30.5.07

them swedes are shifty little liars!

no... i love the swedes, especially several extremely cute members of I'm from Barcelona. Petrov has two crushes in the band. this video isn't anything new nor amazing in any musical sense, but its upbeat and makes you want to shimmy a little bit doesn't it?

can you guess who petrov's crush is?

icky thumps, the white stripes

hookers, mexicans.... what isn't there to love?

29.5.07

a bad start


Anaheim and the punk Pronger defeated Ottawa 3-2 coming back from a 2-1 Ottawa lead after the second. let us pray for better luck in game2.

the faint @ 9.30c

4 carrots

There is no workout quite as fun or sweaty as spending an hour and a half in a mosh pit. Last night Petrov danced his booty to a mix of the standard faint songs and 5 or 6 new songs that the band was testing out on the audience. For the most part the new songs have the standard electro-rock sound one associates with the faint. The exception was a single slow song that started the encore, that was not in Petrov's opinion very good at all and only worsened by a squealing microphone that plagued the first half of the song. Let it be known... mosh pits do not enjoy slow songs during the encore. however, my poor exhausted legs reveled the chance to relax.

The venue was overrun with a 18+ crowd that has two clear redeeming qualities for the annoyance of the standard 18-21 yo audience: 1) everyone is shorter than Petrov and 2) the line at the bar was vastly shorter and quicker. Regardless the show the show was extremely fun for Petrov and the new album sounds like it will likely shape up well. Petrov gives The Faint 4 carrots for a job well done (and rehearsed).

28.5.07

Take me away from the ponies and to the hospital


Barely back from my weekend with the wild ponies of Chincoteague, tonight Petrov is going to The Faint's sold out show at 9.30club. To my knowledge, this band is one of only two things to hail from Omaha, Nebraska... the other being Omaha steaks (or at least the name implies such). Unlike the overpriced meat delivered via mail to your front door, The Faint's next (still unscheduled, but rumored to be soon) album is something Petrov looks forward to after my dearest postman leaves it on my porch sitting in the hot DC sun all day. The band's last release was in 2005, which has left me knowing the words to every song, making tonight's show a not so good experience for whoever Petrov shall be standing next to.

Let it be known for future reference that Petrov has no sense of categorization of music by genre, but if Petrov were put in a corner he'd call The Faint an indie electro-rock band. 'Take me to the hospital' is a song Petrov was unfamiliar with until recently due to the fact the song was only released on a compilation by the band's record label, Saddlecreek.

25.5.07

the interview: genesis

what dope is behind this insanity?
hello, i'm petrov cotton -- a cute little bunny residing in washington, dc-- and this is my brand spanking new blog. i attempted this blog thing once before when i was a wee bunny writing my thesis in ithaca, however, as would be suspected i got busy. so this is my new incarnation of the old really.

what the hell is this?
well like the old blog, i will be putting up some of the songs that currently suit my fancy and i feel may suit yours also. however, in an attempt to find my blogging place, i will also include musical happenings here in DC. it will not be comprehensive, but instead just interesting tidbits that i have found interesting. additionally, i shall tell tails of my bouncing around dc.

well thats not very exciting.... when can i start reading this jackrabbits blogs?
well la-di-da for you being so exciting. you can actually get a taste now, although it won't be about anything i just promised you....

I shall start this whole thing off with an unrelated topic, however, it has certainly taken up mych of my free time in dc the last month or so.... the stanley cup playoffs.... the pride and joy of canada and cbc's ratings. the stanley cup finals begin monday between the ottawa senators and the anaheim (mighty) ducks.
here are some sad facts: 1) the ottawa senators are looking to win their first cup since 1927, the only year they have won under the current incarnation of the NHL and their first since their establishment of the new ottawa senators in 1992. 2)speaking of 1992... if ottawa wins, it will be the first time a canadian team has won the cup since 1992 when montreal won. 3) the might ducks.... yeah just like the movie. does anyone really want a team based on a disney movie to win??

anywho thank god for dvr because i have concerts to attend to the nights of games 1 and 3. so don't u be telling me the score

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