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I caught the legendary Pixies last night at Hammerstein doing their Doolittle live thing. The band was in top form and they seemed to be having fun, but the visuals left something to be desired. Maybe I didn’t pay enough for my ticket…
P.S. I don’t understand why they would not play “Where is My Mind?” Have they not seen Fight Club?
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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]Capgun Coup - Sitting on the Sidewalk
Maudlin (Team Love)
In general, I’m pretty much always annoyed by alliteration, so Capgun Coup kind of bothered me right off the bat. But it was a good thing that I moved past that, because their new album, Maudlin, alliteration aside, is actually pretty good. The band hails from Omaha, Nebraska, which seems like its got a pretty good garage rock scene going on; you might remember Brimstone Howl and Box Elders…
So, as I’m sure you can imagine, its lo-fi rock, and cuts like “Sitting on the Sidewalk” really show off some rock chops, and “Got Alot of Gull” swings and stomps. But the album also has a sprinkling of some weirder stuff - sometimes in the usual sense of the word, sometimes just weird in comparison to the garage rock norm - like “Fishlip,” which involves a touch of Ivan Julian-esque lead-guitar work, and “For Fish,” which reminds me of that Primus song, “You Can’t Kill Michael Malloy,” with its dreamy waltz feel. Fish. I would’ve liked to see more of that on the record, I think, but all in all, it’s a solid effort.
Out now (I think) on Team Love Records.
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Rock DJ’s at WMUA are sending in their Top 10 of 2009 lists as we speak. Here’s mine, compiled in twenty minutes, off the top of my head. No actual value should be attributed to this, (I mean, they are awesome records, but there are others, and the rankings mean nothing), but lists are EXCITING!
10. Boogie Boarder - Pizza Hero - Famous Class
9. Future of the Left - Travels with Myself and Another - 4AD
8. Vivian Girls - Everything Goes Wrong - In the Red
7. Talk Normal - Sugarland - Rare Book Room
6. Mission of Burma - The Sound, The Speed, The Light - Matador
5. Tin Huey - Before Obscurity: The Bushflow Tapes - Smog Veil
4. Sonic Youth - The Eternal - Matador
3. Pissed Jeans - King of Jeans - Sub Pop
2. Double Dagger - More - Thrill Jockey
1. Mika Miko - We Be XUXA - PPM
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Somehow the louder the instrumental accompaniment and the more harshly screamed the singing, the more expressive the music was.
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Ed Yazijian - Six Ways to Avoid the Evil Eye (Spirit of Orr)
Apparently, this record was a reissue of a CD-R put out by Apostasy a few years ago. It’s all sorts of drone, utilizing instruments from all over the world, as well as some non-instruments-as-instruments with which most people would be familiar. The first time I listened to the record, I didn’t really even notice; the instruments blend so well with the more nontraditional tools to create the kind of sound I grew up loving after so many family trips to Indian restaurants. But after giving it another spin, I started picking up things I missed the first time - strange things. Some tracks have a sort of snow about them; after reading the insert, I found that one of the instruments is a shortwave radio. Glasses, pot lids, and bowls are also used on this record, along with a long list of actual instruments from all over the place: guitar, divan saz, dotara, violin, sarinda, khaen, gong, cymbals, pennywhistle, tabla, frame drums, estey pump organ, and a cowbell.
The only thing I don’t like about it is, since the cover is screen-printed, the ink has a kind of sticky texture to it that I just don’t really enjoy touching. But, then again, it’s screen-printed, so that’s cool.
I’m hoping Spirit of Orr makes an appearance at the fast-approaching WMUA Vinyl sale, so I can perhaps find something more in this area of ambient world-drone. I’ll have Ron recommend me something.
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Audio is way out of sync on this video, but don’t worry about it.
Thanks to Nick for recommending I check out Genghis Blues.
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We’re not pursuing any kind of music, we just like sound.
Found this video tonight of a Billy Childish interview / Thee Headcoats performance. I was expecting nothing really, and the audio’s not great, but it’s actually quite densely packed with information. Childish explains in just a few minutes so many key points in the philosophy of underground rock… the man’s a genius.
I’ve spent the past several months really getting my ass kicked by how great Childish’s stuff is, so hearing him talk about living on social security was sort of an eye-opener, but it makes sense; the best art never comes from extravagance (fuck you, Wagner).
I don’t want to be a professional… Hopefully we can carry on for a long time without turning into a bunch of charlatans.
By the way, my favorite comment from this video:
You Fucker! You rock, my brother!
I was at both the Jabberjaw show and the reading/art/gig at LACE. I still have the flyer I peeled off the wall!
Just the fact, that you remember Jabberjaw says everything!
Carry on!
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