Flashy zines and other assorted commentary.
Specifically: Imagine All The People, Liking Better Songs OMG Vinyl Fills Me With Envy The Count Bishops Get a Thumbs Up I Have a Copy of “Spiral Scratch” by the Buzzcocks on Vinyl… I may suppose that means something. But I don’t do much supposing if I can get around it.
Mixed Tape Masterpiece culls the cream of 80’s Pop for you. Radio VII, side A, track 2: “The One I Love” by R.E.M..
53. REM — Reveal I bought this — or rather, my aunt bought it for me, and I may have paid her back — at a Costco, because I saw it on the way out after getting the full Costco experience (the mayonnaise…THE MAYONNAISE). Back in 2001, I thought that it had lovely melodies and… Read More Rating My CD’s: Reveal
I mean, I’ve got a few more band T-Shirts than a man my age probably should, but tats are permanent. And bands, well, they aren’t.
52. R.E.M. — New Adventures in Hi-Fi Critics like to give bands certain arcs, and those arcs tend to conform with the rise-and-fall of tragedy. The Beatles “fell apart” due to success, the Stones jumped the shark in the 70’s, briefly re-grouped for Some Girls, and then coasted along ever since. And according to overwhelming… Read More Rating My CD’s: New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Recent interview with my new favorite band: Pitchfork: To “just“ be a rock band or a punk band is suddenly very novel and, to some folks, confusing. Do you feel that you‘re part of any particular scene? Mark Perro: We’re not trying to create some fodder for a Village Voice article or anything. I never… Read More The Men on Pitchfork
Why has no one thought of this before? It’s one of those names that’s so obvious, no one thinks of it. Yet, judging by this review of their latest album Open Your Heart (which is only an “enh” album name) at Under the Radar, it’s perfect. Also judging by that review, I want some. Yeah,… Read More There’s Actually a Band Called “The Men”
Including a picture taken by the missus.
Not only an actor, and a blues musician, but an author as well: The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie.
Went to see them at the Verizon Center in DC last night. The Arctic Monkeys opened, and they sounded good enough for me to want to check them out. The Black Keys, on the other hand, were off the chain. The kind of show that makes you feel like you saw something special, like Zeppelin… Read More If I Look Different, It’s Because the Black Keys Melted My Face
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