Vinyl Mine Clip Shack

2010-01-05T11:47:00.002-05:00

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What is this blog?

2009-03-30T20:35:00.001-04:00

And is there parking?

OK, so I ran out of steam on trying to critique the new TV season but...

2006-09-26T22:32:00.000-04:00

some random comments on TV. Apparently, the theme song to Veronica Mars has changed. But, they had to change the song - because all the people Ronnie used to be friends with, she's now friends or at least allies with, or they're dead, exiled or participating in an "epic" relationship.Speaking of TV... and music, is anyone else annoyed by the way David Kelly uses music? Since he doesn't have a

More Fall TV Previews - Tuesday

2006-09-04T13:44:00.000-04:00

Gilmore Girls - Watched an ep of this last season because Sonic Youth were on. It was embarassingly long-winded and I'm not talking about the eye-glazingly horrid performance by Sonic Youth and other indie-types pretending to be protesting troubadors (I'm not gonna explain it, as it would take all day). No, it's the lead actress who is long-winded. But it's nice that annoying people have their

My Fall TV Preview - Monday

2006-09-04T13:26:00.000-04:00

Studio 60 on Sunset Strip: Long names are death to TV shows so they should shorten it. I saw this pilot and man it was fine until D.L. Hughley hit the screen. That guy can't act and he's in a show filled with some fine TV actors. Sorkin's shows always a cloying and manipulative but I'll probably watch again, if not to see Matthew Perry's hair stand on its end as much as to see if Amanda Peet

My Fall TV Preview - Sunday Edition

2006-09-04T13:14:00.000-04:00

Brothers and Sisters: Refugees and rejects from other shows in a sort of soapie Family Stone. Count me... out.Everybody Hates Chris: I don't know about everyone else, but I hate Everybody Hates Chris. Supposed to be funny cuz it's associated with one of those comics named Chris, but I don't care.All of Us: I'm laughing because it's in its third season and I have never heard of it. It's on

Reason #202813023 Why The Internet Exists

2006-09-04T11:16:00.000-04:00

Toby craps on the rug on Vimeo

My unreleased tape....

2006-09-01T19:38:00.000-04:00

I never got to release this back in the day so it's neat to see how it would have looked...from cassette generator via boing

DC Punk Tour Now Up

2006-09-01T16:12:00.000-04:00

DCist announces that Yellow Arrow's walking tour of Punk DC is now operational... The website features video interviews about DC punk geography with Dante and Ian MacKaye...

The Greatest Rock and Roll Novel Of All Time...

2006-08-04T18:02:00.000-04:00

is... KING DORK It's also the funniest thing you'll read since Bukowski took a shit at the dog track.New Band Name:King Dork with Jim H. on guitar Fiona Deal on bass and under the sheets blowjobs Devilhead Incoherent on drums and various implementsFirst album - I LOL/ed AT THE AIRPORTMost over-rated and oversold rock and roll BOOK of all time -- THE BAT CHAIN PULLER by Kurt "uplift me"

Songs I Play

2006-08-02T09:19:00.000-04:00

I've been playing around with a classical nylon string acoustic. Here are some songs I can do and not be totally embarassed:"Cocaine" (the Taj Mahal one not that Clapton one)"Me and My Uncle" (yes, but it sounds nothing like the Dead)"Summer Lies" (Magnetic Fields)"Such Great Heights" (Postal Service)"Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone" (that's not the title but its an Eddy Albert

Ann Coulter in tie-dye?

2006-06-28T19:52:00.000-04:00

Anthrax Ann talks about her love of the Grateful Dead...

Superbeer

2006-06-25T12:09:00.000-04:00

Agony Shorthand music blogger and zinester Jay Hinman makes the funny pages with an AP story about his beer blog. The only thing I discriminate about beer is whether its cold or not -- Miller Lite or Belgian Monk Ale, it's all the same to me... AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Beer blogger Jay Hinman downs a Blue Moon Wheat beer at the Valley Tavern in San Francisco.

Recent Acquisitions...

2006-06-24T20:37:00.000-04:00

Been awhile since I did one of these... Here's some stuff I'm thinking of picking up (or have already picked up) this weekend:via AquariusRecords.org:1 magazine + cd BELIEVER #35 2006 Music Issue $10.001 7" BISHOP, SIR RICHARD Plays The Sun City Girls $6.981 12" DEVENDRA BANHART White Reggae Troll $6.98via Forcedexposure.com

A reason to rejoice

2006-06-09T16:58:00.000-04:00

... or at least bash your head up against a concrete block.Flipper show in San Jose...Gary Singh of Metroactive blurbs his cherished Flipper memories: My main experience with the band was in 1991. I presented bass player John Dougherty with a bottle of Bushmills at 469 S. Third St., where a bunch of us were partying before the show. The rest of the band was somewhere else. Dougherty was Flipper's

Os Mutantes disinterred

2006-05-19T09:38:00.000-04:00

'Why be normal?' Brazilian rockers Os Mutantes were poised to take over the world, but they collapsed under the weight of 1960s free love and drugs. Now they're back. By Will Hodgkinson Thursday May 18, 2006The Guardian

I have no idea nor care about Barry Bonds...

2006-05-14T12:00:00.000-04:00

... but thought I would join in on the fun.

New Works I've Been Digging As OF Late

2006-05-14T08:09:00.000-04:00

Ardent Fevers by Tanakhhttp://www.alien8recordings.com/tanakh.php3a million ways to say good bye by growth sperthttp://myspace.com/growthspert (CD-R bought from the artist)Demon by Envelopeshttp://www.envelopes.se'Sno Angel Like You by Howe Gelbhttp://www.thrilljockey.com/catalog/?id=100363The Last Romance by Arab Straphttp://www.arabstrap.co.uk/And To the Disciples Remain - Various Artistshttp:

The Weekly I Have a Serious Shopping Addiction Posting

2006-05-13T20:00:00.002-04:00

Chulahoma CD Black Keys Regular Price: $8.85 Sale Price: $7.69

So. Some new releases.

2006-05-07T20:36:00.000-04:00

So. So many people these days seem to start their answers with the one-word sentence: "So"... So. What's up with that? ARTHUR: #22 May 2006 MAG (ARTHUR 022) 0.01On the cover: "Laid Back" - Growing's Inner Peace Offerings. Features: "Their War" - How columnist Douglas Rushkoff learned to stop worrying about current events. "Donut Power" - Your friend from The Center for Tactical Magic

What I'm Listening To Right Now Even As We Speak, Damn it.

2006-05-05T17:00:00.000-04:00

Create your own Music List @ HotFreeLayouts!

Money quote from Coachella Review

2006-05-02T21:30:00.000-04:00

The New York Times nails not just Coachella but the crowds at most "indie" shows:Coachella is not a rock festival for communal bliss: it can feel almost like a trade show, filled with informed and fairly dispassionate consumers sampling a band, checking it off a list, moving on.

Soho is officially over

2006-04-28T19:40:00.000-04:00

Ira Barouch, Rocks in Your Head’s owner, will close the store on Wednesday, and plans to relocate to 133 Roebling St. in Williamsburg. “I’ve been losing money for the last few years, and the rents being what they are, business hasn’t been good,” Barouch said on Monday. “The name of retail is location, location, and when the location’s not any good, that’s why we’re moving.

I have a painted rock for sale

2006-04-21T16:14:00.000-04:00

Electrical Audio Studios of Chicago announces the most sought after e-Bay auction of this year.

Oh yeah...

2006-04-19T18:09:00.000-04:00

Bukowski: Born Into ThisArriving on or around: Thursday, Apr 20, 2006

Iggy, Albini, Jack White to team up for Stooges re-up

2006-04-17T21:13:00.000-04:00

Is Mike Watt there, too?Iggy Gets Busy On Stooges Reunion Disc Iggy Pop April 17, 2006, 3:45 PM ET Tamara Conniff, L.A. Punk icon Iggy Pop has been holed up in "a little cottage in the boonies on a little river" in Florida writing music with his old band the Stooges. The as-yet-untitled set, the legendary rock act's first since 1973, is due out next year via Virgin and will be

More on Six Organs of Admittance Release

2006-04-12T17:12:00.000-04:00

Via Drowned-in-sound Ben Chasny's Six Organs Of Admittance are to release their new album, The Sun Awakens, on June 5th. Recorded as a three-piece, with Chasny (pictured, also of Comets On Fire) appearing alongside Chris Corsano and John Moloney (Sunburned Hand of the Man), the album will see the light of day via Drag City records, a la previous long-play offering School Of The Flower.

Burma is leaking

2006-04-11T09:01:00.000-04:00

here...

Lost Burma Tracks Found

2006-04-10T20:10:00.000-04:00

The Phoenix has an article on Rick Harte, founder of Boston's Ace of Hearts Records. He's back in the game - having released just released a retrospective and consulting with Mission of Burma. Of interest is this news that I hadn't seen reported elsewhere: More important to hard-core Burma fans, Harte recently rediscovered a pair of unfinished songs on the same tape reel as “Max Ernst” and “

Vandal Punk hosts Radio Talk Show

2006-04-10T12:50:00.000-04:00

The Washington Post Style section has an extended profile of Vandal, punk, lawyer, (ex-)record label owner and Radio Talk Show host - Joe Escalante - where he dispenses "entertainment lawyer" advice to aspiring rockers and film-makers:Tony from Gardena, Calif., is calling: "My question is I'm in a band now and we're starting off and we came up with a name and want to know if any other band has

You Can't Take It With You...

2006-04-09T15:39:00.000-04:00

... so you might as well buy as much stuff as you can to leave behind for your loved ones... or you just might want to listen to some cool music and marvel at some these cool artifacts. Screw your loved ones - I'm willing my collection to a museum.Here's some highlights from Forced Exposure's recent additions for 4/10/06 SPECTRE FOLK: Requiem for Ming Aralia CD (3LOBED 019CD) 13.50"Leaping forth

Punx Chix E-Member E-13

2006-04-09T15:32:00.000-04:00

From SomethingILearned's comments page on a Poison Idea compilation sometimes you forget just how good the bad old days were, and how good the music was...the P.I. tune is awesome, but i gotta give e-13 props, they, during those days gave tom and the boys a definite run for their money as the best punkers on the block...absolutely incredible live, and completely horrible drunken retrobates,

Louisville Pays Homage to Native Son

2006-04-08T18:42:00.000-04:00

Dave Grubbs gets the hometown paper treatment after winning a prestigous $20k grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts: Here's why he won: Grubbs is a vital part of rock's experimental community, and his partnership with Jim O'Rourke and John McEntire in Gastr del Sol has been hugely influential on the post-rock generation -- musicians eager to expand the parameters of

New Update at Teen Glue Sniffer

2006-04-08T18:38:00.000-04:00

Jack Thompson's Swellsville excerpts here

Yoot to appear on annoying TV show; play new song

2006-04-08T10:08:00.000-04:00

Sonic Youth On Gilmore GirlsApr 07, 2006Story by: Tony Gedrich Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, along with their daughter Coco, will appear in the season finale of the WB show Gilmore Girls. The episode, in which the three will perform an acoustic version of Sonic Youth's "What a Waste," is being taped today, April 7, and will air May 7. "What a Waste" is a track off of the

5 Reason Proving that Scarlet J. is Really, Really Hot

2006-04-07T10:10:00.000-04:00

right here

Flesh Eaters play "warm up" tour

2006-04-07T10:04:00.000-04:00

Thursday night, Desjardins will front a legendary Flesh Eaters lineup that hasn't been seen onstage for 25 years. Recruited to record the intense roots-punk album "A Minute to Pray A Second to Die," released in 1981 by Slash Records' Desjardins-helmed subsidiary Ruby Records, the band featured guitarist Dave Alvin and drummer Bill Bateman of the Blasters, bassist John Doe and percussionist D.J.

Nick Sylvester re-emerges

2006-04-07T09:45:00.000-04:00

...with an MP3 blog (utilizing yousendit.com)... via his old prep school pal Philebrity

Captiol Erases Cigarettes from Beatles re-ish

2006-04-02T20:32:00.000-04:00

Notice anything different? And what happened to the drummers left hand? It's gonna be hard to hold that drumstick without his fingers.Drew Cline wonders if Van Halen's 1984 is next...Flying Junk notices that there's lots of pictures of Beatles smokingbuy it

And finally from Bomp!

2006-04-02T09:40:00.000-04:00

WARLOCKS, The - Isolation / Red Camera (Bomp)This release was originally intended as a singlefor The Warlocks and The Sisters Of Mercy tour,but due to time limitations just now released.Definitely worth the wait! This beautiful 7-inchfeatures two previously unreleased tracks, "RedCamera," recorded live on KEXP Seattle before theband's radio show there last winter, and thestudio song "Isolation,"

More new blatant consumerism

2006-04-02T09:30:00.000-04:00

Here's a few picks from this week's Forced Exposure list... MONO: You Are There CD (TRR 098CD) 13.50"Throughout their six-year career, Mono has ascended consistently in both popularity and critical acclaim, with record sales and live show attendance corresponding. But still elusive to the Japanese quartet has been the successful translation of their powerful and violently beautiful live

Blatant Consumerist Advocacy

2006-04-01T10:39:00.000-05:00

New shit from AQ: BISHOP, SIR RICHARD Fingering The Devil (Latitudes) cd 13.98 The newest in the frustratingly limited Latitudes series. Former contributors have included the Grails, Shit & Shine, Will Whitmore, Ginnungagap and Ariel Pink (don't bother asking, they are all long gone). Here we have the Sun City Girls' Sir Alan Bishop, in his solo guitar Improvika mode. Very much in the spirit

Organ Awakens

2006-03-25T06:25:00.000-05:00

Ben Chasny has a new EP prepping for June...As reported on CMJ and Six Organs website:Tracklist For The Sun Awakens:01. Torn By Wolves02. Bless Your Blood03. Black Wall04. The Desert Is A Circle05. Attar06. Wolves' Pup07. River Of Transfiguration

Screaming Into My Pillow, Dept

2006-03-24T20:02:00.000-05:00

Punknews.org reports that Warner Bros has brought Rykodisc... Recognized as a leader in independent music with a diverse catalog spanning many musical genres and eras, and an award-winning independent distribution company and label, Ryko is a perfect complement to WMG's existing businesses. By applying WMG's marketing expertise, strength in the digital space and its leading position in U.S.

Smog Alert

2006-03-24T08:31:00.000-05:00

via Drag City:Smog! Remember him? Mr. “A River Ain’t Too Much to Love”? That was an awesome record! Everyone said so — and now, everyone’s gonna shit twice and die when they see that Smog has a new CD single on the marketplace that revisits those bitchin’ days when A River Ain’t Too Much to Love was on our turntables all the time. Ah, last year — how distant you have grown! How’s this new single

Courtney Love Cursed Gene Pool Revealed

2006-03-23T16:32:00.001-05:00

From the uber-fascinating Seattle Weekly story....

Reasons to Write Bad Checks

2006-03-18T18:44:00.000-05:00

(just kidding, Mr. Cop) TUNNG: Mother's Daughter and Other Songs CD (ACE 036CD) 13.00"Tunng's newest record was recorded in the dark basement of a women's clothing boutique in their native England. Singer Sam Genders and producer/writer Mike Lindsay actually began their musical careers by composing softcore porn soundtracks, but those days are far behind. Today, the duo (with the help of several

Punk Reunions

2006-03-18T15:45:00.000-05:00

Flesh Eaters original line-up via contra costa times:... the Chris Desjardins-led Flesh Eaters and L.A. bands like them (the Gun Club) were all about abolishing satin-jacketed excess and its kind -- and, for the most part, they succeeded. Plumbing the depths of nihilist philosophy and true crime, alongside penman Charles Bukowski and dark-siders the Doors for inspiration (and, oh yes, the New

Siltbreeze website up

2006-03-10T10:32:00.000-05:00

In the 90's, I pretty much lost hope for rock. There were a few bright lights but mostly it was crappy Radiohead retreads (and Radiohead), U2 recidivism, pretty-boy pap like Coldplay or grasping artfulness (hello, 90's Sonic Youth, Tortoise, et al).But then there was Siltbreeze... anyway, if you remember one of my top songs came from Siltbreeze's first album in several years from Times New

Really Bad Poetry Department

2006-03-10T09:21:00.000-05:00

Every few months we come across examples of Byron Coley's trademarked Really Bad Poetry. Here's a Really Bad Poem he wrote with Thurston Moore.Enjoy your Really Bad Poetry.Byron, I know you have the groovy poet first name but maybe you should go back to writing rock and roll reviews? Thurston, you have a day job. Better keep it.

...so it biodegrades after two plays but...

2006-03-10T08:19:00.000-05:00

Sub Pop Recording Artist, Kelley Stoltz, is Singing the "Greens" Created Using 100 Percent Renewable Energy, New Album is First to Sport the Green-e Certified Label Press Release from Bonneville Environmental Foundation It was hard to take your eyes off singer-guitarist Moris Tepper as he hulked around the small stage and conjured a mighty noise with his two backing musicians at the El Cid club in Silver Lake on Saturday. But the audience's attention was also fixed on Tepper's bass player — Polly Jean Harvey, a.k.a. PJ Harvey. fullstory Moris Tepper's website

Jerry A discusses Tom Pig, Poison Idea

2006-02-16T13:38:00.000-05:00

via Williamette WeekOK, Poison Idea isn't breaking up, but Pig Champion is dead. We think. [PUNK] For the past month, rumor and tragedy have surrounded local hardcore punk institution Poison Idea. A show at Sabala's at Mount Tabor on Jan. 9 was billed as the group's last show but ended up being postponed due to a purported lack of practice. Word had it that vocalist Jerry A., a group founder and

Demme Covets a Sufjan Film

2006-02-14T15:48:00.000-05:00

Johnathan Demme has a new concert film out this month with Neil Young and several in the can but talks about what he wants to do in the future:There are more Demme performance films on the way. Besides a nonmusical documentary about New Orleans residents hit hardest by Katrina - which he began shooting last month - the director's wish list includes Fats Domino and acclaimed songwriter Sufjan

I don't normally do these things but...

2006-02-14T10:58:00.000-05:00

The Hornivore Random Brutal Sex Master (RBSMm) Don't ever marry, you're The Hornivore. Roaming, sexual, subhuman. The Hornivores (you) are some of the most screwed up and naughty beings in the Universe. And their numbers are growing, mostly due to skipped or misused contraception. You care not. There's one thing you want, one sole need. Half manly, half bestial, you act on

Michael Hurley prose cum interview

2006-02-14T10:40:00.000-05:00

Found on the furious.com website - Mike Hurley writes almost elegiacly about his life as a younger man (bonus: Hurley album cover discography):::I wandered in NYC and hung out in the village. I was interested in Beatniks because they didn't have to go to school and got to drink wine and they were cool. After awhile, of course, I began to see through all this and went back on the rural route where

This weeks FE releases

2006-02-11T17:36:00.000-05:00

Forced Exposure is like the exotic courtesan who always has some strange thing hidden in her dresser for you.... Go to the main site to see their new releases. Here's some highlights from their update this week: BELONG: October Language CD (CRPK 031CD) 13.00"Belong are a duo from New Orleans that follow in the tradition of fuzzed-out folks like My Bloody Valentine, Flying Saucer Attack, and

Christgau Swallows Trynin's Spunk "Lickety-Split"

2006-02-10T14:17:00.000-05:00

The Doddering Dean reviews Jennifer's new book/pseudo-memoir - says it's one of the best "biz book[s]" and ranks with Azzerad's "unneccesarily male" focused book. I'll say he's a still the same old PC twat for that especially as he follows it up with a throw-away "sort of" slag on The Donnas - at any rate, he genuinely made me interested in a book I didn't know existed, so we'll give him a pass

Hmmmm...

2006-02-10T06:39:00.000-05:00

What do Lyndsay Lohan, Devendra Banhart, Kim Gordon, JC Chasez* and Karen O have in common?They love them some big floppy hats, baggy wraps and earth tones from Marc Jacobs.* former NSYNCer

Vintage NYT Review of The Flesh Eaters

2006-02-09T23:17:00.000-05:00

A free "from the archive" article from 1982. Robert Palmer writes about Chris D and the then incranation of the Flesh Eaters...:The subject matter of his songs and their deliberate rhythms are more reminiscent of heavymetal rock than they are of punk, and at the Peppermint Lounge the Flesh Eaters did come off as a particularly intense, particularly severe heavy-metal band. But heavy-metal bands

Crap and Slop, 2005: Da Kritiks under Der Dean Sprachen

2006-02-09T10:33:00.000-05:00

Village Voice's Pazz and Jop poll has been up, I guess, for awhile but I didn't notice it until now. As usual, Christgau rants about everything but music (global warming is now his big concern... he ought to worry about those heat flashes, I guess). His list is as sorry as his wrinkled, shriveled brain stem.Anyway, like the Grammys the crappiest crap (Kanye, in this case) floats to the top.

Vinge Novel on the Way

2006-02-07T22:40:00.000-05:00

amazonNow if we can get a release date for the next George R. R. Martin, I'll be in bifocal heaven. Speaking of Martin, here's a recent CBC interview.

Fatuous Quote of the Day, Maybe Week...

2006-02-07T18:52:00.000-05:00

Well, it's early in the week and so there's always hope the President will eclipse this one......via pfork, comes this hopefully tongue-in-cheek whopper from Theodore Leo on the announcement of his signing to Touch and Go records:"T&G's history is my history, like Lookout!'s history is my history, like [Leo's first label] Gern Blandsten's history is my history -- American Punk Rock, True

MacRock Announces First Set of Bands

2006-02-07T13:29:00.000-05:00

The little rock in the Hills of Virginny festival that could announces the first trickle of its contracts, two of which I recognize from last year (in bold): Owen William Elliott Whitmore The Snake The Cross The Crown Ahleuchatistas The Spark Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start

A Calliope of Links

2006-02-07T08:44:00.000-05:00

Is anyone reading this poor blog? Speak up...HELP!!!Devendra Banhart is in my dreams!DAS KLIP: I had a dream in which Devendra Banhart (the weird singer/songwriter) is pleading with a suicide bomber (who is about to go blow up something or somebody) to change his mind. And once he changes the deranged zealot's point of view, he (Devendra) immediately sympathizes with the frustration (mostly

This week's new shit list via FE and AQ

2006-02-04T16:08:00.000-05:00

Following come from Forced Exposure and Aquarius Records and are what I deem to be of interest. You can go to their website and check it out yourself. Most of the words come from the record company's website (Aquarius writes their own reviews, FE generally just reprints whatever the record companies send them).via ForcedExposure.com BLUE CHEER: New Improved! LP (AK 99016LP) 13.50Akarma's

The Flesh Eaters confirmed for ATP

2006-02-03T10:37:00.000-05:00

Back-up band is basically X + The Blasters ...line-up here

Those Damn Kids Today Department

2006-02-02T08:38:00.000-05:00

Cross-referenced to Yet Another Sign of the Apocalypse DeparmentBetween wristband checks, there was plenty of time for the sport shoe fanatics, who call themselves sneakerheads, to sit on the cold, soggy sidewalk in the rain and ponder what it all means. "These shoes tell you who you are,'' said Christina Chow, a junior at Thurgood Marshall High School in San Francisco, who was wearing wristband

Tom Pig Champion of Poison Idea RIP

2006-02-01T09:16:00.000-05:00

CSTB has the sad news...

Harcourt toots his own horn

2006-01-31T16:02:00.000-05:00

With all these "indie" bands getting their songs on bad TV shows like "Love Monkey", it's good to know someone is getting rich - fat cat music consultants!: "With all due respect to other shows," says Harcourt, "I have to say that most music supervisors in LA listen to 'Morning Becomes Eclectic,' and they use a lot of our music on their shows. I don't really see other shows, but I see the

The best ones get more famous after they're dead

2006-01-31T09:55:00.000-05:00

Andy Beta pays tribute to John Fahey we near the fifth anniversary of his death (2/22/01): Soused and spiteful at shows, misunderstood by an audience wanting peace, love, and his old songs, Fahey loathed both his hippie followers and his imitators. Will Ackerman and the whole New Age neutering of Fahey's guitar style that cropped up in his wake were anathema to him; his true progeny were the

Two shows I didn't see this weekend

2006-01-30T09:26:00.000-05:00

Is it better to go out and see performances or stay at home and please The Insatiable One? Like I had a choice.Chris Porter and Catherine Lewis review the shows I was going to see - Deerhoof and Meloy, respectively - right here.

Lisa Recommends...

2006-01-30T08:30:00.000-05:00

...this review

Rick Moody speaks and speaks and speaks...

2006-01-23T10:36:00.000-05:00

From the Department of Oh-Shut-The-Fuck-Up:"I'm tired of double kick-drumming and death-metal guitar tunings and guys yelling about how much trouble they're having with their girlfriends." Rick Moody talks to PopMatters about his musical life.

Iraq War Opponent Dances in Red Leotard with TV

2006-01-23T09:56:00.000-05:00

Cute...

New Crap To Buy

2006-01-21T18:05:00.000-05:00

PANDA BEAR: I'm Not/Comfy in Nautica 7" (UUAR 006EP) 8.507" vinyl version. "Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), one of the influential voices in Animal Collective, returns with two essential new songs available on 45 rpm 7" vinyl and CD." TOWN AND COUNTRY: Up Above CD (THR 165CD) 13.00"Up Above may tend to make you woozy. It's a sleepy, trance-inducing affair, an effort to engross the black bee of our

A Scholarly albeit Conservative Take on BSG

2006-01-20T11:56:00.000-05:00

Peter Suderman writes about Battlestar... says it's not just for geeks and nerds... Based on the terminally cheesy late 1970s show of the same name, Battlestar Galactica is the creation of Ronald D. Moore, a former Star Trek scribe best known for his revitalizing work on Deep Space 9. The dark, gritty texture he applied to that show is even more evident on Galactica. Currently in the middle of

Dueling Quotes from Last Week's Battlestar

2006-01-20T11:39:00.000-05:00

"Inevitably, each and every one of us will have to face a moment where we have to commit that horrible sin. And if we flinch in that moment, if we hesitate for one second... If we let our conscience get in the way, you know what happens? There are more kids in those body bags. More kids floating out that airlock....Now, I don't know why but I have a lot of faith in you. And I want you to promise

Crap Song Writer for Celeb-Popsters Revealed

2006-01-18T10:14:00.000-05:00

Now that we know who is responsible for "La La", I was gonna say that we can hunt her down and kill her but it looks like she's read to do it herself:For the last six years, to little fanfare, she has written songs for and with many of the tabloids' favorite subjects — Lohan, Simpson, Hilary Duff and Paris Hilton among them. Over that time, DioGuardi has become known within the music industry as

Renaldo in art exhibit

2006-01-14T10:01:00.000-05:00

For more than a decade, the poet and musician Lee Ranaldo, a founding member of Sonic Youth, has been collaborating with the artist Leah Singer on a multimedia performance piece involving sound, words and photographic projections. Titled "Drift," the work is to some degree improvisatory, with Mr. Ranaldo reciting his poetry over the drone and clangor of electronic feedback as Ms. Singer projects

Lisa Carver In Alternet

2006-01-14T09:56:00.000-05:00

As a person who interviewed Lisa when she was still a teenager and long before became an "international sensation", it's always nice to check in on her, although I would contend that our generation was never "hurt and lost"... her book, like her, is quite good.From Zinester's paradise (interview by Laura Barcella) You wrote very openly about real people in your life -- a lot of whom were

His Angry Grows Daily

2006-01-13T12:12:00.000-05:00

- but Henry Rollins took some time out of his angry schedule to chat with the Washington Post's angry denizens (one of whom thanks Henry for helping him get rid of his "angst"). Nothing new here or actually very interesting but since it's kinda local to me, thought I would let ya know... here's the link...

Iggy Wants No Part in Frodo Movie

2006-01-11T14:05:00.000-05:00

The casting of Wood to play Iggy Pop appears to be akin to that of casting Tom Cruise to play the Vampire Lestat...IGGY POP REFUSES TO TAKE PART IN BIOPIC IGGY POP is refusing to have anything to do with his biopic after learning LORD OF THE RINGS star ELIJAH WOOD is to play him in the project.

Extreme Geek Chic

2006-01-11T08:30:00.000-05:00

Helmet-fixed cameras and calorie-counting watches among gadgets tailored for the snowy slope RON HARRIS / Associated Press A snowboarder listened to music through a Giro Encore helmet, which can be linked to most digital players, at an Olympic Valley ski resort.

Lips Release One on iTunes

2006-01-11T08:24:00.000-05:00

http://www.filter-mag.com/news/interior.2916.htmlFlaming Lips Release New Track Onlineby Staff | 01.10.2006 The World’s most exciting Oklahomans The Flaming Lips will release a brand new recording digitally today Tuesday, January 10, 2006. “The W.A.N.D.”,a track from their upcoming album At War With The Mystics, is 3 minutes and 34 seconds of pure, uplifting sonic bliss produced by Dave

Okkervil River Reach Adult-Alt-Pop Milestone

2006-01-11T08:22:00.000-05:00

NPR covers Will Sheff and company... Okkervil River, from left: Will Sheff, Jonathan Meiburg, Zachary Thomas, Travis Nelson

PJ to make new album

2006-01-08T12:16:00.000-05:00

Not that it's any surprise but PJ Harvey will be coming out of isolation this year to release an album or so announces her manager:So what does Paul McGuinness get up to when U2 are not touring? The manager told Billboard last week he will now be concentrating on his other artists. “PJ Harvey will be making a record,” he saidHer last was one of my faves of 2004 but she was quiet all throughout

New Music Scan

2006-01-07T17:36:00.000-05:00

This must be reissue week...Dinosaur Jr.'s first three will come in limited edition LP (four colors, 2000 copies) as well as Tim Buckley (below)... and in anticipation of reissues of Bastro's two LPs comes a live CD... also, goofy recyling project called Record Reverser "reissues" old LPs in a strange way... and finally one of the best releases from Poison Idea is being reissued on CD.Starting

Yet Another Punk Documentary

2006-01-07T17:34:00.000-05:00

Documentary Delves Into 'American Hardcore' Minor Threat January 06, 2006, 3:55 PM ET Greg Prato, N.Y. What is considered punk rock and hardcore nowadays has evolved considerably since the early '80s, a point proven by the new documentary, "American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986." The 90-minute film will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival at the end

Idiot Fans Mull Class Action Suit

2006-01-06T10:33:00.000-05:00

"I'ma get get get get you drunk"We've written previously about the angry Squirrel-costume guy who missed the Flaming Lips on NYE when the L.A. show got cancelled on the advice of L.A.'s Fire Marshal. Now comes word that Fans of Fergie's Lovely Lady Lumps wanna sue the promoter (who has already lost "seven figures" in the fiasco).Shouldn't we be sueing

Reasons to Drool My Geek Drool This Weekend

2006-01-06T09:07:00.000-05:00

1) "Thank you for your recent order ... The following item(s) are now en route:Remo Fiberskyn 3 Medium Weight Drum HeadsRemo Fiberskyn 3 Medium Weight Drum HeadsRemo Fiberskyn 3 Medium Weight Drum HeadsMaestro Innovations Drum Tuner CDRemo Fs3 EE Heavy Bass Drum HeadRemo Fiberskyn 3 Medium Weight Drum HeadsRemo Fiberskyn 3 Medium Weight Drum Heads"2) Battlestar Gallactica returns:Edward James