An Uncontrollable Urge 

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Go Get Accordion Crimes to Make Their Record →

Hey, remember that bunch of posts I did on intelligent thugs Accordion Crimes a while back? Jeez, I hope they’re cool with me calling them thugs, by the way, since this is the second time I’ve done it, and I’ve never even met them. Anyway, if you do remember those posts, you know they fucking rule.* If you don’t, go check them out. Back? Great. So, you want more, and you...

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The Downliners Sect, “Now She’s...

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So, I'm doing another podcast... →

My sister and I have started a podcast. Check it out!  Of interest to the An Uncontrollable Urge follower are these interstitials… “Good Man“ by Heavy Trash  “Stand By Your Manatee” by Future of the Left “Lover” by Fela Kuti Of course, there’s also discussion of pooping, if that would push it over the edge…

Jul 25th

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Self Promotion (eh ... kind of)! →

So, obviously there’s not been a lot going on at An Uncontrollable Urge. I’ll be honest: for the past several months, I’ve either been too poor to leave the apartment, or (now) too gainfully-employed to do anything else. At the moment, I’m working a couple of jobs. One of them does involve things that may be of interest to a follower of this blog, so I figured I may as...

Jul 14th

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An Uncontrollable Urge Episode 2: Rock and Roll...

This week’s episode of the podcast, punk rockers and rock’n’rollers playin’ and singin’ the blues. And, y’know, killin’ it. Press play, or you’re next. In case you missed it, check out the first episode: An Uncontrollable Urge Goes Surfin’, which went up last week. The show’s in iTunes now, so subscribe to it there, or use this...

Jun 5th

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An Uncontrollable Urge Episode 1: An...

Update (6/2/11 5:18 p.m.): It’s in iTunes. Subscribe to that shit right here. Things have been a bit slow-going here in An Uncontrollable Urge-territory. Let’s try and change that, how about? Here’s the first episode of a new podcast. Some day in the distant future, there will be a wide range of shows in the feed, not just music, so you’ve been warned. But for now,...

May 30th

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Guitar Wolf / Cheap Time at the Kitting Factory

Huey Lewis was right you guys. Let’s take this in order. Cheap Time opened up last night at the Knitting Factory, and they blazed through a set full of some bitchin’ tunes with roughly zero applause breaks. The three-piece combo of garage-thunder fucking killed it, loud as hell, but tight enough that the volume actually works in their favor, rather than masking a lack of skill as is...

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Sex Sux (Amen) - Ladyfest, Easthampton →

Two of my friends talking about stuff! It’s great! WMUA’s Erika Elizabeth helped set up Ladyfest, an awesome-sounding music and arts festival with the following mission: “to celebrate and support all musicians and artists in the DIY underground whose gender identity falls outside of the dominant cultural mainstream, including but not limited to women.” The schedule...

Apr 15th

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Sarah Lipstate & Lee Ranaldo at Roulette You may remember reading about this performance here. How does it compare to the text?

Apr 13th

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The 5.6.7.8's - A new single, and a live album

Hey, Third Man’s put out a new 5.6.7.8’s single, and it fuckin’ rips. “SHO-JO-JI (The Hungry Raccoon)” makes good use of the Bo Diddley beat and a gong (like a lot of 5.6.7.8’s songs do) but the thing that really kills me is the vocal intro to the verse. The girls sing in a more traditional Japanese manner, and it really works for me. The B-side,...

Apr 8th

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Wire and Madensuyu @ Bowery Ballroom

Caught Wire playing the Bowery Ballroom last night supported by Belgium’s Madensuyu, and while of course Wire killed it, I have to say, they attracted a bizarre and … unfortunate audience. Lots of drunk Euro-Club-Fucks running/”dancing” around embarrassing everyone, yelling shit the entire time. Anyway, Madensuyu sound like Interpol and … Wire, I guess. Lots of...

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tUnE-yArDs, “Bizness” Alternating caps is still emasculating, but I figured I should let you know about this anyway, because Garbus does good work. I’m even more amazed at her ability to loop so many complicated things on the fly. If you still haven’t checked out her first record, you need to do that. I’ve told you enough already. By the way, this video looks like...

Mar 26th

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New Fucked Up Song! →

Yeah! The new record (David Comes to Life, which I think is about me) comes out June 7 on Matador (more info at the Matablog). The new song is pop music (I mean that in a good way). But I’m willing to bet they’re going to suffer from the same issue Deerhoof does, in that, they’ll make totally great, accessible songs, but because the singer doesn’t sing exactly like...

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Quick Hit: String Theories @ St. Ann's and the...

Last Saturday I got to check out four new commissions for String Orchestra by composers Duane Pitre, Tony Conrad, Katherine Young, and Alex Mincek at St. Ann’s and the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn. Of the four compositions, my favorites were Mincek’s, entitled “Ebb and Flow,” and Conrad’s, called “Eleven Across.” “Ebb and Flow” had a dark,...

Mar 20th

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Sarah Lipstate + Lee Ranaldo, Kyle Bobby Dunn,...

Last Friday, Roulette (moving to Brooklyn in the Spring, by the way) hosted a performance by Sarah Lipstate and Lee Ranaldo, as well as Kyle Bobby Dunn and Seaven Teares. I was familiar only with Lipstate, from her solo work Noveller, and her time spent with Parts and Labor and Cold Cave, and of course Ranaldo’s work with Sonic Youth. So, my impressions on the rest of these performers are...

Mar 17th

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Parts & Labor, Pterodactyl, Fiasco, Fuck Ton @...

Hey, remember when this blog used to have things on it? Well, that time has returned. It’s good to be back. Parts & Labor (left to right: BJ Warshaw, Joe Wong, Dan Friel) Last Tuesday (that’s March 8th, for those of you keeping track), Parts and Labor played a record release show for their new album Constant Future, which plopped on that same day and is incredible. If...

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Feb 24th

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Three New Boris Records This Year? →

Jeez. Looks like I’ve got my time all booked up, come April. That Brooklyn Vegan piece also links to this new song from the Japan-only record New Album they’re putting out, which sounds more like Cibo Matto than your average piece from Boris, but that’s fine with me. Do what you want, Boris. It’s called “Party Boy,” which I can only assume is a reference to...

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Mephista at the Stone

I’m still not sure I would describe it as demonic, but Mephista (Slyvie Courvoisier on piano, Ikue Mori on electronics, and Susie Ibarra on percussion) did construct a vivid, narrative set Friday evening at the Stone. I suppose it’s possible that I’ve got a fairly simplistic idea of what demonic music is. —- The impressions I got from their performance were more...

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Parker / Guy / Lytton + Peter Evans, “Scene...

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Beware the Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion,...

Jan 26th

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Touchable Sound: A Collection of 7-inch Records from the USA Part of what’s cool about records is the fact that they’re actual artifacts; not only are they a means to transmit sound, but they’re a physical art object on their own. Touchable Sound is a book celebrating and chronicling notable efforts of the past 25-ish years in record design and packaging. It’s about 400...

Jan 25th

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Universal Order of Armageddon, Trophy Wife,...

For those of you unfamiliar with the Cake Shop, here’s my one photo from Friday night, which could be from any night: Sorry, folks. I just didn’t feel like molesting/getting molested to get a couple pictures that would no doubt turn out shitty anyway due to my total lack of photography skills/focus. Not my thing. So, while it’s cool in a lot of ways, that’s definitely...

Jan 23rd

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Wire, “Two Minutes” Red Barked Tree...

Jan 21st

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Parts & Labor: New Song, New Website, New Dates...

Parts & Labor is definitely one of the best bands out there. So, here’s some good news: they’ve got a new record coming out, Constant Future, and the title track is available to preview at their newly redone (and still super-pretty) website. It’s driving, noisy, and beautiful, like you’d expect. The new record comes out March 8th, on which date they’ll be...

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Fela is the greatest thing ever every week. Yay Jesse Thorn!

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The Spits, “The Princess is a Spider”...

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Spanglish Fly, “Let My People Bugalú”...

Jan 2nd

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Alright, I guess I’ve found the only Christmas song I’ll ever listen to. Maybe also “The Night Santa Went Crazy.”

Dec 9th

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