Week 9: NFL Picks (Against spread, none of that crappy ESPN shit =D)
*Picks in bold
**Using Yahoo Pick'em lines

Atlanta Falcons (-10) vs. Washington Redskins
Chicago Bears vs. Arizona Cardinals (+3)
Baltimore Ravens (-3) @ Cincinnati Bengals
Indianapolis Colts (-9) vs. Houston Texans
New England Patriots (-10.5) vs. Miami Dolphins
Green Bay Packers (-9.5) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jacksonville Jaguars (-6.5) vs. Kansas City Chiefs
New Orleans Saints (-13.5) vs. Carolina Panthers
Seattle Seahawks (-10) vs. Detroit Lions
New York Giants vs. San Diego Chargers (+4.5)
San Fransisco 49ers (-4) vs. Tennessee Titans
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys (+3)
Pittsburgh Steelers (-3) @ Denver Broncos

Season Record: 71-44 (yeah!)

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GET OUT AND VOTE

GET OUT AND VOTE

Well I'm sold. Everyone make sure to get out and vote today, specifically for Jimmy McMillan. Jimmy has been running for mayor since at least the 90s on the platform of keeping rent down. Here's the platform:

New Political Party

We Built a "NEW" Political Party in the Largest City in the World, New York City, and we spent and raised no money. (NOW! Can We Get Some Respect) Send us an invitation to your event so that we can tell you WHY, and HOW we did it.

The RENT Is Too Damn High Party is the fastest growing Political Party in History.

General Elections, November 8, 2005. 1, 2, and 3 was on Television. If the (RITDH) party could have gotten on one of the Televised Mayoral Debates. New York City would have a New Mayor. The Rent Is Too Damn High Party came in (4th) Forth overall.

1) Republican

2) Democrat

3) Conservative

4) The RENT Is Too Damn High Party (RITDH)

5) Socialist Workers

6) Education Party

7) Libertarian Party

8) Green Party

Now Can We Get Some Respect. We Are Coming In 2009 To Win It All.

And here's his official song

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The 6 Types of Facebook Status Updaters

The 6 Types of Facebook Status Updaters

Before I start, I want to stress how incredible it is that almost every status fits into these six categories. All the examples I use were grabbed from the first two pages of status updates on my news feed (going back to a status posted 14 hours ago.)

I use Facebook a lot. I try and stay away from it but no matter what I tell myself, it's a god damn useful site. It easily allows me to reconnect with old friends, stay in touch with new ones, and adds a whole new level of social awkwardness to friendships. Hell, you can even now get stalked by your parents as adults start to latch onto the site.

There are more features, of course, but the one you see when you first log onto Facebook is the Status Update feature. It allows people to post little one-liners, links, etc. that all their friends see. Status updates intrigue me because they're all very similar (and, to be honest, some of them are just so stupid. I'm not saying I'm perfect. I'll throw in a stupid update once in a while.) After some real quick research of the last 14 hours of friend's status updates, I came up with the following six categories, as well as a few examples for each:

1) The "My Chemical Romance" emo updater

• "I want to go home."
• "Gym then homework for the rest of my life :("
• I think I have drank (drunk?) my body weight in coffee in the past few hours DAMN YOU BIOLOGY BOOK!!

2) The unnecessary information/why do I want or need to know this giver/person

• "why am i still awake"
• "enough trying to sleep. gym then run"
• "*sigh* tired *sigh*"
• "ah. finally.. 6 hours of sleep yay!"

3) The random quote lover

• "SPIDER PIG SPIDER PIG Does whatever a SPIDER PIG does Can he swing From a web No he cant He's a pig ... LOOK OOOUUUTTT!!!! He is a SPIDER PIG!!"
• "I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass and I'm all out of bubble gum."

4) The song lyric poster

• "Heaven is... a girl that makes dreams come true!"
• "you might think I'm bulletproof but I'm not"
*Note: Yes, they are usually shitty songs, as evidenced here: Def Leppard and Taylor Swift. I guess it really depends on your friends.

5) The interactive updater

• "Writing a policy memo on Southeast Asian and how the International community can help combat terrorism without weakening state sovereignty. Ideas?"

6) The link poster/news breaker

• "My man Chris does a good interview. RT @SPINmagazine Chris Frantz on Talking Heads & More | Spin Magazine Online http://bit.ly/2kO40p"
• "Grammar Girl's grammar devotional is out & gorgeous. Enter to win a copy by tweet w/ words Grammar Devotional and link: http://su.pr/2Fo3k5"
• "http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/27/france.scientology.fraud/index.html"

Feel free to comment and let me know if you are aware of some more awesome status update categories.

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Last second show

Last second show

Meant to post this up here earlier but CPR pals Pocketknife have themselves a lil CMJ show tonight. It's in an hour and a half. GET THERE!

Pocketknife plays @ 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are $8 and includes a free beer.

Check out the music and video here:
http://www.myspace.com/pocketknifesongs

Also playing is:
Black Taxi
A Million Years
Tall Tall Trees
NLX

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Cooling Pie Records CMJ Showcase

Cooling Pie Records CMJ Showcase

CLICK HERE to RSVP to our SUPER EXCLUSIVE CMJ PARTY! It's going to be so sick nasty! We've got Deerhunter, the Dear Hunter, and the Dears DJing, along with Wolf Parade, Wolf Eyes, and Wolfmother playing live sets. The show is in Times Square, aka the new Staten Island. Seriously if you miss this, you are not cool.

love,

CPR

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:::CP016::: THANK YOU MUSIC - OTTER KING OF THE ANIMALS

:::CP016::: THANK YOU MUSIC - OTTER KING OF THE ANIMALS

When Louie Glaser (Thank You Music) sent me these songs, I said "Hey you know, it looks like you've got a little avian theme going here." He just shrugged at me and claimed it was a coincidence but I don't buy that for a second. Otter King Of The Animals is a shockingly fully formed seven song EP that floored me enough that I needed put it out here. Even if one single person listens to it, it'll be worth it because these songs were burning a fucking hole in Louie's hard drive and that strikes me as incredibly unfair. Why should we be listening to the nth Phoenix remix of the week? Who gives a shit about a(nother) mediocre Built To Spill album? This is the real shit right here! You all may not realize it today, tomorrow, or the day after, but in accordance with Cooling Pie Records' strict policy of only putting out awesome shit, we've got a bonified hit on our hands (and in our minds). Either way Louie, don't tell me you didn't sit and sequence this sometime deep in the night, fantasizing about how the tracks fit together. If you didn't, well, I don't even know what to think. You probably need a better label to put your shit out... but this will do for now.



DOWNLOAD OTTER KING OF THE ANIMALS.zip






Thank You Music Myspace

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I'm taking my day off now

I'm taking my day off now

Today, we have a little song from Thank You Music's "Otter King Of The Animals" EP:

Thank You Music is also known as Louie, from A Brief Smile. He was sitting on the couch listening to his own tunes (what an ego he must have!) and listening from the next room over, I was floored at how great they were. The entire EP is a built-in-Macbook-mic + Garageband recording but due to Louie's seeming ingenuity, they sound great. Really fucking great. I pretty much decided on the spot that I needed to get the stuff out on this website. So we'll be putting up the rest of "Otter King Of The Animals" in the next week but until then:

Thank You Music - Cranes

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kc quilty wants you!

kc quilty wants you!

kc quilty needs your help. The truth of the matter is that being in a band that's not currently getting full release massages from Pitchfork on the daily costs a lot of dough. It's also not glamorous like people seem to think. We basically sink a shitload of money into doing what we like and see very little monetary return. Of course, we wouldn't keep doing it if we didn't love it (why the fuck else would we run a label in an industry that's completely fucked?!).

As it is, we're in a bit of a tough position. We don't have the money to properly record and print up their debut album "Clover/Coriander". Some tracks are done, others are not, and we are at the point where we have to give up Ollie's scallion pancakes for Ramen noodles. If any of you have had Ollie's scallion pancakes, this is a big deal. Ramen noodles suck. We are looking to raise one thousand dollars ($1000) to get this puppy off the ground. If you donate now through kickstarter, you can OWN a piece of this project. Check this out:





You donate and based on the level of your donation, you are promised a certain package of rewards. If we don't reach $1000, nobody pays. If we do, well then you get to see the project through with us. Here are the rewards we're offering:

PLEDGE $1 OR MORE
The satisfaction of doing good in the world, plus a personalized thank you email.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $2 OR MORE
Personalized thank you email including a free download of a brand new kc quilty song entitled "(It's Only) Two Dollars" written specifically for the $2 donors. The song will be unavailable elsewhere!

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $3 OR MORE
Personalized thank you email including a free download of a brand new kc quilty song entitled "Three Dollars Ain't Free" written specifically for the $3 donors. The song will be unavailable elsewhere!

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $4 OR MORE
Personalized thank you email including a free download of a brand new kc quilty song entitled "No More Than Four" written specifically for the $4 donors. The song will be unavailable elsewhere!

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $5 OR MORE
Personalized thank you email + digital download of Clover/Coriander in the high quality format of your choice.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $10 OR MORE
Personalized thank you email + Free copy of Clover/Coriander.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $15 OR MORE
Personalized thank you email + Free copy of Clover/Coriander. + bonus EP featuring unreleased tunes, demos, outtakes, etc.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $30 OR MORE
Personalized thank you email + Free copy of Clover/Coriander. + bonus EP featuring unreleased tunes, demos, outtakes, etc. + two free admissions to the kc quilty show of yr choice.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $50 OR MORE
Personalized thank you email + Free copy of Clover/Coriander. + bonus EP featuring unreleased tunes, demos, outtakes, etc. + any member of kc quilty will kiss you. On the lips, sicko.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $60 OR MORE
Personalized thank you email + Free copy of Clover/Coriander. + bonus EP featuring unreleased tunes, demos, outtakes, etc. + we will thank you in the Clover/Coriander liner notes.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $100 OR MORE
Personalized thank you email + Free copy of Clover/Coriander. + bonus EP featuring unreleased tunes, demos, outtakes, etc. + we will thank you in the Clover/Coriander liner notes + admission to five kc quilty shows.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $120 OR MORE
LIMITED REWARD 3 of 3 remaining
Personalized thank you email + Free copy of Clover/Coriander. + bonus EP featuring unreleased tunes, demos, outtakes, etc. + we will thank you in the Clover/Coriander liner notes + we'll take you out to dinner.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $150 OR MORE
LIMITED REWARD 10 of 10 remaining
Personalized thank you email + Free copy of Clover/Coriander. + bonus EP featuring unreleased tunes, demos, outtakes, etc. + we will thank you in the Clover/Coriander liner notes. + live show provided by us at the house party or venue of your choice within the NYC area featuring a song dedicated to you.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $200 OR MORE
Personalized thank you email + Free copy of Clover/Coriander. + bonus EP featuring unreleased tunes, demos, outtakes, etc. + we will thank you in the Clover/Coriander liner notes. + live show provided by us at the house party or venue of your choice within the NYC area featuring a song dedicated to you + we will write and record a song about you and your generous ways.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $300 OR MORE
LIMITED REWARD 4 of 4 remaining
Personalized thank you email + Free copy of Clover/Coriander. + bonus EP featuring unreleased tunes, demos, outtakes, etc. + we will thank you in the Clover/Coriander liner notes. + live show provided by us at the house party or venue of your choice within the New England/Tri-State area featuring a song dedicated to you.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $1,000 OR MORE
LIMITED REWARD 2 of 2 remaining
Aforementioned + we will spend three days recording your band's album/EP/whatever. If you don't live in New York, we'll come to you.

0 BACKERS
PLEDGE $2,000 OR MORE
LIMITED REWARD 2 of 2 remaining
All of the aforementioned, and we'll play a show anywhere in the contiguous United States for you within the next year + you can join the band.

Help us make Clover/Coriander a reality! Help us eat scallion pancakes once again!

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:::CP011::: MARDUKE - THE FUTURE HAS COME AND GONE

:::CP011::: MARDUKE - THE FUTURE HAS COME AND GONE

Fuck man, what's the point of having a lil record label if you can't put your own pet projects out?! Marduke is me, Julian Fader.

According to me a few hours ago:

"These days, there's really no such thing as a "demo" for the home recordist. "Sketches" become "demos" become "actual songs" and one hardly realizes that one has arrived. As it were, all of these are songs that started out as sketches for me. Some of them never got past that, some of them are much more "finished", whatever that means. I'll leave it up to you to figure out which are which; I like them all the same. Calling this a "solo album" would infer that I'm in some sort of popular band that garners enough attention that I would have the oppurtunity to "go solo". I'm not, although I am in kc quilty (www.myspace.com/kcquilty) and we are liable to melt your face off. These are just some songs that I made for myself because recording for me is like yoga or mediation for others. I zoned out, I made these songs, I think some other people might like them. If not, it's okay. They've already served their purpose."

There you have it. I'd love to hear what you have to say. The download is free but if you wanna throw a few dollars my way to keep this site/this music going, I'd be much appreciative.

Thanks.

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Brit Rock!

Brit Rock!

The Jesus & Mary Chain (with Hope Sandoval): "Sometimes Always" (Live on MTV)



I remember absentmindedly telling this girl I once dated that the thing I loved most about The Jesus & Mary Chain was their consistency. Thinking back to that time, I really have no idea what the fuck I was talking about.

I do love this song, though.

Blur: Chemical World (Live on TV)



Coxon is God. He also stops the song wayyyyyy early because he's wasted or something.

Teenage Fanclub: "The Concept" (Music Video)



This song, when I first heard it a few months ago, instantly transported me to 1992-3. That's a trip I like to take.

The La's: "There She Goes" (Live on Letterman)



Paul Schaffer plays some tambo on this shit. I once saw that dude perform at Carnegie Hall for this jazz piano series sponsored by, like, the 1,000th anniversary of Steinway & Sons or something. Dude is McLAME!

Stone Roses: "Elephant Stone"



This is far and away my favorite song on the Stone Roses eponymous debut. I enjoy how obsessed with themselves they are on this record. The first track is called "I Wanna Be Adored." If memory serves, there are at least two songs that mention the word "Stone" (this one and "Made of Stone"), and the final track is called "I Am the Resurrection."

British Sea Power: "Carrion" (Live on Jools Holland)



The shit!

Okay, bye.

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