Eyyyy Melbourne chumps, we'll be playing at New Guernica tomorrow & Friday night so come say g'day and have a beer! Really looking forward to getting out of town. As far as first days of summer go, this probably rates about a 9000 on the bullshit scale. As such I'm lacking motivation and you'll just have to trust me on these selections. Gala Drop 's recent EP released on Golf Channel is so lovely. Don't know quite how to classify it overall but it deserves far better weather than this. Essential for summer when it's [...]
Group Bombino - Boghassa Afro psych-jams this Sunday. via newspeedwayboogie : Saharan psychedelia, from Sublime Frequencies. Wonderful, ecstatic. This is really good.
We would like to think that any decision about the future of our 'democracy' would be driven by a greater hope for the improvement of our lot, not by fear for whatever might happen if the other guy gets chosen. As far as I've heard, the discussions between candidates have focussed on who screwed things up [...]
Greetings startravellers. It's Friday. 99% of the population will be imbibing and fornicating tonight in celebration of the work-week ending. I, on the other hand, am just beginning my work week...and my hours will be increased by co-workers missing work...and I'll be unable to go on an awesome kayaking trip in San Diego this weekend to celebrate Maryn's birthday. So, yeah. I guess you could say I'm bummed out right now. But hey, this isn't a pity party. It's a blog! Let's talk about happy, rad shit. Like the ten most recent Google searches that have led people here: [...]
Feb 12, 2010, 2:02pm
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Group Bombino - "Tenere" In the quiet dust of the backyard, a girl, 11, comes crying up to her brother, 8. "I'm running away. You can come if you want." She storms off, her sandals kicking up dust and her hair coming out of its ponytail. He rises quickly and follows her. "What? You're doing what?" "I'm running away." "Where?" "I don't care. I'll take East Road until it leads somewhere. Anywhere is better than here." [...]
1) Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs They've managed to retain their style for over 20 years, yet continue to sound fresh and adventurous. One of the best bands in existence. Fun with fruit: 2) Superchunk - Leaves in the Gutter EP This EP completely rocked my shit for like three months straight. 3) Neko Case - Middle Cyclone [...]
Printer cartridge instructions from Asia are always a hilarious find. This came out of an ink package at work. It's hard to believe a technical writer somewhere in the world was actually paid to write this. Oh, to be a college graduate during the Internet boom of the '90s. I could have been retired by now... Instead, I'm working at a record store and compiling mix tapes for people I don't know or even care about (well, maybe ten of you I care about). How depressing. Rather than wallow in my self-pity any longer, I'll just skip ahead [...]
Agadez is a city and region in the Tuareg part of Niger. It is isolated geographically, with weak travel links and with inhabitants who speak a different language to the rest of the country. Sounds a bit like Norfolk. Sublime Frequencies' efforts in uncovering the most interesting, most ramshackle and most thrilling [...]
Jan 27, 2009, 10:12am
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Group Bombino, Music of Niger: Guitars From Agadez Vol. 2 (Sublime Frequencies 2009) Follow-up to the series that started with the excellent Group Inerane LP, which disappeared in about two seconds and recently came out on CD ... the Group Bombino vinyl got a slightly bigger run but still a get-it-while-it's-hot situation. The music of Niger -- side 1 is acoustic, side 2 electric and ecstatic. Group Bombino - "Issitchilane"
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