| | Greetings my people. Another school year is upon us now, well
some of us. This school year will be extremely short since this
is my last quarter of my undergraduate. Classes are ok. Com
451 seems pretty interesting and the prof, though quite old, is pretty
cool. The Econ classes should be ok too, though 472 seems like it
may be a little trying. Already had a quiz today and it seriously
was like a midterm. 
I hit up the Career Center yesterday and got some materials. I redid my
resume again and found out about upcoming career fairs and such.
Applied to some jobs online. Man, I really hope I can find a job
as soon as possible it'll be one less thing I need to worry about and
then I can just concentrate on school.
Not a whole lot else going on, back to my normal weekend work schedule,
working about 15-17 hours per weekend. Friday is my only day off
again, no work, no school.
Haven't had much time lately to keep up with my TV shows, I'm so behind
right now. But one new show that I absolutely love is Studio 60
on the Sunset Strip. It's an Aaron Sorkin show and I used to
really like The West Wing. The show has that same sort of
feel. Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford really make a great
combo and have great chemistry. I highly recommed this show, it's
on 10pm Monday nights.
Another random note, since I've been enjoying the wine these days, I
bought a battery-powered corkscrew at work the other day. Got it
on clearance for $3! Salut!
MORE MUSIC REVIEWS
The Killers - Sam's Town (9.5/10)
- When Brandon Flowers said that The Killers new album would be more
"American" and less like their first album, which was more of a new
wave synth pop album, he wasn't kidding. From the first single,
"When You Were Young" there's an instant Springsteen feel to it.
And that theme is carried throughout the album. Not only in the
instrumentations and arrangements but the lyrics too. "Brother he was born on the 4th of July"
is heard on the opening track, "Sam's Town." The Killers draw
upon a number of influences on this amazingly focused album everything
from Bowie a-la Franz Ferdinand, Queen, and Depeche Mode. The
album's standout song has to be "Read My Mind" it's just so
infectious. Best lyric: Now Adam’s taking bombs and he’s stuck on his mom because that bitch
keeps trying to make him pray. He’s with the hippy in the park combing
over the dark just trying to get some of the little girl play.
[Jason recommends: "Read My Mind", "Bones", "When You Were Young", "This River is Wild", "My List", "Sam's Town"]
John Mayer - Continuum (9.5/10)
- I remember when I first heard John Mayer I thought he was destined to
have a career being compared to Dave Matthews. Well three albums
later, he clearly has made a name for himself and distance himself from
the comparisons. His latest effort builds on the live album he
put out last year under the moniker John Mayer Trio. The album is
very much a blues rock album infused with a little politics. This
album is hands down one of the best I've heard this year. It
doesn't get old and really puts me at ease when I listen to it.
As expected, the guitars are flat out amazing. Some of you may
have some reservations about this album but strongly urge you to give
it a listen.
[Jason recommends: "The Heart of Life", "Vultures", "Waiting on the World to Change", "Gravity", "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"]
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor (8.5/10) -
Now this is what hip-hop albums should be, smart, funny and
aware. Lupe Fiasco, much in the mold of fellow Chicago rapper
Kanye West is one of the best hip-hop has seen in some time. The
genre needs more like him and less stale rappers with "Lil" or "Young"
in front of their names. He's got a mad flow and writes smart
lyrics. It just seems like most of people who listen to hip-hop
are too bogged down in the other crap like the new Ludacris
album. Give this guy a listen, you might be amazed at what you
find.
[Jason recommends: "Kick, Push", "I Gotcha", "American Terrorist", "Sunshine", "Daydreamin" feat. Jill Scott]
Jet - Shine On (7.5/10) -
This album doesn't really sound like their first album at all in fact
it sounds like it could be an Oasis album. Given the fact that
they toured with them and have the same producer on the album I guess
it's easy to derive the transformation. Everything from the
arrangements to the lead singer's voice on some of the ballads make the
comparison uncanny. Though I don't like the unoriginality, I do
love Oasis and can't help but like some of the tracks on this
album. There's no "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" but there are more
songs like "Look What You've Done" if you're looking for some context.
[Jason recommends: "Bring It On Back", "Shine On", "Kings Horses, "Eleanor", "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"]
Later,
Jason
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