Little Hell is Pure Heaven
Little Hell is the 3rd studio album from Dallas Green, 30. Green performs under his alias City & Colour for this intriguing side project. City & Colour have developed from a solo side project to a fully fledged touring and studio band which is far removed from his Post-Hardcore roots of Alexisonfire. But you Alexis fans, don’t worry... They’re still around!
Little Hell follows a very successful second album, ‘Bring Me Your Love’, which spawned fan favourites such as ‘Body in a Box’ and ‘The Girl’. Many thought topping previous success would be beyond City & Colour but frankly, this new album is just another triumph. If ‘Bring Me Your Love’ brought Dallas to the masses, ‘Little Hell’ certainly cements his name in the mainstream. Proof of this can be seen by the fact he sold out his UK tour in 90 seconds flat.
For those who love the previous City & Colour albums, you may be surprised. This is not the solo acoustic style we’re quite used to hearing! Green has worked in some rocking guitar riffs and smooth harmonies although he does work us in gently...
Opening with the oh-so-lovely “We Found Each Other in the Dark”, we are treated to what has always drawn us to Dallas Green, his incredibly soulful voice. This is a song that just speaks perfection from start to finish. The mellow guitar chords coupled with a simple bass line makes this such an easy listen and certainly sets the bar high for the rest of the album.
The title track is very much in the same veign as the opener, soft opening guitar and soothing vocals. But Little Hell seems to delve that bit deeper the lyrics seem so real, with the opening line:
“What if I can't be all that you need me to be”
Something that everyone must have felt. This is a song that I can relate to, a song that people will relate to. You also get a taste of Dallas’ genius on the guitar with a short but sweet solo.
I was going to tell you all about the single, but I thought you should judge for yourself! So have a listen to the video (above).
The true highlight for me comes with the song “Weightless”. This song opens with just a few chords that let you know Mr. Green's heavier side has come out to play. As he has even said himself, this song is a 'rocker!'. Unlike other City & Colour songs, this is no longer carried by Dallas' vocals alone, the drums crash into the chorus along with some heavy chords that open up for a catchy bass line. About 2/3s of the way in Dallas again showcases his musical talent by again giving us a great guitar solo. This track may differ from previous songs (and even albums) but it certainly gives us so much more.
As we continue, we get a little more of everything that a City & Colour fan could want. Beautful acoustic songs for his cult followers and rocking riffs for those who are converted.
Towards the end we get a live renditon of O'Sister that does nothing more than truly show us the strength of the mans vocals. This is an incredible album that delivers on all levels. If this is not yet in your collection, then you are certainly missing out.
Dogs on Bacon Day!
Real Men Watch Movies with their Sons
My dad never read to me when I was a little kid. But, we would watch old westerns about the Wild West or Mexican outlaw films. After we watched them we would role play and he would let me pretend to kill him.
The Lotus
There's just something wonderful about classic model photos.
The Original Popsicles
The Origins of Popsicles
...then some guy came along and started putting them in bags and selling it to small children. Lame.
Top Ten Death Row Meals
8. TED BUNDY, FLORIDA, 1989— The scourge of Chi-O’s across America, Bundy didn’t eat a special last meal. He was given the traditional steak (medium-rare), eggs (over-easy), hash browns, toast, milk, coffee, juice, butter, and jelly
7. GERALD MITCHELL, TEXAS, 2001 — one bag of assorted Jolly Ranchers & LEWIS GILBERT, OKLAHOMA, 2003— a half-gallon of vanilla ice cream, a box of assorted cones and a box of Whoppers.
6. TIMOTHY MCVEIGH, THE FEDS, 2001 — 2 pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream. Federal criminals are limited to a frugal $20 tab for their last meal requests. During the time leading up to his execution, the radical, self-serving, asinine, propagandizing, deluded animal rights group, PETA, spent time corresponding with McVeigh, imploring him to order a meatless last meal.
5. THE IDEALISTS—ROBERT MADDEN, TEXAS, 1997— He asked that his final meal be provided to a homeless person. His request was denied. & ODELL BARNES, JR., TEXAS, 2000—Justice, Equality, World Peace. His request was denied.
4. AILEEN WUORNOS, FLORIDA, 2002— One from the softer side of death row. Wuornos didn’t order a last meal and skipped the regular fare of barbecued chicken, mashed potatoes, apple crisp and tea but had a cup of coffee about 12:30 a.m. Instead, ate a hamburger and other snack food from the prison’s canteen. Later, she drank a cup of coffee. Her story has been portrayed in two movies, three books and an opera.
3. WALTER LAGRAND, ARIZONA, 1999— LaGrand asked for six fried eggs, 16 strips of bacon, one large serving of hash browns, a pint of pineapple sherbet, a breakfast steak, a cup of ice, 7-Up, Dr Pepper, Coke, hot sauce, coffee, two sugar packs. And, as a final item: four Rolaids.
2. JOHN WAYNE GACY, ILLINOIS, 1994— Kentucky Fried Chicken, fried shrimp, french fries, strawberries and Diet Coke. Once you get the Colonel’s recipe of secret herbs and spices in your blood, it’s pretty tough to shake. Gacy, the killer of at least 33 young men, was a former manager of a KFC.
1. ROBERT BUELL, OHIO, 2002—A single black, unpitted olive. Actually, Buell was paying homage to to Victor Ferguer, the last prisoner executed by the federal government until Timothy McVeigh. Ferguer was hanged in 1963. His last meal—an olive with the pit still in it. He told prison officials that he hoped it would sprout from his body an olive tree — a sign of peace. Ferguer’s body was unclaimed by family and was quickly taken away by a funeral home after the execution and buried. His unmarked grave in a barren corner of a public cemetery bears no olive tree.
TOP TEN DEATH ROW MEALS
Ever been curious what serial killer nutjobs eat as a last meal? Well, here's the top 10. I never knew this shit was achived. WTF?
10. GARY GILMORE, UTAH, 1977— The alpha. The first person executed when the death penalty was reinstated. Hamburger, eggs, potatoes and contraband bourbon. Happy about winning his legal battle for immediate execution, Gilmore spent his last evening dancing with relatives and tossing back a few mini-bottles of smuggled bourbon.
9. THOMAS GRASSO, OKLAHOMA, 1995— The signature meal in “Last Suppers”. Mr. Grasso devoured a dozen steamed mussels, a Burger King double cheeseburger with mustard, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato, a can of Franco-American spaghetti with meatballs, a mango, half of a pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and a strawberry milkshake. But, there was a problem. Mr. Grasso had been served spaghetti and meatballs, but had actually requested Spaghetti-O’s. He did not take this slight lightly, his last words included this complaint, “I did not get my Spaghetti-O’s. I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this!”
Images: Snifty
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No hotdog tonight!
I don't want your wiener in my buns!
LOL
James Lillis - Holy Leggings
"Ibought these James Lillis holy leggings on BlackMilk and they've become a really important part of my identity. My Docs are falling apart and the sole is halfway disconnected from the rest of the shoe so I like to wiggle my toes to make my feet talk." - Style Rookie
JAMES LILLIS
Holy Leggings
Superhero Mayhem
we don't believe you, you need more people.
Optical Illusion of the Body
OPTICAL
ILLUSION
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Sophia Loren on Classy Dresses
"A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view."
- Sophia Loren
Eggs in the Shape of Flowers
Dear, how do you like your eggs?
"I like happy flower shaped eggs."
Bats on a Dress
Bats on a dress.
I guess even high fashion has to pull things from a very familar place huh? This is dope. I would go nuts if my girl wore this. I wonder what the price tag is? I doubt I can afford it, I'm just a Robin.
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Charile Brown T-Shirt, Awesome.
Rad
Charlie Brown
T-Shirt
Get this for your shy friends with bad luck or for yourself. I haven't seen a Charlie Brown/Peanuts shirt in a long time that caught my attention...I guess the egg head Charlie flipping off his bike did it for me....Good Grief!
This shirt is by AAUGH. You can place an order on this t-shirt right here.
Some Chicago Fun Facts
some chicago fun facts
Chicago produced the first Roller skates in 1884
Chicago produced the first Elevated railway in 1892
Chicago produced the first Cracker Jacks in 1893
Chicago produced the first Zipper in 1896
Chicago produced the first Steel-framed skyscraper in 1885
Chicago produced the first Window envelope in 1902
Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837.
The first steel rail road in the United States was produced in Chicago in 1865.
The first mail-order business, Montgomery Ward & Co., was established in 1872.
The world’s first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Company, was built in 1885.
The first televised U.S. presidential candidates’ debate was broadcast from Chicago’s CBS Studios on September 26, 1960, between John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Richard Milhous Nixon.
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Is California Sinking?
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Vintage Vanessa Lake
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How to grill pizza
The best home made pizza EVER!!!
My cousin David saw this on TV, heard it from a friend or whatever but he had this idea of making pizza on the grill. At first I just pictured a pizza that substituted tomato with BBQ sauce. When he explained it I was like “Shit that’s awesome!”
So the idea is simple, make a pizza on the grill.
Ingredients
Dough
PAM Cooking Spray
Tomato Sauce
Good Glorious Cheese
Toppings
Tip. Just head to the bakery section in your supermarket and ask them for some raw dough. I'll save you the hassle and cost like 70 cent.
So this is how it went down
- First he played pizza guy and threw the dough up in the air, rolled out the dough into a crappie circle and headed outside.
- PAMed that sucker up. I guess if you want to be Mr. Italian he could have used some authentic extra virgin olive oil but this is America...
- Usually pizza recipes tell you to knead out the air from the dough but we actually found the bubbles to make the pizza taste better. Later on when making another and kneaded the hell out of the dough it didn't taste as awesome.
- When he flipped over the dough it looked like a enormous pita bread!
- Then the tomato sauce and cheese was added. Close the grill and wait for about 3 mins or til the cheese looks perfect.
Hands down the best pizza made at home, the crust was perfect! The holy grail in pizza making: Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. It was pizza heaven! Just check out the pictures, they speak for themselves!
Give it a try and let me know what you guys think!
