Dear Cold

Dear Cold,

It's that time. Time to tell you that you've overstayed your welcome. It's understandable that some sniffles will come to visit this time of year. I accept that. However, it is time for you to go. One day of staying in and refighting World War II with The History Channel is fine, sometimes even fun, but I'm reaching the cabin fever point. You're like the leftovers in the back of my refrigerator (I really should toss those) that are starting to smell. I've got things to do, and you're just slowing me down, so it's time for you to get out of my life.

More Musical Nostalgia: A New Supergroup

I've been home sick with a cold today, and I got bored enough I revisted some web sites I hadn't been to in a while.

When I visited Below Empty, the Stone Temple Pilots fan site, I found out Robert and Dean DeLeo (bassist and guitarist for STP) are forming a band with Richard Patrick (vocalist from Filter). There was a news blurb on the STP web site back in September, but I just found out about it today.

The new band is called Army of Anyone. Their album is due out sometime in early 2006. I'm looking forward to it. I've enjoyed the recent supergroups (Velvet Revolver, Audioslave), so I'll be watching for the new album.

Old Enough For Nostalgia

I finally picked up the new Nine Inch Nails album, [With Teeth].

As I listen to it, I get taken back to my high school days, when my brother Josh introduced me to NIN, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, and Nirvana. All that cool alternative music. Flannel. Am I really old enough now to be nostalgic? I'm closing in on 27 soon. I guess that's old enough.

I've finally hit the age that I'm cranky about new music. I read somewhere at a certain point new music goes from being cool and interesting to scary. I'm not at the scary stage yet, I'm at a point in-between where most of it sounds like crap. Whiny pop-punk bands? They can all dissapear from the face of the earth and I'll be happy. Cookie cutter nü-metal bands? I've mellowed out enough I don't need your generic anger anymore. Oh, and generic "I'm a badass, I have lots of money and bitches" hip-hop? I wasn't all that enticed with you from the start.

As far as [With Teeth]? It's pretty good. Is it the music or the nostalgia I enjoy? It's both.