2010 Best of List
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti- “Before Today” 4AD Circle Pit- “Bruise Constellation” Siltbreeze Street Chant- “Means” Arch Hill The Whines- “Hell to Play”MEDS Anika- S/T EP, Stones Throw Tamaryn “The Waves” Mexican Summer Night Jewel- “Am I Real” EP- Gloriette Singles: The Babies- “Caroline/All Things Come to Pass”-Wild World The Jameses- “The Haunted Rider and Rat... [ Read More → ]
Highlights from DJ set last night
There is a sweet video for this song, but the embedding has been disabled. Go here to see it. Insert Jim Shepard- “Voices of Men” 7″ here. OBVIOUSLY not You-Tubable. [ Read More → ]
Suburban Lawns
My friend got this record recently, and I found this video shortly after. SL were from Long Beach, CA, and it seems like they were equally involved with both the SF and LA post-punk/ new wave scenes. Front woman Su Tissue seems so normal and twisted…. Woah! She’s looks so wholesome, but tightly wound. Definitely... [ Read More → ]
Kim Gordon: Performing/Guzzling
Looks like Kim Gordon has been a busy little bee lately, with her show uptown at Glenn Horowitz and now the release of her new book, “Performing/Guzzling” (Rizzoli/NYC and Nieves/Zurich) at KS Art at 73 Leonard St. in Tribeca. The shows overlap by one day. Lest we forget, beloved Kim is an art world darling.... [ Read More → ]
The Amps "Pacer" Reissue
Freaking finally! I have been searching for an original copy of Pacer for the greater part of my teenage and adult years. Plain Recordings recently announced that they will be reissuing The Amps’ only record from 1995 on 180 gram vinyl. The release date is May 11th. From 4AD: “During a hiatus between Breeders records,... [ Read More → ]
Some Recent Obsessions
Here are some spoils from my internet adventures. (Also known as videos that I have found while procrastinating at work, or with my thesis writing). I am learning a lot about early computer art at the moment, so hopefully a more comprehensive post on the topic is forthcoming. For now, here are some nuggets: (Thanks... [ Read More → ]
Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society
Normally, I don’t care for cover bands. But something about this approach has won me over. It seems like the band is only a fragment of a larger project. Lindsey Buckingham is more than a pop-star, it’s a concept, a philosophy, an aesthetic, and a style. Once affected man s body becomes sexually motivated, brain... [ Read More → ]
Hello from Ohio
Columbus, Ohio’s Sword Heaven played their last show on Sunday March 27th at Death by Audio in Brooklyn. Drummer Aaron Hibbs is moving to New Dehli, India for the near future. There will definitely be more Sword Heaven shows, but knowing Hibbs, there is no telling where his future–or travel escapades– will lead him. The... [ Read More → ]