Aren't you ungrateful motherfuckers lucky. You whine and you whine about how I don't devote enough time or energy to sharing more music, and then you get a music-heavy Top Ten and a Sunday Mix Tape in the span of two days. It's almost as if I care enough about you to slake your thirst. Or maybe I just like being popular, and I know MP3s are the way to keep you parasites clinging to this little virtual host body. Who knows, some of you idiots who call me "soft lad" are actually going to hear some experimental [...]
[tweetmeme] The Jazz Butcher, also known as The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy and The Jazz Butcher And His Sikkorskis From Hell, are a British musical group founded by Pat Fish . Their oeuvre is blackly humorous with such topics as Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49, an unrequited crush on Shirley Maclaine, and an ode to SF writer Harlan Ellison. The song "Sister Death" is not about the comic book character, but was inspired by the last words of Saint Francis of Assisi ( common theme, I guess ), "Welcome, Sister Death." And [...]
Sunday, cruddy Sunday. Many of you have to return to work tomorrow. I'm sorry. Some of you worked all weekend like I did. I'm sorry. Some of you are out of work and don't even know what day of the week or month it is. Uh...I'd say I'm sorry, but I'm actually kind of jealous. Killdozer is playing here tonight. I've been counting down the days since I read about their mini US tour on the Electrical Audio forum. Hopefully they'll play a good set and fill me with great joy. Slower. Louder. Louder! Slower! [...]
Some Halloween fun. First a clip from my favorite kids special (better than Great Pumpkin!), Mad Monster Party: Animated Phyllis Diller isn't quite as scary as the real thing. And some appropriate songs, bookended by the almighty Fall, and probably...
Okay. It took a few phone conversations with friends to work through all the possible costume ideas I had this week, but I think we've managed to come up with ten solid ideas. Last year I told you all to dress as used tampons, Jandek, an abortion, or a hipster (talk to people at the party about other people you've seen at the party! That one was pretty good!). This year I'm going for the gold... TOP TEN HALLOWEEN COSTUMES 10) Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez - This is easy the least imaginative [...]
I got a comment the other day proclaiming Tellus About The Moon the new Swedish Belle And Sebastian. This is untrue although I will say this sounds like the new Swedish Jazz Butcher Conspiracy (unfortunately for the band that has a lot less cachet than B&S). This 5 piece Gothenburg based band plays a hometown gig on Oct. 13 at Simons 25 ars Festival. It'll be interesting to see the output this group produces in the near future as this is their [...]
No Holy Mountain screening tonight, because I could not convince anyone to join me on my adventure. How tragic. I guess I could always rent it, or Nat could dub me a copy (I think he still owes me for the Can DVD). Either way, I've been pretty exhausted all weekend so it's not a complete letdown. I can sleep a bit longer tonight. I don't have any exciting plans for this upcoming week, but hopefully some will form and I'll accrue more awkward experiences to share with you. All three of you. Music [...]
Swan Fungus
Fantastic Weapon
Sound Bites
SwedesPlease
Bison - Quill
Monday Music – 28 May 2012
