Written on a Bathroom Wall

That’s right.  I said it.  But if you’re thinking of the video game - you are sadly mistaken.  The RIVAL SCHOOLS are back and their fans are hungry.  The first and last time I saw RS was during my early high school years when Birch Hill (in Old Bridge,NJ) was still open and not a home for the elders (boohoo-very sad time in my teenage life).  Since then, Walter Schreifels (singer) started a band called Walking Concert.  Me and my mom are hardcore Walter fans so we tracked down WC and saw them at the Sin E in NYC (very awesome place to be because of me being a huge Jeff Buckley fan - he used to play there weekly while he was still alive…) as well as Maxwells.  Not that we don’t love WC, we just really miss Rival Schools.  And I hope you do too.

Here’s where they’re going to be so far:

Oct 9 - The Echo Echo Park, California
Oct 10 - Brick By Brick San Diego, California
Oct 11 - Lisk Fest @ Oak Canyon Ranch Irvine, California
Oct 12 - Bottom Of The Hill San Fransisco, California
Nov 4 - Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ
Nov 6 - Mercury Lounge, NYC

And of course I shall be at the Maxwells show because Maxwells is my most favorite place
…and maybe the Mercury Lounge… if I can afford it… hmph.

What’s better than free booze?  Hmm…hmm…um NOTHING.

Luckily there’s a little site called My Open Bar to seek out all the free drinks in your area. Now you can just sit back and kill your liver without difficulty. Sign up for their mailing list and they’ll actually deliver a weekly listing of open bars to your inbox. (SHIT! Are they going to drink the beer for me too?!)

You can thank me later.

Cheers!

Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine is set to release his sophmore solo album, The Fabled City, September 30^th, 2008 via Epic Records. Now being billed as Tom Morello : The Nightwatchman, the album is the first release to bear the political and social activist’s birth name. The Fabled City was produced by Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam) and features appearances by System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian and Shooter Jennings.  Take a listen to the song Whatever It Takes from the player below.

Tom Morello : The Nightwatchman The Fabled City Track Listing:
1. The Fabled City
2. Whatever It Takes
3. The King of Hell
4. Night Falls
5. The Lights Are On In Spidertown
6. Midnight In The City of Destruction
7. Saint Isabelle
8. Lazarus On Down featuring Serj Tankian
9. Gone Like Rain
10. The Iron Wheel featuring Shooter Jennings
11. Rise to Power

Austrian Death Machine (side project of As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis) have released their first video for the song Get To The Choppa.  Check the video out below.

Austrian Death Machine “Get To The Choppa”

Overheard In The Office: “Lets meet after the singing hot dog does his thing, good for you?”

Overheard In The Office: “What The Fuck Happened To Paper?”

Seriously though, with our overuse of technology, “paper” seems like thing of the past. I’m starting a new craze - save server space, write a letter! Ok maybe that’s an extreme, The Dagger is still down with saving the earth (’n stuff) so I suggest you check out RecycleThis.com for an epic list of alternative uses for cd jewel cases.

“Paint them and make a giant Scrabble board”!! BRILLANT!!

Watch The Ting Tings performance live at the MTV VMA’s - Sept 7th 9PM EST

For those of your that missed Motley Crue here are some photos from the New jersey show at PNC.

Mexican acoustic rock duo Rodrigo y Gabriela will release a new live album – ‘Live In Japan’ - with a bonus live DVD on October 28, 2008.

The album captures Rod & Gab making their live Japanese debut, at Tokyo’s Duo club on March 30^th this year. The show had been sold out for weeks; such was the level of anticipation from their Far East fanbase. ‘Live In Japan’ mixes tracks from Rodrigo y Gabriela’s acclaimed, self-titled debut album with older live favorites, and also includes a new track – ‘OK Tokyo’ as well as Rod & Gab’s legendary solo jams recorded for the first time. The album is being released as limited edition by ATO Records.

The album package also includes a five track bonus DVD of highlights from the concert, mixed in 5:1 surround sound; which is sure to be in demand with Rodrigo y Gabriela’s fret-fanatic following.

Since its original release in Europe in February 2006, ‘Rodrigo y Gabriela’ has been one of the great word-of-mouth success stories in recent music history. With over 500,000 albums sold worldwide (300,000 in the U.S.), it has helped to establish Rod & Gab as one of the most exciting live bands on the planet. The duo are currently writing songs for their next studio album at their base in Ixtapa, Mexico.

Tracklisting - CD - OK TOKYO, JUAN LOCO, ORION, FOC, SATORI, IXTAPA, VIKINGMAN, TAKE FIVE, ONE, GABRIELA SOLO, RODRIGO SOLO, STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, TAMACUN, DIABLO ROJO. DVD – SATORI, IXTAPA, VIKINGMAN, TAMACUN, DIABLO ROJO

Rodrigo y Gabriela – ‘Live In Japan’ will be released on ATO Records on October 28^th on CD+DVD and download.