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2008-09-08T23:13:36Z

hey livejournal, i'm still alive. i'm doing alright.

i do a weekly "radio" show now that all y'all should check out

http://www.myspace.com/radiohotbodies
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basically it's like you're letting me control your ipod for an hour every week.

holla back

<3 jboyd

2007

2007-12-25T05:34:31Z

Its Xmas Eve, and I got nailed with some nasty holiday flu bullshit so what better time than now to reflect on the 359 days prior. Cause I'm like that.

2007 was pretty alright. As where in the past two years, I've had some big ugly drama, meltdown or struggle that stood out, I spent most of 07 clear of mind and more often than not happy. I mean... I ended a relationship which is not necessarily fun or chill, but the dust settled and I was no worse for wear, no more closed off, no more disillusioned or fragile or somethin than I was when I came into it. There was the dissolution of Hotbodies version 1, which was a bummer. I had to can the album I was working on this time last year due to me killing my computer by attempting to create an 11 minute prog pop epic suite called "Gold Heart Black Heart." But things happen for a reason. I worked on that song for so long that it wasn't a demo anymore, it was something I mythologized. I created this like... monument of anger, heartbreak and resentment and in ways it took over me and certainly it took over my operation of Hotbodies. So when the computer died, I took it as a sign. I'm not meant to be angry, and I'm not meant to hold grudges. I can get pissed and I can be sad or angry or whatever, but those are just passing emotions and unless I can get that out into a song quickly, it's much better to let it go.

So I let all the hate go, and I did a little bit of MDMA, and thanks to the fruits of a week long drug induced depression, I had the material for a new album. I moved into a new home, finally got a room of my own (and a bed thats not in a closet) and a new computer (a present for a college graduation that hasn't happened yet... oops). I was supposed to take a vacation to San Francisco in August but God blessed me with some kidney stones that kept me home, so I labored away. And with the residual effects of the ecstacy, the impending doom of fucking rocks coming out of my dick hole, and five days off of work, I created (the majority of) "Static"... I MADE A FUCKING ALBUM! ITS 42 MINUTES LONG! IT COUNTS!!! AND 3 OF THOSE MINUTES ARE "BRITTANY THIS SONGS FOR YOU"! I walk a little easier now knowing that should I take a bullet from a psycho for being so dope (tends to happen) I've left something behind that I can consider a legacy.

I met a lot of dope people this year, got back in touch with some dope people and unfortunately lost touch with some dope people as well. To you I say what up. I guess I've changed a lot this year, but that's nothing new. Yes, I wear bigger, more baller jackets now. I've accepted it, as should you. I still like ska, so I'm still myself. Cogito Ergo Ska. It's everyone's personal evolution that turns me on so much. Fearing change is pointless cause change is part of life. I like seeing where the ride goes and finding out who I get to see naked on the way there. Bullshit will probably always be around, despite my best efforts, but I've got noseplugs in my pockets at all times, so let's keep the party goin on into 2008. And by the way HOTBODIES ARE PLAYING JANUARY 6 AT THE KNITTING FACTORY!

Enough pseudo philosophical end of the year shit.
Here's the pseudo music expert end of the year shit.

My favorite albums of 2007

10. Wu Tang Clan "8 Diagrams"

This is the most recent album of 07 to blow me away. It might be my favorite Wu Tang record, except in many ways, it's not really a Wu Tang record. In fact, the Wu has played (at least one) show recently sans RZA with a setlist of all older material. Ghostface has gone on record as saying this album is where he thinks RZA's gone too far. He's right-- "Diagrams" is dark, artsy, at times psychadelic and at times pretty much leaving hip hop in the dust, and Wu Tang pretty much has to stay real ass hip hop or the world might implode on itself. But I say fuck the world, this album is fuckin awesome.

9. Panda Bear "Person Pitch"

Early in the year, Avey Tare and Kria Brekken released "Pullhair Rubeye", an album released entirely backwards. While the pair apparently decided to do this after watching Inland Empire (can't hate), the record was bummer because potentially great music was engulfed by the desire to go avant-garde thus becoming novelty. And really if your band is Animal freaking Collective, do you really need a side project devoted to your weird side? In some cases, I guess the answer is yes, because around the same time, Tare's AC collaborator released "Person Pitch", the most obscenely beautiful, positive, soothing, challenging and downright warm and fuzzy drug trip album of the year. I could smoke a bowl, wrap myself up in this album and go to sleep.

8. Jay Z "American Gangster"

SPEECH! (Yeah Rolling Stone already did that.) What more can be said about this one than already has? After Kingdom Come, a hit or miss departure that should not have been released as Jigga's big comeback, Sean Carter watches the new Denzel and gets all gangsta again. And while one can question his choice of inspirational material, and more particularly, his use of "L'Chaim" in a flow, there is no question that THE BOY IS BACK!

7. Bomb the Music Industry! "Get Warmer"

While this is not Jeff Rosenstein's greatest album, (that would be last years mini-epic "Goodbye Cruel World") this album is another strong entry into the catalogue of excellent, innovative releases from the only band I know of that blends Minor Threat style hardcore with Brian Wilson level compositions, while at the same time remaining a ska band. "25 Hour Goddamn Telethon" is the best song of the year and combined with it's follow up track "Depression is No Fun!" it is part of the best one-two punch of the year. The best part: BTMI! makes all of it's albums available for free download on it's website. I highly implore you to download this and "Cruel World"... cause free is good. And free amazingness is better.

6. Radiohead "In Rainbows"

It's almost not worth writing about because it's fucking Radiohead. Of course its one of the best albums of the year. And if you look up to what I wrote about Bomb the Music Industry then you'd know free shit is good shit. Yes Radiohead pretty much shot a cannonball through what's left of the ship that is the record industry. Now for the actual music... It can be said that it is the only Radiohead record on which the band doesn't try anything new, but the effect this has for me is that they sound stronger and more confident than on anything they've made before. And there's not a weak song on the whole album. So nyeagh.

5. Dan Deacon "Spiderman of the Rings"

All hail the future of music.
Dan Deacon's ultimate box office blockbuster is one of the most bizarre records to make a splash on the indie scene in a long time. I know why I love it, but I'm continually surprised that so many people get it. It's ridiculous music. Really bizarre noises that are as colorful as they are abrasive. And it's kind of a dance party. Underneath it all though lies some really amazing beats and compositions. Deacon puts his image of a psychadelic jester-ringleader on the front lines so that all possible pretentiousness gets washed away.

4. El-P "I'll Sleep When You're Dead"

This record is very similar in aim as Wu Tang's "8 Diagrams" in that it's dark, avant-garde... Orwellian at times, but the difference is that is no departure for El-P, he's been doing it for years. On this album though, he takes it to the next level, with flows that leave your jaw hanging at the pure level of candidness and crippling honesty. Also... THIS SHIT IS HARD. And it's got guest spots from Trent Reznor, Mars Volta, and Cat Power as well as Def Jux regulars Aesop Rock and Mr. Lif. Ultimately though, it's El-P's show and it's a really fucked up show.

3. Animal Collective "Strawberry Jam"

Avey Tare redeems himself with the latest AC record by surprisingly, wiping away much (not all) of the psychadelic gauze and releasing an album of insane pop ditties and every one of them is solid. Panda Bears presence is felt too, but it is ultimately Tare's spotlight. To anyone unfamiliar with Animal Collective, this record could never be seen as a "safe" record, but it is. However, pop is dope-- I'm way more of a sucker for pop songs than avant-garde. And it's still Animal Collective.

2. Justice "Cross"

Yup, it's trendy as all hell, and time will only tell if it's a fad or not, but at this moment, Justice is my soundtrack. It's unabashedly dance party music, but I haven't bass this gorgeously nasty since Weezer's "Pinkerton" and the beats get so hard at times that it can resemble punk rock. After seeing them three nights in a row when they came through southern California, the punk rock comparisons continue. Even if it turns out to be one-dimensional in the long run, it's a really good party right now.

1. Of Montreal "Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?"

This was a close call because it's definitely not the coolest record of the year (see the television commercials the band has scored paychecks from over the year), that would be Justice. But I got this record as a leak in late 2006 and it still puts me in awe when I think about it. There are weak tracks, sure, but the sum of the parts is an amazing thing. A band of mine who used to be possibly my favorite band, fully realizes their new chosen path and in doing so cause me to reevaluate the material I haven't given a chance to... and it's all amazing. Almost as good as a steak from Outback.

My favorite movies of 2007.
I barely went to the movies this year but Paprika was the best one I saw, and 30 Days of Night was dope off the top of my head.

Biggest personal disappointments

Fog "Ditherer"

Not a bad record (I'd probably put it in my top 25), but he should go back to revolutionizing sound in his bedroom.

The Arcade Fire "Neon Bible"

A lot of people loved this one but it never clicked with me anywhere close to how "Funeral" did.

Oh well.

Oh yeah. This year I also saw Daft Punk and Rage Against the Machine. So that was cool. And that's pretty much 07.

And now I'm gonna lay down and be sick
Much love,
Josh Boyd

video chat love

2007-07-15T21:05:34Z

video chat is blowing my mind. hit me me up on the ichat! my new sn is JoshBoydMustDie

also i made this:
http://groups.myspace.com/videochathottub

winner gets a slushie

2007-03-29T21:28:34Z

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Yeah I'm already all reflective.

2006-11-29T01:56:40Z

2006 by Josh Boyd

So, late November might be pretty early to be reflect on the year, but all the albums have already leaked, I've been to all the shows (except Joanna Newsom and Mt. Eerie) and I don't really have a problem admitting I'm chomping at the bit for this year to end.

2006 for me was long, tumultuous, exhausting, and peppered by some beautiful things. I saw The Murder City FUCKING Devils, Brian Wilson, Jay-Z (kinda), Daniel Johnston and Daft Punk. I started making music again and people seemed to dig it. I moved out. I shot an uzi. I said "I love you," meant it., and had it said back to me. I also lost some of my best friends, found myself at the short end of some sticks, got tugged around more than I should've, and found myself a lot more defensive and guarded than I would've seen myself becoming this time last year. And I ran out of money.

The year started off awesome. My 21st birthday in March was one of the best nights of my life, surrounded by a shit load of people that I loved, completely free from drama. It stayed good for a couple months. I didn't get enough tax return money to move out as I'd thought I would, but I used what I had to give myself the tools I needed to start making the music I'd been playing for the last few years into lo-fi demos. And Hotbodies was born. It started off as a simple idea in my head: make music and get all of the best artistic minds to contribute with their own ideas and material, under the banner of a collective, whether or not it worked out as a traditional band. Like a superteam of experimental music: I was Batman of course, and we had Wolverine, Spiderman, Wonder Woman, and... I dunno what Spencer would be. Maybe Lobo.

Then some stuff happened, and I had to stop assembling superhero teams, and start facing ugly things about myself, my friends, ideas I had about friendship, loyalty, and love. And mannnnn, I don't wanna do that shit. I kept my dramatic freak out to a modest weekend, but it lingered on for a while, cause I tried making things work where I should've just walked away. So eventually, I just walked away from the drama. It was hard. It sucked. It still sucks. Does it mean I'm a strong person? Yeah. Has that ever mattered to me? Fuck no. It just sucks.

And what have I found? Cause y'know I've got this thing where I try to find some sort of moral to every story, as a way to stay afloat in all this crap. So here goes. There are beautiful things about this world and the people in it, but until we've all done our growing up and self realization (and it's not as if I'm done either), a lot of us are gonna be twats and it's okay, it's human. I just gotta maintain whatever it is I am, no matter what kind of crap swirls around me. There aren't many people I depend on anymore, but they know who they are and they've earned that. This year taught me that even people you trust most can fuck you over bad, but it's better to keep the circle of the ones you trust closed and strong than you keep it open and be forever paranoid about people.

There are some people who know and love who they are by now, and without fail, they are the best people I've found in the world.

Sometimes as much as you want to, you can't change things that are fucked up, even when there's infinite love to burn in trying to. You've gotta wait until they're ready to change the shit situation to even make a dent in the wall. So you've gotta drop that ball. And you can torture yourself over whether you made the right choice. And everytime you hear an Elliott Smith or a Kinks song, you can wish that ball would bounce back to you and say another magically worded thing that could make all the shit not seem so bad, but you've still gotta drop it. But I do miss you. A lot.

And that's where I stand now. I still like a lot of things. Music saves me every time. Coachella and the Murder City road trip gave me enough inspiration to be making music for the forseeable... eternity. I smile when the Buddha Box in my bedroom/closet finds some life in it's dead batteries and starts randomly droning. I still smile when I go over a bump on the freeway. It still amazes me when someone can make me smile over instant messager...and getting a crush on someone is always a good, unexpected feeling. I still like Batman. I still like Smackdown. I still like Jay-Z, even if two thirds of "Kingdom Come" are weak. Follow Your Heart is an okay place to work. And the fact that Wonder Showzen exists in this world gives me hope.

Oh yeah, and the shit that matters.

My favorite albums of 2006:

20. Gnarls Barkley "St. Elsewhere"
Definitely a flawed album, but the aim of it might be the future of music. And I'm only kinda sick of "Crazy.

19. The Flaming Lips "At War With the Mystics"
The Flaming Lips present the 70s. It's good. It's better live on shrooms.

18. Cadence Weapon "Breaking Kayfabe"
This dude rules! He samples Silent Hill and he sounds hard while flowing about being from Canada!

17. Beirut "Gulag Orkestar"
It's not Neutral Milk Hotel, but it will do. Might be higher if I wasn't jealous cause this cat's younger than me.

16. Subtle "For Hero: For Fool"
No new Fog, Why or Buck 65 album til next year, so Subtle holds it down for the full length Anticon-maturation movement. It's big, it's juicy, it slays.

15. Tapes 'n Tapes "The Loon"
Awesome pop songs with subtly unorthodox instrumentation. The overhype and backlash might kill em but this album was tight.

14. The Streets "The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living"
Why y'all hatin on Mike Skinner? This is the best Streets album yet.

13. Man Man "Six Demon Bag"
One of the best live club acts I saw this year, and this album kills.

12. Envy "Insomniac Doze"
Japan trumps Explosions in the Sky's bag. Fuck it, Japan's always just cooler.

11. TV On the Radio "Return to Cookie Mountain"
They're not even one of my favorite bands but this ones just so fully realized and badass you can't knock it.

10. Tom Waits "Orphans"
The king turns in a triple disc set of b-sides that keep him at the top of the mountain even when he's not trying to say anything.

9. The Thermals "The Body, The Blood, The Machine"
It takes something to make traditional rock and punk rock continue to be interesting. Hot Snakes had it, the Thermals have it, and I don't quite know what it is. But I want it.

8. Sean Lennon "Friendly Fire"
The celebrity status and ridiculous vanity project dvd that comes with this almost make you not want to like these songs, but they're so fuckin well written and catchy, that it's hard for me not to dig it, and dig it a lot.

7. The Beatles "Love"
What's better than the Beatles mixed with Jay Z? The Beatles mixed with... The Beatles. ADD is a beautiful thing sometimes.

6. The Game "Doctor's Advocate"
The west coast will never die. Fuck you.

5. Rx Bandits "And the Battle Begun"
This band fucking rules, this CD fucking rules. Enough said.

4. Joanna Newsom "Ys"
5 epic songs. This music is just really important. Like I wanna assign it to eighth graders for homework.

3. Islands "Return To the Sea"
Islands numbs the pain of the death of the Unicorns with lots of instruments, and fireworks. And it's really good.

2. Murder By Death "In Bocca Al Lupo"
Despite losing piano for this album, MBD deliver some really strong shit by amping up the Johnny Cash factor.

1. Girl Talk "Night Ripper"
I LOVE A.D.D. I JUST WANNA LISTEN TO EVERYTHING AT ONCE!

Honorable Mentions:

Jay Z "Kingdom Come"
The first three tracks, the Kanye track and the last track almost make up for the weaker cuts. But it's still Hov, and he's making something more than hip hop now, so he's allowed some missteps.

Voices and Organs "Orphanage"
The best noise-oriented album this year. Check it out!

Hotbodies "Skeletons and Demons (They Know They're Not Alive)"
C'mon it's free.

Disappointments:

Dr. Octagon "The Return of Dr. Octagon"
Not so much.

Outkast "Idlewild"
Some amazing stuff and some... songs made for a movie.

Tenacious D "The Pick of Destiny"
Some... songs made for a movie.

The best single this year was either "Morris Brown" by Outkast or "Sexyback." Really.

And just cause I'm feeling cocky, the best three albums of 2007 (so far):

1. Hella "There's No 666 In Outer Space"
2. Of Montreal "Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?"
3. Grinderman "S/T"

Favorite Films of 2006:

1. Inland Empire
Prepare to get assfucked by David Lynch and a cow.

2. Brick
Best high school movie ever.

3. The Fountain
Darren Aronofsky commits career suicide, finds he is a god in his afterlife. Sweet!

4. The Devil and Daniel Johnston
A warning sign for all aspiring indie-folk songwriters and a sympathetic portrait of one of the best, and most fucked up.

5. The Science of Sleep
Gondry's entry to this years plethora of dream inspired movies is the best (except Inland Empire and the Fountain). Hits too close to home for me though. In a good way I guess.

Next year I graduate, I'll be finishing my album, still playing with the band, and hopefully, by this time next year, I'll be in Japan. So, KONICHIWA BITCHES! Also this year, can we get more mushrooms in the valley? It's been tough to find them this year. Thanks Santa. And oh yeah, stop snitchin, stop lyin, punks! If you think I've gone bat shit crazy, keep in mind the key word there is "bat."

Sincerely,
Josh Boyd

joshboyd @ 2006-08-24T16:01:00

2006-08-24T23:05:51Z

check check hello?

dear livejournal refugees,
my new band, the hotbodies collective will be playing next saturday at the c.i.a. in north hollywood. i just posted about it on myspace, so i'll just direct you there. you can listen to some songs too, in case you've been missing out thus far.

http://www.myspace.com/hotbodiescollective

peace love and,
boyd

joshboyd @ 2006-08-05T04:08:00

2006-08-05T11:10:03Z

little brother, don't do what i've done.

mother should i build the wall?

2006-06-22T11:19:50Z

somebody tried to compare early beatles to the backstreet boys tonight and im glad my inner music fascist kicked in, cause, cmon seriously... yr smokin crack.

murder by death two times in one week is a good week.

2006-06-10T08:49:29Z

Lately, Lately we haven't been at our best
and maybe, maybe
we had it coming for a long time.
Everybody knows that life is like a dancer's pirouette
With grace we've dodged each conflict and decision that we've met.
Everybody tells themselves
That they must be justified,
They do what they do because they're trying to get by.
Maybe, maybe
We all are selfish
But maybe, maybe
It isnt over yet
Everybody knows that love is like a prairie fire
That sweeps across the field consuming it all
Everybody knows that love will never fade or flicker
That it's pure as the air we breathe.

We've made mistakes that we can't change
But there's still time to start again

There's still time to start again

i love that band

mid day recap

2006-03-23T21:29:48Z

so far today a member at the gym got me an 18 pack of heineken, i got a free churro at rubios and i got a bunch of myspace comments. now i gotta shower, take a midterm and then i can start drinking.

joshboyd @ 2006-03-12T03:53:00

2006-03-12T11:54:45Z

the best part about not quite knowing what happens on a given evening is not having to try and understand what happens on a given evening. i am glad i am home in one piece. peace.

for the kids

2006-03-01T06:30:10Z

http://www.myspace.com/hotbodiescollective

do it.

joshboyd @ 2006-01-23T01:56:00

2006-01-23T10:11:27Z

1. Thank the person that tagged you.
2. List 5 random/strange/weird things about you.
3. Tag 5 other people.

1. Thanks Oskar. Someday you'll grab that ledge and kill that colossus!
2. a. I thought I rode a majestic horse into a horizon of red smoke, whilst Ennio Morricone played triumphant spaghetti westen finales, but I really just fainted on some carpet at the Roxy, and now I look busted up.
b. My favorite Jay Z album is The Blueprint.
c. I took karate for a few months when I was 5, but I quit because it interfered with watching X-Men on Saturday mornings.
d. My favorite Ninja Turtles was, is, and always will be Donatello.
e. I bought a new belt buckle today but I still have a knife, so fuck you. I'm drunk.

3. a. jackie maloney
b. allyson goddard
c. kevin sandlow
d. katie wakayama
e. angela seo

it's vader time

2005-12-18T02:04:57Z

i've been feeling like shit all day, so i've decided to hit up this old fucker for my thoughts and meditations on 2005. last year i proclaimed this to be year of the boyd, and despite some setbacks and fuckups, i think it's lived up to the hype.

the year started out incredibly. i had a nice little facade of confidence and i started going out more and feeling young again, as opposed to the hermit that i was in 2004. i even started seeing a special someone i was completely into. but then spring semester started and the negativity began to manifest itself once again. i got nervous, and unsure of myself and lost her both as a friend and something more, and it took more out of me than it should have. i was a wreck for a while, and i tried to suck a lot of attention from a lot of people and it was bad. then i turned 20 and it got worse. i sort of had a quarter life crisis. i'd discovered a huuuge schism between who i was, who i wanted to be, and who people thought i was. i felt like bruce banner waking up from being the hulk for 20 years, except i wasn't buff, and i didn't break anything, i was just kind of arrogant, kind of pussy, kind of immature, but kind of all three enough to the point where it was in need of changing. so i grew up. i stopped expecting things to come to me. i took control of my moods. i took the parts of me that i never liked and tried to squash them, while at the same time finally giving myself some fuckin credit so if they ever popped up again, i wouldn't feel like a failure. i'd just try not to let them pop up. i learned to enjoy the differences in others rather than pick them apart as flaws. i've changed a lot, which i think might have weirded some people out, but i was doing a lot of things for a long time that didn't really make me feel wonderful, so i stopped. i got reacquainted with friendships i hadn't fully given a chance to in the past, for whatever reason, and i got a lot of satisfaction out of doing things i would've felt too awkward about before.

i expanded my horizons musically.
i got a job too.
i stopped talking shit about people
but i still don't really like adam paul.

and from that point on, i had some great experiences this year that i'm never going to forget, even if joel lost all the pictures.
-canada road trip (new amsterdam cafe, motherfucker.)
-being in a band and playing shows again! (well... one show)
-getting flown to new york, meeting world champion john cena and shelton benjamin, sporting spandex, and having my own episode of a reality show. (and in doing so, losing all shame for liking wrestling, for better or worse.)
-writing another student film, and creating it with a team as opposed to being the chief creative force. (there are pros and cons, but it was a humbling, enriching experience, and i got to know some great people in the process... al at CSUN no less.)
-booking a big part in a movie, and rediscovering the wonderful aspects of the film industry (read: being employed as an actor.)
-a shit load of wonderful shows that i was too stoned to keep a total tally of.

and probably more that i've smoked too much pot to remember. but memories pale in comparison to an overall feeling of happiness. thank you to everyone who's had my back this year, and to everyone who's given me a second chance.

and more importantly... my best of 2005 lists.

my top 20 albums of 2005

20. edan "beauty and the beat"
this is where hip hop should be going

19. the gris gris "for the season"
i think the album lost a little something when the opening track was divided into six parts as opposed to a single half hour long suite, but thats a minor nitpick. this shit slays.

18. system of a down "mezmerize/hypnotize"
it's radio rock for sure, but it's got enough interesting riffs and melodies to rise above the muck.

17. gorillaz "demon days"
this one disposed of the novelty stigma surrounding this "band". solid solid solid.

16. antony and the johnsons "i am a bird now"
real men rock out to antony.

15. dungen "ta det lugnt"
not technically 2005 but might as well be. here's hoping hype doesn't kill em.

14. cocorosie "noahs ark"
i just got this last week, but it slays, and proves its usually good to trust allyson goddards taste.

13. the game "the documentary"
the west coast is back, bitches! G-UNOT

12. fantomas "suspended animation"
i like saturday morning cartoons. i like noise. i like "suspended animation".

11. fog "10th avenue freakout"
not as strong as "ether teeth", but he is miles ahead of pretty much everyone. and they made a movie about him this year too!

10. jello biafra and the melvins "sieg howdy!"
the dead kennedys got back together, shhhh don't tell anyone.

9. the mars volta "frances the mute"
overhyped to death, but still good. they need new material, fast.

8. kanye west "late registration"
kanye's holding it down til hov gets that itch again. (it's coming...) an unlikely jon brion masterpiece.

7. lightning bolt "hypermagic mountain"
the most epic rock and roll riffs i've heard all year, and they're still from a mere two piece.

6. man man "man in the blue turban with a face"
tom waits fucked arcade fire and they had an ugly ass kid.

5. hella "church gone wild/homeboy ep"
i didn't like "chirpin hard", but i loved the "homeboy ep", so i'll just pretend "homeboy" got released with "church". these guys give me brain boners.

4. wolf parade "apologies to the queen mary"
fuck hype, these awesome songs exceed it. but fuck the el rey for selling out.

3. animal collective "feels"
songs? wha????

2. buck 65 "secret house against the world"
you probably haven't heard this album. you're blowing it. the anticon set is growing up, and gosh aren't they cute.

1. why? "elephant eyelash"
this album was playing in my head for a couple months before i ever heard it. so it's my favorite album of the year; not just because it's amazing, but becaise yoni read my thoughts. and i fear his wrath.

my favorite movies of 2005

...i didn't see a lot of movies this year. "a history of violence" was probably the best one... but "batman begins" was batman... so it wins!

WINNER:

this year i grew up (kinda), next year i move out.
see ya in 06, return of the rad.

sincerely,

What does your handwriting say about YOU?
You plan ahead, and are interested in beauty, design, outward appearance, and symmetry.
You are a social person who likes to talk and meet others.
You are diplomatic, objective, and live in the present.
You are a talkative person, maybe even a busybody!
You enjoy life in your own way and do not depend on the opinions of others.

dammit mine are easy.

2005-10-04T05:15:24Z

Directions:
1. Open a music player.
2. Go to 'all music'/'library'.
3. Hit shuffle.
4. Find photos of the first 10 artists/bands that come up [no repeats and no cheating].
5. Have people guess who the artists/bands are.

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joshboyd @ 2005-09-26T14:35:00

2005-09-26T21:49:59Z

name 10 things that bring you joy and tag 5 others.

1. random free trips to new york to wrestle and play video games. THANKS G4!
2. free music
3. hot babes
4. the bat signal in my car
5. sleeping in
6. sushi
7. residual checks
8. driving to santa barbara
9. "grass" by animal collective
10. "grass" by mother earth (wink nudge)

i tag the following fucks:
vivalamexico
eighteen_a_wing
joeldavidmiller
privateroads
angeloncloud9

hey ag im totally jealous if you got to see kanyizze tonight.

2005-09-11T11:40:38Z

i dont quite know what happened tonight but there was a naked tattooed chick, and tj hit matt in the face with a belt buckle, and we got dennys. god bless santa barbara. but if i went there every weekend, id be dead fo sho.

please please please please please

2005-09-02T20:26:26Z

This is your reminder to get on board the rock and roll train that's passing through North Hollywood tonight.

TONIGHT SEPTEMBER 2ND
Thumper
@ The C.I.A. in North Hollywood
11334 Burbank Blvd (1/2 block east of Lankershim)

Doors at 9pm

This is the first time I'm gonna be on stage in like 2 years or so, and I'm completely fucking psyched. So come tonight, and see the biggest smile you've ever seen on me while sober.

Well, I probably won't be sober, but still.

love
Josh Boyd

p.s. copy and paste rocks.

dust it off

2005-08-26T20:00:16Z

im in a band again. we're called thumper and we're sweet. we have a myspace because it's the year 2005. so check it out www.myspace.com/thumperlovesyou

and also check us out next friday, september 2nd at the c.i.a. in north hollywood (11334 burbank blvd, half block east of lankershim.) come for the decor, stay for the rock and roll.

whatcha gonna do brother?

2005-08-08T08:16:11Z

my insides feel so twisted and pent up that i'm gonna post a cryptic, quasi-depressed entry in the old livejournal. it's that bad.

lazing on a sunday afternoooooon....

2005-07-30T16:10:59Z

meet me in tijuana. im fucking serious. call me.

fuck this hollywood shit

2005-07-08T18:43:11Z

i want my beard back.

a

2005-06-16T01:49:14Z

angela seo is my american idol and i love her immensely for room/board/pancakes. canada's pretty cool. we saw batman, and i enjoyed it. i think we're gonna see digable planets tomorrow night cause its the only show going down this week. apparently propagandhi does NOT play nightly up here =( now i'll probably drink. legally. i miss a lot of you. but its just ten days so im not too bent out of shape over it, sorry.

i'll be back tuesday, and i think i'll be sober for a while.

joshboyd @ 2005-06-03T18:04:00

2005-06-04T01:04:37Z

uh, i have three extra tickets for the mars volta tomorrow night at the greek... i should probably sell them. get a hold of me if youre interested.

joshboyd @ 2005-05-22T12:54:00

2005-05-22T19:57:43Z

happy birthday oskar mendoza and matt scholnick.
sorry i dont post funny pictures, but its ok cause matt doesnt even have livejournal.