No posts this weekend. My father is currently in the intensive care unit at the hospital in my hometown. Pneumonia is the cause. At such a stressful time I can’t help but…
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John Villemonte – People Like You
“There were only 200 of these pressed, according to the artist. Gorgeous 1977 pastoral melodic folk psych private pressing from Madison, WI. Song “I Am The Moonlight†is a completely arresting, haunted…
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Interview: Louise C.
Louise is a classy girl. Never one to pass out on a walkway next to some garbage bins. Not Louise. Nope. Never. In my never-ending quest to interview everyone I know (poorly,…
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Record Review: Evergreen – Wholeness Of The Soul
The self-titled Evergreen release (originally on Hi-Ball records, later reissued by Temporary Residence) is a monster boogie punk/rock record. “Klark Kent” is an all-time great tune. I don’t even mind that the…
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The Top Ten Animal/Animal Hybrids
Swan Fungus reader / contributor Ben still has swine flu. Here’s hoping him a speedy recovery so that I we can read all about how much Sufjan Stevens SUCKED at ATP this…
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Sonfolk – Sonfolk (1971) [Private]
Lovingly donated by Viagra Falls “…Side 2 is where the real surprises come in. “Stand” (the Sly and The Family Stone hit) charges forth with a crude driving fuzzed riff, ending with…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 160
It has been a very strange — sometimes fun, sometimes agonizing — week. I don’t really have much else to say. Here’s your Sunday Mix Tape. RULES for uninitiated noobs: With roughly…
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The Top Then Must-Miss Bands At All Tomorrow’s Parties New York 2009
Today was a rather long and cruel one. It was very hard to focus on work, though I did complete several tasks that needed to be done. Concentration has not been easy…
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A Trip To The AleSmith Brewery In San Diego
On day three without Nicci I decided to drive to San Diego. Even though I didn’t get to bed at a normal hour, I had already mapped out my day. I did…
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Charlie Lochner – Winter In My Life
This is a very pretty, very obscure (it’s not even mentioned in the Lysergia/Acid Archives book) folk album from a songwriter who lived in Cheshire, Connecticut. It was released in 1976, and…