Did y’all know that tonight is the darkest night of the year? According to one website I read today, it is! I’ve been celebrating this unholy occurrence by listening to a lot…
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The Top 100 Albums Of 2013
Wow. This was painful. I tried to describe as many of these as I could without resorting to copy/paste from record labels, ‘zines or blogs, but eventually we all start to fatigue.…
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Forgotten Albums Of 2013
My list of the top 100 albums of 2013 is ready to go. It should go live at some point tomorrow morning. Maybe…9am PST? And, of course, as I’m putting the finishing…
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The Top 100 Albums Of 2013: Honorable Mention
It’s that time of year again. On Friday I’ll be posting my list of the top 100 albums of the year…to very little fanfare. I’m no Stereogum; I have no industry clout.…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 336
The Todd record continues to sell through various channels and I’ve been happily seeing orders via Discogs, eBay and retail stores. Amoeba in Hollywood, Fingerprintz in Long Beach, Freakbeat in Sherman Oaks,…
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The Top Ten Beers Of 2013
“Swan Fungus.” What’s the first word(s) that came to mind. Is it “music?” Is it “mix tape?” Is it “Manic Sociopath Dreamboy?” Or is it “lists.” If you answered the latter, you…
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Stereolab – ABC Music: Radio 1 Sessions
ABC Music: The Radio 1 Sessions, released in October 2002, is a compilation by post-rock band Stereolab of BBC Radio 1 sessions recorded from July 1991 to August 2001. It includes appearances…
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The Top Ten Films Of 2013
We’re erudite here at Swan Fungus. They’re not “movies” they’re “films.” Sometimes if we want to sound Canadian we’ll call ’em “flicks,” but those instances are few and far between. And since…
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Egg – The Polite Force
Bruce Eder (AllMusic) says: It was inevitable that Egg would be compared with Emerson, Lake & Palmer — a trio of bass/keyboards/drums with the bassist also singing, coming along at the very…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 335
The Todd record continues to sell through various channels and I’ve been happily seeing orders via Discogs, eBay and retail stores. Amoeba in Hollywood, Fingerprintz in Long Beach, Freakbeat in Sherman Oaks,…