Aaron Spears...

You are about to be injured... Aaron Spears is hands down one of the sickest drummers out right now... I have watched this video dozens of times and every time I watch I see something I never did the time before!



So there's that... Incredible dude, incredible player


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YB

Insomnia Revisited...

p.p.s. - This is what face-smashing insomnia looks like...


For the record... I am guaranteeing, right here, right now, that when I wake up tomorrow... the right side of my face will look like it got rocked by a young Mike Tyson (pre-facial tattoo... like late 80s, early 90s... when he was a badass)... AND it will have pillow lines, for sure.

It looks peaceful, but don't be fooled!

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YB

Modern Drummer...

Today, I got an interesting e-mail. It began like this... 'Hey dude, saw your blog on Modern Drummer...'

And then I was all like 'what?'... and he was all like 'yup'... and I was like 'pump the breaks cawse I am losin' it ya'll'... and then I remembered, that in point of fact, I had written a blog for Modern Drummer last month! Which was nice and reassuring.

In any event you should definitely check it out

Hahaha. Inverted Para-Diddles and triplet ruffs... look at me tryin' sound all nerdy and stuff. What was I thinking!?!

Thank you very much to everyone over at Modern Drummer for giving me the opportunity to participate in their blog series. It is really humbling to be included as a peer on a website that features all of my heroes...

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YB

p.s. - it is 3:50AM on a Wednesday morning... this is what insomnia kind of/sort of looks like... its just that my pillow always feels like it is crushing my face... which I guess means that my head is too heavy... maybe?

Music Videos...

I honestly need more music videos in my life... for real, I never, ever, ever, see hot music videos anymore! Does anyone remember TRL... I mean, the vintage Carson Daly edition? Does anyone remember Guns and Roses' 'November Rain' or Ma$e's 'Feel So Good' or Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy'??? Those videos were hottt! Groundbreaking music videos! I need more of that!

I have been on a quest ALL weekend long to find some hot music videos... and it turns out (drumroll...) they are still out there! It is true... they just aren't on TV. Hahaha.

Check these videos out...

The first one, is Super Junior 'Sorry Sorry'... I really don't know what to say... the video is dance madness... and it is one take... a single shot! These guys are straight badass...



Next, is a video by Bat for Lashes 'What's A Girl To Do?'... This video is pretty terrifying. hahaha. I want/need to know how this video is shot! The animals come out of NOWHERE!! Watch the video and you will know what I mean...



Both of these videos blew my mind... and are super low budget/super creative.

If you have any music videos that you CAN NOT stop watching... let me know what's good!

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AN

And So It Begins...

I have been talking about starting up this blog for months... literally, since we played Minnesota this past September on the Fashionably Late tour. It took me a while... but it is finally here.

The concept for this blog is really simple: to share... experiences, pictures, art, music, thoughts, dreams, recipes... anything and everything.

Thank you for checking it out... sharing is caring.

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Alexander