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I’ve recommitted to my once rabid addiction of taking pictures.
My subjects were broad and vast but always involved some kind of building, shape, shadow or other.
So with that I am back with a vengeance at www.globalpause.org.
Take a peek and tell me what you think.

Happy New Year to everyone by the way.
And indeed for me, New Years came with many gifts.
Not the least of which was hearing that Soundgarden are coming back in 2010.

A post came out over the Inter-tubes the other day directing traffic and prying eyes to a new website for the band. On the whole, I am very excited for this and it really solidifies my thinking about great bands and the fragility of making music.

If you go back in time to 1997 when they split up, Soundgarden seemingly could do no wrong. Along with Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam, Soundgarden were the owners of the new rock space. Grunge had given way to a whole new sound that (in my opinion) Soundgarden defined. “Down on the Upside” provided a view into where rock was headed. Huge riffs, pounding rhythms, Chris Cornell’s banshee scream, and time signatures a plenty. On top of this, was a layer of melody that was both sophisticated and interesting. Frankly had they continued, I think Soundgarden would have become the biggest hard rock band walking the planet. I was interested to see where they were headed and then…..well, they broke up not being able to agree where they were going.

So now, we get the chance to see where they would have gone.
I hope they take it seriously and deliver a sonic slab worthy of being called “Soundgarden”.
Because frankly, the only redeeming thing any of them has done since is Matt Cameron joining Pearl Jam.
I can’t consider Audioslave music but hey, that’s me.

C’mon guys, deliver the goods.

I give you for Friday, the genius of Tony Royster Jr.

His skills are well known and his talent prodigious.
What I like is how happy he looks when he plays.

He seems completely connected to the instrument and brings so much passion to his playing. He gets a lot of flack from some ends of the drumming spectrum for being just another super technical player but I think he has unique energy AND technical supremacy.

Check this clip out with his childhood band ASAP.

Enjoy.

Funny you should ask me that.

Here is a fun tour of the primary production facility in Finland.

Well worth the watch: http://gizmodo.com/tag/legotrip/

The video’s are truly fascinating and not many get an inside view into the almost completely cyborg driven assembly process.

Enjoy.

This according to assistant coach Jim Cleamons.

And he should know a thing or 5 about good D having been with Phil since the Bulls days.

Check this insightful article out with Jim from True Hoop today.

My Laker friends beat up on Lamar Odom, but I love him. This is a great read: http://bit.ly/KEk4m