One-sided vinyl released in 2000 by Shrat Field Recordings, limited to 300 copies. The songs were re-issued on CD in 2004 by the Communion label with fourteen additional tracks. This incarnation of…
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Ten Television Shows In Need Of "Recap Rock" Bands
I neglected to mention how earlier this week that Phoebe, Nicci and I went to see “Recap Rock” band Previously On Lost at Spaceland. If you are unfamiliar with the band, they…
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Cows – Taint Pluribus Taint Unum
“Look, I know it sounds like just a bunch of noise, but listen closer! The bassist kicks all sorts of ass in a slightly Birthday Party/Scratch Acid vein (but heavily distorted at…
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Saul Rubinek And The Greatest Films Of All Time
Nicci and I stopped for lunch at Aroma Cafe today in Studio City, and who should sit down at the table next to us but actor/producer/director Saul Rubinek. You might know him…
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Five Things
It’s nice to see that I’m still capable of stirring debate with my enlightened blog posts. Yesterday’s claim that Amoeba does not sell 2,000 vinyl records a day appears to have struck…
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High Rise – Psychedelic Speed Freaks ’84 – ’85
“Since the 1970’s Asahito Nanjo has been at the fore front of the Japanese underground psychedelic/punk music scene. He’s played in so many bands that it’s pretty much impossible to keep track…
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SUNDAY MIXTAPE – NUMBER 106
Hey kids. Today was a long one. Got to work a half-hour before opening to prepare for a big storewide sale, and just walked into Nicci’s place five minutes ago. Some of…
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Swans – Body To Body Job To Job
“This album is so depressing that it is actually about to make me break down and start crying. This is not a band to turn to when you feel bad. I’m not…
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The Top Ten Worst Songs Of All Time
If you’ll remember last Saturday’s post here, some online magazine published their list of the worst songs of all time. It was a dumb list, a tedious list, and a pedantic list.…
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Rev. Gary Davis – Say No To The Devil
My introduction to Reverend Gary Davis (aka Blind Gary Davis) came from Godspeed You! Black Emperor, of all bands. An insert for one of their LPs featured an image of a train…