Roadcruising Riffs: Trampled By Turtles

Thanks to Brian for pointing this out.  Awesome in so many ways.




Trampled By Turtles-Wait So Long.

Roadcruising Riffs 17: Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights

Roadcruising Riffs 16

My computer is back up and running, although still with some major issues.  I just finished working through and editing a few months of photos though and will start getting them up and getting the blog going again.  In the meantime, enjoy some Imagine Dragons.  My favorite song is actually "Demons", but there doesn't appear to be a video for it.

Happy Herping!

BH

Roadcruising Riffs 15

The Black Keys are a couple of home grown Buckeye Herps boys from Akron.  Their song, Little Black Submarines, is by far my favorite off their new record and made for some great listening on my trip last week.

You are missing out if you haven't heard this.

I am really excited to see them perform this tune live in a couple of weeks.

Rock on and Happy Herping!

BH

Roadcruising Riffs14: AWOLNATION Sail

Don't know if it will be up beat enough for a long drive, but I have really been enjoying AWOLNATION, Sail, during my drives to work lately.  Will have to add it to the playlist to try it out next season.




Drive safely!

BH

Roadcruising Riffs: 13

This song gets me going every time.  Perfect to get the juices flowing on a slow night or to revel in the excitement of a nice find.  I hear they put on quite the live show.

Muse

Knights of Cydonia

I couldn't embed the actual video, which is pretty awesome in it's own right.  Check it out here.

BH

Roadcruising Riffs: 12

Foo Fighters  Rope

I have been enjoying Dave Grohl since the Nirvana days and have always had a soft spot in my heart for Foo.  The new album rocks for what it is worth.

BH

Roadcruising Riffs: 11

This got a ton of airplay while I was in Hawaii and I fell in love with the chill feel.  I definitely associate most of my Hawaii herping trips with some Mumford and Sons.



Enjoy!

BH

Roadcruising Riffs: 10

Dirty Sweet - Baby Come Home



Get out and catch some amphibians...

BH

Roadcruising Riffs: 8 and 9

I am currently somewhere across western US on my way to the island paradise of Hawaii for a month.  Unfortunately I will most likely miss the spring amphibian migrations, and Hawaii isn't exactly a herp mecca, but I hope to procure some images along the way.  In the mean time, enjoy some tunage.

Scott Weiland over the years.

Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing (young Scott)



And Scott post-cocaine.  Kids, hugs not drugs.



Yes, that is the same person.

BH

Roadcruising Riffs: 7

A great rock song, perfect for roadcruising and keeping you up during the wee hours.  I don't condone drugs, but the EM physician/toxicology buff in me loves the title.

Hope you enjoy...



BH

Roadcruising Riffs: 6

Maybe one day I'll jam to these songs on a Texas trip...

Roadcruising Riffs: 5

Super chill song. Maybe one day I'll brave the barren north and visit Alaska, despite its obvious deficit of herps....

Road Cruising Riffs: 4

And yes these guys are actually from this decade...

Road Cruising Riffs: 3

Did some herping and cruising to this new tune recently.  I hope you enjoy...

Roadcruising Riffs: 2

A quality night of roadcruising and a good set of tunes definitely go hand-in-hand. Invariably, whether with a friend or alone, bodies fatigues and eyes get droopy, decreasing frog, salamander, or snake sightings. But with a rockin' list of tunes on the CD or iPod, roadcruising stamina can extend in the later hours of the night or morning. Here in Ohio, it seems that peak roadcruising snake activity is for the first hour or two after nightfall under right conditions. But in other environments, quality roadcruising can extend into the wee hours of the morning (e.g., desert, tropical dry forest) (although, my experience here is admittedly lacking). In Costa Rica, I can definitely testify that good, upbeat music helped keep my senses alert late into the night..... (that, and 2-3 large Cokes)

Although, I was totally passed out when we cruised right over our only AOR central american coral snake (Micrurus nigrocinctus).... Oops! I've heard no end of grief over that mishap...

Anyway, a bunch of my Costa Rican buds got me hip to Ska music all over again - an excellent genre to jam out to while chasing down Bothrops, Porthidium, and Micrurus....

Roadcruising Riffs: 1

It's the end of the season, nuff said.  Thought I would start a new installment featuring tunes I enjoy roadcruising to.  If you have any suggestions for tunes that keep you up on long slow nights, please share!

If you dig a little Slash, and I do, then you should enjoy this one off his newish solo album.