Indie Music Sampler

This week's episode of Indie Music Sampler features "Truly in Love" by Peter Toh. A special thanks goes to Paul from Indie Music Sampler, who really had some great things to say about Peter. His podcast is hosted by Odeo which has a great feature of being able to embed the show, so click to listen below!


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The MTV VMAs

This year's MTV Video Music Awards was one of the most awful displays of what MTV has become today. Panic! at the Disco winning the best video award is a total slap in the face to some of the great artists this year. I remember the classic VMA awards with Nirvana and Green Day performing, and now we get to see bands like 30 Seconds to Mars and My Chemical Romance. I personally, would rather punch myself in the face. MTV is too cool for the Chilli Peppers. They could've put on a better show than any of these bands, playing any song off their double-cd. The Hip-hop categories were also extremely off. No love for Kanye? Gnarles Barkley? 50? What the hell? You can make an arguement saying the 50 track wasn't big enough, or the Gnarles track came out too late, but "Golddigger" by Kanye was huge. Instead, they thought Chamillionare and T.I. were a better fit. Who does T.I. think he is coming out with this "king" nonsense. He claims to be king of the south, although he forgot that Andre 3000, Big Boi, Big Gipp, Cee-Lo, Scarface, Little Brother, Slim Calhoun, Killer Mike, Master P, Silk the Shocker, Mystical, Baby, Juvenile, all those cats, Slim Thug, Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Smilez and Southstar and like 10 other dudes are all better than he is. He put out 2 albums, and now he's King of the South? He might make the top 10 list of Atlanta rappers if he's lucky. (Smilez and Southstar was a joke by the way, they are absolutely awful). To get back to the VMAs, my biggest beef was that they ignore the videos, and choose winners based on the song. That is crap. This is the one awards show that specifically recognizes achievement in Music Videos, and they couldn't even do that. The video for "Crazy" by Gnarles Barkley was so clever and well-done, that it is amazing to me that they only won a minor award or two. Forget about best video of the year, that literally was the best video to come out in 5 years. One thing MTV can do right is show some good old-fashioned T & A, and they continue to make good on that promise. The Racounteurs were very cool as well, and Christina looked and sounded amazing.

Just when you thought I was done with this rant, you realized that I neglected to mention the host, Jack Black. He was so terrible, that he needs a separate paragraph. This was perfect proof that he's a funny guy when he has a script written for him, but when he has to do his own writing, it doesn't go so well. It doesn't go so well at all. He's not a stand-up comic, so why make him act like one? He's not that good of an actor, or a writer for that matter. These bits were piss-poor. He didn't even really make fun of anyone there. You suck Jack Black. Can we please have Chris Rock back?
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South Park Reloaded

This is another great one from Youtube. It's the exact trailor for the Matrix Reloaded, re-done entirely in 3-d annimation, replacing all the real people with characters from South Park. You don't have to be a South Park fan to enjoy this. It's so well done, that it deserves to be posted.


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Karate Street Fight

This video is anotherYoutube classic. Most of the fight videos on there are a little too ridiculous for me, but this one is just so cool. This tough guy starts a fight with some dude outside school, in front of a large crowd. Everyone is amping the tough guy up, until they see the quiet kid line up in a karate stance. This is the fight that you always wanted to see...Forget about UFC or boxing, a real-life karate kid vs. a street-thug, what more can you ask for?


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The 10 Best U.S. cities to find a job

These are the Top 10 cities for job hunting, as said by MSN last week. I'm going to tell you why this is bullshit...

10. Virginia Beach, Va. Cool, race wars, and rednecks.

9. Oklahoma City Are they serious with this one? My rule is that any state that does not have a professional sports teams is off limits.

8. Jacksonville, Fla. Ok they at least have a crappy professional football team, but Jacksonville is barely one of the top 10 cities in Florida, let alone the country.

7. Raleigh, N.C. Really, Raleigh? Enjoy your lunch breaks with Jo-Bob and Jimbo.

6. Richmond, Va. I think that Virginia Beach is probably a better pick than this one. Two cities from Virginia make the top 10 list...Who wrote this propaganda?

5. Bethesda, Md. Come on. Has anyone ever even heard of this city? Bethesda, sounds very appealing, especially for a Jew, I'm sure there's a lot of Jews there.

4. Orlando, Fla. Coming from some one who's been to Orlando many times, somewhat cool vacation spot (and that's a stretch), but to live there would be torture.

3. Las Vegas Isn't Vegas meant for a weekend of drunken debauchery and hookers...uh, I mean gambling? Do people actually live there for more than 5 years, while they are in their mid-20s? You can't live or work in Vegas, you'll lose it.

2. Phoenix It's hard to enjoy yourself when it's 120 degrees everyday. Phoenix is a nice city, and may actually deserve a spot on this list, but no way should be number 2. Well, it is the desert, but every girl from Phoenix is allegedly slammin, so you can sweat it up with your co-workers.

1. Washington D.C. Ok, I can see this as being a good place to live and work, but if you're not in politics, then I hope you don't mind commuting to Bethesda or Richmond.

They say in the article, "College grads often flock to New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago to start their careers. But they'd be far better off in Washington D.C., Phoenix and Las Vegas." Duh. There is a reason why people go to those cities. For one, you better believe that your salary will be much higher in New York or LA than in Raleigh, North Carolina. Also, the general atmosphere, and the quality of life in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco is much higher. There is always something going on in these cities, and that's why they are considered "major" cities. Try to go out at 4:00 in the morning in Oklahoma City, good times.
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