A delicious Bassnectarine

Friday night I was invited over to a show at the Palladium featuring dubstep music man, Bassnectar. What’s a dubstep you ask? It’s when you’re working out on a stairmaster stepping up and stepping down, a routine called a double step, or, “dubstep” for short. Just kidding. I’m maybe just too funny sometimes. Some… times… sometimes? …Sometimes when we touch, the honesty’s too much, and I have to close my eyes and hiiiiiiide…. huh? Wait, what was I talking about… oh yea, Dubstep! Sorry, since the show my brain was knocked a little loose by the insane amount of bass penetrating my furry little head.

Dubstep is really loud electronic music (also known as, “electronica”) that reaches into a bottomless pit of bass. It goes like this in your head, “WOM WOM WOM WOM” and then really fast like “WOMWOMWOMWOMWOMWOM!” The kids love it. Bassnectar is especially good at it and his shows usually sell out for this fact. And boy oh boy does he put on a wallop of a show. He kicked off the night playing a rendition of one of my fave television show theme songs of all time ever, Hawaii 5-O! (Warning, insane bass ahead)

Insane, right?! Way insane. Sometimes I couldn’t even move because the bass was pinning me against the wall. So… much… bass. Oh and the lights! So many pretty lights!

I felt like I could just stare at the lights forever, but then I had to go to the bathroom.

Purple is my power color. Purple Power!

Here's a picture of moi! When I got to the show some kids decorated me in glow sticks and stuff. The 3D glasses are mine though. They make reality appear more three dimensionallaly. Plus they look awesome on me.

Bassnectar poses with the crowd. He likes to make the crowd party.

I’d have to say the show is a spectacle to behold, and I’m surprised the Palladium is still standing. He played for at least three hours and everyone was engulfed in joy the entire time. Never had I seen so many smiling faces. Never had I heard so much bass!  So if you enjoy a good time, music that penetrates your entire being, and an awesome light show, you should more than definitely check out a Bassnectar show.

Rufus Leaking up up and away!

Vans Warped Tour Super Champion Fun Time!

So me and the gang got invited over to the warped tour this past summer. Problem was we were only given two passes and there were three of us… what to do, what to do. I told Dan we could sneak him through the back gate by hiding him in my backpack. He gave it a go but no matter how much we tried to squeeze him down to size he just could not fit in there. Then Dan had the brilliant idea, “Rufus, you’re small and compact. Why don’t YOU get in the backpack?”

How demeaning! I mean, me, superstar Rufus Leaking, being stuffed into a tiny backpack and sneaking through the back gate. Some nerve that Dan has. Insufferable I tells ya. But actually, once I got in the backpack it turned out to be pretty sweet. I didn’t have to do any of the walking and was even able to get some quality nap time in.

Here’s a couple photos of our Warped adventure.

This is the beginning of "Operation Backpack Mission Impossible" where we navigated around the billions of tour busses.

The moment of truth as we approached the gate...

Success! Rufus Leaking is in the building! Or fairgrounds... well it's not a "fair" so maybe that's not right either. Um... "concerts place?" Yea, that works. Rufus Leaking is in the concerts place!

First I wanted to stop by the artists tent and see if there was anyone I knew. Didn't know these kids, but...

...I did recognize my good friend Andrew W.K.! I jumped outta Dan's backpack to say what's up. Here we are wearing matching t-shirts. Although I have to say his was looking not so fresh where as mine had been picked up from the dry cleaners that morning. You rock Andrew W.K. long live the party! Party Party Party!

Then we walked around and listened to some "punk rock" and stuff.

We ended up beside these two. The girl to the right had a backpack fashioned out of some kinda mouse puppet... the day Rufus Leaking's likeness is made into a backpack is the day the Earth implodes in on itself!

Here is a picture of Everclear rocking out. 90's alternative throwback woohoo! The guy over on the left looks like he was experiencing symptoms of dehydration. Rufus Leaking always says drink lots of water if you're gonna be playing in the sun.

Oompa Loompas were everywhere. Every time I asked them for some chocolate they'd tell me to buzz off. R-U-D-E. Rude!

I told this kid he needed to see a dermatologist about his backside. To which he replied, "It's paint, dude!" To which I replied, "Ohhhhhhh!"

We saw some radical skating. *Note: I know this picture isn't "radical" but believe me, we saw some! Really!

My mind was blown when we came upon the self-serve flavored ice dispensers. "DAN, PULL OVER!" I screamed.

I have very sensitive teeth so I just went straight for the syrup. I had a bunch of every flavor. My favorite was a combination of Mango-Strawberry that I custom-made by building a reservoir of syrup in my mouth.

It wasn't a good idea because I got a really big tummy ache. Here is Dan taking good care of me. Thank you, Dan.

As you can tell by the pics, we had a great time! That is until I got sick from drinking too much syrup. Sorry for cutting the day short, Caz.

I had a great time at the Vans Warped Tour and I can’t wait to go again next year. Although sneaking in is pretty “punk rock” if I say so myself, I recommend you not do it. You’ll have more fun if you’re not crammed into a lil backpack.

VMAs (as picked by Rufus R. Leaking)

Hey All,

Did you catch the VMAs on MTV last night. You didn’t?! I don’t blame you, I can only take so much Gaga too. Your old buddy Rufus has gone ahead and handpicked a solid list of some of my favorite music videos from 2011…. SO FAR! You wouldn’t have seen any of these on the “Music Television” channel last night (accept for one). Here we go!

Best Performance By A Puppet That’s Not Me (And Jon Hamm): Herman Dune – “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know”

Best Use Of Fireworks (Without Emphasizing Katy Perry’s Mammary Glands): Bright Eyes – “Jejune Stars”

Best Use Of The Vivid Imagination Of Kids (While Being Influenced By The Tragedy Of Modern News Media): Is Tropical – “The Greeks”

Best Music Video Debut (By An Artist Who’s Career Spans Over 3 Decades): Lucinda Williams – “Copenhagen”

Best Michael Douglas Inspired Performance: Foo Fighters – “Walk”

Best Live Captured Performance: Local Natives – “Who Knows Who Cares” (Presented by La Blogotheque)

Best Music Video That Makes Me Dizzy: Eskmo – “We Got More”

Best Collaborative Music Video: Matt & Kim with Soulja Boy and Andrew W.K. – “I’m A Goner”

Those were just a few of the music videos that have made my list for 2011. And we still have four more months left! I dunno why MTV decides to have an award show for the year’s best music videos when it’s only two thirds of the way through. Do you? Somebody please tell me, why?!?!?! Or better yet, don’t tell me. Really, some things are just better left unknown. Like what is it that Denny’s does to their chicken tenders that keeps me coming back? If I knew what terrible awful secret ingredient they mixed in I’m sure I’d never go back, and that can’t happen.

Do you have a favorite music video from this past year that should be on my list? Let me know!

_Rufus, up up and away!

Fat Day Day!

I declare today to be….. FAT DAY DAY! Now, this doesn’t mean you should gorge yourself on root beer and snickerdoodles. No, actually far from it. I would advise against anything that literally gives you a “Fat Day.” I’m not saying don’t eat those chili cheese fries at lunch time, but maybe share them with whoever you are eating with. And if you’re not eating with somebody then offer some to the person sitting in the booth or table across from you. And if you got your chili cheese fries to go maybe try sharing them with that guy on the street who’s always asking you for change so he can buy his own chili cheese fries. Portion control, people! Sharing is caring! That’s how Rufus R. Leaking does it. You don’t get this soft wooly complexion without carefully watching what you eat that’s for sure.

Where was I going with this whole Fat Day Day thing….. oh yeah! I’m talking about Fat Day, the baaaaaaaaaand! They are totally awesome and you can enjoy them all day and night with zero calories, guaranteed! That’s because they have no nutritional value. Unless you receive your nutrition audibly. In which case they should provide a well balanced diet of noise/indie/chimp rock. How could a band that has drawn comparisons to Captain Beefheart (RIP my dear friend) not be totally awesome!?

Pretty tasty, eh? Enjoy your Fat Day Day, my friends!

-Leaking, out

PS – are you awares that Garbage are working on a new album?! They are! Oh glorious Fat Day Day!

me.com

I Googled myself a couple times today and stumbled across an impostor. Who does RufusLeaking.com think they are, huh? Not me that’s for sure. If anyone has the number of the Internet please send it to me because I’d like to call and file a complaint.

-Rufus Leaking (the real one)

Knock knock…

…Who’s there?

Rufus.

Rufus who?

Rufus R. Leaking! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Get it!? No? Me neither…. for some reason people find my name to be a joke. It’s not! Rufus Leaking is a name full of vigor with a dash of mystical whimsy. That’s why I proudly hang my framed birth certificate on the wall, right next to my undergrad diploma in Balloon Animal Studies. You didn’t know you could major in balloon animal studies, did you? Not many people do. That’s why I’ll be ok no matter what direction this crazy economy is headed in. Somewhere, someplace, someone needs a balloon animal. Rufus Leaking is doing aright.

Speakin’ of doin’ aright, I just finished a shoot with my main man, the one and only Reggie Watts. It was a good time. Actually it was a great time! And afterward we drank so much Yoo-Hoo…. you wouldn’t believe. Well, maybe you would. Anyone who know’s me know’s how much I love Yoo-Hoo.

Okay now I want some Yoo-Hoo. Typing about Yoo-Hoo makes me want Yoo-Hoo. Man. I love Yoo-Hoo…. Okay that’s it! I’m going out for a Yoo-Hoo! I’ll have some video of Reggie up soon. I’ve got my web/video peoples hard at work. They run on Yoo-Hoo so they’re quite efficient.

Rufus, OUT!

 

 

A new blog for a new generation or something

From the desk (executive with red oak finish) of Mr. Rufus R. Leaking,

I, Mr. Rufus R. Leaking, hereby declare this here blog… ACTIVE. From this point on I shale be updating this blog at least ONE time a month. That’s 12 times a year… at the least! I’d really like to do more but it’s difficult typing with hooves. Ideally, I’d like to have a new post everyday. There coooould be more blog posts if I can find some ghostwriting interns. Interns? Anybody? There’s no green (besides some tasty foliage in the backyard) but you get something better than pay. My friendship. Anyway this blog is gonna be about me, music, stuff I like, bands, what I had for lunch, music, what I dreamt during one of my naps, cool stuff, moi, more music, et-uh-cetera or whatever.

So. that’s that. More soon. I promise.

XOXO

Mr. Rufus R Leaking.

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Chain and the Gang

Hey hey hey,

Rufus Leaking here to turn you on to one of my favorite new up and coming bands. Well… they’re not really new, but rather the latest musical incarnation for the sassiest boy in America, Ian Svenonius. They’re called Chain and the Gang, and you’ll love them for all the same reasons you loved The Make Up, Nation of Ulysses, and Weird War. They performed last Thursday and Friday night at the 9:30 Club opening for M.Ward. Wish I coulda gone but my private jet has been grounded for maintenance. I heard from a very reliable source that it was totally awesome though. I was told they played with a simple complexity… whatever that means?

I gotta go! It’s dollar taco night down the street at Baragan’s and I never pass up dollar tacos! I’ll leave you all with this lil clip from when Weird War performed on the Mountain.

I’ll eat a taco for you!

-Rufus Leaking

Sunday Song of The Day

Hey friends,

Ahhhhh Sunday morning. A time to relax and take it easy? No! What are you doing?! Get up and run around! Listen to this amazing song by the awesome Melt Banana and go nuts! It’s like if Sonic Youth was driving in one car and Deerhoof in another car and they were speeding towards each other straight into a head on collision but instead of there being a terrible accident they made this really great band.

Mmmmmmmm… Melt Banana. Has anyone ever made a banana melt? You know, like a tuna melt but with banana instead of tuna. Sounds yummy.

-Rufus Leaking up up and away!