R-A-B-L-O-G

Show with Frontier Ruckus on Fri. Sept 17th in Richmond, Va

rbrosmer — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:32:25 +0000

New Demos

rbrosmer — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:56:49 +0000

Just finished recording some new demos of songs I’ve written over the past few months, mostly in the last month. They can be streamed/downloaded here or on my MySpace

I Know Whose Funeral We’ll Be Attending Next

The OK

The Overkill

Untitled Rock n Roll Love Song

an acoustic cover of ‘New Noise’ by Refused

rbrosmer — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:22:00 +0000

My first new recording effort I’m making public is an acoustic cover, or more, a reinterpretation, of ‘New Noise’ by Refused.

‘New Noise (acoustic)’

The original song/video can be watched here:

New Music

rbrosmer — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:13:44 +0000

I am working on writing and recording some new music for the first time in a long time.

More to come on these new developments.

re: “The World’s Greatest Dad”

rbrosmer — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:54:11 +0000

Just finished the Robin Williams starring, Bobcat Goldthwait directed, ‘The World’s Greatest Dad’. Despite the fact that it stars Robin Williams and that the poster looks like a ‘Robin Williams type’ of movie, it is not. This is a GOOD movie, not to be confused with what Robin Williams has become known for. This is a movie about a father whose son dies while masturbating and the father (Williams) tries to play it off as a suicide to deflect the shame. Unlike Big Fan, this is meant to be a black comedy as much of Goldthwait’s material is. Or all of it. There’s just a really good balance of comedy and tragedy here and none of it feels forced. It could have been less lighthearted, but that would have detracted and it could have been more serious but that would have ruined the fun.

This movie is also on Netflix Instant. Go watch it.

It also has a pretty good soundtrack and a cameo by Bruce Hornsby. One particular song that stuck out is called “I Hope I Become A Ghost” by The Deadly Syndrome and it is up on their Myspace and you should maybe listen to it.

re: “Big Fan”

rbrosmer — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:02:38 +0000

I just finished the movie ‘Big Fan’ starring Patton Oswalt. I enjoy the man’s comedy (when it’s not in an animated movie or sitcom), and I knew going into this that it wasn’t a comedy thanks to this NPR interview. It’s a tragedy about a guy named Paul (Oswalt) who lives with his mother, works as a parking a garage attendant and lives and breathes for NY Giants football. I couldn’t care less about football, this isn’t a sports movie. As is mentioned in the NPR interview, it’s a bit like ‘Taxi Driver’.

Big Fan

If you wanted to you could find plenty to laugh about in this movie. It just depends on how you take it. It borders on being a black comedy, but is really just sad. It’s a weird combination that only this writer/director, Robert Siegel, would probably pull off. He used to write/edit for The Onion and then came and wrote ‘The Wrestler’ which is also a tragedy with some humor to be derived rom it.

It’s on Netflix Instant. Go watch it.

Google Chrome

rbrosmer — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:28:39 +0000

I stopped using Google Chrome and went back to using Firefox. I use a Mac so I was one of the people waiting so long to get to use Chrome and it was cool. Really, all it made me realize was that there was stuff in Firefox I never knew existed. I decided I didn’t like how Chrome handles the storage/clearing of browsing history and I’m also applying to jobs and many of the application programs don’t work with Chrome (though a few still don’t work with Firefox either).

Oh well. That’s two strikes for Google now: Chrome and Wave. But my phone is a G1 so I guess they have me no matter what.

Playlist

rbrosmer — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:02:10 +0000

I made an iTunes playlist to listen to while editing/revising “I AM FINE”.

Dreamworld 4:45 Rilo Kiley Under The Blacklight

My Favorite Accident 3:20 Motion City Soundtrack I Am The Movie

Third Engine 3:40 Saves The Day Through Being Cool

Little Black Heart 4:02 The Early November The Mother, The Mechanic, and the Path

Last To Know 2:37 Pop Unknown If Arsenic Fails, Try Algebra

The Future Freaks Me Out 3:37 Motion City Soundtrack I Am The Movie

Man And Wife, The Latter (Damaged Goods) 3:42 Desaparecidos Read Music / Speak Spanish

Young Dumb and Stung 3:26 Say Anything Say Anything

Track 08 3:18 Justin Sane

This Is Fucking Ecstasy 2:40 Say Anything In Defense Of The Genre

As Your Ghost Takes Flight 2:28 Saves The Day Stay What You Are

Died A Jew 2:29 Say Anything In Defense Of The Genre

Hair 3:09 The Early November The Mother, The Mechanic, and the Path

Clementine 2:46 Elliott Smith Elliott Smith

Bloody Murderer 2:52 Cursive The Ugly Organ

Retarded In Love 3:07 Say Anything In Defense Of The Genre

Needle in the Hay 4:17 Elliott Smith Elliott Smith

Radio 4:41 Alkaline Trio Maybe I’ll Catch Fire

Dull 4:28 Samiam Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 3

Neely O’ Hara 6:22 Bright Eyes Every Day And Every Night Ep

If I Could Make You Do Things 3:00 Two Tongues Two Tongues

Death for My Birthday 4:10 Say Anything Say Anything

Wowee Zowee 2:29 Two Tongues Two Tongues

Nothing Gets Crossed Out 4:35 Bright Eyes Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground

Oh, You Are The Roots That Sleep Beneath My Feet And Hold The Earth In 3:10 Bright Eyes Oh, Holy Fools

Have At Thee! 3:04 Say Anything In Defense Of The Genre

Out On The Weekend (Neil Young) 4:03 Bright Eyes There Is No Beginning To The Story Ep

People Like You Are The Reason People Like Me Exist 3:28 Say Anything In Defense Of The Genre

Come On 1:44 Two Tongues Two Tongues

Jesus Christ 5:18 Brand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me

Method Acting / Cortez the Killer 10:21 Dave Rawlings Machine A Friend of a Friend

Road Signes Always Look Better Looking Over Your Shoulder 2:39 Defiance, Ohio Share what Ya Got

Do Better 3:51 Say Anything Say Anything

Little Girls 3:53 Say Anything …Was A Real Boy

Piazza, New York Catcher 3:02 Belle & Sebastian Juno (Music from the Motion Picture) Soundtrack

Shoulder to the Wheel 3:20 Saves The Day Through Being Cool

I’ve Been Eating (For You) 2:58 Bright Eyes Drunk Kid Catholic Ep

Sorry, Dudes. My Bad. 2:43 Say Anything In Defense Of The Genre

The Recluse 3:03 Cursive The Ugly Organ

Every Man Has A Molly 2:50 Two Tongues Two Tongues

The Futile 2:45 Say Anything …Is A Real Boy

Crawl 3:03 Two Tongues Two Tongues

Hands down 3:08 Dashboard Confessional A Mark A Mission A Brand A Scar

We Looked Like Giants 5:33 Death Cab For Cutie Transatlanticism

100 Dollars 1:43 Manchester Orchestra Mean Everything to Nothing

Baby Girl, I’m A Blur 4:19 Say Anything In Defense Of The Genre

Tremors 2:37 Two Tongues Two Tongues

Third Engine 4:12 Two Tongues Two Tongues

Man Needs A Maid 3:20 Joan of Arc My Summerlong High Wipeout

If Winter Ends 3:26 Bright Eyes Letting Off The Happiness

The Sweetness And The Light 2:50 Saetia A Retrospective

Metal Now 2:44 Say Anything …Was A Real Boy

Guernica 3:23 Brand New Deja Entendu

A New Arrangement 5:13 Bright Eyes Every Day And Every Night Ep

I Will Follow You Into The Dark 3:09 Death Cab For Cutie Plans

Is It My Fault 4:06 The Early November The Mother, The Mechanic, and the Path

I Could Be President 2:20 Say Anything Say Anything

Love Will Tear Us Apart 3:27 Joy Division The Best Of Joy Division

aloC-acoC 3:42 Brand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me

This Is Not An Exit 3:58 Saves The Day Stay What You Are

Georgia, Georgia 1:46 Elliott Smith New Moon

Rocks Tonic Juice Magic 3:28 Saves The Day Through Being Cool

At the Bottom 4:04 Brand New Daisy

Hate Everyone 3:14 Say Anything Say Anything

The Sound Of Settling 2:13 Death Cab For Cutie Transatlanticism

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rbrosmer — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:00:28 +0000

I deactivated my Facebook and Twitter accounts.

I’m keeping the blog.

And doing revisions on my novel/novella.

re: “Swamp Gospels” by James Moffitt

rbrosmer — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:05:29 +0000

A friend of mine, James Moffitt, is publishing a book of short stories and related essays titled Swamp Gospels. James read at the release for my book and I had the pleasure of procrastinating on editing and proofing his book. Pre-orders are being taken now over at Sink/Swim Press. Buy it. We’ll hopefully be doing some readings together soon. You can find James’ writing, including versions of a couple of the stories and essays from the book on his blog: bsidesfiction.wordpress.com