Tour De Donut

Posted on April 6, 2012 by actionsuit

The 24th Annual Tour De Donut in Staunton, IL is scheduled to take place on July 14th. Last year the winner ate 38 donuts. Luckily, the Staunton Ambulance service is standing by. From the website:

The “Tour de Donut” bicycle race is a spoof on the “Tour de France.” From the mass start, the approximately 32 mile route follows lightly traveled roads over rolling terrain. Riders must stop at two checkpoint stations (donut stops). While donut consumption is not mandatory, the rider is awarded a five (5) minute time credit for EACH donut eaten. Yum!

Borderlands 2

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Myles Patrick

Lots of news recently on the upcoming release of Borderlands 2. Play the song below at your own risk Borderlands fans. I’m sorely tempted now to fire up my Siren tonight and give Crawmerax and Moxxi another shot.

Great Albums For a Rainy Day

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Myles Patrick

It’s a cool, rainy, overcast day in St. Louis today after a week of temps in the 80’s. Here are a few albums I like to throw on for days like this one:

Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd

Young Team – Mogwai

Dummy – Portishead

Classic Yes – Yes

Coma Divine – Porcupine Tree

Start with Kid A – Radiohead:

Locked Down, New Album From Dr. John

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Myles Patrick

Dr. John’s newest album, Locked Down, was released today. Incredible stuff from Dr. John, he’s definitely ‘back’ with the help and sound from producer and Black Keys band member, Dan Auerbach. From the NPR blog:

The album is the brainchild of 33-year-old musician and producer Dan Auerbach, the singer and guitarist for the indie-rock group The Black Keys. He says Dr. John was a big influence on the band’s music.

“I’m such a huge fan,” Auerbach tells NPR’s David Greene. “I think he is sort of underappreciated. I knew the timeless quality of what he did. I just felt like, if I went down and met him and his head was anywhere near where it used to be, it just might be fruitful.”

With that vague idea for a record, Auerbach got on a plane for New Orleans to track down Dr. John.

The whole album is great. Here is the title track and the first release,Revolution: