Jefre Cantu introduced me to Grouper. We were talking about bands he’s worked with through his Root Strata label, and he picked up a copy of Cover The Windows And The Walls…
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So You Want To Be A Blogger?
I took my laptop to the Apple store today, and the diagnosis wasn’t so cheery. If my computer has cancer, it has the kind of cancer that costs a lot of money…
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Bob L. Sturm – Music From The Ocean
From the moment I first read about this album on the Aquarius Records mail order list, I knew I had to own it. I didn’t include it in my Friday Top Ten…
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Sunday Mix Tape – Number 138
Hi friends. It’s been an eventful 48 hours. My bank account has been frozen by Bank Of America, leaving me with…$12 in cash that has to last me until my new debit…
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The Top Ten “Outsider” Records I’m Enjoying Right Now
Holy hilarious LOST-related news, readers! While catching up on unread responses to the weekly LOST e-mail chain that myself, Nate and his college friends partake in, one of the guys realized he…
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With Throats As Fine As Needles – With Throats As Fine As Needles (Self-Titled)
This was one of the first Digitalis Industries releases (DIGI022) I heard. It was limited to 1000 copies, housed in a beautiful multi-colored fabric sleeve with a small xeroxed insert. I think…
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Gandalf – Gandalf (Self-Titled)
Hari inquired about what I was listening to a few nights ago, so I figured I would post this. He liked the Anna Black record, so if he likes this one too…
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What The Palm Reader Said
I don’t like psychics. I’ve only ever visited with one, and she scared the shit out of me. That was in New York, after my freshman year of college. My mother took…
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Swan Fungus Beer Snob Update
While Nicci, Maryn, Nate and Louise catch up on this week’s episode of “The Biggest Loser,” I’m drinking a bottle of Harviestoun Ola Dubh 30. It’s one of the most complex beers…
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Jackson C. Frank – Jackson C. Frank
Whenever Nick Drake comes up in conversation, I feel the sudden urge to mention that I prefer Jackson C. Frank’s self-titled album to any of Drake’s studio recordings. Why? Well, Drake was…