latest obsession

on the internet today, flash-based video hosting sites are a dime a dozen. youtube has been getting a little tired and a little too over-populated recently. vimeo on the other hand, is a breath of fresh air; good selection of subscribable content, privacy controls on videos you post and i love the player's ui. check it.

i wanna post about an awesome remix of the cool kids' gold and a pager, but streamload is still down. what the hell! this will have to do...

HOLY HEART STOPPER (REMIXXX)

That's right, hot damn, we did it. For those of you who know me, you are aware for the past year+ I have been fighting to get Heavy Weights played as a midnight movie. And for those of you who don't know me, now you know that. But this saturday I was ushering the fine film "Dazed and Confused" when Scott (my boss/ runs the midnight) announced the upcoming midnights...and guess what was on that list? HEAVY WEIGHTS!!!
And to add icing to the cake, it is being played in September (when everyone is back for school) and Scott will be gone...SO I AM ANNOUNCING (as I do when he departs). SO YOU BETTER BE THERE - and don't forget your Perkis Power uniforms.

In other news, and related to the blog series Holy Heart Stopper, I (we) were recently almost sued for having their music up. I am unaware on the exact details. But apparently a representative of Kanine Records got in touch with Derek and told him we had to take the songs down, or see consequences (being sued). I just thought I would relay to you how cutty, we the writers, or SEX IN THE BREAK ROOM really are. And for what? You the reader? Damn right. Street-cred, right?

also...i crashed my bike the other night, while intoxicated yes...point of the story, when drunk and riding a bike...look out for jumping curbs.

so to the music portion. After the incident with Kanine Records I looked into what else they had. And I liked what I saw. This post is dedicated to the other artists of Kanine Records. (by the way, if you don't like what I post, check out the Kanine Records website for yourself and give it a look).

First Up: CHAIRLIFT
a music video for their song "At My Side"


Second: Is Mommy And Daddy. For some reason it reminded me of the Murder City Devils. At least wait for the middle of the song to hit, I liked it a lot. A music video for their song "Franconia Road"

local television

i'm sure all you have heard dan deacon by now. seems like a pretty cool local news group to have dan deacon preform.

in other news, for those of us who can't afford an iphone... here ya go.

ghosthustler vid. and other news!

ghosthustler's new video for parking lot nights. the song seems pretty good, but the powerglove... B+ at best (no offense caitlin.)

looks like sex in the breakroom is accidentally having two tours to portland this summer. i'll be there from the 9th to the 16th. i'm not bring my laptop with me (packing pretty light), but i promise a post or two from up there.

So much to tell...

...and I want to tell you in such a fashion that won't be boring.

Okay, where to begin? I moved (as you know) only to move again in two weeks. I helped a couple friends move as well. BUT good news, I am going to be in Portland, Oregon from July 1st - 5th!!! Sex In The Break Room is going on tour baby. So if you live in the P-town area holla.

But also, I've been busy with my totally sweet band Super Sect, I've played a couple shows, and at my last show we played with an amazing artist by the name of T.V. Coahran. I was blown away by his solo (kinda) show. He is pictured above, and while he is not the totally sweet guy in the Racer X costume, he is the skinny Charley Chaplin lookin' fella. So check out his tunes and look out for this guy.

TUNES:
Township Of Cecil
Islandfather Trilogy

space.

open up for air

jacob cooper's bark bark bark; i'm not really sure where to start with this band. i first heard jacob's work when one of his side projects; OMGWTF played with sheena a long time ago; this was sheena's 2nd or 3rd show ever if i remember correctly (matt mcclain was still drumming for them at the time.) it was an awesome show, both bands had amazing sets. through the magic of myspace music profiles, i've watched this band change sounds and band members like crazy over the past few years, a few failed album attempts along the way (i think i even sent him $10 for one of them one time... didn't get shit.) jacob just dropped haunts which is technically the debut bbb album even though he's been making these songs for a few years now, it's unfortunate that this genre of music has since become a little too over crowded and maybe the idea of writing music about ghosts, the x-files and d&d is a little play'd out today. i wanted him to drop an album in '04; not '07. but with all that aside; i still really enjoy this band, no matter what.

bark bark bark - haunts
bark bark bark - brand new shoes
bark bark bark - i love you but i don't

more ice!

i'm think'n about changing the name of the blog, how does sex in the derek sucks at riding a bike; a blog type website sound? there's a red truck parked on water, like two blocks down from moreno's, that has an open pro-sized dent in the passenger side door. i look/feel like i've been in a fight.

kissy sell out crowned #1 'turd-polisher' for remixing the shittiest tracks and turning them into dance floor gold. peep his podcasts.

kissy sell out - let there be blazing light

p.s.
where the hell has austin been at? 'aww boo-whoo; all my shit is in boxes man, fuck'n boxes; i just can't post like this.' pssh.

moving my shit...

Just letting SITBR's millions of readers I won't be posting for two or three days. I'm in a rush and moving and won't have my computer for a couple of days. But you better believe on thursday or friday I'm gunna drop some shit on you like a brick to the face.

derek will keep you busy until I am all settled in.

kanye's new demographic?

my guess... middle class white college students who spend too much time on the internet. with the release of his can't tell me nothing mixtape just two weeks ago (which is being considered the first widely popular mix tape only to be released on the internet) all the internets that are worth visiting are a buzz. from sampling indie pop mega hits, a new take on a play'd out dance track to working with a-trak (playing fluid in sf on the 22nd); he's got a lot of peoples attention. the second single from the up coming graduation just hit the internets, he included a 'snippet' of it on the mix tape which includes one of the smaller k-rants on the tape, quoting him is too fun... "the more drops i do, the sooner the album gonna come. so, the more shit i talk, the sooner y'all get this shit." i've heard a-trak brought in dj mehdi to work on this track, which i think is hilarious, less than six monthes ago the k-man ripped the mic out of so-me's hands and openly admitted to not know who (mehdi's hugely popular label-mate) justice was after losing an award to them at the european mtv awards. he probably just got into them, i hear he reads brooklyn vegan.

kanye west - stronger (full version)

p.s.
going tp the mash sf premiere tonight.

p.p.s.
play some cat pong.

arcade fire. greek theatre, berkelz ca

saw the great arcade fire last friday. quite a great show, fought off too many drunk chicks to to count and got right up front. it blows my mind what a wide variety of people are devout arcade fire fans that just screamed their hearts out singing along to every song (meet josh.) it was probably the best arcade fire preformance i've been to. the video above is an amazing live version of in the backseat from that night, which before last friday to me; hadn't been a real stand out track of theirs, but since it's all i've been listening to; it really blew me away. for the encore they played cold wind (written about a road trip to san francisco win, regine and will took for win and will's grandfather's funeral which also helped spur the title of their first album and the 4 neighborhood tracks and finished with wake up. i had never been a big fan of cold wind (originally released on a soundtrack for the show six feet under) but atmosphere and production of their live shows is so amazing, it's another track that really opened up to since last friday. will and richard went crazy as usual; every part of the stage (along with the infamous red helmet, now duck taped together in many places) were used as percussion instruments in the more dramatic parts of songs and will tromped through the audience banging on his drum all the way to the back of the bleachers.

arcade fire - cold wind

bonus:

this is a section of a documentary shot at the beginning of the tour supporting their neon bible. the elevator performance is amazing.

what a beautiful combo...

Hello,
On my previous blog (phantom polaroid) I posted much about the new Blonde Redhead album '23'. I loved it. But now, I found this, which made me even happier, being it is not just the awesomeness of Blonde Redhead, but also the gorgeous grace of allstar artist Miranda July. And those who know me, know I am a 'bit' of a fan of hers. So eat it up, and love both of them, B.R. and Miranda July even more...



...because I know I do.