DIY Touring

Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by Author in Chico Music

DIY Touring
Some Band
Life
 
Setting up a tour for your own band is a lot like a food experiment. You have to own child-like enthusiasm for adventure and experimentation at the risk of your body and personal bank account. You learn what comes first in life. Do you want to get that $6 burger at Carls Jr. and NOT have the money to pay for a couple of tall cans after the gig?  Or do you compromise your moral integrity and steal a cliff bar so you can snag that post-show flask of whiskey and [...]

Bernie Madoff Gets 150 Years; Meanwhile His Investors Get to Eat Top Ramen

Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by spencer in Crime

Bernie Madoff Gets 150 Years; Meanwhile His Investors Get to Eat Top Ramen
While it surely makes you feel all warm and bubbly inside to know that one of the assholes who helped lead us into this economy is going to get his wrinkled ass pummeled for 150 years, it certainly doesn’t offer much to those who trusted him with their money. 13 Billion in losses (oh, and plus the $40,000 or so a year it takes to incarcerate someone, also paid by US taxpayers…)
From Bloomberg:
“I live in [...]

Surrogate “Popular Mechanics” In Stores July 14th.

Posted on 12. Jun, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in Chico, Music

So anyone who still reads this blog-which is probably limited to people who work at Synthesis, people used to work at Synthesis, and their immediate family-already knows that the rock band known as Surrogate is the best fucking band in the whole world. OBVS.

HomeAgain and Be Kind To Animals Week (May 3rd – May 9th)

Posted on 07. May, 2009 by spencer in Paid

Last week my girlfriend’s pet rat killed by her other, newer pet rat. It was pretty gnarly so I won’t go into the gory details here, but let’s just say it was one of the more graphic and disturbing scenes I’ve had to deal with. Even though we were understandably furious with her surviving rat, my girlfriend refused to get rid of it. Why? She loves animals and wouldn’t want any harm to come to her weird, sociopathic pet. I still referred to the little bastard as “snake food,” but [...]

Buy Things. Earn Me Money.

Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by spencer in Paid

So we’re trying something new here at Synthesis Blog: getting paid. Do you like what you read here? Help support us by clicking on this link to MyGearStore.com.
ALL YOUR WILDEST FANTASIES WILL BE YOURS (if all your wildest fantasies include buying a new case for your iPhone or a new battery for your laptop. Who know, you could be really boring in real life.)

http://www.mygearstore.com

“All-Time” Movie-Grossing For Assholes

Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by some guy in Blog, Comedy, Idiocy, Internet, TV, War

So the Harry Potter franchise is about to become the number one grossing cinematic what-have-you in the history of film. The top dog in all-time moneymakers. But, is it not worth saying that GROSS SUCCESS should be adjusted to the time of said film’s release? How is it even possible to compare the total dollars made with the Star Wars franchise to that made from Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings? I know that something like Star Wars has a huge head start, but at $2.50 a ticket (or [...]

Hey Its Tea Party Day!

Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in Politics

Affluent white people, take to the streets!! The revolution starts now!

Jon Stewart Lays the Smackdown on Rick Santelli, CNBC

Posted on 05. Mar, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in How's Business, Politics, TV

After it came to pass that CNBC analyst Rick Santelli’s seemingly spontaneous tirade on the floor of the Chicago Commodities Exchange, calling for a Chicago Tea Party and lambasting the President’s plan to bailout homeowners was anything but spontaneous and was in fact part of a viral marketing campaign instituted by some of Conservatism’s most nefarious powers-that-be, CNBC’s already tenuous grasp on respectability was loosened significantly if not completely erased