1. Hahaha, shit Eric, you have no idea how close I was to buying that book for you as your Christmas gift today! I was looking at it in Chapter's on whyte and I was SO CLOSE to buying it. But I think the thing I got you instead is better. At least I hope it is. We'll see, we'll see...

2. I personally think that the Pitchfork top 50 list sucks my hairy balls. I guess it's appropriate that it's a 2004 list, because everything on there seems like yesterday's news; none of that music is particularly "cutting edge" in my opinion. I mean c'mon... sure modest mouse put out a great album, but they've been making similar-sounding albums that are just as strong for the last 8 years. Get with the times pitchfork, not with the trends. I think it's completely fucking unjust that neither Dillinger nor Converge were on there in spite of the fact that the biggest advances in music this year clearly happened in hardcore. But at the same time I can't help but gloat in an I-told-you-so kind of way when I predicted that the Go! Team was gonna be the indie-kid's go-to album by the end of the year. I SO called that, and all of you know it. heh heh

3. I think I've somehow transmogrified into a Christmas-gift-purchaser-extraordinaire. I knocked off 9 people on my list of 12 in about 5.5 hours today. And they're all fucking AWESOME gifts too. I've done SOOOO good this year (so far!). I can't wait to give this shit to everybody!!!

To Hong Kong authorities, they're dangerous. To lifers at a San Francisco Gifts warehouse, they're just something you throw in a trailer and lock unsuspecting people inside with.

PETA, Australia, farmers, and bleeding sheeps' behinds. The Fark headline writes itself.

And a compelling, time-wasting flash puzzle game: Moebius Syndrome.

Hey Tay how come scans I have for some pictures are bigger then the partially edited PSD I have? BMP are 10 meg in size, PSD are 4.1 megs. No change in picture size.

Is that a hint for a christmas present? I'm broke man! Broke!

note to self:



lab review:


Since its beginnings, DJing has always been shrouded in mystery. From blacking out the label of Gaz’s “Sing Sing” to the solitary, quiet figure in the corner removed from the party and playing records for everyone else, many people have maintained a “I wonder how they do that” attitude about DJing. In their book “How to DJ Right,” Frank Broughton and Bill Brewster do their best to demystify exactly what is involved in what they call “the art and science of playing records.” You can tell the two authors love music, and they express this in a dry British humor style that makes the book a very quick read despite the fact that it contains a mountain of information. Simply put, there’s something for everyone in here. From beginner to experienced, all DJs can learn the simple (How to Cue, chapter 6), the complex (How to Mix Harmonically, chapter 31) and all points in between. The two authors do an admirable job catering to specific types: battle DJs will want to checkout the How to Scratch and Juggle chapters, club and party DJs will flip to How to Read a Crowd, and dance music DJs will take note of How to Pace the Night. Even hateful ol’ Roctakon was skimming How to Make a Re-Edit chapter. There’s also chapters on How to Mix CDs and MP3s (of course I keep it real and thus didn’t read it, but it’s good to know it’s there). The two authors are simultaneously educational and encouraging, and offer the reader the starting point for many possible avenues to explore. A total of 283 pages, includes lots of illustrations and pictures for you illiterates, anecdotes and philosophy from a ton of DJ superstars, a full glossary, and a sample DJ contract. Personally, I think this should come with every package the Lab sells (ed.note: It does already). –the Woodman

Money Studies and Turnt(L)ABle does KIM JUNG ill:

Alright! in blatant proof of my uncoolness in western music zero! Yep! thats right! the big happy donut of nothing! Then again you guys probally haven't listened to the albums I listen to either so lets call it even.

We should curl ASAP. Can Jere go curling?

Three. I feel so proud.

take a tally: I've listened to 14 of the TOP 50 albums of the year according to pitchfork
how many have you listened to?