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Archive for September, 2006

MY TURN MY TURN MY TURN TO SHOW OFF

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

First record you bought and do you still own it?
The Cult: Revolution 7″, bought from Morrisons in Staveley for 99p. I still have it, but it doesn’t get played too often these days. In those days Morrisons was a rich source of cheap ex-chart vinyl. Revolution really opened the floodgates. I don’t remember the second […]

NEWAGEHILLBILLY - IV: White Walls (MT6 Records)

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

While working in a bookstore, I learned that despite what the cliche says, you can, by and large, indeed judge a book by its cover. It’s not an infallible rule, but it does act reasonably well as a way to filter out crap. And so I approached IV: White Walls with some trepidation, as […]

V/A - Total Gaylord Records presents: Cwistmas Twee (Total Gaylord Records)

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

So if my maths aren’t complete shit, there are a mere 89 shopping days left until Christmas. That means that it’s probably time to finally review Cwistmas Twee on the aptly-named Total Gaylord Records. The songs on this compilation range from multiculturalist liberal rubbish from Colin Clary (”Meow, Meow/If you don’t believe in Christmas/I […]

Quiz?

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

First record you bought and do you still own it?
I believe it was The Empire of the Sun soundtrack LP. I couldn’t tell you why. I’m sure it’s sitting in a box somewhere at my parents’ house.
Last record you bought
The double CD reissue of Pavement’s Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain.
Last song you downloaded
I couldn’t […]

KESER–Esoteric Escape (Alex Tronic Records)

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

There is a party happening out there in the wilderness. A small house with a few close friends. Enya knocks on the door. Everyone is milling around, most are on the couch contemplating the same math problem. An overhead projector bulb pops, a strategically placed microphone catches all of this on magnetic tape. The phone […]

LANTERNA–Desert Ocean (Jemez Mountain)

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

You are alone in the basement with what’s left of the Allman brothers, they keep playing a tape over and over again. They ask you questions like:
“What do you think of this one?” “What do you think of that one?” “Why aren’t you saying anything?”
Your head keeps telling you that the outtakes from the […]

FOREST GIANTS - Planes Fly Overhead (Cherryade)

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Jolly green forest giants with feet as heavy as lead and hands that find a chord and stick to it, like wolves these fingers mate for life. I see folks in a sweaty garage…who’s gonna play keyboard? Who’s gonna play guitar? Who’s gonna save me and who’s gonna save you? I hear a chord, one […]

BLOOD ON THE WALL - Awesomer (Fat Cat Records)

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Akin to scoring a ride home from high school with that cute punk rock girl you’ve had your eye on since the first time you roamed the hallways feeling those teenage kicks getting you out and over what was left of the dial. Bumming a few licks from the Sonic Youth vocal training school and […]

From the desk of the diskant Overlord - September 20th

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Some new web things I like
Flickr’s new Map feature - www.flickr.com/photos/diskant/map
Absolute genius and immediately lost me an hour of my life as I mapped all my photos. It’s nice to see how much of Japan I did actually see though locating Mt Fuji was more difficult than expected. I love that you can look […]

Quiz n Shit

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

First record you bought and do you still own it?
The first record I bought myself was the Snap album “The Power”. I don’t still own it. The first record I remember having was The Beatles 67-70 and I still have that though it’s not the same copy.
Last record you bought
I bought a load of stuff […]