C’mon. Surely you know about The Crust Brothers, right? A band formed by Stephen Malkmus and members of Silkworm (Michael Dahlquist, Tim Midgett, and Andy Cohen)? They played a bunch of shows…
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The Top Ten Ways To End A Date Early
It’s Friday night, and you’re reading this piece of shit. Do you know where your social life is? While perusing some old top ten lists, I realized that there was a lot…
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Space Machine – Cosmos From Diode Ladder Filter
“Osaka-based artist Takushi “Maso” Yamazaki has taken quite a turn these past couple of years. His more well-known alter-ego Masonna is best known for ear shredding cut’n’paste sonic assaults. Masonna’s live performances…
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In Which I Accept A (Very Gay) Role In A Short Film
It took me just a shade under seven hours, but by five o’clock this morning I finally managed to fix the layout issues I was having with this page. If you happened…
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The Residents – Title In Limbo
“Title in Limbo is an album by The Residents in collaboration with Renaldo and the Loaf, released in 1983 on Ralph Records. Guest performers include Snakefinger (guitar and violin), and vocalist Nessie…
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The Skaters – Crowned Purple Gowns, Dispersed Royalty Ornaments, & Receding Smokebath
The Skaters say that the substance of their music is defined by the interplay of ideas and the transformation of themselves into characters while playing and while living and using the inner…
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Harvey Milk – June 27th, 2008 40 Watt Club; Athens, GA
I’m in a Harvey Milk kind of mood. A few days ago I ordered the newest Chunklet releases (a 300-copy limited re-issue of Courtesy And Good Will Toward Men and the first-ever…
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Robbie Basho – The Seal Of The Blue Lotus
We bought a small portion this massive record collection in March/April of this year, and I was shocked to find not one but two copies of this album buried amongst the three…
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SUNDAY MIX TAPE – NUMBER 113
What a long fucking day. All I wanted to do was stay in bed, but I had to go to work. Then I had to stay until closing even though it wasn’t…
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The Contortions – Buy
One night a few years ago, I was record shopping at this store called Rocks In Your Head, which used to be on Prince Street in SoHo. My friend Jessica brought me…