tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65085403759279780652024-03-04T21:40:04.237-07:00Laid Off LoserUnemployment news and views, music reviews, DIY job networking, commiseration, mental bric-a-bracChad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.comBlogger279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-1446830313387429932009-06-25T20:08:00.003-06:002009-06-25T21:57:22.998-06:00The day the music diedNo, this is not about "American Pie" or the real-life events referenced in the song. Catchy tune, though. Parts, anyway.Nor is it about Michael Jackson. His death is sad in the way all deaths are sad, but he never really meant anything to me. Call me a liar, contrarian, whatever, but I never really liked his music. Not even Thriller, which even some hipster-turd music snobs claim, either Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-88945228065467215502009-06-24T23:04:00.001-06:002009-06-24T23:05:41.406-06:00Laid Off Loser Playlist, June 24, 2009Click on the artist for more information. Click on the album to purchase music.Radiohead - Kid AChad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-13575475229312752422009-06-24T22:53:00.003-06:002009-06-24T22:59:33.594-06:00Laid Off Loser Album of the Day: "Kid A"RadioheadKid ACapitol/EMIYesterday I woke up sucking a lemonChad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-38154564431594345822009-06-23T21:56:00.002-06:002009-06-24T04:09:58.457-06:00Laid Off Loser Playlist, June 23, 2009Click on the artist for more information. Click on the album to purchase music.The Budos Band - The Budos Band EPDolly Parton - The Ultimate Dolly PartonJeremiah James - Idaho CowboyDrive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's DarkVarious Artists - Funk Spectrum IIIChad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-76117979711671888272009-06-23T15:44:00.003-06:002009-06-23T16:15:03.318-06:00Laid Off Loser Album of the Day: "The Budos Band EP"The Budos BandThe Budos Band EPDaptoneSo, these Budos cats — part of the same funk-soul family as Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, may not work too hard to title their recordings (The Budos Band EP follows The Budos Band and The Budos Band II), but perhaps it's one of those let-the-music-speak-for-itself things. Or maybe they just don't have the energy at the end of the day — three of the members Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-18349236776565376282009-06-22T21:16:00.002-06:002009-06-24T04:03:49.592-06:00Laid Off Loser Playlist, June 22, 2009Click on the artist for more information. Click on the album to purchase music.Ravi Shankar - In San FranciscoPeter Lewy - Now and ThenBarre Phillips - Aquarian RainRed Hot Chili Peppers - By the WayMission of Burma - Signals, Calls and MarchesJeremiah James - Idaho CowboyGrateful Dead - American BeautyChad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-37005653226731853232009-06-22T15:20:00.003-06:002009-06-22T15:25:11.924-06:00Laid Off Loser Album of the Day: "Sex Machine"James BrownSex MachineKingI don't want nobody to give me nothingOpen up the door, I'll get it myselfChad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-32694960510550447852009-06-19T21:45:00.001-06:002009-06-19T21:48:41.044-06:00Laid Off Loser Playlist, June 19, 2009Click on the artist for more information. Click on the album to purchase music.Neko Case - Middle CycloneThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at HeartChad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-88699760344531346962009-06-19T17:44:00.003-06:002009-06-19T17:48:34.609-06:00Vinyl Saturday at the Record Exchange!I may be jobless, but I can't stay away from the record store, namely my favorite shop on the planet, Boise's Record Exchange.Tomorrow is Vinyl Saturday, a new monthly event started by the Record Store Day folks offering limited edition vinyl releases exclusive to indie stores. There's some Wilco and Modest Mouse in there, so the gettin' is good. Read more about Vinyl Saturday here, and wherever Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-14577456037443621462009-06-19T11:50:00.003-06:002009-06-19T11:56:43.950-06:00Laid Off Loser Album of the Day: "Middle Cyclone"Neko CaseMiddle CycloneAnti-I like Neko Case, Uncle Steve. Maybe Neko Case doesn't like you.Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-8962348188596346912009-06-19T10:28:00.003-06:002009-06-19T10:32:38.134-06:00Nice column on the faces of unemployment in Idaho Business Review ...... and not just because I was interviewed for it. Robb Hicken takes a look at some of the faces of Boise unemployment, which he believes are overlooked among all the facts and figures flying about.Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-53580388913698638792009-06-18T20:53:00.003-06:002009-06-18T22:08:18.941-06:00Laid Off Loser Playlist, June 18, 2009Click on the artist for more information. Click on the album to purchase music.KC and the Sunshine Band - KC and the Sunshine BandVarious Artists - Marie Antoinette: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackThe Kinks - The Kink KroniklesChad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-13467906157029891582009-06-18T20:43:00.004-06:002009-06-18T22:07:25.300-06:00Laid Off Loser Album of the Day: "The Kink Kronikles"The KinksThe Kink KroniklesRepriseNew Hampshire, Paris, Now.Self-medication, hedonism, life.Time travel, self-made revival.God save the Kinks.Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-48183927203727691052009-06-18T08:20:00.003-06:002009-06-18T08:23:18.729-06:00Unemployment rolls heading in the right direction — for nowThe number of people on unemployment insurance dropped for the first time in many moons the first week of June. That's good news, but we're not out of the water yet.Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-29303955219240438822009-06-18T08:17:00.001-06:002009-06-18T08:19:08.175-06:00DetroitWhat a sad story, this city. Things are so bad there people don't have easy access to a good grocery store.Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-15642543724849361642009-06-17T20:07:00.005-06:002009-06-17T21:36:56.991-06:00Laid Off Loser Playlist, June 17, 2009Click on the artist for more information. Click on the album to purchase music.Various Artists - Six-Pork: Dad's Hick Mix, Vol. 6Harold Budd and Brian Eno - Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror(If you try clicking Six-Pork, you won't get anywhere. That's a mix CD I made my dad today for Father's Day, the sixth in a series of mixes I started making him about five years ago that feature old school Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-53248980064261449792009-06-17T20:01:00.003-06:002009-06-17T20:07:11.419-06:00Laid Off Loser Album of the Day: "The Soft Parade"The DoorsThe Soft ParadeElektraSuccessful hills are here to stayEverything must be this wayGentle streets where people playWelcome to the Soft ParadeChad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-41311264335646292982009-06-16T22:17:00.002-06:002009-06-17T21:44:25.770-06:00Laid Off Loser Playlist, June 16, 2009Click on the artist for more information. Click on the album to purchase music.Jeremiah James Gang - Idaho CowboyHillfolk Noir - Diggin' SongsA Tribe Called Quest - The Low End TheoryChad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-54123114098746853252009-06-16T18:37:00.003-06:002009-06-16T19:05:25.635-06:00Laid Off Loser Album of the Day: "Diggin' Songs"Hillfolk NoirDiggin' SongsSelf releasedStrange fringe-folk spooks who sing about God and the devil in strange, spooky ways. This is a concept album of sorts about digging. As in, graves. Love that these weirdos are from Boise. Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-73300571137802591502009-06-16T18:05:00.002-06:002009-06-16T18:31:16.474-06:00Tough economic times mean tighter pantsWe've already covered jobless fatness here at Laid Off Loser, but this is a reminder to you and me both: Watch what you eat, because you might come out the other side of your unemployment with a big ol' bootylicious backside.My weakness is peanut M&M's, purchased in bulk at WinCo. Early on in my unemployment, I found myself gobbling them by the handful(s) well before noon and restocking my Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-25462411022020463782009-06-15T16:51:00.004-06:002009-06-15T20:38:00.019-06:00Laid Off Loser Playlist, June 15, 2009Click on the artist for more information. Click on the album to purchase music.The Sugarhill Gang - 8th WonderSaint Etienne - Sound of WaterFlight of the Conchords - Flight of the ConchordsAstrud Gilberto - The Shadow of Your SmileChad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-64961642157449992362009-06-15T15:19:00.002-06:002009-06-15T15:30:51.091-06:00Getting Boise jobs back may take yearsOne minute Boise is going to triumphantly lead the country out of the recession, the next we're going to be last out the asshole end of it.Whatever. It's like all those lists Boise lands on each year. One says we're the nation's No. 2 exporter of funk, another has us first on a Whiter than Art Garfunkel list.Anyway, if you want to read the article, click here.Don't let go of the handrail. Me Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-35259325387507103802009-06-15T15:13:00.003-06:002009-06-15T15:18:55.692-06:00Laid Off Loser Album of the Day: "Flight of the Conchords"Flight of the ConchordsFlight of the ConchordsSub PopThanks for the Monday laugh. I needed it.Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-24227701215094166722009-06-12T22:07:00.003-06:002009-06-13T16:05:40.362-06:00Laid Off Loser Playlist, June 12, 2009Click on the artist for more information. Click on the album to purchase music.Dinosaur Jr. - Green MindWeen - 12 Golden Country GreatsJeremiah James - Idaho CowboyChad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508540375927978065.post-23873984189458906782009-06-12T18:39:00.002-06:002009-06-12T18:49:53.490-06:0010 things that could still go wrong with the economySwine flu is No. 1, gasp! Buy gas masks! Bury your money! Hide your children in the closet! Go to Wal-Mart and arm yourself with apocalyptic crap! And while you're at it, if you're silly enough to be eating tomatoes and spinach again, stop for the love of God, stop!Seriously, folks, you're more likely to get hit by a bus than get swine flu. The government wants you to be afraid of it and Chad Drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088217590614605756noreply@blogger.com0