Author Archives: Jose

Joe Knouse is a resident of Brooklyn, NY. He tries to rock on a regular basis and can be frequently seen behind the drum kit for the explosively popular NYC band the Shallow Divers.

Shiny Happy Construction People Holding Something

August 14, 2009 – 1:06 AM

I was walking down the sidewalk the other day, listening to music and completely sealed-off, when I was shocked back into reality by wet bits of concrete being spit out by an industrial-strength circular saw manned by several construction workers. The gray matter speckled me from my chest to my knees, and you know, kind [...]

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Caminando en Barcelona

February 13, 2009 – 3:39 PM

Always striving to bring the world to my readers, I hit the streets of Barcelona today with the intrepid KTray, and I must say, it is one cool town. In order to help you all fully appreciate this super mod metropolis, I will be posting photos over the next few days, starting today. Click on [...]

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Marketing Strikes Again

February 9, 2009 – 4:37 PM

I recently took this photo of cans of glass cleaner that have been sitting by my desk at work for about a thousand years. For some reason or another, I found it interesting, and while looking at it I noticed that the cans say, “for the graphic arts industry” on the front. I’m sure that [...]

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Scandinavian Black Metal/Seasonal Affective Disorder

February 5, 2009 – 3:36 PM

Not a lot of people realize this, but Norway and the surrounding area is widely considered the birthplace of true black metal, a sub genre of heavy metal which focuses on exploding double bass drums, highly distorted tremolo guitar picking, odd rhythm changes, and chilling vocal screams and growls venerating the many charms of satan. [...]

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