soon after announcing that sigur rós was on "indefinite hiatus", iceland's jónsi birgisson, released his first solo album, GO, in april 2010. not a far departure from his work with sigur rós, birgisson's album is full of anthemic / orchestral compositions, layered with peppy, lush soundscapes.
the critically acclaimed GO tour -- billed as a "dramatic evolution from the normal rock concert format" -- stops at 4th & B this friday with a production reminiscent of opera and/or live theater. in order to create stunning visual effects (synced to the music), nine projectors will...
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yesterday, january 15th, i was invited by the NAVY to embark on a submarine ride with other local bloggers (special thanks to my gal, @jbruin). a once in a lifetime opp, we boarded the USS HAMPTON (fast attack nuclear sub) just after 0:800 hours.
once inside the THREE level submarine, the first half of the day was spent touring this beautiful piece of machinery (and technology). our first stop, the weapons room / demonstration which included loading (mock) warheads into torpedo tubes.
fellow blogger / podcaster, @aaswartz, climbed into one of the tubes. it ruled.
15 miles...
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on larry king live to promote her new book, san diego's carrie prejean calls out the host, and disrupts the show ...
carrie prejean, YOU are inappropriate.
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last month, i emceed @surfridersd's 18th annual paddle for clean water.
although the actual paddle didn't happen (see below,) it was a tremendous experience.
here's the official video :
from surfriderSD :
For the first time in event history, the paddle 'round the pier was 'postponed' til next year because of big waves. There were 8-10+ faces on the sets and some waves were brushing up against the bottom of the pier. At the recommendation of the lifeguards we did not host the group paddle and it turned into the 'surf for clean water' with some of the locals and visitors alike putting...
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after 13 years, canes bar&grill, in mission beach, is closing.
a grease fire did not take down the venue (in july,) it was a failed lease extension. apparently, the "landlord," who also owns the wavehouse, is looking to expand his reach on oceanfront walk (to include a LIVE music venue.) makes sense, however, bye-bye canes...
an attendee / media partner for its entire 13 year run, i was (often) impressed by the caliber of acts the venue pulled (excluding van halen / iron maiden cover bands.) for example, this month alone, canes hosted butthole surfers, the melvins, peaches, ghostface...
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