Modern Soapbox

On February 15th, Jim Ward played an amazing solo acoustic show at Red 7 in Austin, Texas. His presence was welcomed with a room full of people appreciating the frontman of one of El Paso’s most popular rock acts Sparta.
He opened his set up with Sparta’s Untreatable Disease from their latest album, Threes. He [...]

I’m approaching the final hour of the day as I start this post. I definitely had the case of the Mondays. The day went by quick, but it almost felt everything was in disarray at work. I stayed busy as usual, but I wasn’t able to finish everything I planned for the day for once.
I [...]

In 1996, Karma Kredit Records released a posthumous album by Operation Ivy that features eleven songs:

Healthy Body (Uncut Version)
Someday
Plea For Peace
Trouble Bound
Uncertain
Hangin’ Out
Left Behind
Old Friendships
Hedgecore
Steppin’ Out
The End (outro)

This release is currently out of print and is rare to find.
What happens when you click on this image of the album cover?
What is a ZIP file?

Last year on December 8th, Foxboro Hot Tubs released a record titled Stop Drop and Roll that features six songs:

Stop Drop and Roll
Mother Mary
Ruby Room
Red Tide
Highway 1
She’s a Saint, Not a Celebrity

This garage rock album was released free on the internet.
What happens when you click on this image of the album cover?
What is a ZIP [...]

Last year on November 6th, Jim Ward released a solo acoustic EP titled Quiet that features five songs:

On My Way Back Home Again
Take It Back
Mystery Talks
Coastlines
Easier Said Than Done

The second track features Maura Davis, sister of Keeley the new guitarist of Sparta, on harmony. This record was released on Jim’s own record label Civil Defense [...]

Updates on a couple of my favorite bands:

Thrice released a video today for Digital Sea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BxJB2ILFK4

A preview from Alkaline Trio’s Goddamnit Redux DVD.

On January 2nd, Smashing Pumpkins released an acoustic EP titled American Gothic that features four new songs:

The Rose March
Again, Again, Again (the crux)
POX
Sunkissed

What happens when you click on this image of the album cover?
What is a ZIP file?

One of my friends Gonzo plays guitar in a band called Betaplayer. He had invited me to their show at Emo’s Lounge. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend since I wasn’t getting out of work until eleven and that was when they were going on.
Here are a couple YouTube videos that I ran across [...]

Before a week flies by with me not updating this, I’ll go over my enjoyable four-day weekend.
On Thursday, I had a Thanksgiving feast with my family. Fifteen of us were over at my parents’ house with more than enough to eat. That night, I met up with my cousins at my brother’s house. We played [...]

Thanks to the Austin fanbase, multiple clips from the Smashing Pumpkins 11/13/2007 show at The Backyard are on YouTube.
I have cherry-picked some of them to show here. They are arranged by when they were played.
Smashing Pumpkins
November 13, 2007 | Austin, Texas | The Backyard
(The band takes the [...]

REJOICE!
I was able to locate an audio recording of Smashing Pumpkins on November 13, 2007 in Austin, Texas at The Backyard.
Thanks to Google Alerts, Sonorama.NET, Internet Archive, BG RAVES, Homeless Crisco & 1st Mate Kate.
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Smashing Pumpkins
November 13, 2007 | Austin, Texas | The Backyard
download audio (233.7M ZIP [...]

Before I start this post, I’d like to wish my brother Neil a very Happy 24th Birthday!
I know it’s almost eight in the morning. I woke up to the theme song of My So-Called Life on repeat since the Play All function did its round and returned to the DVD menu screen.
Here are some more [...]

This post is going to be delivered with photos, captions and some ranting. Enjoy.

Flickr’s BLundin took this photo from the Pumpkins show at the Backyard on Tuesday.

Myra from Blogspot took this photo of Billy Corgan on bass guitar jamming with Jimmy Flemion from The Frogs on guitar and Jimmy Chamberlain on drums. Jeff Schroeder can [...]