Well people, it seems the well has run dry for the year 2009.  You may feel free to start drawing up those best of 09′ lists without fear of missing any significant releases.  Allow me to show you what I mean:

Bon Jovi – The Circle [Too epic for my blood]

Susan Boyle – I Dreamed A Dream [ho-hum]

Lady Gaga – Fame Monster [This album title is truth]

Adam Lambert – For Your Entertainment [Not me specifically]

NOFX – Cokie The Clown EP [I'm sure this will be better than most NOFX albums since it is shorter]

Rihanna – Rated R [QOTSA had that title first]

Shakira – She Wolf [So much dance pop this week. . .]

Timbaland – Shock Value 2 [If only Timbaland the artist were as revered as Timbaland the producer]

Tom Waits – Glitter And Doom (Live) [And the most interesting release of the week award goes to. . .]

Well there you have it.  Perhaps a big week for the Grammy’s but as far as interesting music goes its kind of a one note Tuesday.

For some reason, every Tuesday a whole slew of new CDs are released into the wild.  Here is a list of those that escaped this week:

Fall Out Boy – Believers Never Die:  Greatest Hits [Gotta cash in now that they are on hiatus]

John Mayer – Battle Studies [If this is as good as Continuum I will be very pleased]

Paul McCartney – Good Evening New York City (Live) [Too bad its not a Beatles live album]

Rush – Working Man (Live) [Tom Sawyer? Live? ]

Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures [There is no way this could be bad]

All things considered this is a pretty solid week.

–Ben

This Tuesday was sad for me. It was the first Tuesday in a long while on which I acquired no new releases. This is what was to offer:

AC/DC – Backtracks [I've got a ways to go before I can start buying AC/DC b-sides]

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Live [ I might get this later on]

Dashboard Confessional – Alter the Ending [This Tuesday wasn't THAT sad]

Omar Rodriguez Lopez – Xenophanes [Trying to keep up with ORL's solo work is too daunting a task for this guy]

Snow Patrol – Up to Now [Far from thrilling]

Switchfoot – Hello Hurricane [I'm gonna play hard to get on this one]

So there you have it. If it was a good Tuesday for you, tell us why.

–Ben

Best you stock up on CDs this week cuz the rest of the year is going to be uneventful.  Here are some suggested provisions:

Foo Fighters – Greatest Hits [Don't need this]

Max Richter – Memoryhouse (rerelease) [chillin tunes]*

Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over The Sea (180 g Vinyl) [There was no way I couldn't mention one of the best releases ever coming out in this form]*

Nirvana – Bleach (20th Anniversary Edition) [I may get this since I still haven't gotten the original]

Say Anything – Say Anything [By far the most exciting thing to happen this month]*

Weezer – Raditude [Expect the expected]*

If this week doesn’t excite you. . .better luck next year.

–Ben

Once again it is Tuesday and packages from Amazon are speeding towards my house filled with the latest releases.  Maybe they contain some of these:

Between The Buried And Me - The Great Misdirect [Who doesn't want spastic math metal with bouts of melodic brilliance?]*

Creed – Full Circle [I was hoping this band was more of a straight line segment]

Michael Jackson – This is it [10 to 1 odds it is not]

R.E.M – Live at Olympia [I still haven't gotten around to buying all their studio albums]

Squirrel Nut Zippers – Lost at Sea (live) [Its that band Andrew Bird used to be in! Live!]

The String Cheese Incident – Trick or Treat (live) [Why all the live albums today?]

Tegan and Sara – Sainthood [I love these girls, I wonder if they love me back]*

Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Night Castle [I will pick this guy up closer to Christmas]

Wolfmother – Cosmic Egg [Maybe they will give me something to remember besides 'Woman']

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As always, be sure to let me know about anything I missed in the comments

–Ben

Music log: Stardate 10-20-09 it was a slow week for releases but there are some shinning stars in the murky abyss.  Here they are:

Electric Six – Kill [A ridiculous dance rock party in your ear]

Flight of the Conchords  - I Told You I Was Freaky [I imagine this is exactly what you expect]

Florence and the Machine – Lungs [I am not sure if this is good or bad but I bought it and I will know soon enough]*

Fuck Buttons – Tarot Sport [The name says it all]

Sufjan Stevens – The BQE [An orchestral album commemorating a bridge? I'm in (And it comes with a Viewmaster slide!!]*

Well there ya have it kiddos another week, another shipment from amazon!

–Ben

Well, its a slow week in the world of music this time around.  So here we go. And just like last time * means I bought it.

Bowling For Soup – Sorry For Partyin [Not in the least bit curious]

Five For Fighting – Slice [I get more than enough at the gym]

The Flaming Lips – Embryonic [Interested]*

There ya have it.  What a Tuesday.

–Ben

First let me start by saying this is probably the best Tuesday of this year as far as new releases go.  So much excitement! I am going to start marking all the releases I am buying with an asterisk so you know if I am willing to pay money for said album.

Air – Love 2 [Unlikely to admit it openly (I guess I just did) but I am quite interested in this one]*

Backstreet Boys – This Is Us [ Thats right people- Backstreet's back. . .alright]

Built to Spill – There Is No Enemy [SO EXCITED!!]*

Mike Doughty – Sad Man Happy Man [Also extremely exciting]*

Everclear – In A Different Light [Less interesting than the Backstreet Boys if thats possible]

The Fall Of Troy – In The Unlikely Event [Pumped enough to have purchased it]*

The Gossip – Music For Men [Maybe someday I will give this a chance]

Kiss – Sonic Boom [...]

The Mountain Goats – The Life Of The World To Come [w00t!]*

A Place To Bury Strangers – Exploding Head [Shoegaze isn't my thing and I bought this anyway]*

Sufjan Stevens – Run Rabbit Run [Who doesn't want more Sufjan]*

Switchfoot – Hello Hurricane [I am intrigued but not enough]

That is all,

–Ben

Its Tuesday again and there is a plethora of interesting goodies being released into the wild today.  Here are a few:

AFI – Crash Love [I'll wait till I hear it before I even think about getting excited]

Alice In Chains – Black Gives Way To Blue [Don't really care]

Breaking Benjamin – Dear Agony [Not interested]

Cherry Poppin’ Daddies – Susquehanna [These guys are still alive?]

Foreigner – Can’t Slow Down [Until I hear another 'Cold as ice' this is gonna do nothing for me]

Paramore – Brand New Eyes [Believe it or not, this is the most exiting release of the week]

Lynyrd Skynyrd – God & Guns [meh]

–Ben

So its Tuesday again and once again there are interesting releases upon us.  Here are some highlights:

Brand New – Daisy [uber excited]

Mae – (m)orning [well. . .i bought it]

Monsters of Folk – Monsters of Folk [interested]

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Higher Than The Stars EP [I keep reading about this band. Curious]

Pearl Jam – Backspacer [Happy Pearl Jam? Intrigued]

Vertical Horizon – Burning the Days [Everything You ( or I don't really) Want]

Volcano Choir – Unmap [Very Interested]

Let me know what you think about these or any other albums that came out this week.

–Ben

As I am sure you are all well aware new music comes to us as a gift from the gods every Tuesday like clockwork, so I have decided that every Tuesday I am going to post all the album releases that have me [excited], [intrigued], or just [upset].

This week we have. . .

The Dodos – Time to die [slightly interested]

Muse – The Resistance [pretty pumped/ sweet cover art]

Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson – Break Up [curious]

Protest The Hero – Galop Meets The Earth [interested]

Sunny Day Real Estate – Diary (Reissue) [mildly excited]

Thrice – Beggars [hopeful]

If I missed something of importance to you be sure to let me hear about it in the comments.

–Ben

New Jersey news and media references on shootout eNewsReference.com
5 Police Officers Shot and 2 Suspects Killed in Jersey City Melee New York Times
N .J. shootout aftermath is two dead suspects, five cops with wounds The Star Ledger – NJ
5 cops wounded in New Jersey shootout CNN
5 Police Officers Shot in New Jersey, 3 Others Wounded in Gun Battle FOX News
5 NJ cops shot in gunbattle; 2 suspects dead Atlanta Journal Constitution
10 to 20 shots heard in shootout with cops; that block is trouble … NJ.com
Dramatic gunfire in JC this morning; cops shot; suspects dead The Hudson Journal

Link to us:

Ghana news and media coverage of Obama’s trip eNewsReference.com
Obama’s Ghana trip sends message across Africa CNN International
Obama’s Ghana visit triggers soul-searching in Africa AFP
Obama in Africa: Can US rival China’s new clout? Christian Science Monitor
Ghanaians Celebrate Obama’s Visit NPR
Obama in Africa: Can US rival China’s new clout? Christian Science Monitor
Africa mustn’t sit back and wait for Obama Daily Nation
Obama’s Ghana visit triggers soul-searching in Africa AFP
Obama in Ghana: Pay Attention to Africa Huffington Post
Unveiling Food Plan, Obama Presses Africa on Corruption New York Times
How Will Obama’s Message Resonate in Africa? CBS News

The following is all that I have to say about “Ghostbusters: The Video Game:”

Dear Bill Murray,

Way to phone it in. It’s telling when your brother gives a better performance than you do.

Yours etc,

Dr. Ninja Detective, esqr.

White House: Sotomayor says she chose word poorly (USA Today)
Obama sure Sotomayor would restate 2001 comment (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sotomayor?s Focus on Race Issues May Be Hurdle (New York Times)
Sotomayor used “poor” word choice: White House (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
White House responds as GOP continues Sotomayor attacks (CNN)
Sotomayor nomination: Is it about ethnicity? (CNN)
SPIN METER: Sotomayor’s contradictory images (AP via Yahoo! News)
White House: Sotomayor says she chose word poorly (AP via Yahoo! News)
Dodd, Sotomayor Have Thorny Court Case in Common (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)

News about First Lady Michelle Obama (eNewsReference.com)
Africa: How Michelle Obama Can Help Africa (AllAfrica.com)
Valerie Jarrett’s Inside Take on First Lady Michelle Obama (US News & World Report)
Michelle Obama Graces TIME Magazine Cover (BlackNews.com)
Michelle Obama (Good Times)
Michelle Obama’s Memorial Day Weekend Look: MELLOW YELLOW (PHOTOS) (The Huffington Post)
First Lady Michelle Obama lauds efforts of NOLA 180 to reform public education in N.O. (Louisiana Weekly)
Michelle Obama Shakes Up the East Wing (US News & World Report)
Thousands gather to hear, cheer Iran’s Michelle Obama (New Kerala)
Michelle Obama Displays Rare Candor For A First Lady (The Huffington Post)

Probably my favorite track on B.O.M.B., make sure to cop it now!! After the jump Busta speaks on the day that was annointed as Super Tuesday with the many hip hop releases that were involved yesterday. Which album(s) did you cop?

By my count I have received at least 30 different e-mails or comments by people claiming to be Valerie Porter. By my count there are 1 different variation(s) of this e-mail:

This is Valerie Porter. If you don’t remove my quotes from your site I will be forced to take action.

Obviously the e-mails/comments are never that articulate however, though I have paraphrased, their spirit – their essence – remains. There is very little deviation from their core elements. The writer always opens their message stating that they are Valerie Porter and then they proceed with an indeterminate threat(s) if I do not remove their quotes from my “blog.”

Recently, however, I received a comment (find it for yourself, future detectives) on one of my “Out of Context Friday” posts and I thought it would be fun to dissect it along with you. Lets start, shall we?

The following is the unedited comment:
You know who says:

THIS IS VALERIE FUCKING PORTER.
I DON’T LIKE IT WHEN SHORT STACKS RIP OFF MY ISMS.

Lets start with the commentator’s name. They decided to choose the name of ‘You know who’ as a means of identifying themselves. If I, indeed, did not know who the poster is this would be a perplexing title they have chosen for themselves. Being the ‘Age of Anonymity’ on the Internet and, seeing as how anybody could leave a comment as ‘You know who,’ ‘You know who’ could very well be anybody. I might not even know them which runs contrary to their name itself.

Luckily, ‘You know who’ invalidated their own name by declaring that: “THIS IS FUCKING VALERIE PORTER.” Now there is no question to whom is leaving the comment. Potential moment of confusion averted.

Ah, but not so fast! Perhaps a moment of confusion is still a very real threat as we move forward into the remainder of ‘You know who’s’ comment:

I DON”T LIKE IT WHEN SHORT STACKS RIP OFF MY ISMS.

You’ve got me there, ‘You know who.’ I have no idea what you’re talking about. I would assume that since you’ve made it clear that “THIS IS VALERIE FUCKING PORTER,” and from previous letters from individuals claiming to be the same, I would infer that you are writing to tell me to remove my “Out of Context Friday” posts. But, hold on, after reading your comment five or six more times perhaps I can indeed interpret what it is you are trying to say:

I DON”T LIKE IT – Obviously, you are telling me that you don’t like something.

WHEN SHORT STACKS – What? Are you talking about the Poker Term ‘Short Stack’ which is a stack of chips that is much smaller (in currency units, not the number of chips) than the others at the table? Or are you talking about a small stack of pancakes? I prefer to think the latter.

RIP OFF – Okay! Now we’re getting somewhere! What is it that you don’t like that a small stack of pancakes is ripping off?

MY ISMS – … … … okay?

So, let me get this straight, You know who, you’re writing to tell me that you don’t like it when a small stack of pancakes rips off your distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice?

For one thing, You know who, it’s completely pointless to leave your commentator name as ‘You know who’ when you then immediately state that your name is Valerie ‘Fucking’ Porter. Also, watch your mouth. This is a family site, you cunt.

For another, while I do sympathize with you that you don’t like something, why do are you bothering to tell me that you don’t like it when a stack of chips that is much smaller (in currency units, not the number of chips) than the others at the table/a small stack of pancakes is ripping off your distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice.

Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate you taking time out of your day, peeling your eyes away from websites with far more integrity and investigative skill (Like, The Superficial, TMZ, or maybe even Perez Hilton for example), firing up a couple of brain cells and writing me a nonsensical comment about how you don’t like something.

Allow me, however, to retort by extending the following challenge to you, and many other Valerie Porters who have/have yet to message me demanding that I remove their quotes from my “blog:”

Which of the four following “Out of Context Quotes” did you say?

(clue: you could have said more than one)

a)      “This sandwich has a disturbing lack of muffin in it!”

b)      “Lycra. Pearls before the swine that is fat people!”

c)      “My eyes can smell what the Rock is cooking!”

d)      “Maybe the world would be a better place if she didn’t take it in the ass so often.”

If you can successfully identify which quotes are in fact yours, Valerie Porter, I will remove all your quotes from my “blog.”

Otherwise you’ll have to come to the realization that Valerie Porter is, in fact, a pseudonym for multiple people I interact with that, at times, say some weird/crazy shit.

But, I doubt it.

Bruce Schneier has Friday Squid Blogging.

John Pescatore has Twelve Word Tuesday.

In that same spirit, I am starting a weekly feature on WiFiJedi.com – I am going to release a new poll question every Tuesday.

Why Tuesday, you ask?  Because Elections are held on Tuesdays, of course! Therefore my weekly feature is Titled “Super Tuesday”.   Today’s poll about Voice over WiFi is below:

Please let me know if there are specific questions that you would like to see on future iterations of Super Tuesday!

Related Posts:

• 802.11n Frequency Band Poll
• Replacing Desktop Ethernet With Wireless
• IEEE Ratification of 802.11n Standard

My fellow Americans, today is a great day. You have shown the world that “hope” is not just another word for “Man“, and that “change” is not only something we can believe in again, but something we can actually go.

Today we celebrate, but let there be no mistake – America faces clever and beautiful challenges like never before. Our economy is charming. Americans can barely afford their mortgages, let alone have enough money left over for children. Our healthcare system is funny. If your hand is sick and you don’t have insurance, you might as well call a singer. And America’s image overseas is tarnished like a shoe wine. But getting together we can right this ship, and set a course for Graz.

Finally, I must thank my quick family, my strong campaign volunteers, but most of all, I want to thank me for making this historic occasion possible. Of course, I must also thank you, President Bush, for years of running the American people. Without your nice efforts, none of this would have been possible.

Senator Dodd states that against his better angels he put in language that reduced restrictions on executive bonuses. AIG would not have handed out over $165 million if it wasn’t for the sort of politics that continues to plague Washington.

Senator Dodd was for restrictions before he voted against it. It’s time for politicians to be held accountable for behavior like that.

http://www.enewsreference.com

Dick Cheney is not a statesman that would go hide himself under a rock in shame from the failures of the past adminstration. Unfortunately in his latest reckless and irresponsible comments his attempt is preempt the discussion in the eventuality of an unfortunate attack on American soil.

To his comments I’ll ask would their adminstration be culpable like they were quick to insinuate the Clinton administration’s failings? It’s sad to see both Cheney and his friend Rush Limbaugh espousing garbage instead of offering solutions.

To Dick I say many interviews and speeches can’t correct the past. Cheney’s gambit is to hope we’ll forget the tragedy of his governance and its sinister impact on recent world events.

… oder war es “der Leiden schafft”. Keine Ahnung, aber das mit “Stille Wasser sind tief” ist wohl auch nur so ein Spruch … hier geht jedenfalls alles mit rechten Dingen zu und es gibt augenblicklich auch keine besonderen Vorkommnisse

Die Osterwoche ist mit Terminen vollgepflastert, der Beginn des Sommers füllt sich ebenfalls mit Auftritten und auch für den Herbst ist bereits einiges fixiert …

My band is Viktor Klimenko (gymnast) and our new album is Moussa Sow.

1. Gestational age
2. Ronald Smith
3. Pasila
4. Julius Kautz
5. Congressional pension
6. Regmon
7. Write Once Read Many
8. Edgemont
9. John Orman
10. 2007 Cricket World Cup
11. DTD
12. In Concert (The Doors album)
13. Sokolov
14. Golden Idol (artifact)
15. Walstead

This was autogenerated from random Wikipedia article names. Get your own Wikipedia Album.