Here's one of those Italian prog "holy grail" records that will set you back a pretty penny (or fifteen hundred, if you desire an original). I've only ever seen one in my life, it sold for about a grand, and it wasn't in the best of shape. Still, whenever these things turn up it's always [...]
I don't make a very good living. You're probably aware of this, because if I had more money I wouldn't spend my free time maintaining a blog. I'd be out hiking through the dense jungles of some tropical-climate country. I'd be fishing with my uncle in Savannah, drinking MGD and Wild Turkey. Or maybe I'd [...]
Sometimes friends take great strides to remind you that they are really geeked about the premiere of a new television program. Maybe you happen to have plans the night of the premiere. Maybe they text you to say you are an asshole for forgetting about the new show. Their new show. Most of the time [...]
"On the back of our last release, Pure Health, we are actually all reading different newspapers and magazines covering the various Plano drug trends. Honestly, I still hear about heroin being a big problem here all the time. Unfortunately the city is world-famous for it, as I've discovered firsthand through traveling." - Christopher Mosley, September [...]
• A lot of times when I write about moving from the New York area to Southern California, I mention things like the weather, professional sports, access to different climates (beach! snow! desert!), and the chance I wanted to take to start fresh in a new city. In response, a lot of people said a lot [...]
Much like a barbecue, The Big Game is a sociological event that can either rule with excessive force, or totally suck. The difference between a killer party and one that winds up being the most forgettable day of your life is all in the details. Since I have almost no experience throwing Super Bowl parties, [...]
From Unencumbered: "In 1973 the Italian blues band turned progressive rock juggernaut released their third and final studio album, leaving behind nothing until Mellow decided to add a black eye to their rep with one of the worst demos of all time (from a far later period) and a balanced but perhaps slightly uninspired 1990 [...]
When you live in a house with six Patriots fans, football season typically sucks. As with all Bostonians, their complete irrationality when it comes to anything related to sports can be unbearable. Having won championships in football, baseball, basketball and hockey over the past ten years has instilled in them an unwarranted feeling of superiority. [...]
Hi guys, this is going to be the first official blog entry posted from my new computer. I'm sure you're just as excited about the potential doors this could open as I am. Imagine that - now I'll be able to rip a CD if I think there's a song you need to hear! Or [...]
Like everyone else with a history of eating disorders and a blog, sometimes I like to try the trendy new restaurants in town. Sure, I might not have a firm grip on the concept of fine dining, but that hasn't stopped me from eating before. Only my crippling body issues have done that! Ah, but [...]
What a weekend. Just think, a week from today I'll either be living the high life - on cloud nine - sharing a mix tape in celebration of the New York Giants winning the Super Bowl, or I'll be the brunt of every joke made by my six Boston-native roommates if the Patriots win. I'm [...]
• While scouring the remains of a shipwreck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, Swedish treasure hunters stumbled upon a mysterious disc-shaped object. Oh, so that's where my mother's copy of the Wicked original Broadway cast album wound up! I knew I hurled it as hard as I can out of her car window [...]
AllMusic says: "Shrunk down to a four-person one-drummer lineup, MX-80 continued to bring the noise - and very well at that - with Out of the Tunnel. The casual please-nobody-but-themselves approach from earlier releases continued with little change on the nine-song effort, further securing the band's identity on its own, resisting pretty much any label [...]
Not even Stereogum is immune from rehashing blog posts of mine from five or six years ago. Just kidding. I'm sure there are hundreds of other websites and forums where people have devised their lists of the best Steve Albini engineered albums. The one you'll find at Stereogum includes twenty titles, some of which you [...]
I guess being a blogger and having no filter pays off sometimes. At least it does for Amelia McDick-Party, who when I last checked in was video-blogging from her bathtub (ew, bad camera angle!) and talking about her "picking problem" (what a turn-on!). See, whereas I blog about my personal life in great detail and [...]
I've been having some car issues for the past two weeks. It's cost me a lot of money. A lot of money. I've had to dip pretty deep into my savings to afford the care it desperately needs. What's more, I got hit with a huge medical bill I thought was taken care of months [...]
From Wikipedia: Der Blutharsch ("blood-iced snow" or, in old German, "coagulated blood" - but really a reference to a Swiss mercenary company circa 1600 AD) is the primary musical project of Austrian musician Albin Julius. Originally a side project to The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud, Julius' first release as Der Blutharsch was a [...]
Oh boy. I just wrapped shooting a two-hour interview for a documentary about men and relationships. A friend is working on the project and asked to shoot some friends and I answering the director's questions, which ranged from "Why are men afraid of commitment" to "How would you help a man learn to be more [...]
• For those of you who are interested in either the life and music of Frank Zappa, or the history of LA's freak scene, you should check out From Straight To Bizarre, a new documentary detailing the independent label ventures of Zappa and Herb Cohen. There's plenty of Alice Cooper, Beefheart and Tim Buckley info in [...]
Swan Fungus
The Shins: “September” (b-side of “Simple Song” 7”)
St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)
OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video
Ladyhawke - Black White & Blue
Childish Gambino - "Heartbeat" (Official Music Video)
James Blake – Live Album
Mux Mool
Circo Voador anuncia shows de The Kooks, Foster The People, Friendly Fires, Gogol Bordello e mais
