Hi everybody. I’m glad you could all make it. Welcome to the annual “Best Albums Of…” post, which is usually the time I put effort into composing a blog entry. In 2005…
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In Which I Bring Christmas Cheer To One Sad, Pathetic Boy (Zing!)
Congratulations Z, you won the contest and drew a hilarious caricature of me. You very much deserve to be the contest winner. See, you DO have something to live for! Not that…
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Goblin – Suspiria: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Nothing says Christmas like some fucking Goblin, right!? I love this soundtrack. It ranks up there with El Topo, Eraserhead and whatever the third one I like is for best soundtrack ever!…
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Spiritualized – Fucked Up Inside
This mega-rare Spiritualized release was offered only to members of the band’s fanclub by mail-order in 1993. The live recording was made on November 21st, 1992 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los…
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A New Possibility: John Fahey’s Christmas Album Volumes 1 & 2
“Arguably one of the greatest Christmas recordings of modern times, A New Possibility was recorded by just one visionary folk icon and his acoustic guitar — no overdubs. John Fahey accomplished a…
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Sunday Mix Tape – Number 124
Hey people! You have until Monday at Midnight (12:00am PST Tuesday) to enter the 1st Annual Swan Fungus Holiday Contestâ„¢! Remember, all you have to do to enter is draw a picture…
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Robedoor / The Moon Upstairs / Ya Ho Wa 13 / Billy Corgan @ Spaceland; Los Angeles, CA
Yeah, you read that right. The Great Pumpkin himself made a surprise guest appearance at last night’s Ya Ho Wa 13 concert in Silverlake. It was the most nauseating spectacle I’ve seen…
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The Top Ten Deaths Of 2008
You have until Monday at Midnight (12:00am PST Tuesday) to enter the 1st Annual Swan Fungus Holiday Contestâ„¢. Remember, all you have to do to enter is draw a picture of me,…
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The Swords Project – Entertainment Is Over If You Want It
Before the band changed their name to Swords and released a horrible album called Metropolis, The Swords Project were an exciting, up-and-coming “post-rock” band from the Portland area. Upon first hearing the…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Five Guys
Hi everybody. Just a quick reminder that you still have five days to enter the 1st Annual Swan Fungus Holiday Contest For Sexy Swan Fungus Readers Who Want To Win A Sweet…