The ’80s were a lot of things, and one of the things it was was (perhaps) unrealistically horrifying, what with all the movies about post-nuclear-war wastelands (hey, there was even a Tom Petty video that depicted a post-nuclear-war wasteland [see the 1982 photo here]). Well, Austin’
Ah, it was a Grammy Award ceremony to behold. And, yet, it was completely without point or interest. And (and yet), I watched it. Well, except for the part that was on during Temptation Island. But I think something about these Grammys (sp?) should be noted: CNN reported that Eminem,
New York Muscle: Equal parts Throbbing Gristle, Suicide, Grandmaster Flash, and, well, A.R.E. WEAPONS, this is a gritty, challenging debut album from the much-loved DJ pair from D.C. Thick, rough synth rhythms built for dancing. [ purchase ]
Brooding and sensual (probably not the first time those words have been used to describe this album), Curtains is magnificent, heartbreaking, and simply grandiose. The songs on the album are at once brash and delicate, sincere and crass, self-assured and insecure—but always riveting. And, I’ve always felt,
A perfect record from beginning to end, Marquee Moon is one of the best albums ever (ever) recorded. If you’ve heard it, you know what we’re talking about; if you haven’t, maybe it’s time you did. Soaring, woven guitar melodies from Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine,
We heard that you like MP3s. We also heard (from the Coalition for the Future of Music) that everyone’s favorite recording industry entity ‘is forming a pool under the title SoundExchange to attempt to collect and distribute the royalties from webcasters who stream music.’ Fight back here. Also seen
This album is brilliant in the way it plainly looks you in the eye and tells you to fuck off. Few albums have ever shown so little apparent regard for anything or anyone. It’s just cool. Absolutely. And what makes this such a great album to listen to is
Interesting site concept (it’s faux-Mac OS (which I like), it’s scribbled, it’s hot pink, it’s neat-o), but let’s do without that banner ad, eh? I mean, we’re already on the site…why tell people to go to it? And then link to
There’s been talk about how a suppressed economy (read: right now) will nurture a musical environment that is more focused on quality and musicianship. And the only example anyone seems to be able to provide to uphold this ‘theory’ is Nirvana. I suppose everyone’s conveniently forgotten ‘Everything I
Production is brilliant, although we’re not sure exactly why. Every song on the album is good, that’s for sure, but a lot of the work would be difficult to call ‘groundbreaking.’ Instead, this is music that is well-crafted and studied: every beat, every sound…everything is in
