Music
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Glow and Behold
Well, at least we’ll always have that first album.
100 Cassettes
“He sounds like he has sharp fingernails.” —@ChamberMonster on @deafheavenband
It may be a cold case at this point, but we mustn’t give up on bringing the inventor of the CD jewel case to justice.
Too much quiet solitude makes me start singing in a contrived timbre somewhere between Scott Stapp and latter-day James Hetfield. Send help.
Live from Home
I got into Shudder to Think just as they were splitting up, and I couldn’t make it to any of the dates on the short reunion tour they did ten years later. So this live album – culled from those reunion shows – is bittersweet for me, since it demonstrates conclusively what a fantastic live band they were. Also, if you’re new to Shudder to Think, the set list here is a great overview of… See more →
“My otherwise normal head contains twenty identical eyes. Ironically, this impairs my vision.” lyricssummarized.tumblr.com/misfits (via @petersm1234)
Contemplating starting a monthly @333books club. /cc @fchimero @iamrumz @pdoughbrie @MerrittJMerritt
In the world of linguistic logistics, nothing is as disappointing as the inability of “Juggalo baby funeral” to fit comfortably in a haiku.
An @alyankovic polka version of @deadmilkmen’s “Punk Rock Girl” that does not (yet) exist is stuck in my head. /cc @mrclean
Before I could afford albums.
“I’m glad they followed up ‘Hot Cheetos & Takis’ with a song about activity.” —@ChamberMonster on “My Bike” youtu.be/_rSH5K5LlE8
Low
All I Wanted Was a Pepsi
Swans
Swans and Chelsea Wolfe made my two favorite records from last year, and now I’m heading out to see them play a show together.
First time I’ve been frisked at a music venue in NYC. Makes me kinda homesick for Philly.
You know, I bet female musicians just love it when their male fans shout marriage proposals at them onstage.
Come one! Come all! Celebrate horrendous narcissism with a fawning interviewer finishing Kanye’s sentences! nytimes.com/2013/06/16/art…
Stats on @Rdio show people prefer “deluxe” albums. I have no time for superfluous tracks; give me an appropriately concise album. Thoughts?
Godsmack You Black Emperor #unlikelycollaborations (stolen from @iamrumz)
LiveNation/Ticketmaster Masks Desire to Consolidate Control of Secondary Market by Pretending to Care About People: nyti.ms/18sYXMh
Old-school NYC hardcore/metal dudes reminiscing in @villagevoice. Those Cro-Mags guys must have microscopic penises. blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2013/05/…
Very Negative
This is a decent hardcore record – raw, energetic, and full of bile – but there’s nothing distinctive about it, which is disappointing, given the involvement of Daughters alum Lex Marshall. Still, if you’re in the mood for a quick hit of throat-punching hardcore that sticks to the playbook, you could do a lot worse.
Ghost
Colin Stetson
To intellectually understand what Colin Stetson does, or to see or hear a recording, won’t prepare you for his incredible live performance.
“You guys in the front, keep an eye on each other… That’s what you’re here to do, help each other out. This is a song called WAR ENSEMBLE!”
Realized this morning that @essl and @VictoriaMia and I saw Jeff Hanneman’s final live performance with Slayer in Indio, CA two years ago.
Fun fact for web standards geeks! One of the only acceptable uses of presentational markup: <font size="7" color="red">SLAYER</font>
More than any other thrash shredder, Jeff Hanneman’s solos were evocative of the music’s subject matter. He tortured that fucking guitar.
How @essl and I grieve.
My neighbors will definitely be hearing some Slayer tonight.
Damn. Rest in peace, Jeff Hanneman. May you be a monarch to the kingdom of the dead.
New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light
Go away, Justin Vernon. Just… C’mon, just go away. People are trying to make good music here.
Strewn with umbrella carcasses, my walk to work should’ve been misery. But the weather didn’t count on Melt-Banana. youtu.be/ZQ6Sk8Aj-SQ
This… makes absolutely no sense.
Do the Brits call him Jay-Zed?
It’s the end of an era. @RockBand was a truly beautiful thing, and I’m proud to have been a small part of it. polygon.com/2013/3/21/4134…
Tooth & Nail
I make no demands of Billy Bragg to return to the fiery protest songs of his youth, but he sounds so world-weary on this album, it’s kind of disheartening. Whether he’s waving off the very notion of progress (“No One Knows Nothing No More”) or confessing that he has nothing left to say (“Goodbye, Goodbye”), his lyrics and their delivery often sound utterly defeated. However, glimpses of his fighting spirit (“There Will Be a Reckoning”)… See more →
The 20/20 Experience
Enjoyable enough, to be sure, but almost every song overstays its welcome. A pop album with an average song length north of seven minutes is overconfident even for a juggernaut like Justin Timberlake.
Low
Just got tickets for pretty much the best possible seats to see @lowtheband at @NyseC in March.
Oh, just seeing my favorite band (@lowtheband) with my favorite person (@ChamberMonster). No big deal.
Great room. Great sound. Great set list. Great band. My eighth @lowtheband show in eleven years was the best one yet.
Somewhere high on my time machine list is that 1992 Helmet / Faith No More tour.
Wussy
Another excellent @wussymusic show last night. So nice to see great music performed with such honest joy.
Reminder: Karen Carpenter was awesome. youtu.be/Yt5mBWzu72M
Just in case you haven’t given up on The Flaming Lips yet, Wayne Coyne shot an entire documentary on an iPhone in portrait orientation.
So the thing says Matchbox Twenty is playing tomorrow and the show is sold out and I don’t know why I even live on this planet.