M.I.A.

So I've been missing in action over the past few weeks. No matter how many times I say it, I have to make an effort to post more frequently. This effort will no doubt only last a few weeks at a time as it normally does. C'est la vie.

I meant to post this in time for the Mission of Burma show a few days ago..but as I not only missed the band's first Dallas appearance ever, I figured what the hey, might as well miss covering their importance and lasting influence in the post-punk world of music over the last three decades. What can be said about them that hasn't already been written time and time again during the band's resurgence over the last few years? Their art-punk, alternating tunings, unsettling chord structures, etc, etc. This all chalks up to entries in my favorite band's repertoire. And I'll just leave it at that. The opening bassline to this song is probably repeated in my head at least once a week now, as it is probably the best opening bass riff I have ever heard in my entire lifetime. I don't have much energy these days, but when this comes into play on my stereo or what have you,...I don't know, I get amped for some reason. I feel kind of, but not unlike Emilio Estevez a la The Breakfast Club, after partaking in typical teenage drug use and then proceeding to dance the upper level of the school library until the adrenaline wears off and windows have shattered...