mp3: six organs of admittance - thicker than a smokey ...... [buy school of the flower ] mp3: gary higgins - thicker than a smokey ....... [buy red hash ] this cover of the week is a historically important one, in that it was responsible, in part, for bringing gary higgins' excellent red hash to the masses. i've mentioned the album's history before...so i won't repeat it here, but this [...]
Today, for the first time in Swan Fungus history, we have a guest writer. His name is Ian. You've heard his name mentioned here frequently if you read this blog regularly. Please treat him and his prestigious law degree as professionally as you would treat me. That is to say, show him no mercy. Thanks, Ian! Each of the following albums was suggested to me by Evan either by his geeking out in high school, in college, through Instant Messenger, during one of our countless trips to-and-from Princeton Record Exchange, [...]
mp3: gary higgins- i pick notes from the sky i have just recently started bringing my ipod along with me when i ride the metro to work in the morning. one of the things i've noticed while riding the metro is how clearly audible many people's ipods are, even if they're several rows away from you. so now that i am listening to my own music, i take that into consideration when deciding what album i put on in the morning. i think of myself as the dj for the people in [...]
sometimes, and only very occasionally, something unexpectedly poignant appears on an album's sleevenotes (no, i don't mean "peace to my dead homies"). on slint's spiderland there was an appeal for female vocalists to get in touch for auditions - something that never happened, as slint disbanded and committed themselves to mental institutions on completing the harrowing record. i'd love to know what they'd have sounded like with a proper singer. a similarly poignant story, but with a happier outcome, appeared on the sleeve to psych-folk outfit six organs of admittance's 2005 album school of the [...]
Good Sunday, my loves. Thanks for making this the most heavily trafficked week ever (I think?). Almost 1,000 people a day? On this piece of shit page? Clearly these visits have nothing to do with my ability to spin a yarn or engage in intelligent culture critique. Whatever the reason, feel free to stop by anytime. You're all welcome. Except for the gays. I hope your weekends were fun. I slept all Friday night, but went to a raging house party last night. Silly times. Drunk as hell. I was fierce on the dance floor. Stop laughing. It [...]
From: Red Hash (Drag City, 2005) Download Learn Interview
Sometimes extenuating circumstances can create the best music. Though joy makes a good record its usually overwhelming adversity that makes the great ones. In this case the incarceration and thought of impending incarceration brought out greatness in artists who might not have otherwise been spurred to such lengths. Alexander "Skip" Spence - Oar Recorded just after a stint in Bellevue's psychiatric ward due to an axe wielding breakdown, this solo record by the former member of Moby Grape, Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver [...]
the bat and the bird
Swan Fungus
galactic mystery solvers
Audible Vitamins
Raven Sings The Blues
Freddie Gibbs ft. Young Jeezy & T.I. – Pull Up [Music]
Trails and Ways – Nunca
Rihanna Gets Nude For Nude
Catcall – ‘The Warmest Place’
