Shit Written Down From My Head

Oli Brown

Back Door Slam

Both these bands (albeit Oli Brown being a solo artist) play Blues-rock and both of them really do it well. Two young groups out there taking there own stab at the Blues and I can’t get enough of them. (more…)

So I saw Hancock this week. Was pretty excited about it, I really liked the idea - or at least, the idea the trailer lead me to believe to movie would be about.

A drunken, homeless superhero whom doesn’t really give a shit about anyone or anything.

Sounded fun to me. (more…)

Another Saturday, another music filled day lacking in productivity. Today I’m making the most out of my Rhapsody subscription by listening to some Blues.

Now, I’m not talking about the blues that everybody knows about. I won’t be listening to any B.B. King, Robert Cray, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan or even Joe Bonamassa and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. No, I’m delving deeper. I’m going where not enough people go. The lesser known performers, the new kids on the block and the oldies that never hit the big time. (more…)

Echelon by Josh Conviser

In the time it takes to read this sentence, Echelon will intercept more than 70,000 phone calls, e-mails, and faxes.

Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow. (more…)