Much like a barbecue, The Big Game is a sociological event that can either rule with excessive force, or totally suck. The difference between a killer party and one that winds up…
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Jumbo – Vietato Ai Minori Di 18 Anni
From Unencumbered: “In 1973 the Italian blues band turned progressive rock juggernaut released their third and final studio album, leaving behind nothing until Mellow decided to add a black eye to their…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: ink.
Like everyone else with a history of eating disorders and a blog, sometimes I like to try the trendy new restaurants in town. Sure, I might not have a firm grip on…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 245
What a weekend. Just think, a week from today I’ll either be living the high life — on cloud nine — sharing a mix tape in celebration of the New York Giants…
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MX-80 Sound – Out Of The Tunnel
AllMusic says: “Shrunk down to a four-person one-drummer lineup, MX-80 continued to bring the noise — and very well at that — with Out of the Tunnel. The casual please-nobody-but-themselves approach from…
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The Top Ten Steve Albini-Recorded/Engineered Albums Redux
Not even Stereogum is immune from rehashing blog posts of mine from five or six years ago. Just kidding. I’m sure there are hundreds of other websites and forums where people have…
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Dennis
I’ve been having some car issues for the past two weeks. It’s cost me a lot of money. A lot of money. I’ve had to dip pretty deep into my savings to…
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Der Blutharsch – The Track Of The Hunted
From Wikipedia: Der Blutharsch (“blood-iced snow” or, in old German, “coagulated blood” — but really a reference to a Swiss mercenary company circa 1600 AD) is the primary musical project of Austrian…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 244
Oh boy. I just wrapped shooting a two-hour interview for a documentary about men and relationships. A friend is working on the project and asked to shoot some friends and I answering…
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10 Band Reunions I’d Go To Coachella To See
Remember last week? I talked so much about Coachella! It was mostly bad, of course, but it seems like a lot of people responded positively to my series of posts reviewing the…