Arbitrary Violence http://www.arbitraryviolence.com Survival Never Goes Out of Style Tue, 11 May 2010 04:18:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Meatmen built rock and roll For starters, the guitar riff 3:19 into the classic Meatmen cut, “Centurions of Rome” could have been a chart-burner in modern rock a-la 5-7 years ago. For those not familiar with the band, The Meatmen, it’s basically a ranting madman along with Brian Baker (Badger Legion, Minor Threat), Lyle Preslar ... http://www.arbitraryviolence.com/?p=328 Albums of My Life: Part Deux Albums that are most influential in my life aren’t necessarily my favorite by an artist — but I always hold them dear to me in a way that maybe makes them more important. Sometimes it’s their place in time, sometimes it’s their place in MY time and sometimes they’re just ... http://www.arbitraryviolence.com/?p=326 I Was Just Sitting Here, Thinkin About You, Thought I’d Write a Song About You, and Dedicate It To You Albums that are most influential in my life aren’t necessarily my favorite by an artist — but I always hold them dear to me in a way that maybe makes them more important. Sometimes it’s their place in time, sometimes it’s their place in MY time and sometimes they’re ... http://www.arbitraryviolence.com/?p=325 The End Whether or not you like Kanye West, you gotta give the man some credit for giving us hope that we’ll never hear from 50 Cent ever again. I don’t buy a lot of new music anymore (I mainly buy old records for the record) but I’ll buy the new Kanye West ... http://www.arbitraryviolence.com/?p=320 Shirt Pockets A one-act play Patrick: You know, if I have a notebook, I never have a place to store it. Mitch: Don’t know what to tell you man. Patrick:…because if I put it in my front shirt pocket, it makes my nipple hurt. Mitch: I don’t think you’re supposed to use it. Patrick: My nipple?! Mitch: No, ... http://www.arbitraryviolence.com/?p=319 Dates, Not Days So you know how stupid people make a big fuss about the “secularization of Christmas”? Apparently “Happy Holidays” is not a nice enough greeting — we must constantly remind the person we are saying it to that it is, in fact, the time of the year we celebrate Christmas. ... http://www.arbitraryviolence.com/?p=318 Color Blinds Sometimes you need to wipe the slate clean in your life. Sometimes you need a new beginning for things. Our minds and lives have a tendency to collect and categorize things. There are these people out there that can live in a messy place, decide to move on, and then just ... http://www.arbitraryviolence.com/?p=316