Joseph Natividad

Unsuccessful Roommate Search through Facebook

My dorm room assignments were sent to me via email this morning. In a world where you could search for almost anyone connected to a social network (or utility, as Facebook likes itself to be called), how come my two roommates happened to be virtually nonexistent aside from the information that the school had given me?

I was definitely counting on looking both of them up on Facebook too. One of them comes all the way from Maryland while the other is from a town near Sacramento called Citrus Heights. I have no clue what their interests are but I hope that we?ll all end up getting along in our triple bunk-bed arrangement. It?s going to be pretty cramped in there?I could already see it.

I was never part of the MySpace crowd or even a member of any social networking site until Facebook had taken over part of my social life this summer.

Most of my dorm mates that had a Facebook profile seem like pretty interesting people so far. No one can really tell until we interact with each other in person.

Tags: citrus-heights, dorm, facebook, myspace, natividad, roommate, School, sixth-college, ucsd

Cajun Dance Party — “Amylase” and “The Next Untouchable”

I was going crazy last night when I finally got to see Cajun Dance Party?s first ever music video for their song ?Amylase.? The five-piece set hailing from North London has been quickly gaining attention from British Press for their music.

I first heard about them in June when I was listening to someone?s playlist online and was immediately taken by tracks like ?The Next Untouchable,? ?Buttercup? and ?Colourful Life.? I couldn?t find a lot decent video footage of their gigs that didn?t have fans screaming the lyrics out in the background so that made my anticipation for the release of Amylase even more tense.

This is a dubbed but well done capture of the atmosphere that the band plays to during ?The Next Untouchable.?

I find demos in some spots on the web from time to time and most of the tracks are mind-blowing. I simply can?t wait till they tell the world when they?re releasing their debut CD this year or in early 2008. I already missed out on the hand-stitched package that includes both the seven-inch and CD formats of the single ?Amylase? and a new b-side called ?Fill the Cups.? If and when they do end up going on tour in the US months from now, you can bet that I?ll be there to see them.

CAJUN DANCE PARTY

Danny Blumberg: Lead Vocals
Robbie Stern: Guitars
Max Bloom: Bass Guitar
Vicky Freund: Keyboards, Synth
Will Vignoles: Drums

Tags: amylase, buttercup, cajun-dance-party, colourful-life, danny-blumberg, fill-the-cups, indie, myspace, rock, the-kooks, the-next-untouchable, UK