The Reissue is a brand new feature, taking a monthly look at four albums from 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago, all of a certain ilk, aesthetic, genre, or style. Some of these albums are not widely available for purchase on vinyl, and some have been reissued at some point. More importantly, these are the albums that we should be talking about in 2012 - again. The first installment is all about the Drone. "Which is more musical: a truck passing by a factory or a truck passing by a music school?" -John [...]
Ian suggested I rank the "top ten Japanese albums" for my next installment of the Friday Top Ten franchise. That's right, it's a franchise now. As far as I know you don't have to do more than two or three of something in order to make it a franchise. They call the Twilight movies a franchise and there are only three of them. I've written nearly 200 top ten lists, I'd say that's a god damned franchise, wouldn't you? Anyway, I thought that Ian had a good idea, but there are so many different kinds of Japanese music, [...]
This is one of those things that I might never listen to again but that I'm really glad that I got to hear once. The Taj-Mahal Travallers were an experimental improv group founded in Japan in 1969. Their recorded work, rather than being produced in a studio for the most part are recordings of live performances, which would often take place in unusual settings like on beaches or on hilltops. Their music, mostly a series of drones and pulses, was for the most part made using conventional instuments which were often played in an unconventional [...]
I told you all it would happen soon. Little did I know it would only take me one day to gather my wits and leave the house to purchase one of those wildly popular frosting shots I've been hearing about (since yesterday) from a posh Beverly Hills bakery. You know, the ones I might have possibly called "retarded"? Yeah, I got one. I originally planned my day around going to the Apple store, but I wound up going everywhere except the Apple store. So, sit right back and I'll regale you with a short story of [...]
In a move reminiscent of, well, just a couple months ago, I drank way too much last night. Lauren and Nick extended a very nice invitation to eat some of their fancy vegan food last night, and since I'm not one to turn down free anything, Nicci and I happily accepted a fine array of pasta, kale, beets, salad, asparagus, mushrooms and fancy olive-packed bread into our bellies. Also, I had a couple Knob Creek drinks, including one which was magically transformed into a mint julep! Before leaving, I grabbed a plastic cup and poured some more Knob into it [...]
Consequence Of Sound
Swan Fungus
Thrill Pier
R.F.T.W.E. pt.2
Marlon Hoffstadt - Skin And Bone (feat. HRRSN)
Euro Chart 25 maggio 2013: primi i Daft Punk con Get Lucky
Louis La Roche – Say I’m Your No. 1
Stream: Meek Mill – “Levels” (Prod. Cardo)
