I distinctly remember Ian nearly shitting his pants when he stumbled across this CD in a used bin at Princeton Record Exchange five-or-more years ago. Lilys are a band whose discography is…
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Nick Garrie – The Nightmare Of J.B. Stanislas
One of the more exciting discoveries I made at the WFMU Record Fair this year came on the final day of the event. I was helping my bosses unload several boxes of…
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Anna Black – Meet Anna Black
I know very little about the life and career of Anna Black, and what I do know doesn’t help shape any idea of what drove her as an artist. I just know…
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Matter Music Magazine – Volume 1 Number 5 (September 1983)
Back in the early ’80s there was a local ‘zine out of Chicago called Matter. These days, it’s mostly known as the rag that featured Steve Albini as a contributor. Seeing as…
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Dead Meadow – Peel Session
Since all the Dead Meadow records (and by that I mean the CDs) are still in-print, I’m left to share live recordings if I want to spread the word about the band.…
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Cows – Sexy Pee Story
One of my favorite finds at the WFMU Record Fair (of which there were many) was a very cheap and very clean copy of Sexy Pee Story, which was released in 1993…
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Kenneth Higney – Attic Demonstration
Kenneth Higney is a rock musician whose only album, Attic Demonstration, became a cult favourite amongst record collectors. It was recorded in 1976 as a means of selling his songwriting services to…
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Jack Rose – Kensington Blues
“Kensington Blues is the follow-up to Raag Manifestos, which consisted almost entirely of breathless modal improvisations, recorded with a mixture of live ambiances. There’s a more consistent studio sound here, but the…
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Sum Pear – Sum Pear
“Freshly excavated from the depths of obscurity this is the one and only album from singer-song writing duo Sonny Hahn and Doug Miller and itÃs somewhat of an undiscovered gem as well.…
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Mighty Baby – Mighty Baby
“This hour-long CD is one of the best bodies of British psychedelia ever released. It contains the complete Mighty Baby album from Head Records, expanded to 13 tracks with the addition of…