BlackDave.org – Divide and Conquer

Hey guys.

Do you take all of this shit I say seriously? I remember once a dude asked me on MySpace if I was dating SierraEmerge. As awesome as that would be, it was pretty funny to me that a dude would ask me that based on a MySpace profile and a WordPress blog. I mean, I mean a lot of this shit that I say, but I say it in a joking way, and a ton of people don’t take me seriously. Obviously with reason, so when people take me seriously, it tickles me.

Tomorrow is the last day of 2010. I hope all of you guys have come up with a good resolution for the year ahead. I like to come up with a list. I feel like I could potentially be more productive if I do that. My main resolution this year is to think that less girls are hot. I know you’re like “this must be one of those times that I can’t take you seriously”, but do it. Take me to this mindset you have known as serious. Actually, I’m already there. You meet me. So who’s gonna be hot to me next year, you ask…? The answer is simple. Models, slutty girls, Taylor Stradling and Sierra. Slutty girls aren’t necessarily hot, they’re just slutty and for some reason that’s okay. And y’all niggas are gonna come at me now saying that you hate sluts and shit, but how did they get there? HOW!? Okay.

Some other miscellaneous goals for 2010: do vocals for a band, buy DJ equipment(Technics 1200/1210 decks, sweet mixer, maybe Serato), win a trivia night, record another band’s demo, find a better job than Best Buy(which is a great place to work, no kidding), and listen to more music. I always forget how much I love music until it’s time for something like this, where I am trying to figure out the shit that I want for myself. Speaking of wanting shit for myself, I’m adding a car to this list.

I want to say more serious shit, but I’m running out of it. Do you guys think I would be good at stand up? This question is primarily geared toward people who actually know me. I know I often say offensive shit and that my mind isn’t always in order, but when it is, I can be pretty on point! Tis a promise!

Anyway, I guess I’ll end this post by posting every place you can find me on the internet if I can recall them all:

myspace – myspace.com/blackdave

fbook – facebook.com/blackdave

twitter- @blackdave

last.fm – last.fm/users/davonecurry

virb – virb.com/blackdave

pandora – pandora.com/people/davonecurry

tumblr – blackdave.tumblr.com

PS – a lot of my friends are doing cool music shit. next post, I’ll throw it up.

Good evening! It appears the the supposed birthday of our lord and savior Jesus Christ is almost upon us.  Hope you brought cake! I haven’t been to church on Christmas in forfuckingever, but do they have cake when you go? Or do you just praise? I vote they should have cake. Send me to hell if necessary.

Another cool thing about this period of time is that a lot of bands that my friends are in are doing things. Let’s talk about the first one, since this person is probably the least of my friends(but I act like they’re the most of it). VersaEmerge just came out with a music video for their song “Whisperer”. I know I’m always acting like Sierra’s my girl and shit, and she is, she will get me into her shows for free and stuff, but we’ve really only ever seen each other twice. So if I can in a way admit defeat, this is it. Don’t think I’m giving up though. I’m just waiting on E.V.A. to get signed so that she can feel like we’re in similar places in life….or something.

Up next! This band from Charleston called “Barriers”. Let me preface anything I say by saying that I really like the name of the band. One word band names always get me. My friend Tyler, from my fave band Ophira decided to ‘prank’ call me and ask me if I wanted to do vocals for this band and I was very confused. The fact of the matter is that the vocalist that they have now….is not very good. They are super duper heavy and the songwriting is amazing. I love everything….except the vocals. They sound so forced, like he’s trying to push something out that isn’t actually there. Take that phrase how you want, but it just seems like a lot of work for something that should come out super seamlessly. Whenever these guys start to play shows, I’m moshing. See you there.
www.myspace.com/barriersband to check it out for yourself.

Next up! Fucking Rawhide. Another Charleston band. The actual “friend” of mine is Alex, the vocalist. Super cool dude. Anyway, they ALSO just got out of the studio and have some tracks up on their MySpace. My initial response was that they weren’t going to be very good. The thing about Rawhide is that they need a second guitarist…really fucking bad, so I was expecting it to sound empty. It actually all turned out pretty good. It’s all pretty well put together. Just loud and fast and pretty good. They call themselves “blashcore”, which means: blackened, thrashy, hardcore. That’s a pretty good description of the band. Hope you guys enjoy it like I did. I also hope they get a second guitarist.
Peep: www.myspace.com/rawhiderawhide

Back in the days of this electronic hardcore thing I was doing called “Robo Reptar”, I made friends with this kid Jonny who was doing vocals and making beats for this other heavy electronic thing called “The Browning”. The Browning is fucking….fantastic. He’s still doing tracks, and it’s so fucking good. Take a quick second and listen to this shit: www.myspace.com/thebrowningproject. So fucking good. ANYWAY! He’s now the vocalist for As Blood Runs Black. They just posted an instrumental version of the song he made the band to. Here’s a video of him on tour with them last month:

How sick is that?

Also, Ophira is looking for a vocalist again. Who’s it gonna be?

Last one! This band is looking for a vocalist too! My friends here in Chucktown have a powerpop band they’re looking for a vocalist. It’s not bad at all. Slightly boring, but also very powerpoppy. Not bad though. They’re called “Averylane”. One word. Anyway, just listen. Powerpop isn’t my forte. www.myspace.com/averylaneband

Anyway, go praise Jesus and wait on presents and we’ll speak later.

I never write about Charleston girls. Here’s one that I think is pretty and should be in my life:

If you know her, cool. If not, cool.

Alright. Later. Don’t say I never showed Charleston any love.

Here’s a list of bands playing warped tour next year.

After Midnight Project
Alesana
AM Taxi
Anarbor
Andrew W.K.
Artist Vs Poet
Attack Attack
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Electric
Bring Me The Horizon
Call The Cops
Chase Long Beach
Chaseband
Closure in Moscow
Confide
Deal’s Gone Bad
Disco Curtis
Emarosa
Emmure
Enter Shikari
Every Time I Die
Eyes Set To Kill
Fake Problems
Fight Fair
Haste The Day
Hey Monday
I See Stars
In Fear and Faith
Initials
iwrestledabearonce
Last Call Chernobyl
Mayday Parade
Middle Finger Salute
Motion City Soundtrack
NeverShoutNever
Of Mice and Men
Parkway Drive
Pierce The Veil
Polar Bear Club
Reel Big Fish
Riverboat Gamblers
Set Your Goals
Sparks The Rescue
Speakeasy Tiger
Suicide Silence
Sum 41
The All-American Rejects
The Cab
The Casualties
The Frantic
The Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band
The Rocket Summer
The Snips
The Summer Set
The Swellers
The Word Alive
Tip The Van
VersaEmerge
We Are The In Crowd
We The Kings
Whitechapel
You Me At Six

Only bands I’m really stoked for are Enter Shikari, VersaEmerge, I See Stars, Attack Attack!, Every Time I Die, and Confide. Worth the money? Maybe. Hopefully @SierraVE and I can coordinate and she can get me in free this year. Hopefully E.V.A. will just play it. That’d be better.

Anyway, post up your thoughts.

I just want to inform everyone that Sierra is still legal. And I’m excited about that.

She’s +1 right now. That’s 19.

My favorite thing about Sierra is that she doesn’t wear boots with jeans. My second favorite thing about her is that she and I are going to start dating in 2010. My other favorite thing about her is her band, I guess. They’re really good, if you haven’t heard them. VersaEmerge is the name. I have been listening to them since they had a dude singer, so no bandwagon jumping here.

Let’s get back to this boots/jeans thing. Girls, don’t do that shit. It looks uncomfortable and isn’t stylish. If you’re gonna do it, just make sure your jeans are skinny enough or your boots are loose enough to not bunch up. Don’t feel bad about buying new clothes to look stylish. I love girls who have a sense of style. I’m gonna make fashion over function tee shirts. Pre orders start now. I haven’t made the design yet, but I will soon.

My least favorite thing about Sierra is that I can’t ever find a picture of her unless she’s performing or with some random person. I don’t mind pictures with animals, but all these people…I just can’t take it!

Yeah. Happy birthday sweetweart. I used to love when people would ask me if you were really my girlfriend, but I was sad to respond with no. So let me take you to Sweet Tomatoes and a pretty good movie so we can begin this life together!

PS – Sierra, here’s my number, use it: 8435680749

creepy!