Hey, it’s Friday. Do you know what that means? I’m just beginning my work week, which is about the worst thought imaginable. Actually, that’s not true, as I think I recently compiled…
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Big Black – Kerosene
“This is NOT quality product… The first two tracks suffer from horrible distortion and the bass is three or four times louder than anything else–Dub Black mebbe? The tracks from Manchester Boardwalk…
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Interview With A Potential Roommate
Yesterday was the epitome of a lazy day. I slept in, I drove over to the house on the Avenue to watch the Mets game (11:05am PST start times are the best),…
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Bardo Pond – Big Laughing Jym
“Bardo Pond, though mired in commercial obscurity, is the hottest property in that microcosm known as the underground. With a few singles and an incredible full-length, Bufo Alvarius, to their credit, the…
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In A World Without….Don LaFontaine
Allow me, if you will, to begin with this notice: John in Ohio, your ‘Thank You’ package was mailed yesterday. I’m going to try and ship three more today. As previously stated,…
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Ilyas Ahmed – Century Of Moonlight
In May of 2007 I attended the Bottling Smoke Festival here in Los Angeles, and Ilyas Ahmed performed on the festival’s opening evening, and I was instantly taken with his codeine-slow experimental…
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On Visiting The "Six Feet Under" House
Nate was not leaving for a run through the cemetery, Claire wasn’t cursing someone out and slamming the door to the carriage house, and Ruth wasn’t staring vacantly out a window like…
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1 Mile North – Glass Wars
It was a cold Burlington, Vermont winter in 2002. I used to have to walk across campus every frigid morning, and the air was so cold that before my nose even had…
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The Drones / Trans Am / Polvo @ The Echoplex; Los Angeles, CA
Finally. After almost a decade, I was given the opportunity to see Polvo perform live. I can still remember the day Ian introduced me to Celebrate The New Dark Age, and how…
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The Velvet Underground – Bootleg Series Vol 1: The Quine Tapes
“During 1969, The Velvet Underground toured the United States and Canada, playing well over 70 dates. By this time, the band had picked up a sizable fan base and every now and…