ALBUM REVIEW: Little did these two bands know that their last performance would leave behind rubble and a set of burnt out souls. I'm of course talking about the fire that destroyed the Sound Station in Westfield where above video was shot a week before that tragic Sunday on Jan 22nd, 2012. This was not their intent only metaphorically of course. Bob Larsen the owner loves to celebrate all sorts of music and these guys were part of that musical entertainment. So, if your a fan of noise, as he is, and copious guitar notes then [...]
Everything was set. I was in Chicago, I had my interviews completed, and I was heading back to Jet's apartment to call the studio and ask if I could talk to Steve that night. When I called, though, it wasn't Steve who answered the phone. It was "weekend John," a studio intern. When I asked [...]
Take no prisoners Steven Frank Albini -singer/guitarist (Big Black, Rapeman, Flour), producer (Nirvana, The Breeders, Superchunk) and music journalist (Matter, Forced Exposure)-actually has a warm and cuddly side. It's true! The sweet and alluring fuzzies are expressed via his new blog, mariobatalivoice , in which Albini documents what he cooks for his wife, Heather. He explicates it thusly: "The name comes from the way I bring her food in bed and present it to her using an imitation of Mario Batali's voice from TV. "I don't give quantities or exact recipes because I eyeball [...]
Just Keep Eating I guess I was a David Yow fan before I even knew what a Yow was. I was a lucky enough young hipster to have a great local record store called the Music Staff that put all the cool looking records on the walls. Discovered all sort of bands randomly this way. Some total fails like this major label band called Eat or maybe i picked that one up at Vintage Vinyl - the point being when you moved the cover it changed colors. Pretty psychedelic man. Anyway, here was this group [...]
Rapeman was a Steve Albini led band between Big Black and Shellac. Existing between 1987 and 1989 they only had a few releases and are not as well know as Albini's other projects. The band featured David WM. Sims of Scratch Acid (who later went to reunite with Scratch Acid Vocalist David Yow to form the spectacular Jesus Lizard) and Rey Washman also of Scratch Acid and Big Boys. They played a form of aggressive noise rock that we see later on in Shellac and abrasive art-punk. Rapeman partial discography: Two Nuns and a Pack Mule LP [...]
In terms of ironic interview partners, it doesn't get much better than the inimitable Steve Albini and GQ (except maybe Richard Simmons and Penthouse Forum). If nothing else, the interview with the Shellac / Big Black / Rapeman mastermind covered a myriad of interesting topics. However, most internerd types are pretending like the entire conversation revolved around some beef between Albini and Sonic Youth . Yes, Albini decried some of the band's actions, but he also made sure to [...]
I don't have to explain Rapeman to you, do I? Good, because I'm not even going to try. Instead, I'm just going to say, "Enjoy this amazing Rapeman live radio session from '88 and don't forget to thank me." Enjoy this amazing Rapeman live radio session from '88 and don't forget to thank me. You know what? Because I care about you, because I worry that maybe some of you reading this don't know who Rapeman is, I'm going to let the greatest rock journalist of our time - Mark Prindle - tell you all about [...]
thinking that number 4 was lost in the mists of time thanks to my tardiness in posting it, crayola went ahead and did another. and be thankful he has - this one is dedicated to the cover version and his selection is pretty damn special. ::: 14 iced bears - coming down (originally by the united states of america) ::: pale saints - feel from the sun (originally by opal) ::: the shrubs - another age (originally by phil ochs) ::: terry & jerry - bias binding (originally by yeah yeah noh) ::: polysics - my sharona (originally [...]
Nothing important to speak of today. I saw that fucking safecount pop-up ad again today, so I've written several angry e-mails to both the Adify Corporation and the MOG Music Network in the hopes that one of them will confess to ruining your recent visits to this website. I apologize again for any inconvenience these annoying ads have caused you, and hope they will not deter you from coming back in the future. If I have to suck it up and cancel my advertising accounts (which will result in me losing some much-needed income) I'll do it, if only to [...]
Það er alltaf gaman að rifja upp skemmtilega tónlist og ein af þeim plötum sem ég rifja upp reglulega er eina breiðskífa hinnar mögnuðu rokksveitar Rapeman , Two Nuns and a Pack Mule , frá árinu 1988. Hljómsveitin Rapeman lifði í skamman tíma undir lok 9. áratugarins og hana skipuðu Steve Albini, sem hafði nýverið leyst upp Big Black , og þeir David Wm. Sims og Rey Washam sem voru áður í Scratch Acid . Auk breiðskífunnar gáfu þeir félagar út nokkrar stuttskífur áður en þeir lögðu upp laupanna í kringum 1989/90. Það [...]
:: Turns out you can't buy Abbey Road after all. :: If anyone knows about viral videos, it'd be the OK Go dude . :: Be careful around glass tables, or you could end up like our boy Travis at Buddyhead . Luckily the injuries haven't hindered our SXSW party planning. :: Speaking of SXSW, Sargent House's showcase looks pretty sick . I know I'll be in attendance... but don't hold that against them. :: Unsurprisingly, Iron Age slayed at Union [...]
"I'm really high on life right now, but it's ok cause I can quit whenever I want." This is just genius quote #1 out of the other 341290834128947 that make up the 30 minutes of Season 3 Episode 3 of Soft Focus. The blurb on the site about the TV show simply says "Ian Svenonius returns to America for another round of conversational jiu-jitsu with some of the shining lights of the US musical underground." This episode's sparring partner: Steve Albini. If you don't know who he is you obviously never read this blog, but I'll tell you anyway [...]
Il fatto che "Two Nuns And a Pack Mule" sia uscito insieme a "Umber" e "Tweez" potrebbe far dimenticare qualsiasi altro avvenimento dell'epoca, caduta del muro e morte di George Simenon compresi. La storia, pertanto, dovreste conoscerla alla perfezione. Prima furono i Big Black: ciclonica recessione emotiva, scoramento assoluto, brutta musica (quindi perfetta, si intende), [...]
Southern Records Page Associated Entries: Big Black, Mission Of Burma, Rapeman Although not as mean/noisy or controversial as his previous projects, Shellac is still undeniably Albini-esque, with their records being full of roaring guitars and off-kilter song subjects and much like Big Black, the band refused to be manipulated by music biz. After the dissolution of Big Black [...]
WHAT RECORD I HEART : Rapeman- "Hated Chinee b/w Marmoset", Release Date: 10/01/1988, Catalog Number: TG31 / Fright 031 WHY IT'S SPECIAL : I found this little gem at the WMFU record fair a few years ago and it was just as I started loving Shellac again and just had to buy it. I'd love to know how limited this record is, anyone have any idea? WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE : [...]
Southern Records Page Associated Entries: Jesus Lizard Denison-Kimball Trio was actually a duo of Duane Denison (Cargo Cult, Firewater, Jesus Lizard) and James Kimball (Mule, Laughing Hyenas, Jesus Lizard), which was active throughout the 90s and recorded a number of albums and singles for such labels as Skin Graft, Sub Pop and Quarterstick Records. Though their collective past [...]
Hello again my friends. Please bear with the perpetual inconsistencies involving my adherence to my 1 post/per week responsibility. What can I say? I'm an irresponsible wretch. I almost (emphasis on almost) always admit to when I cheat on a shuffle set. So, surprise, I have a confesson to make about this selection. In the evening hours of last Thursday, I listened to my i-Pod in shuffle mode for approximately 2 hours and these songs came up in the mix. The confession is that these songs did not come up in the order in which I have them arranged here [...]
Controversially named Rapeman was an extremely short-lived band formed in the late 80s by Steve Albini's after the break-up of Big Black. Their name was based on a character from Japanese comic book that Albini once came across and band was often a target of protesters who claimed that the band glorified rape/violence against women. [...]
Today Nicci and I ventured out on our respective off-days to a local attraction that was recommended by the Weird California website: The LA Pet Cemetery. Now, I know what you're thinking, and no , I do not "get off" on morbid stuff like dead animals. In fact, today's short trip was something of a learning experience for me. You see, my sister called me crying yesterday because our dog Sprocket was losing his fight against an internal infection that is causing his kidneys or liver to fail. Today she sent me a text message saying our dog is [...]
A new season of Top Chef begins tomorrow evening, exactly five months after the last one ended. Remember when I live-blogged the finale, drunk ? Remember how I accidentally clicked on Wikipedia and saw who won five minutes before the episode started? Me too. Ordinarily I would make it my business to be at home in front of the television for a momentous occasion like the new season premiere, but I'm pretty sure that shooting pool at a networking event takes precedence. I mean, I need a better job - one with a salary - way more [...]
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