
Wednesday night I hit up East London to catch the brilliant Dan Melchior perform songs from his latest record, Assemblage Blues (released by Siltbreeze ). Aside from a keen interest in hearing his live show, I was proud to witness it feature two musicians well-known to the Columbus scene. Mat Bisaro (Guinea Worms, Necropolis) and Tony Allman (El Jesus de Magico) were chosen by Melchior for this ten date European tour through five countries. I caught up with Mat and Tony for a bit after the show to chat about the tour and playing with Melchior. [...]
Not too shabby for a Wednesday night, eh? Feel free to add any other noteworthy shows in the comments. Deets: Strapping Fieldhands w/ Necropolis, Guinea Worms and The Ferals - Cafe Bourbon St., 2216 Summit St. (see video above) Best Coast , Male Bonding w/ Tin Armor - The Summit, 2210 Summit St., $14 (This one will likely sell out by 8pm, so get on the ball early if you didn't buy tix yet.) Margot and the Nuclear So & So's , The Lonely Forest, [...]

CDR SAMPLER: MP3 : Piledriver Nitemare #2 by Dan Melchior und das Menace MP3 : Untitled .WAV File by Deathly Fighter MP3 : Little White Chords by Sandwitch MP3 : Don't You Look Sideways by Bassholes MP3 : Accidental Space Tourist by Guinea Worms One of the most foolish notions that has circulated this year is the idea that bands like Karate Coyate, Wing & Tusk, Ghost Shirt, This is My Suitcase and other indie groups [...]

It's time again to kick back and relax. Stop thinking obsessively about the now and look back to a slightly more more idyllic time, one year ago . Here is the April 2008 Mix. 1. Cat Swallow (pirate pirate mp3) by Royal Bangs 2. Eraser (sub pop mp3) by No Age 3. Spy/Glass House (mp3) by Feral Children 4. (I'm A) Don Juan (mp3) by The Embarrassment [...]

Pictured: Necropolis guitar in mid air and drummer on floor Seriously I have the worst camera possible and the oldest/slowest hard drive imaginable. Also I would love to have this up sooner but i mean life happens This week I saw The Moz , El Jesus De Magico , Necropolis , Day Creeper , Brainbow (againnnnn) and other bands I'm pretty sure. Less is SO IT TURNS OUT CD101 IS GOOD FOR SOMETHING...I won Morrissey tickets at [...]

Fucking February, I totally didn't get a chance to post my monthly mix for February 2008 . So now that it's Smarch, sit back, relax, don't go outside, and listen to some mp3s from a little over a year ago. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you... The February 2008 Mix Negative Thinking (mp3) by The Death Set 88th Precinct (mp3) by Team Robespierre Excuse Me Dog (mp3) by Low Scores [...]

Mining 2009.sxsw.com, Vol. 2 Time for some dissonant love from our neighbors slightly to the west... Necropolis . Downloadable: Give Up (sxsw mp3) And yes, the band list their website as designervagina.tv (which I am not going to hyperlink here thank you very much). SXSW schedule is here . CDR is here . eMusic page is here . Mining 2008.sxsw.com post is here . NOTE: Volume 1 of Mining 2009.sxsw.com is over at the [...]

Mining 2009.sxsw.com, Vol. 2 Time for some dissonant love from our neighbors slightly to the west... Necropolis . Downloadable: Give Up (sxsw mp3) And yes, the band list their website as designervagina.tv (which I am not going to hyperlink here thank you very much). SXSW schedule is here . CDR is here . eMusic page is here . Mining 2008.sxsw.com post is here . NOTE: Volume 1 of Mining 2009.sxsw.com is over at the [...]

I don't know if you know it but, Necropolis rocks. You can tell by looking at their url for their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/necropo lisrocks . So, if you didn't know it before, you know it now. Today for your consideration I have the b-side on the Workingman 7" . Listen: "Cocksuckerbastardmotherfucker " (box.net mp3) The 7" is sold out right now, it should be back in print this Summer. CDR is here . Emusic page is here . Mining 2008.sxsw.com post is [...]

The great state of Ohio has raised legends. Cleveland's known for hall-of-famers Pere Ubu and the Electric Eels. Dayton nurtured Kim Deal and Bob Pollard. And from its well-situated spot in between those two cities, the state capital of Columbus is starting to have some sort of cohesive musical identity thrust upon it. What with NME and MTV creaming on Times New Viking and Psychedelic Horseshit. Not to say it's undeserved - I think their excellent live sets in the WFMU studios ( TNV ) ( PHS ) are testament enough. What follows is a sampling - [...]

Mining 2008.sxsw.com Part 1 OK here we go... First up, Necropolis of Ohio. Prepare your ears. Downloadable: "Van v Art" (mp3) CDR is here . Emusic page is here . If you likey, then also check out GT favs... El Jesus De Magico : "LGNO" (mp3) Consider Clicking - Comfort Radio has a couple tracks from the new Mono In VCF ... here . - 14kt God by [...]

Second part of SXSW 2007 punk list. This one has fare more gothic metal feel to it. Not my usual flavor, but the dark gothic is really pleasant, in romantic sort of way. (Femur and Los Llamarada) I hope you enjoy this rather long punk list. I don't mind using this for drinking soundtrack. " SXSW 2007. Shiny Punk with Late Night Sweet " 01. El Jesus de Magico : New Moses (Columbus, OH) 02. Carbonas : Phone Booth (Atlanta, GA) 03. CPC Gangbangs [...]