Showing posts with label Minus the Bear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minus the Bear. Show all posts

Saturday, March 10, 2012

I hope people think this is a concert flyer and their heart stops. Click to Enlarge

The skull is of Sahelanthropus tchadensis, an extinct hominid species dating back about 7 million years.  Whether it is really part of the hominina tree is unclear; there are conflicting views that it is either part of the human tree or the chimp tree.  It very well could be the earliest human ancestor.  The next time somebody tells you that humans did not evolve from apes, tell them they are absolutely right and that they should read up on early hominid species on wikipedia because it is really interesting.  Derp derp, we didn't evolve from no monkeys!  Of course we didn't, but we did have a common ancestor though that we diverged from.  That's my opinion anyways.

The bottom one is a fossil Canis lupus, or a wolf, which is where puppies came from. :]

I made that during a break from studying for my endocrine/neuro exam.  See you all soon, we have big news brewing.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Hold Me Down EP by Minus the Bear (2011)


Kind of Like: Sharks Keep Moving, Look Mexico, Circa Survive
Genres: Indie, Experimental, Math Rock
Preview: 


"Minus The Bear has posted their new EP Hold Me Down for free download. It features the title track (originally found on 2010's OMNI, a b-side entitled "Broken China," a remix of "My Time" and three tracks recorded live at the Dangerbird Records studios."
-Punknews.org

I think the general consensus was that Omni was a disappointment, and I would be part of that consensus.  However, I did find some songs enjoyable.  I liked Hold Me Down mainly because I liked the little 80's feel bridge in  the middle (Givin' you up...I'm givin' you up...again...yea...).  The Mitchmix remix of my time is better than the original, which isn't saying much because the original wasn't that great of a song.  The b-side song "Broken Song" is actually better than a lot of songs on Omni.  But I also liked their b-side "Electric Rainbow" from Planet of Ice (how did that song not make the cut?).

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