I am no longer bound to six, and as a consequence, I can just keep shoving music, old and new, into the visor and playing it whenever it pleases me. This tends to reflect mood rather than intent, because why would it not? The Datsuns – s/t Got this for $5 used at my local… Read More What’s in the CD Visor This Week — Overload the System Edition
There is no greater rite of passage as a homeowner than a flooded basement. It is a reality unique to the existence of modern indoor plumbing, which exists in the guts of the house beyond the ability of most homeowners to maintain or have awareness of, hanging over you like a cracked dam (the Sword… Read More This Week In the CD Changer — Basement Survivors Edition
No Wave was a bunch of avant-garders in late 70’s-early 80’s NYC who decided that Punk Rock wasn’t obnoxious enough for them, so they made abrasive atonal music that no one cares about. Nobody even knows what it is. In 2023 most folk barely remember The White Stripes. You have to be a art-house historian,… Read More The Weird History of No Wave
Jazz is, or is supposed to be, a wild idiom, invented on the fly by trained professionals, a masterpiece by midnight. Certain ontological limits exist: Jazz is a form of music, made with instruments, by people. You can have any number of people, and any instrument you want, and still call it jazz. The aesthetic… Read More Screeching Jazz, Punk Provocateurism, and Flaunting Whiteness – A Pondering of James Chance
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