In this edition: Grand Duchy returns, De La Soul's First Serve, and this week's videos! Grand Duchy to release "Let the People Speak" When Black Francis and his wife, Violet Clark , formed Grand Duchy , few would have guessed the resulting "debut" album would be among his best efforts outside the famed band, The Pixies . On "Petit Fours", Clark's love of synth pop and electronic music won out over Francis' tastes in punk [...]
happy saturday, a-holes! i aint got much going on except enjoying a few beers before i start my medical treatment tomorrow which of course puts on the wagon for 10 days. who knows? maybe ill go longer, i could stand to lose a few pounds. also, me and the wife are supposed to quit smoking on the 14th. she smokes much less than yours truly, but still we both need to stop. here are the replacements playing at the ritz on 10.26.87. the whole she-bangs [...]
As men, we never like to reveal that we may have a soft spot. Most of us do. The Men do as proven on their exhilarating new track "Open Your Heart". Sure the outer layers are dirtied up with garage grit and snarling vocals but beneath one discovers bottled up good intentions exploding into true passion. There is a desire in the melody and vocal phrasing demonstrating honest concern mixed with frustration. Obvious influences would be The Replacements ,and who better mixed punk fuzz with over emotionalized sentiment (a la "Answering Machine). "Open Your Heart" is a song that seems as [...]
This is a very quiet time of the year when it comes to new music. Most major bands don't start releasing material until February or March, so January can be seen as a reflective time. 20112s Top 50 list took me quite a while to finish, but I must say that I'm pretty happy with it overall. Now I find myself wondering what I should be looking forward to in 2012. If the Mayans are to be believed, the world shall be ending sometime in late December. This only leaves 11 more months of new music until mankind is lost [...]
![[Flashback] – …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – "Worlds Apart"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4005880_lg.jpg)
Tweet I've never been impacted by a song as much as I was the first time I heard " Worlds Apart ." I had a job just out of high school that had me flying back and forth between Indiana and Washington D.C. each week. I would go out every night and just have my mid-west mind nearly in shock by the amount of incredible music to be seen live and found in the numerous mom-and-pop vinyl shops. For the first time in my life I wasn't relying [...]
December in Pennsylvania is a fickle and confused month. Mother Nature goes bi-polar all over our asses and people's behavior starts to mimic. Some days the temperature nears 60 degrees, and on those days people feel as though they've been blessed by God. You step outside on your front porch and the sun beams and the birds (whichever ones have yet to figure out which way is south) sing a beautiful melody just for you and your sense of enchantment. The soothing air caresses your skin and purifies your lungs. Your asshole-neighbor (who usually bitches [...]
Here's part of the design inked by Minneapolis' Twilight Tattoo artist Shane Wallin.It's one thing to talk about Minnesota pride, but it's another altogether to ink it permanently to your torso. St.
This week, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF) announced its list of inductees for 2012. To be eligible, performers must have recorded their first album 25 years ago, and exhibit criteria that demonstrate "influence and significance of the artists' contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll." There are categories for sidemen, non-performers, and early influences, but the category of prestige is performer and that's where this rambling is focused. The 2012 performer inductees include Guns 'n Roses , The Beastie Boys , Red Hot [...]
the replacements // i will dare x
Bowery Electric: CBGB's Exile X-Mas Jahn Xavier with Lenny Kaye, and Tish & Snooky Here's a very special Christmas Playlist treat straight from DJ Tone . Once upon a time there was a little club called CBGB's OMFUG which was owned and operated by Hilly Kristal. He developed a home where a legacy of bands that defined NYC's underground music from The Ramones, Blondie to the The Patti Smith Group could perform. Every month these wayard punks that defined an era of music get together once a month. Punks in Exile from that [...]
"Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned." I sat uncomfortably in the confessional. Beyond the wood and iron door, night fell about the cathedral. No parishioners walked the pews. A lone janitor mopped the floors in silent circles. Candles burned in a silent stare of remorse as the crucified form of Jesus stared down at me. A mix of mercy and condemnation in his eyes. I'm not Catholic, but my transgression was so great I had no other choice. To save my music-loving soul, I needed confession. "Yes, my [...]
Ish Marquez is the hidden light at the end of the otherwise tedious anti-folk tunnel. He has the melodic gifts of Arthur Lee, but without any of the failed lyrical obtuseness. Someday there will be a compilation to sand over the numerous repetitions in his discography, and America will finally take notice of him. He
Photo by Dan CorriganFollowing last Friday's tribute to the Replacements at First Ave--this year's headline featured a star-studded performance of the Replacements' debut album, Sorry Ma, Forgot To
Following last Friday's yearly tribute to the Replacements at First Ave--this year's headline featured a star-studded performance of the Replacements' debut album, Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out The
Following last Friday's yearly tribute to the Replacements at First Ave--this year's headline featured a star-studded performance of the Replacements' debut album, Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out The
Following last Friday's yearly tribute to the Replacements at First Ave--this year's headline featured a star-studded performance of the Replacements' debut album, Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out The
![[The Past Presents] Paul Westerberg – "14 Songs"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3895210_lg.jpg)
The Past Presents revisits revered albums from the past 20-25 years to ask the question, "Is this album still a classic, or has it lost its edge over the years?". Was it a great record for that particular time and place, or is it something we'll be passing on to our kids? It also looks at the "lost classics" – countless albums that should have earned more attention but for one reason or another fell through the cracks. I've always thought of Paul Westerberg as one of those artists who worked really hard to get [...]
Photos by Tony NelsonReed Wilkerson of the JaphiesA Tribute to the ReplacementsNovember 25, 2011First Avenue, MinneapolisNow in its fourth go-round, the Tribute to the Replacements at First Avenue ha
[photo courtesy of Dan Meade from Gig Ape ] It was undoubtedly one of the most memorable concert experiences of my life - The Replacements at The Ritz in the Summer of 1986. The band was apparently riding high, touring on one of the greatest albums of the era Tim . The album was released in the Fall of 1985, and by the Summer of '86 it established The Replacements as the foremost alternative band of the time. The motley crew of Midwest punks had matured into a powerful unit [...]
The Dadada
Captain's Dead
Quit Mumbling
fuck noise rock
racecar spacecar
Listen Before You Buy
The Ripple Effect
City Pages - Gimme Noise
bee charmer
Review Stalker
Obscure Sound
Knox Road
nyctaper
Music Alliance Pact – February 2012
Skrillex Uses Satanic and Homosexual Influence to Win Grammys
A-Trak - "Round of Applause" / "Where My Money At" (MP3 Download)
Music Alliance Pact. MAP. February 2012.
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