is the MySpace story of 2012. Early adopters -> mass appeal -> experience turns to massive...
Y'know what's not annoying? Wormrot. In less than two years, the Singaporean trio has become one of THE premiere grind bands in the world, and with good reason - their albums are absolutely disgusting (and we mean that as a compliment), and their live show is so hot it can cause scalding. Simply put, this [...]
Hear the whole show Seriously, what makes music annoying? What makes an album grating or bothersome to you? How is it that someone can enjoy something like Merzbow or Sunn O))) ? Why do I hate auto-tune so much? Recently, a public radio show that's produced out of the radio station I work for, WNPR , set out to answer that question through a series of guests on this episode . The whole thing seems to have come out because of this book: [...]
Yeah, that's right. You know how the 30 Day Song Challenge got a bit tiresome a bit quickly? Then a Film Challenge popped up. Well, now there's a 30 Day Song Challenge For The Metalhead. Yep. Exclusively for Metalheads. Fucking awesome. I've been stuck on Day 25 of the regular challenge for over a week, [...]
The Best Day - Atmosphere (Forgot aboot this blogaruu. A week old but better up than in... ) Speaking of teachers, does anyone remember my science teacher from 4th year? Sound man. Bald head. Round glasses. Slightly Larry David looking. ... Continue reading
Kill Everybody - Skrillex Have you ever been gaily skipping down a street. Skipping high! Wonderful skips! Bouncing along. Picking up momentum. Skip on! Skip high! So young! So free! So... Clip! Curb. Path. Stone. Your own shoe. Fall. Dumble. ... Continue reading
Dubstep trickster/huckster/vagrant High Rankin is back with the followup to the epically annoying and spacey "Meow Meow" with this, another digging track called "Don't Carry On Like A Rude Boy When Daddy's Got A Yacht". Enough said, really, but check out this dreadful video the producer made as well explaining his use of sub-bass and [...]

This morning i read an article in which Keith Buckley , singer for "metalcore-with-Southern-rock- elements" band Every Time I Die , blasted the bands he's currently on the Warped Tour with for being fake, for such crimes as using having regulation haircuts and dress sense, using autotune and drum machines, and being liked by teenagers. Where to even start? 1. Keith: YOUR band (right) have regulation haircuts, dress sense, and music . If it makes it easier for you, try to imagine [...]
Last year naturists lost a fight to keep Corton beach a designated naturist beach, however by-laws do not prohibit nude sun-bathing on the beach . Dear Beeb news writers: you can't use "however" between two commas as you would "although". You need a semi-colon/full-stop and a comma, thus: Last year naturists lost a fight to keep Corton beach a designated naturist beach. However, by-laws do not prohibit nude sun-bathing on the beach. Last year naturists lost a fight to keep Corton beach a designated [...]
Two of the most annoying forms of musical expression might all too soon converge to the sound of shrieking, sophomoric orchestral crescendos and controversy. In the biggest news in black metal since Jackson Rathbone was announced to star in the Lords of Chaos movie, metal's awkwardly adorned Nordic cousin will be taking to the big stage. Svartediket , the first ever black metal musical, is slated to open in Norway in May, starring singer Kristian Espedal. Espedal is also known by his stage name "Gaahl," most famous for fronting the band [...]
Some call it a meteoric rise. Others call it idiotic. Most know nothing about it. I am referring, obviously, to my DJ career of late. Here is where I insert a laugh, to show I obviously don't mean the part about the meteoric rise. So, em, ha, joking. I must admit, there are many pluses [...]

There's an entertaining community message board up on Amazon with people contributing their choices for the most annoying song ever. I entered my top 5 (somewhat off the top of my head): B-52s. Annoying. 1. "Love Shack" The B 52s 2. "We Built This City" Starship 3. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" The Proclaimers 4. "Time Warp" Rocky Horror Picture Show 5. "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" Aerosmith Truth is, I could've put "Entire Celine Dion Catalogue/Post-70's Elton John/Post-70's Rod Stewart/Rent Soundtrack", but [...]

I love this idea , and not just because it involves cats. Legalese is obnoxious! For example the recent Sleeping Beauty thing . It's one of those petty annoyances that we put up with every day, like why can't I copy songs back from my iPod onto my computer?
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So, you've purchased some songs from the iTunes Store in the past, and you'd like to upgrade your selections so that they're free of digital-rights management and playable on things like your Zune. Well, breaking free will cost you... 30 cents a song (or 60 cents a video)! If you're switching over an entire album, the charge is 30% of the album's full price. Is it worth the money/hassle? You tell me. [ Apple ]

A seemingly endless amount of remixes While they used to just be an interesting bonus on a purchased CD single, now they fill, cram and clog the internet (have you seen the Hype Machine lately?). It seems no self-respecting single gets released these days without having a Soulwax, Mstrkrft, Tom Campesinos!, Rihanna's Gardener, the drummer from Editors, and that super rare [...]