the live footage sequence starts and it’s nothing but dumb kung fu hardcore dancing and idiots singing along (which again I hate.) The next was some moronic homage to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Weird faces and bats are not what made that book/movie so great. It was a combination of three things: Hunter’s awesomeness, drugs and good writing. Plus they claim to never have read the book or even seen the movie. Then why do it? To seem cool cause you do drugs? No you don’t. Their whole biker gang image makes me want to murder like nothing else. You guys are not Guns n Roses nor Metallica or the Misfits. Honestly I don’t know what else to say except look at the picture and if that doesn’t make you want to kill then you have no soul. So who’s going to Ozzfest with me? These guys aren’t the only ones deserving of a beat down that’s gonna be there. Disturbed anyone? Plus Black Jacket Society or whatever Zakk Wylde’s band is called is going to be there. And he needs to get silenced for a little while too. Stop talking about Dime you ass.

Conserve Good Music.

So the National Review, which is one of the most conservative publications in the country, put out a list of "50 Greatest Conservative Rock Songs." And quite frankly it pissed me off. Not as a Liberal bordering on Socialist but more as a rock and/or roll fan. These dudes blew it. Just check out the list and it is obvious what I mean. I'm not gonna say anything about specific song (unless you guys want me to and then I'll do it in the comments section.)

But my problem is that the freaks of Amerikkka have very little. The far left is usually suppressed. So don't take away our art. It's all we got really. Don't cop "Sympathy for the Devil" for yourselves but you guys can have Blink 198; in fact I'm forcing you to take them and the Offspring too.

The songs they list have one or two lines that when taken out of context may or may not condone conservatism. Which when you do that I can make any song mean anything I want it to. "Fuck tha Police" isn't a song about hating cops moreso that it's about the misconceptions of black teenagers. "Fuckin with me cuz I'm a teenager...Thinkin every nigga is sellin narcotics."

The last thing that really pisses me off is the bi-partianship. They claim that mistrust of the government and asking questions are conservative values but when ole Neil does it he's a just stupid crybaby from Canaduh.

I also enjoy that the guy downloaded songs to make the list. So stealing is a conservative value too?

BANG!

The picture on Daniel's myspace page with a guy holding acoustic guitar saying, "This machine kills fascists", is extremely true. Look at today’s culture, some might say its incredibly dirty and unclean... well we have to think, who are in charge today? Who holds the jobs? Why it’s the flower children of course, the people who sang about peace and love, individuals who fought against war and draft, who worked together to make each other happy. Now look at today, a world with another war, still festering with hate that could cause more pain then that in the Vietnam world. Look at you. Your sitting there, playing computer games, watching reality shows, laughing at people humiliating themselves in the newspaper and cringing in fear as you walk to and from your car in the streets.

Our parents sang about happiness and joy, about what could happen if the world was better or worse off, letting us know what we were getting ourselves into. Nowadays music talks about a now where self-glamour rules. We care about our wastes, our paychecks, our pensions, our hair, our Abercrombie and Fitch t-shirts. The people singing about peace and love are not us but the same people who did during our parents’ age. Neil Young, since he has not died, takes it upon himself to channel the world’s dangers into music. Letting us know what is wrong and what needs to be fixed. What happened to adolescence's fervor, its ambition, its need to do something, a need to change the world? Are we a perfect world, not needing change? Do we have all that we will ever need until the rest of our lives and our children’s lives?

Individuals need to take charge and join into causes. Paying a few dollars into the collection basket, or mailing a few 10s to the Red Cross is not enough. We need to make things happen, things that we do not know. Change happens because people actually get up. Nothing is perfect; nothing in the near future (or far possibly) will be perfect. Nevertheless, we need to make it better. We need to stop thinking about ourselves and start thinking about those around us and those not around us. People who really need help are both in far away countries and in our own towns.

One way to achieve this was through music. However, will music ever be used again for change or will it continue to be used as a diversion?

It's Go Time!!

So today I thought of a new series to start but never actually finish nor get any fucking help from the other assholes on this shit hole. Fuck you guys. The aforementioned series is "Bands I would like to fight." It's pretty self explainatory. These bands range from going to their shitty shows just to attack to seeing them on the street where I'd haul off on them. But I was just gonna make a list cause some of them don't really have very good reasoning behind them (like most hatred) but some deserve full post. So I guess I'll start with number one with a bullet.

Fall Out Boy- This band is everything wrong with music. Their songs suck. The dress like morons. Their bassist has nude pictures of himself on the internet. They cater to teenage girls. They referenced Sixteeen Candles in one of their songs. All their song titles are fucking sentences. "Yesterday" is one word and it sums the whole fucking song up. These assholes use completely irrelevant titles that do nothing. Their singer's sideburns make me want to kill. Their video is "Thiller" with vampires. What the fuck kinda dorks participate in that shit? Their names are even stupid: Patrick Stump, Peter Wentz. Their album titles are dumb. They smashed their equipment at one of those dorky MTV award shows and everyone was shocked. Never seen the Who, jerk offs? God damn. You say "fuck" now and it's shocking to these suits. But that's off topic. Their damn shirts are annoying. They have nothing to do with the band at all. Just says the name over some crummy graphic design. They're named after a Simpsons character and didn't even know about it; plus they spelled the name wrong. Milhouse is gonna be pissed. Their shitty bassist/lyricist couldn't even commit suicide right. Oh there's more I'm sure. The real reason why I picked them first is because I'm pretty sure I could actually kick the shit out of all four of them. No problem, unless they started thosed dumb xhardxcorex guitar twirls, then I'm fucked. I hope Fall Out Boy comes through here sometime soon.

Shoot Me Down

I was told not to knock the last post down but what the fuck do i care?

The next song on my funeral list is "Machine Gun" by Jimi. And if I get shot, to be really sadistic and cruel to my family, I want it looped the whole time, especially if I get shot in the war in 'Nam. This song is by far my favorite Hendrix song; it's got everything that made him great: soulful vocals, funky as hell basslines, killer drumming, and let's not forget that guitar playing. The playing ranks as Jimi's best, which means it ranks as the best ever of all time by anyone anywhere. I'm not fucking around or being sarcastic either. The snares rolls by Gypsys' drummer Buddy Miles cut right to the bone and his backing vocals add to the "airy," as Zimmerman might say, feel. The playing mimics a machine gun at times, while other parts are an acid freak's dream. Just like everything else on this stupid ass blog if you don't own this, buy it or just borrow it from me next time you see me. You know where I live probably.

Kid A

... Is my first real triumph in the battle of me getting into modern music. An album by the monumental Radiohead, it sounds more sonic and airy than a traditional rock album, though keeps the essential elements of building tension and surprise keeping the listener stay in tune and interested. As the amazon.com review of the album states, this is a album about what we are suppose to be doing in the future and not something worrying about the now. The music sounds like something even more advanced then what is available now - even with its 2000 release date. I, Incassi, as my friends know, are more partial to classic rock tunes and music primarily not made after 1985(idk for sure where I got this number from... maybe from something I read online). However, this music has successfully cracked that wall. The first two tracks are probably the ones I can listen to the most easily thanks to their almost non-rockish sound. When listening to the others... I am probably more judgmental towards them because I have a set way in my head of what rock music should sound like. Thus if they stray away from it, I find those tracks sub-standard. Happily... some tracks on this album actually fit the standard (though not completely). Optimistic, I enjoy almost entirely because of the simple guitar riff that occurs throughout the song. The National Anthem, can take this also. However, its middle "chaos" part does get rather annoying taking its time to get to the expected easing. Idioteque (da broth's fave) sadly suffers some with its repetitious nature. I think this is because it is made with its dance music style backbeat... which are I assume usually repetitious. The last two songs and any other I have not mentioned... give me some time with them. Some might be growers (same with some I did mention). Amazingly, listening to some of it again, I am sadly starting to like the vocals. Even though they have that teenager, younger twenties style to them.

*shakes head in shame... I am liking modern music.

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Dead)

The next song on my funeral pyre set is gonna have to be "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" by Mr. Robert Zimmerman. Fuck, this song would be on any list I make. Best songs from the '60s? Of Course. Best songs by a guy named "Bob?" You bet your ass. Best songs by a Black artist? Well I figure out a way for Dylan to make the cut. But this song is perfect. No one thing wrong with it. The lyrics are the most mind blowing, dead on, in-yer-face I've ever heard. The simple acoustic guitar line fits the song like no big orchestration ever could. Dylan snears the words and rips them out like the speed freak that he was at the time. This is poetry; kids should be taught this in school as opposed to Robert Frost. I would've actually like English class. His rhyme scheme and phrasing are impeccable. Nothing compares to it. It's the the ultimate protest song; it doesn't take a topic and then weave a song around it; it takes the whole goddamned world and points a finger at it. Only Allen Ginsberg's poem "America" touches me the same way as this does. You might as well check them both out. Go ahead don't be scared. So what if they ruin your views on everything you hold precious?

What's the deal with.....

Some record company thought it was a good idea to have shitty emo bands cover shitty songs and then put them out as Punk Goes Metal and Punk Goes Pop and Punk Goes '80s and Punk Gets Even Shittier and Punk Gets Less Revelant. Then those same shitty ass bands thought it was a good idea to follow through with it. You'd think that somewhere down the endless line of managers, distributors, record label owners, band members, sound guys, engineers, studio owners that someone would have thought "Maybe this isn't such a good idea. You know we could spend this money on bands that are actually good or trying to cut a good record or just give it to Daniel Moore" but no. That did not seem to happen; well I haven't gotten the check yet but it might be on the way.

But if you're a real music fan you should be on the way to the store right now. Because otherwise you're gonna miss out on Stretch Arm Strong's classic take on "Get This Party Started." I'm going out on a limb and claiming this is a bad idea all around. Bad bands (who all sound the same so why anyone would think they could add life to other people's songs is beyond me) + (usually) shitty songs = one terrible idea. It's simple mathematics, you can't argue with it. Plus none of these bands are "punk," Goddamnitt. And if the song covered isn't shitty already why would I want to listen to some band I've never even heard of cover it? I'll just stick to Priest's version of "Breakin' the Law."

Death Never Sounded So Good

So I don't know what the slot the next song would fit into on my death list but it's on there no doubt.

Spacemen 3 - "Come Down Easy"
This song is just under 7 minutes (I guess I got a thing for lengthy song as far as my funeral list goes) and it's the same simple acoustic chord progression the entire time; added for extra musical enjoyment are the occasional bass flourishes and the lax-as-hell drumming (I guess herion does that to you). It's the lyrics and delivery that makes this song so god damn cool. The lyrics "In 1987 all I wanna do is get stoned" permeate my brain. It's an added bonus that I was born in '87 and that all I wanna do is get stoned. These lyrics are my life. And when he starts in on the "Jesus Christ I was only shakin' Lord" and follows it up with "Shake it babe" it just adds to perfection. It's a song that seems like it's all too short and when it ends I hit the repeat button everytime.

Past and Present

I'm curious...

What do you guys think makes the music of the past 15-20 years different than music before it?

I dont really know myself... so please tell me what you think.

Songs to Die For.

I was at a funeral the other day and the music they were playing sucked; I know you're not supposed to care about the music at a funeral but the guest of honor loved music so it seemed fucked up to play muzak. So I'm making a list of songs I want on my funeral set list. So here's number one with a bullet.

Iggy and the Stooges- "Death Trip"

This song is a straight out guitar rocker, which would seem odd at a funeral where all the music is orchestral arrangments and harmonies. The riff is a monster and it goes on for six fuckin minutes with no end. The thing that first caught my eye was in the liner notes to Raw Power, Iggy said the band knew what was about to happen to them (they broke up virtually unknown and all of them had massive drug problems and they still pretty much hate each other to this day) and he told them to play like it. It was to be the last track on their last album. It sounds like a band on the brink (of insanity, breaking up, of self-destruction, of getting dropped from their label). Iggy sounds like he's out of his mind, which to be honest he was and he hit the mental institution after this album. But the best part of it all (and probably of the entire Stooges cataloge to me, which is saying a lot if you know me) is the last ten seconds or so. That riff plays one last time and Iggy just screams. What a way to end a song, what way to end an album, way a way to end a band, what a way to start a funeral.

White Boys With the Blues. Talk About Cliches.

So part two of the Today Show’s Concert series is here. Meet Two Gallants an arm hair-raising duo from San Francisco, home of the Atlanta Braves. But basically these guys are folk-punk, at least that’s what NME says and you know they don’t lie. They write songs about murders, jail, drinking (they are a perfect drinking band), jail, girls, love lost, crows, the sad state of affairs, grain, lazy ass white people, Madonna, cops, trains, drinking, and essentially all blues clichés. And while both albums are recommended, the question is whether they can pull it off live. Test aced. Their guitarist finger picks for fuck’s sake while their drummer pounds the skins like some Iggy Pop on David Bowie action. The songs were usually jammed out a bit too. Actually I can’t describe them live at all because I was pretty caught up in the experience instead of writing down notes. All I can say is go see this band if you have the chance.

And now here is a link to their website, which actually has my two favorite songs from each album. The only other song I say look for is “Steady Rollin” which is a video that is on there website. So check it out amigos.

Bob Marley's Not That Great

So these next two post have been a long time coming, at least it seems that way. So I saw one of the best shows I’ve even been to and there were three bands a-playing and I intend to discuss two of them (the third band was a bunch of elementary school hipster wannabees but that’s not the reason they have not been included; sadly they did not have anything for me to buy (even though someone tried so hard to get their demo) and thus they are not going to be featured on this oh so glorious site.) The first band I will discuss is the Cold War Kids (I’m going in order of appearance, not order of ass-kicking). They are quite the band. They have a weird sound that’s not easily classified. The song are quite catchy and even during the live show I wanted to sing along because by halfway through the chorus I knew the words. The guitar has a lot of reverb but never does too much, preferring to deferring to the bass and piano it seems; their singer has a cool voice that seems like it would get annoying but never does.

Their live show was amazing though not because of pyrotechnics or light shows, just quality music. The first thing that caught my eye (and that of fellow concert attendee and blog writer Brophy) was the use of a cymbal placed on a milk crate. This was then hit with a maraca, maybe not Pet Sounds but still interesting. Also their bass player was quite drunk but he seemed to be drinking out of a coffee cup. The reason I came to my conclusion that he was drunk was that he keep gently slapping the other members of the band in the back and the sides; he also pulled out his keys at one point and began to shake them completely out of rhythm. And on their website they have a tour diary and they mislabel Columbia, S.C. as Columbus and the picture they have up for the show is labeled April 18th and it was really 4-20 (awesome huh?), which is kinda to show how out of the loop we are as far as…well everything is concerned.

But anyways check out their website for some song samples (I'm not gonna post any cause a.) I'm lazy b.) they only have three EPs and they're not expensive so sample then buy and c.) because they have the EP I don't have so really you're cooler than me now.)

The Devil and Daniel

So I saw this kick ass movie with this kick ass person today. It's called the Devil and Daniel Johnston. It one hell of a roller coaster ride. I honestly don't want to even tell any of the good parts because they might lose their emotional pull if I ruin them for you and then you do go see the movie. I also don't want to ruin any surprise for you and even though this is a documentary about a very talented and disturbed songwriter some things that take place will shock you.

So instead of talking about said movie, I'm a-gonna info you about said songwriter. Daniel Johnston is manic-depressive that moved to Austin, Texas in the early eighties right when that freakshow of a music scene was heating up. His art work later showed up on Kurt Cobain's t-shirt, as mostly know on the 1992 VMA (you know, the same one where that big bassist guy knocks himself out with his axe.) His music is basically only available through Stress Records, where they only have tapes via mail order. Which is so fucking indie and cool that even "indie" bands and those approved by pitchfork don't know about it. So my advice do what I'm about to do and buy, buy, buy!

Assholes and Douchebags

So it's been long since overdue that I post a fucking article. I've been getting shit about it and giving myself shit for not responding sooner to these longing cries. Well, no more! And enough of this stupid ranting.

Here is the lesson on assholes and douchebags (and mind you, there is a difference, as I will explain within this post), but as with anything I say or write, please be allowing and give me some leeway because not doing so will leave you with a sore attitude and a throbbing headache.

An asshole, once only referring to an oriface on the human body that was used for the release of excrement, is now accepted to mean a brash or haughty fellow.

A douchebag, a device used to either aid cleaning of or control waste materials in the process of vaginal rejuvenation (or douching), is even more widely defined as a totally jerk loser, a dirtbag, or fucking scum.

Although these two terms seem similar, do not be fooled, for they are used to describe two totally different types of people. Ted "The Nuge" Nugent is an asshole. You fuck with The Nuge, he will fuck with you . . . and believe me, you don't want to fuck with The Nuge. You must first start something with the opposing party before they go out of his/her/their way to rip the very flesh from your bones. That is the essence of an asshole (ahh, smell that fresh dairy air).

A douchebag, on the other hand, is a person who feels it necessary to "start shit" for no apparent reason other than to make some sort of ill-willed statement or to piss someone off. A prime current example of this are those bastards from the Westboro Baptist Church who sent hatred to soldiers and homosexuals in their "God likes dead soldiers" and "God hates fags" protest(?) . . . not sure what you would call it . . . ah yes, rant. If you have a problem with someone's lifestyle that doesn't interfere with yours or someone elses, you should shut the fuck up about it. Otherwise, you are the notorious douchebag. Sure, an asshole will blow things out of proportion, but there exists an immediate cause for this, whatever trivial it may be.

You can be an asshole and still be cool. You may even be lucky enough to climb the social ladder because of your nature. But you are screwed if you are labeled a douchebag, because as everyone knows, douchebags are never cool.

So how does this relate to music? I threw Ted Nugent in there, so what does it matter? God, I'm such an asshole.