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  1. Snagged tickets to Sum 41 and PUP next January.
  2. RPS

    Random Music Thoughts

    My son is into pop punk music. I find his tastes very interesting. He liked some of Dookie but I think the themes went over his head. He said Blink 182 was funny but he didn't really like it. The second I turned on the Black Parade by MCR he was hooked. I think he likes the theatrics and intensity. His three favorite bands are PUP, Jeff Rosenstock and MCR. I think this is a win.
  3. What a great show. My son has been to large concerts and festivals but never a smaller venue. He lost his mind at how close he was. We found a place near the back and he sat on a ledge. Jeff Rosenstock is a beast. My husband came with us and he has only seen a handful of concerts. He loved it. I decided at the start of the year I would go to more shows. So far I've got Vampire Weekend and Kacey Musgraves lined up. Sum 41 and PUP (my son's favorite band) are coming around next January so another ticket there.
  4. I'm taking my son to see Jeff Rosenstock next Friday. Fingers crossed it's a great show.
  5. RPS

    The 2024 Music Thread

    You are right. It doesn't feel like going through the motions. It feels like all of the side projects they did when they were on hiatus. Acceptable, but nothing special. I always enjoy a handful of albums, but it feels less and less like core Sleater Kinney. I know St. Vincent produced The Center Won't Hold, but I have felt that since they've been far more interested in the art pop direction of St. Vincent versus the rock of Sleater Kinney past. I'm a huge St. Vincent fan, but that was by far the worst Sleater Kinney album. It was also the first without Janet, so maybe that was it. But it's felt ever since that album the production, lyrics and melodies have been incredibly weak.
  6. RPS

    The 2024 Music Thread

    I'm so behind on giving my thoughts on the new music I liked the new Sleater Kinney but I didn't have on my bingo card that they would become kind of boring post reunion. There is always salvageable stuff on their albums but after Janet left it feels like it is not special. Definitely feels like a band going through the motions to just get stuff out to schedule the next tour. The MGMT album was pleasant. Felt like there most interesting since Congratulations. Probably will revisit. The Brittany Howard album is A+. Its hard to describe. She's completely deviated away from the Alabama Shakes rock sound, but there are still traces. It's this blissful soup of rock, pop, r&b and jazz. The new IDLES album sucked. Just an uninteresting slog. The Friko album Where We've Been, where we go from here is really interesting. It feels like a grab bag of rock genres from over the last few decades. It feels like an album recorded by a different band each track. The Hurray for the Riff Raff album was fine. I enjoyed it. Phasor by Helado Negro was a wonderful affair. Electronic music that feels like rock music. It's a great Sunday morning album. Those Vampire Weekend songs are incredibly promising. I need it now. They'll sound lovely live. Ducks Ltd was a nice jangle pop rock moment. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Felt like REM from the 80s with modern production.
  7. I was coming to talk about Balatro too. This is the Balatro thread now. It's a genius concept for a game. I have been hooked on Slay the Spire recently (trying to get A20 on the Defect) but I needed a break. This definitely broke my addiction for Slay. Just I am addicted to Balatro now. It's great but I feel like all card deck rogue likes, the mechanics are not well explained.
  8. The kids were gone this weekend and I threw on the Watchmen on a whim. We binged the whole series. Holy shit is it good.
  9. I'm thinking of getting a new game from my Steam Deck. I enjoyed Halls of Torment and Roboquest a lot. Not only playing rogue likes but typically they itch that place in my head.
  10. RPS

    The 2024 Music Thread

    The Smiles new album is fantastic. Whereas I found their first album still grounded in rock music, Wall of Eyes straight up feels like a jazz album. It has this playful, nebulous, free forming nature to it. It's very unexpected and arresting at times.
  11. DM me the store name. We were gifted the Battle Deck in the summer and started playing in the fall and the kids got into it. My daughter and I split on the Melmetal and Mewtwo decks and my kids have been playing 2-3 nights a week with me. My oldest has her Psychic deck (Mewtwo) and a Steel deck (Melmetal). My son has the aforementioned Water deck (Calyrex) and a fire deck (the Cinderace deck). My youngest has an electric deck (Pikachu deck) and Water deck (she bought the Quaquaval deck). I have fighting (Lucario deck) and dark (Eevee deck). But now they want to start building their own decks. It is a great hobby, but can definitely be a money sink.
  12. I am hoping someone can answer my dumb Pokemon TCG questions. 1. If my kids Pokemon are paralyzed, he cannot retreat the Pokemon. Presumably he can use a card to swap him off the bench. Can he actually use the card to swap him off the bench? Does that Pokemon become unparalyzed? 2. Related to question above, lets say my kids Pokemon is poisoned, paralyzed and burnt. Presumably if my son can use the card to swap his active Pokemon, does swapping a Pokemon with multiple status issues resolve all status conditions? Additionally, what is the best bang for my buck in buying Pokemon cards for my kids? I bought them some individual cards from a store online, which they enjoy, but they want a few different decks. My son bought the Calyrex battle deck and is kicking my other kids asses, but my kids have an insatiable need for Pokemon cards.
  13. Scavengers Reign is an amazing show, definitely the best science fiction show I have ever watched. Not for those bothered by body horror. It is also incredibly bleak. It has unexpected twists on tropes and the less I say about the show is for the best.
  14. RPS

    Spotify Wrapped.

    The amount of feeling my kids put into singing this song (and her whole album tbh) is so cute. Olivia Rodrigo made pop punk cool for the youngs and for her we stan.
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