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180 Microlog entries tagged with ‘music’
David Yow’s actor’s reel
That’s a pretty impressive acting resume for a guy who once howled with The Jesus Lizard. Interesting ·
5.4: Pitchfork, 1995-present
A comprehensive critical history of the music review site. Give yourself a good half hour or so to digest the whole thing, it’s worth it. Sound & Screen ·
The Wire’s John Zorn Primer
Handy intro to the avant jazz saxophonist’s oeuvre. Sound & Screen ·
Minutemen Swissted poster by Mike Joyce
If anybody wants to buy me this, y’know, I wouldn’t mind. Just sayin’. Arts & Culture ·
Black Flag’s Damaged Changed Punk, and LA
A vivid snapshot of Black Flag’s early history circa 1981 [c/o Lexicon Devil]. It’s hard to imagine today the kind of shit that band went through… unless you substitute ‘band’ with ‘protester’. Sound & Screen ·
The Ex and Brass Unbound live in Dublin
Brilliant video of their gig I missed last year. Sound & Screen ·
Figures of Involvement
An academic appreciation of the Minutemen. Like I need any excuse to post something about my favourite band. See also: An Econo History Of The Minutemen Sound & Screen ·
Grind to Death’s best grindcore of 2011
Good listening fodder here; I’ve already heard and dig some (Dead Neanderthals and Cloud Rat especially) but I need to catch up. Sound & Screen ·
Hardcore Or Die
A punk rock mix by Radio Soulwax (yes, that Soulwax). I’ve only played about 10 minutes, but it’s a great selection so far. Sound & Screen ·
Stereo Stack
A collection of vintage LP stereo banners. Arts & Culture ·
A Grindcore Christmas, Volume 1
Sorry I didn’t post this before the 25th! Save it for next year’s festive soundtrack. Sound & Screen ·
Scoring a Three with Mugger
An interview with the notorious Black Flag roadie who eventually became a partner in SST Records and is now, many years later, a clean-cut family man. Go figure. Arts & Culture ·
Generate sound from a line of code
Not being a coder, I don’t know how useful this is for me, but it’s worth saving. Technobabble ·
Steve Albini on his encounter with Odd Future
“If the whole thing is a put-on, a bit of Vincent Gallo life-as-theater for the benefit of whoever happens to be sitting next to them, that’s no excuse. It’s being an asshole about being an asshole.” Sound & Screen ·
Words and Music: Pitchfork’s 60 Favorite Music Books
Lots of fodder for the wish list here. Arts & Culture ·
Alexis Petridis on heavy metal and the Mercury prize
For sure, much metal is bombastic and silly, and ‘important’ prizes like the Mercury don’t tend to include artists like that. But metal is a broad church, maybe even more so than other genres; there’s much more to it than bombast and silliness. Sound & Screen ·
Mike Watt and the Missingmen live on KCRW, 23 June 2011
Playing a truncated version of the third opera hyphenated-man, which is great on record but kills it live, too. Sound & Screen ·
New Musical Experiences
Thoughts from Dan Hill on how we discover and listen to music, and the problems that new technology has brought to the table. He’s spot on about metadata and context; even five years on the situation remains mostly the same. (Maybe because most people don’t care about these things?) Sound & Screen ·
Lester Bangs’ Basement: What it means to have all music instantly available
An interesting argument to make, certainly, but Wyman is wrong: the fact remains that not all music is as available as he supposes. For starters, virtually all of his references are to work generated by mainstream artists! For many of the things I like, I still have to do the internet equivalent of crate digging. And the value in that isn’t in procuring things that others don’t have. I can only wish I could find all the things he says are so instantly available. Sound & Screen ·
Make your Garageband sound like a NES
Lovely plugin for those 8-bit chiptunes sounds you’ve always wanted. Sound & Screen ·
Virtual Drum Machines
So many samples! Never know when you’re gonna need something like this. Sound & Screen ·
Gateways to Geekery: Japanese Noise-Rock
Bit of a genre mash-up here, as none of the bands really sounds like the others, but still a decent introduction to underground and experimental rock in Japan. Sound & Screen ·
This Is Not a Mixtape
On the resurgence of cassette-only labels. My take on it is that it’s definitely genre-based — it’s all drone and noise artists, really — and it’s become a bit of a hipster thing for many, no longer just an aesthetic choice. Anyway. See also: 101 Cassette Labels and Expressway’s Guide To The Cassette Underground. Sound & Screen ·
Dancing About Architecture
“It’s about experience and advice based education and information — telling people who want to get into various sectors of journalism the truth of the business, giving practical advice, encouragement and tips.” Site seems to be a bit fallow at the moment, but I’m still looking forward to those podcasts. Media & Journalism ·
Bad Moon Rising: The Practical Lessons of Sonic Youth
“Maybe Sonic Youth’s signing to a major in 1990 — spurred by pragmatism, bad histories with dodgy indies, and just the right amount of youthful/artistic naivete — laid some of the foundations toward helping us be okay with the right kind of corporate assistance 20 years later.” Yeah, but. Sonic Youth were a special case. And where are they know? Signed to an indie (Matador). Still, some good thought food here. Sound & Screen ·
Music for Shuffle
Short interlocking musical phrases designed to play on shuffle, making a different tune every time. Generative music a la Brian Eno (or maybe pseduo-generative; the jury’s still out) Sound & Screen ·
A history of Blunt Records
Dublin-based ’90s indie label once part-owned by the dude from Therapy?; never heard any of this stuff at the time. Sound & Screen ·
24 Hours of Hardcore Punk
More hardcore and related punk-type music than you can shake a stick at [c/o MetaFilter]. Sound & Screen ·
What is the most offensive album of all time?
Truth is, the commenters on this piece are providing a far better list. Sound & Screen ·
Arab On Radar: A Primer
The drum transcriptions are pretty much spot on, too! Wish I had a band like this. Sound & Screen ·
Pen and Pixel: A Retrospective
On the infamous rap album cover design house. The scary thing is, they’re actually not that bad till around 1997, when they start getting crazy with the Photoshop. Arts & Culture ·
MetaFilter links to The Story of SST Records
And possibly kills a wonderful blog where I found countless SST rarities simply unavailable elsewhere (without paying ridiculous collectors’ prices). Sound & Screen ·
Making ambient music on a MacBook
Some good links and advice here, but why is Ableton always the stock answer for such questions? Garageband and the like work just fine. Most people simply want to dick around with making sounds; they don’t wanna be George bleeding Martin. Arts & Culture ·
ToneMatrix
A simple sinewave sequencer for improvising loops. Would make a great companion to the Korg DS-10. Sound & Screen ·
Reunited Soundgarden Play Secret Seattle Show
Will they play over here? I sure hope so! Still regret missing them at Sunstroke ‘95. Sound & Screen ·
Homestead Records: Frontier Days
A brief history of the US alternative indie label that wasn’t Sub Pop or SST, and the dodgy business practices that brought about its downfall. I thought late-period SST was shady, but Greg Ginn’s got nothing on this. Sound & Screen ·
Touch and Go: The Complete Years
The fanzine that begat the label that begat a metric shitload of bands that changed people’s lives forever. Sound & Screen ·
Inside the topsy-turvy world of record label royalty reporting
Do people really still believe that (the vast majority of) artists get anything like a fair deal from major labels? Arts & Culture ·
Irish ISPs rally against record label anti-piracy threat
A good thing, too. The mainstream can suck a lemon; real music needs the audience the internet can provide. Arts & Culture ·
The AV Club interviews the Meat Puppets
They’re playing ATP the weekend before the one I’m going to; I hope they’ll hop over the water and play a show in Dublin, too. But while I’m in Dublin, of course. Sound & Screen ·
Outtakes from the first Meat Puppets album
You know, the one that no one likes because it’s too noisy and screamy and it hasn’t got ‘Lake of Fire’ on it. Sound & Screen ·
Electric Picnic set times announced
I won’t be going, but it’s nice to dream — and consider whether I’ve crossed a threshold in my life when I realise I’d rather see Sparks than Yo La Tengo. Sound & Screen ·
OMM readers recommend 10 songs about the police
Pleasing to see my name in print! But I can’t really take the credit; someone else suggested the song, and I merely corrected it to cite the original artists. My own suggestion was Black Flag’s ‘Police Story’, but it didn’t make the cut. Sound & Screen ·
Trailer for American Hardcore
If this gets released in cinemas over here I’ll be a very happy bunny [c/o Fimoculous]. Sound & Screen ·
HydraHead set to reissue Botch singles compilation
Something to look forward to, this. Botch were a great band while they lasted. Sound & Screen ·
What does a website sound like?
Mine sounds a lot blander than I imagined. But I haven’t been posting much lately, which could explain it. Arts & Culture ·
Mike Watt on Double Nickels On The Dime
The man just loves to talk! And I’ve got a whole new level of respect for him after seeing Thurston’s deleted scene on the We Jam Econo DVD. Sound & Screen ·
Heavy Theater
David Byrne on seeing Sunn O))) in concert. Face it, people: metal is legitimate. Sound & Screen ·
SUPER AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
This makes up for me neglecting to take pictures at the Boredoms gig a few weeks ago. Sound & Screen ·
Listen to the new Sonic Youth album, “Rather Ripped”
Uncut magazine is streaming all 14 tracks ahead of the album’s release on Monday (which means it’ll actually be in the shops tomorrow, three days before). Sound & Screen ·
OMG!! Lordi wins Eurovision 2006!!
And Australian MeFites have a hissy fit about this thread being a spoiler because the poor babies had to wait for the tape delay broadcast. Well you know what? Tough titty, wallabee-wankers. Sound & Screen ·
Meat Puppets reunite!
The Kirkwood brothers are back together and working on new material, which won’t nearly be as good as Up On The Sun. But still… it’s the Meat Puppets! Sound & Screen ·
White off the scale
The Observer Music Magazine explores the murky underworld of neo-Nazi hate music. A great place to start for those previously unaware, although it does ignore two factors: that a) as a contributor to the letters page points out, plenty of (if not most) skinheads are anti-racist, which has been the case since the culture first emerged over 40 years ago, and b) the insidiousness of many elements within the black metal scene, where white supremacism and anti-semitism are rife. Arts & Culture ·
MetaFilter on Chic-a-go-go
Remember that Bobby Conn video from the late ’90s? Well it’s from a real TV show. Who woulda thunk it? Sound & Screen ·
The Go-Betweens’ Grant McLennan Dead at 48
Bit of a shock, this. At least it seems he died a happy man. And I’m glad I got to see them live on their comeback tour a few years ago, too. He will be greatly missed. (See also: Pitchfork links to a video for Bachelor Kisses, one of my favourite Go-Betweens songs.) Sound & Screen ·
May is National Album Recording Month
Like NaNoWriMo, but for rocking out: 31 days to make a 31-minute record. Will you be joining in? I will, as is my want, be taking the concept one step further, by improvising and recording a one-minute track each day throughout the month. Oh yes. To be continued… Sound & Screen ·
Happy Birthday, D. Boon
Screw April Fool’s — the 1st will always be D. Boon Day to me. Sound & Screen ·
Happy Birthday, Ornette Coleman
Seventy-six years young today, and still going strong. Sound & Screen ·
The Optimo No Wave Mix
Sweet compilation of dance music from the New York underground. To tide me over till New York Noise Vol 2 comes out [c/o del.icio.us/jack]. Sound & Screen ·
Derek Bailey, 1930-2005
I’ve been familiar with the name for some time but not the music. This is a reminder to check him out. Sound & Screen ·
The Distorted Tune Test
Full marks for me. I knew I wasn’t tone-deaf anyway, but it’s nice to have proof [c/o Mind Hacks]. Sound & Screen ·
What Would D. Boon Do?
Marking the 20th anniversary of his passing last month. Start your own band, paint your own picture, write your own book. Sound & Screen ·
Mothers Against Noise
The crazy rantings of ignorant fools, or a big self-referential double-bluff hoax? I’ll let you decide [c/o MetaFilter]. Sound & Screen ·
Columbia Law School Music Plagiarism Project
“A repository of the music industry’s most famous copyright infringement cases of the past 100 years.” Man oh man! Only in the crazy world of the recording industry could someone be sued for plagiarising himself [c/o MetaFilter]. Sound & Screen ·
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan: Ramblin’ Man
Songs from the upcoming collaborative album by yer one from Crystal Tips and Alistair with that fella from the Screaming Trees. Weird. But intriguing. Sound & Screen ·
For Whom Hell’s Bells Toll
“Two decades after it was first used to demonize the ‘devil’s music’ we take another look at the oddly fascinating Hell’s Bells documentary and what it says about morality, youth culture, and music criticism.” The list of bands indicted for ‘moral crimes against God and humanity’ has to be seen to be believed. Sound & Screen ·
“What I’m hoping for in 2006 — aside from an end to war and poverty and seeing George Bush dragged off to federal prison in handcuffs — is more band logos”
On a related note, my post on rock and roll graphic design might be of interest here. Sound & Screen ·
The most interesting pieces of pop music trivia that you know (that are 100% false)
I meant to post this ages ago. The list is creeping up to 1000 entries and still going strong. (I’ve got two in there; the former you can ignore but I’m quite proud of the latter.) Sound & Screen ·
Meat Puppets Live Repository
For all your live Meat Puppets needs. Sound & Screen ·
NPR: Learning to Scream, on Cue and in Key
An interview with a vocal coach for metal growlers and screamers. If I ever start that new-wave/noise-pop/grindcore band I’ve been planning for years, this will come in handy [c/o del.icio.us/merlinmann]. Sound & Screen ·
Pitchfork presents The Worst Album Covers of All Time
And only one modern rap album cover? They could have filled the list with them. Sound & Screen ·
Barbelith discusses record label loyalty
I expected greater participation, but howandever. Good stuff here. Sound & Screen ·
Tad, 1991, by keaggy
Thanks to Andre for the find. Nice one. Arts & Culture ·
There’s an annoying article in today’s Observer about online music criticism and something called ‘Blog-ish’
I wish journalists wouldn’t try to pass judgement about topics they’re completely unfamiliar with. The Pitchfork criticism might be valid, I’ll give that much, but ‘Blog-ish’? What is this person on about? And is there are shortage of subeditors at the Observer right now? Because frankly, it shows. Sound & Screen ·
myspace.com/room204
Instrumental post-rock from France. A friend of mine is helping promote their short Irish tour next week; if you like early Don Caballero, like I do, they’ll be right up your street. Sound & Screen ·
The man who invented album covers
This is why I love the internet, #574. Sound & Screen ·
Van Morrison’s Contractual Obligation Record
This is great stuff, much better than the music he’s famous for. If only Van the Man had continued along the Wesley Willis route… Sound & Screen ·
The A.V. Club interviews Bob Mould
He seems like a cool guy and all, but he really doesn’t think he was as much an asshole as Grant and Greg, does he? Sound & Screen ·
Pitchfork interviews Boards of Canada
I had no idea they were brothers. But it seems obvious now. Sound & Screen ·
To the girl in the pink Killers shirt at the Killers concert [c/o ToT]
Funny stuff. I’m tempted to say that it serves him right for going to a Killers concert, but I’ll hold my tongue. Sound & Screen ·
Southern Records’ John Loder passes away [c/o del.icio.us/jack]
Scroll down through the comments for tributes from friends, colleagues, label partners and band members. Sound & Screen ·
100 songs in 78 minutes and 19 seconds
Don’t worry, the majority of these are from bands and independent labels who won’t sue you indisriminately. Sound & Screen ·
For the Music
A short feature on John Zorn’s new live venue in Manhattan. It’s child-friendly too, which is a refreshing change. I’m all for educating the young folk. Sound & Screen ·
lift yr. skinny fists like antennas to heaven!
An Irish music blog that — shock horror! — actually looks beyond the Irish music scene?! It must be some kind of trick… Sound & Screen ·
The Reactionaries (recorded at George Hurley’s Shed on 17th St, San Pedro, CA, January 1979)
Oh happy day! Merlin and Mat, I know you’ll both appreciate this one. Sound & Screen ·
Ryan Adams vs Pitchfork II: The Rematch
That Adams guy’s one crazy damn fool, yo. Sound & Screen ·
Vision on
For anyone interested in the context of popular music, this is a must read — and a great taster for Reynolds’ book. Sound & Screen ·
The Chalets play ‘Feel the Machine’ [c/o WaxyLinks]
Yes, the very same Chalets who’ve been gigging around Dublin for the last couple of years. They’re not too bad, actually. Great video, too. Sound & Screen ·
Yat-Kha play post-punk
I don’t know what to say, really. Sound & Screen ·
Sigur Ros have a Flickr account [c/o del.icio.us/jack]
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The Onion A.V. Club interviews Negativland
Don’t say I told you this, but you can get the ‘forbidden’ U2 single right here. Sshhh! Sound & Screen ·
First Monday Special Issue: Music and the Internet [c/o del.icio.us/cityofsound]
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The Lost Generation: How UK post-rock fell in love with the moon, and a bunch of bands nobody listened to defined the 1990s
I actually have read this one. It’s a bit too Lester Bangs for my liking, but there you go. Sound & Screen ·
New York Rock: A Critical History [c/o MetaFiler]
I’ve yet to read this, I’m posting for later reference. Check the MetaFiler thread for some context. Sound & Screen ·
The Observer Music Magazine Poll
Some intriguing findings here. And others not so. Sound & Screen ·
Lock and Load
Sarah Vowell contrasts the Arizona minutemen (boo!) with San Pedro’s own Minutemen (yay!). Sound & Screen ·
The Onion A.V. Club interviews Dinosaur Jr
I love that passive-aggressive tension between J and Lou, even after all these years. Sound & Screen ·
Spin’s 100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005
My opinion? Slint (94), the Meat Puppets (86), Soundgarden (84) and At the Drive-In (83) should be far higher than they are. Sound & Screen ·
Q And Not U to Disband
They never bothered to play here, the buggers. Sound & Screen ·
Ulysses Speaks!
My old college acquaintance Noel would appreciate it, I’m sure. I never bought into the whole NoU thing, but their first album is so good it sounds like it was recorded tomorrow. Sound & Screen ·
The Flipside Fanzine Memorial Website [c/o Irregular Orbit]
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Interview with Devo’s Jerry Casale [c/o Boing Boing]
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iTunes Celebrity Playlist Roundup [c/o ToT]
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NPR interview with Dischord co-boss (and Fugazi founder) Ian MacKaye [c/o Fimoculus]
Hard to believe that he and Henry Rollins grew up as buddies, considering their current relative positions in popular culture. Sound & Screen ·
Sleater-Kinney’s new video, ‘Entertain’ [c/o Fimoculus]
As far as I’m concerned, they haven’t had a great album since The Hot Rock. I don’t think the new one will change things, either. Sound & Screen ·
The world’s biggest Devo fan
I hereby confess my own love of Devo — especially the last album before the first break-up; it’s the Eighties through and through, and it’s bloody marvellous. Sound & Screen ·
High school jazz band covers Wolf Eyes for a school performance [c/o ToT]
I wonder what the teachers made of it. Sound & Screen ·
Sasha Frere-Jones reviews Slint on their one-off reunion tour
I could have gone to see them here last month, but money is tight, and I didn’t want to spoil the magic. Live shows can kill it for me. In a way, I agree with Patrick Bateman’s views on the live music experience. Sound & Screen ·
NWA’s Straight Outta Compton, with everything removed except the profanity [c/o WaxyLinks]
It goes without saying that this is NSFW. (See also: Fuck Tha Police: the ‘edited’ version) Sound & Screen | 1 Comments ·
Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore on the power of the mix tape
Call me a luddite, but mix tapes for me are far superior to mix CDs. Even something simple like the shift of mood between two sides of a tape can’t be replicated on a single disc. They’ve always been more about emotion, about capturing the moment, than about sonic fidelity. Sound & Screen ·
The entire Dischord catalog, including albums long out of print on CD/LP, will soon be available for digital downloading
iTunes already has most of them. Must… resist… temptation! Sound & Screen ·
White Stripes record new album in 10 days
Ten days? Big deal! The Huskers recorded Zen Arcade in three days — and that was a double album, too. Sound & Screen ·
Mike Watt is taking the Secondmen to Dublin on May 12th!
Hot damn! Watt’s first ever headline show in Ireland! I am so there! Sound & Screen ·
Devo’s “Whip It”, in Powerpoint-style outline format
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Mike Watt’s “Burstedman” Quicktime video
Direct download link here. If you’re on dial-up, be warned; it’s over 40MB. Sound & Screen ·
Eno’s Music for Airports
A good introduction to Eno’s ambient music. I’ve got the fourth in the series, On Land, and I’d recommend it to anybody. Sound & Screen ·
Scientists may have found what makes a tune catchy, after locating the brain area where a song’s “hook” gets caught
Whenever I get a bad tune stuck in my head, I use Steve Albini’s advice: just play Tina Turner’s ‘Private Dancer’ in your head, and all will be well again. (It’s the utter shapelessness of the song that makes it work. Or something.) Sound & Screen ·
Video for The Futureheads’ Decent Days and Nights
I dunno, it seems a little overdone to me. The original video is much more restrained, it doesn’t distract from the song. But that’s just me. (Be warned, it’s a 44MB download.) Sound & Screen ·
It’s not too late to listen to the Gang Of Four’s BBC radio session and interview with Andy Kershaw from Sunday night (direct link here)
It’ll likely be gone by March 6th, so hurry up! Sound & Screen ·
The Screaming Trees’ debut album Clairvoyance has been reissued
I’ve always wanted to hear this one, their early stuff is brilliant. Sound & Screen ·
The trailer for the Minutemen movie, We Jam Econo [c/o del.icio.us/torrez]
I can’t wait to see this! Sound & Screen ·
Buddyhead interviews Kevin Shields [c/o The Morning News]
I was in the same room as Kevin once. Granted, that room was Whelan’s during a J Mascis gig, but even so… boy I can’t wait till ‘You Made Me Realise’ gets re-released. Sound & Screen ·
Gunman kills Dimebag Darrell on stage
This is just fucked up. Sound & Screen ·
Mike Watt and the Secondmen at the Iron Horse Music Hall, 25/10/04
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Fairlight synthesiser samples [c/o del.icio.us/jack]
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Launch of iTunes Music Store in Ireland stymied by disagreement with IMRO
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Why I haven’t bought anything from the iTunes Music Store [c/o del.icio.us/magnetbox]
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Kottke discovers New Order’s Blue Monday
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Deaf to the World, iPod Addict Unplugs [c/o The Morning News]
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Honest Album Titles [c/o del.icio.us/magnetbox]
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Musical degrees of separation [c/o kottke.org]
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A great quote from John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats on the file sharing brouhaha
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Possible Follow-up Songs for One-Hit Wonders
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The Futureheads’ album is out today! And you can preview the whole thing here!
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Apple’s iTunes Music Store launches in Europe the UK, France and Germany
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Lost Bands of the New Wave Era
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John Cage: Online recordings (in addition, a quick search on Google turned up some from Morton Feldman too)
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“back to the ho and chimp the previous day’s diary. man, does this room have a lot of mirrors - what’s that about? I don’t have many in my pad - I get enough watt… I have to live in his fucking head!”
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Nominee for Ninth Wonder of the World: A rock opera about the Comics Code [c/o The Morning News]
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The Icarus Line are currently streaming their new album, Penance Soiree
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Stylus Magazine’s Top 101-200 Albums of All Time [c/o ToT]
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“I really don’t like Sting’s new music very much, but he has a total right to make records. I wouldn’t call him up and say, ‘You gotta stop making records, man, you suck!’”
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Kevin Shields in First Interview for 12 Years Shocker! [Correction: It might be his first for the UK press, but I had completely forgotten about his interview with Arthur Magazine a few months ago. Oops.]
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Badmotorfinger — Torch-Lighter Of The Grunge Flame?
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An interview with Dischord co-owner Ian MacKaye [c/o Boing Boing]
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Martin Lyon’s wonderful photos of the Minutemen’s early days [c/o Merlin’s del.icio.us links]
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Matt Haughey on digital music drawbacks
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System Of A Down lyrics, filtered through the mind of a genius [c/o Torrez’s Daily Notes]
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Introducing the Minibosses: a Nintendo game cover band
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Buddyhead’s Best & Worst Records of 2003 [c/o ToT]
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PCs killed the mix-tape star / Praise be to the CD burner [c/o Magnetbox]
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The Making of The Secondman’s Middle Stand
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Former Hüsker Dü member/WCW booker Bob Mould has a weblog [c/o WaxyLinks]
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The infamous chalkboard from School of Rock [c/o fibiger.org]
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MP3s of songs played on the John Peel show [c/o Interconnected]
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Virtual Drum Kit [c/o plasticbag.org]
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Pitchfork’s Top 100 Albums of the 1990s Redux
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The Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Ever Made (or, Maybe 100 Essentials and a Whole Lot of Filler)
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Great photos of Iggy & the Stooges (with Mike Watt!) live at ATP Pacific
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How rock’n’roll fell out of love with drugs
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Steve Albini’s original mix of Nirvana’s All Apologies [c/o WaxyLinks]
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An ode to the humble mix-tape (plus five music critics make their own mixes)
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Top Ten Most Overused Music Critic Words, Phrases and Cliches [c/o Magnetbox]
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History Of Rock Written By The Losers
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The Man In Black, 1932-2003
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RIAA Sues Little Girl, Shakes Mom Down For Two Grand
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Have the Pixies reformed?
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Wesley Willis, 1963-2003
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KRS head honcho Slim Moon’s Amazon About page
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In defense of metal writing [c/o rockcritics daily]
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Pitchfork gets a make-over
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Mojo writers choose the top 20 greatest guitar albums of all time (My Bloody Valentine at #5 - nice)
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Coldplay are crap. Discuss.
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Karp drummer killed in boating accident
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The Blood Brothers justify their existence
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John Cale is a nicer person than Lou Reed
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Greg Ginn resurrects SST Records, plans Black Flag reunion
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Ween ponder the age-old question: ‘Where’d the Cheese Go?’ (download the jingles here)
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An interview with The Go-Betweens from The Guardian
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Ryan Adams in online nervous breakdown shocker!
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