Last minute engagements tend to develop into high yield results. Pendulum at Cambridge’s Middle East Downstairs, is a great example of this. Pendulum, for those who may not be aware, are an Aussie based live drum and bass act who clearly pull influence from the good ole days of breakbeat inspired drum and bass as well as some big beat. The New New has called Pendulum the next The Prodigy.

I could not agree more but will add that they remove the cheese found during live The Prodigy gigs and replace it with some youthful guys looking to demo every room and soundsystem in their way.

I will concede to the drum and bass purists that this is not a perfect match from what we experienced in the 90’s, but how can you not applaud them for straying from the 4-4. And fuck it, they’re selling out shows all over the USA.

Either way, the Middle East Downstairs gig was to the wall and exploding. Not many rooms in Boston still have that quality of moisture dripping from the ceiling. This was it.

Welcome to the new rave.

When people ask me if I really hate the cat that roams my house, I say yes. I mean it. God could not have laid upon me a more evil of a cat. I fear I have done something to upset the higher powers because no one should be left to live with this evil fucker (pussy sniper). Jarrett says he has it worse but I would argue that.

Look at him. So cute. Sleeping with his head on the desk. Yet just hours before this, while I was sleeping, he fucked up the hardwood floor with an utter display of love.

Clearly, I did not get out of bed when the sniper began crying in the middle of the night to play ball with him. (come on man. I threw around the mouse on the wire for a good while when I got in). So rather than roll with the punches, the little fucker pierced a couple of cans of Red Bull and flooded the hallway with the delicious smell of taurine. 

Strike two you little fucker. I’m not playing.