November 2008
7 posts
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Hey Anton, This is your Asshole talking...knock it...
I’ve always have had a love for spicy foods but with in the last couple months I have really be pushing my limits. Last month I decided I would try 6 of the blazing wings at Buffalo Wild Wings, the hottest wings they have. I was able to eat the 6 hell chickens fairly easily. I enjoyed the flavor, but I was a little disappointed they weren’t very sauce.
A couple weeks later after...
Anton's CD Recommendation of the Week.
This week’s recommendation is the classic “Pet Sounds” by The Beach Boys. Once again I am not really going out on a limb with this recommendation but if you don’t have it in your record collection…you should.
When you ask most bands that are out there know who are some of their musical inspirations I’m sure most of them would say The Beatles, but who inspired...
My Top 10 Albums of 2008
It’s almost the end of the year and that can only mean one thing. Top Ten Lists! Here is a list of my Top 10 Albums for 2008.
10. Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal. Great Rock and Roll album. If you are a fan of Springsteen or Strummer you will dig this album.
9. M83 - Saturdays = Youth. I admit I didn’t know what I thought of this one the first time I heard it. I felt like I was...
October 2008
6 posts
Anton's CD Recommendation of the Week
This week I am going to select one on my all time favorite albums. Neutral Milk Hotel’s “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.” Every time I rediscover this album I feel the same amount of emotions and excitement as the first time I listened to it. I can’t pinpoint what it is about this album but it will never grow old or sound dated.
This is one of those albums when asked...
The Best season to listen to music is here, fall...
I don’t know what it is about fall but there’s something that just makes the music mean more. The cool crisp air, the leaves changing color, my twin’s sweatshirt, a glass of cider and my favorite fall albums.
In the spirit of one of my favorite movies “High Fidelity” I thought it would be fun to do a Top 5 list. So here it is.
Top 5 Albums to listen to in the...
331, Blingo and Raleighs Texas Tacos. My Tuesday...
The 331 Club in NE is officially my new favorite hang out spot. It’s got that loveable NE feel to it and all that one could ever want in a social spot. Let me break it down…
Tuesday night is officially BLINGO night at the 331. What is BLINGO you ask? Well imagine if your local bingo hall was on Yo’ Pimp my Ride and you get BLINGO. Six fun filled (free) rounds of Bingo with some cool...
Bloggin' ain't easy...
I realize I have been a bad blogger and have not been blogging to my potential. I will try to keep The Wigwam updated more frequently.
September 2008
2 posts
Scared of Chaka, 7th Street Entry...in 2008, WTF?
Last night Mary and I went to 7th Street Entry to see an amazing five band line up. Now five bands is a lot even for a music head like me but when you put together a bill like this you don’t even notice how many bands there are because you face is being constantly rocked. The bill consisted of The Dynamiters, Birthday Suits, Off With Their Heads, Scared of Chaka and Dillinger Four.
The...
Anton's CD Recommendation of the Week
In two days we leave for Vegas so I wanted to try to recommend a CD that ties in somehow to Las Vegas. I was looking through my record collection trying to figure out what to recommend that fits the Vegas theme and was having a tough time. I pulled out albums like Hank Thompson’s “Live at the Golden Nugget” and The Rat Pack “Live at the Sands” but I only want to...
August 2008
4 posts
Anton's CD Recommendation of the Week
This weeks recommendation is “Let it Be” by Minneapolis’s own The Replacements. Alright, I feel if you are a Minnesotan and you don’t own a Replacements album you should be forced to pack up and move to Cedar Falls, Iowa. If you are my friend and don’t have anything by The Replacements please come and see me immediately because I really don’t want to have to...
Since the Packers are all over the news...
I thought I’d post an old story I wrote and sent via email to my flag football team “The Dramatic Prairie Dogs” last year. It just seemed fitting with all this Farve and Packers talk in the news recently. I hope you enjoy!
Hello again Prairie Dogs,
Last night I, along with a few other Prairie Dogs witnessed a story that must be told.
The setting for this story begins in a...
July 2008
9 posts
Anton's CD Recommendation of the Week
This week I recommend to you the self titled release by Fleet Foxes. I have only owned this album for about 9 hours now but I am absolutely in love with it. I am on my 3rd consecutive listen now while I sit here at work and it gets better and better with every listen.
Fleet Foxes is putting the tired Seattle music scene back on the map. This quintet describe their music as “baroque...
The Hold Steady on 7/22 at First Ave
Tuesday night a friend and I went to First Ave to see one of our favorite bands The Hold Steady. The show was in support of their new album “Stay Positive” and it sold out over a month ago.
We arrived in time to catch the last couple songs of the opener “The Loved Ones” which seemed like we walked through some time portal back to our high school days. Did First Ave just...
Anton's CD Recommendation of the Week
This week I am going to recommend “Over the Counterculture” by Tim Fite.
So you may have heard the old joke “what do you get when you mix country and rap music….Crap” well this album proves that wrong. I don’t know if any other artist would be able to pull this off but somehow Tim Fite makes it all work. He’s twangy vioce, intersting use of samples and...
Anton's CD recommendation of the week
This week’s album recommendation is “Revolver” by the Beatles. Alright, so I’m not really going out on a limb with this week’s pick but not only is this my favorite Beatles album, it is my favorite album of ALL TIME.
People often argue about what Beatles they like more, early Beatles or late Beatles…well I say middle Beatles. “Revolver” along with...
Running 4.5 miles has never been so entertaining
Recently I have taking up running as a hobby. Yes, this is the same Anton that used to dread “The Mile” day in grade school. In 6th grade I actually fainted after completing the mile. I don’t know if it was because I was completely exhausted or if I was overwhelmed with excitement because I finished seconds before the obese kid.
As I pulled into the parking lot of Lifetime in...
Anton's CD recommendation of the week.
Part of my blog will be a weekly CD recommendation. These recommendations will be both new and old albums that would make a great addition to anyone’s music collection. If one sounds interesting to you let me know and I let you take it for a spin.
My first CD Recommendation is “Naturally” by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. This is Sharon Jones 2nd release on Daptone records, a...
Our first (and last) time at CiCi's Pizza Buffet
Our adventure started on Monday night when Mary and I go through our nightly routine of what or where should we eat. After looking in our fridge and seeing a few cans of Grain Belt and some soy sauce starring back at me, we decided going out to get food sounded like a great idea. One of the perks of living in a suburb (I’d be pressed to name more than two) is that you have every food...