December 2010
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Holiday
Taking a holiday from social media - tumblr, twitter, and facebook. See you in January.
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It Makes Me Wonder No More
Listening to Led Zep boots today and had a few observations:
1. Robert Plant cracks himself up. Listening to a ‘77 show and in “Stairway” he says, “Does anyone remember forests?” and then giggles.
2. The reason there is so little official live Zep out there is that Jimmy Page’s shit to gold ratio is pretty heavy on the shit side. Bum notes everywhere and...
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This guy is cracking me up!
Nick & Nora
My favorite Holiday movie is The Thin Man.
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The Clash Rank 'Em
1. Sandinista!
2. The Clash
3. London Calling
4. Combat Rock
5. Give ‘Em Enough Rope
6. Cut The Crap
Note: I’d put Black Market Clash/Super Black Market Clash (or, even better, The Singles Box) between London Calling and Combat Rock. The early singles and many of the b-sides (“The Magnificent Dance”, “Capital Radio”, “The Cool Out”) are the...
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Bernard Shakey vs. Booji Boy
Rock Follies rolls on with Jonathan Foltz’s review of another Neil Young oddity, Human Highway.
Human Highway, Neil Young’s apocalyptic comedy, is in fact worth seeing! Honestly, I can’t think of another movie like it. Dennis Hopper! Dean Stockwell! Devo! But if your time is precious, just watch this unfuckingbelievable clip from the movie,...
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2010 Favorites Recap
1. Voice Of The Seven Thunders - Voice Of The Seven Thunders
2. Cathedral - The Guessing Game
3. Kylesa - Spiral Shadows
4. Mugstar - Lime
5. Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones
6. Quest For Fire - Lights From Paradise
7. Christian Mistress - Agony And Opium
8. Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky/Look At Me Go
9. Gnaw Their Tongues - L’Arrivée De La Terne Mort...
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Zaps of Frank
For me, the music of Frank Zappa is about little moments of genius. One of my favorites is the ”ImaybetotallywrongbutI’ma” line in the chorus of “Dancin’ Fool.” It pops like a burst of color from a firework in my ear. Brings a quick grin to my face and makes me happy.
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Every Music Critic's Year-End Top 10 List... →
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