http://www.john-rzeznik.com/blog there's no indie cred in this fandom. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:59:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's an exciting time, guys. Something For The Rest Of Us has already been released in some countries, and the US release is on Tuesday. Tuesday! That's a day that's almost here! Unreal, man. I've decided that I will not post a review until one week after the album drops. Obviously, ... http://www.john-rzeznik.com/blog/2010/08/28/4-year-blogiversary/ At some point, I will actually find something to say about all the shows I went to. In the meantime, here's a song I wrote last night to keep myself from falling asleep at the wheel, driving home from the Scranton show at 3am. It's a list of questions that ... http://www.john-rzeznik.com/blog/2010/08/08/faq/ My grocery store is closing. I've been shopping there ever since it first opened twenty years ago, and in that time, I've never found another store with the same wide and esoteric selection at really cheap prices. I've been going there since I was a little kid, and I know ... http://www.john-rzeznik.com/blog/2010/08/02/give-a-little-bit/ Yesterday in Cleveland, the EP Waiting For The Rest Of It went on sale. Basically, since the band are doing a promotional tour without an album to promote, they are selling a tour-only EP to help bridge the gap. The EP is selling for $7 at the shows, and here ... http://www.john-rzeznik.com/blog/2010/07/18/still-your-song-part-2/ I called you up ten years too late just to hear your voice again and though your voice is still the same I know that something's changed my words are choked and full of tears but still you listen to me, dear and someone's calling you away and now I understand the time that I've wasted so bitter and ... http://www.john-rzeznik.com/blog/2010/07/18/still-your-song-part-1/ Woohoo, we did it! The all-fan promo video for "Home"!!! Are you in it? Do you love it? I gotta say, I really do love it. The first time I watched, I was unexpectedly moved by it, just the way so many different people came together and played so many ... http://www.john-rzeznik.com/blog/2010/07/17/john-rzeznik-girlfriend/ I was cleaning out my wallet today, and I found this: Robby threw out some picks during the NYE show in Detroit, and I caught one. And then the incredibly drunk girl in front of us turned around and demanded that we give the picks to her, because Robby threw them ... http://www.john-rzeznik.com/blog/2010/06/23/too-much-shit-pics-of-picks/ Hey, you know how much that "Home" promo video completely sucked and wasn't even a little bit about the band? Let's make a better one. Here is the deal. Facilitated by absolutegoo, we, the fans, are going to make a video for the song. You have two options for getting involved: 1) ... http://www.john-rzeznik.com/blog/2010/06/18/sometimes-we-dont-have-a-choice/ http://www.john-rzeznik.com/blog/2010/06/16/i-cant-help-myself/ Kathy caught Friday's show in Arkansas and wrote in with her review. Thanks, Kathy! GGD in Fayetteville Ark 6/11/10 Disclosure: I ended up eating some ridiculously spicy chicken for lunch yesterday and my stomach hurt until I made an emergency visit to the porta-potty during Iris. At least I felt good ... http://www.john-rzeznik.com/blog/2010/06/12/guest-blogger-kathy/