GAINFULLY EMPLOYEDGAINFULLY EMPLOYEDThe freelance-writing life of one Aaron Burgess, resident of Round Rock, TX, USA, and contributor to SPIN, Revolver, Harp, Decibel, Guitar One, The Onion A.V. Club and other outlets. Articles
Self-Promotion: Harvey Milk (No, the Living One) @ the AV Club
2008-06-04 14:05:00 I swore to myself (and my editor) that the Onion AV Club 's commenters were going to drive me out of this record-reviewing business, but wouldn't you know it, my frustration peaked right around the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Living , Promotion , Milk
"I Was Listening to This Stuff When You Were Still..." Blah Blah Blah
2008-06-04 13:40:00 What a long, strange career this has been: Almost 20 years ago, I was sneaking into my parents' offices to photocopy my own (admittedly terrible) punk-rock fanzines, the best of which featured... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Stuff , Blah Blah Blah , Listening , Blah , Blah Blah
He Not Busy Being Busy is Busy Posting Updates About It
2008-05-09 00:16:00 I should probably use Twitter for this stuff, but I've been making that my exclusive dumping ground for Babble posts (hey, whatever gets more page views). So, seeing as how I've not logged into this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Updates , Busy
Journalist Seeks Obscure Footnotes; Column Inches Guaranteed
2008-04-16 13:18:00 I'm working on a few historically themed pieces for AP and am looking for contemporary bands influenced by the Screamers and Cap'n Jazz. Random, eh? I can't divulge more than that, but if you fall... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Column , Journalist , Obscure
Your Weekend Assignment
2008-04-11 13:22:00 1) Visit my tumblr page. 2) Click everything. My post counts thank you in advance. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Weekend
'Talk - Action = Nothing.' No, Not D.O.A. -- Paul Baloff
2008-04-04 13:37:00 Over at Chunklet, where Cannibal Corpse and Venom are currently facing off against Billy Milano, it's been a great few weeks for classic metal stage banter. Maybe in response, maybe not, Metal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Action , Talk , Paul
Self-Promotion: Boris Review @ Paper Thin Walls
2008-04-04 13:28:00 Boris' new album, Smile, isn't out in the U.S. for another few weeks, but you can read my 6.5/10-rated argument against paying import prices for it on Paper Thin Walls today. In the band's defense,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Promotion , Review , Boris
My Kid the S.M.F.
2008-03-30 22:54:00 Let me back up to explain the chain of events that led to this video: While Mom was at work today, the boys and I were watching The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie, which of course features SpongeBob... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Feature: All the Baby Stuff I Blog About, Now in One Scrolling Box!
2008-03-28 13:39:00 Here's a weekend project: Go here and click through all the kid-friendly gimcracks I'm blogging about on Babble.com. The more page views I get, the more chances my children have have to eat something... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Baby , Blog , Feature , Stuff
Self-Promotion: Panic at the Disco Review @ the AV Club
2008-03-25 12:50:00 Having a review published on the AV Club is a bit like kicking a fire-ant mound, only commenters tend to sting harder: Either way, here's my surprisingly (even for me) diplomatic review of the new,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Promotion , Review , Panic At The Disco , Disco
Black Flag Kills Interviewers Dead
2008-03-20 13:43:00 I've had the tables turned on me in interviews before, but nothing as uncomfortable as what Black Flag put this poor kid through back in the days when public-access programming was hardcore's MTV... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Dead , Black Flag
Self-Promotion: The Matches Review @ the AV Club
2008-03-18 13:03:00 In the first of two non-metal reviews forthcoming at the AV Club , I review the Matches ' new album, A Band In Hope, and do not hate it. In fact, seeing them at SXSW this past weekend actually made me... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Promotion , Review
One Writing Outlet Down...
2008-03-18 12:48:00 Harp is dead. And with it, my column. I'll miss you, old friend -- tell the parent company where to send my last few checks. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Writing , Outlet
SXSW Condensed
2008-03-17 12:38:00 Of all the surreal moments at this year's SXSW, I think nothing will stand out for me more than these two: - I watched Mick Jones play a free set on a tiny tented stage that looked better suited for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to Find Me at SXSW This Weekend
2008-03-12 13:34:00 After closing shop at the day job tonight, I'm headed into town for three days of SXSW. Haven't even begun to nail down an itinerary yet (I'm going badgeless again and relying more on my ability to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Find , Weekend
Speaking of obZen...
2008-03-12 12:47:00 I know I'm hardly the first to have pointed this out, but... The nose looks a little different, but the cover's so heavily Photoshopped, it could be him... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Speaking
Self-Promotion: Meshuggah oBzen Review @ the AV Club
2008-03-12 12:28:00 This week at the Onion AV Club : My review of Meshuggah 's obZen, complete with the usual snipes and guffaws (and, to be fair, some right-on observations from actual metalheads) from the commenter... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Promotion , Review
New Bios Wrapped: Paper Rival and Anew Revolution
2008-03-06 14:17:00 Just finished work on two new bios -- Paper Rival (Photo Finish Records) and Anew Revolution (KOCH Records) -- this week. If you're on the receiving end of either label's CD mailings, look for my... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Wrapped , Bios
Ocrilim Review + Q&A Up at Paper Thin Walls Today
2008-03-06 14:15:00 Check out my review of Ocrilim's brain-bending new album for Hydra Head, Annwn, accompanied by a mini-Q&A with guitarist Mick Barr, at Paper Thin Walls . Up later, after it's posted to the Onion... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Review , Today
Power Trio
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Britney + Sweden + Track 7 on Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot =
2008-02-22 13:32:00 I had my first-ever piece for Blender published this month: It's a big ol' NCAA March Madness-style bracket pitting the 32 best drummers in heavy metal against one another. Hell yes. Tomas Haake from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Hotel , Sweden , Britney , Track , Foxtrot
All I Really Need to Know About Child-Rearing I Learned From Dead Kennedys
2008-02-22 13:26:00 For Values Training 101: "It's the only world we've got / Let's protect it while we can / It's all there is and there ain't no more" For the first (and likely last) PTA meeting: "Let kids learn... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Dead , Child , Learned , Dead Kennedys , Kennedys
Almost Not Really Famous in the Least, But...
2007-11-14 13:35:00 Season 3 of the online talent competition FameCast is winding down, and as one of three industry experts in the "rock" category, I'm proud to say I'm the only one who made a reference to the singer... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Famous
Dub Trio and My Inner Simon Cowell
2007-10-10 14:21:00 Just finished writing the bio for metal/punk/dub mash-up artists Dub Trio (a.k.a. Mike Patton's backing band in Peeping Tom), who'll be releasing their third album, Another Sound is Dying, on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Simon Cowell , Simon , Well
False Advertising
2007-09-26 05:32:00 Tags: random photos [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Advertising , False Advertising , Vert
Testifying Underoath
2007-09-26 04:37:00 In a completely weird but much-appreciated twist on a typical Monday, I got a call from Underoath's camp yesterday asking if I'd be available to film a Q&A for the upcoming feature-length... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
ACL + Parenthood, Part II
2007-09-17 13:46:00 After paying $20 for a parking space almost half a mile from the event and then feebly navigating Noah's stroller through a sweaty, stinking human traffic jam to pick up our passes, I led the family... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Part , Parenthood , Parent , Pare
Look Out, Simon Cowell
2007-09-16 22:43:00 Meet your new "industry expert." Time to fork over for that "Quietly Judging You" T-shirt at Gawker... Tags: famecast, talent show, alleged industry expert [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Simon Cowell , Simon , Well
ACL Fest + Parenthood, Part I
2007-09-14 13:52:00 Outside of Björk, and even that's a stretch when I compare it with getting a few extra hours of sleep, there's not much I'll kick myself for missing at this weekend's Austin City Limits festival.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Fest , Part , Parenthood , Parent , Pare
Bipolar Opposites
More articles from this author:2007-09-14 03:34:00 Those of you who know me will attest to the contradiction that is my taste in music: I've got no problem rocking even the most commercial Fall Out Boy single alongside the bleakest, most wretched... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Bipolar , Opposites 1, 2, 3 |
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