A Little Random To Get Things Started

UPDATE II: The problem mentioned below should now be fixed thanks to Greg.
UPDATE: Before you do anything, scroll down and pause the stupid video at the bottom. I don't know how to fix the fact that it starts automatically and it annoys the hell out of me.
I have a serious back log of albums which I'm listening to right now and I'm hoping to write reviews of the more recent releases, so I thought I'd do a little opening salvo to get myself into the swing of things.

First of all, I feel like I can tentatively say that my Bruins have turned a bit of corner. After going into an absolute tailspin of a 10-game losing streak they've put up two consecutive Ws with a decisive shut out of the hated Canadiens which they followed with a shoot-out win against Buffalo. If the B's can reel off a thrid win tonight against the upwardly mobile Tampa Bay Lightning, it will both legitimize this turn for the better, and put them back into playoff contention. Weirdly enough the rising star through all this has been the young goaltender Tukka Rask. Rask, if you'll recall, was one of my four young Bruins to watch back at the start of the season. This does raise some questions about how wise the contract extension given to Tim Thomas last year was, and perhaps this has fueled the "Tim Thomas' ass is grass" trade rumors that have leaked out lately. I like Thomas, and I wouldn't want to see him traded because as bad as it is for a player to have an off year right after the big contract, I would really miss moments like this:



For those of you who have been biding your time until I stop talking hockey, I'm done now. I have a couple of musical items to round out the program, the first of which is the band The Demonstration who have posted a pretty bizarre Lady Gaga cover on their myspace. You'll probably find it amusing if you like Lady Gaga and also if you really don't. Also, they're from North Carolina so that's pretty cool. Not like metalcore bands from the south are anything new, but I'd hate to miss a chance to rep NC.

And finally, a video from a band that will always have a soft spot in my heart going back to the truly awesome first Rock Against Bush comp: Strike Anywhere. Look beyond the hair on the singer and the weird spots of dead air in the video and this is SA doing what they do best, play vaguely political and inspiring hardcore punk and accompany it with vaguely political and inspiring videos. Enjoy and stay tuned for some serious reveiwage. Also made-up words.