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Archive for October 2009

new rattail — basic buildings

video: rattail – basic buildings

it’s halloween on the barbary coast again

mp3: the flaming lips – halloween on the barbary coast
Well, the retards laughed
When the evening came
The librium makes them
All the same
And boy, you still got
Shit for brains
It’s halloween on the coast again

video: slowtalkers! + blackberry song

video: kurt vile – slowtalkers + blackberry song

kurt vile (or deville) rocking the dobro… and the tecate again. he should get a sponsorship. for the record, i will also promise to change my name for a dobro. make me an offer!

st vincent on austin city limits

video: st vincent – the bed

check the rest of her set, plus andrew bird on pbs.

coming soon: cover song throwdown 1

mp3: frank sinatra – witchcraft
i’ve seen a decent spike in traffic in response to the top 100 list, and while i’ve got your attention i thought i’d let you know that thebatandthebird / acoustaclaw records is sponsoring a “cover song throwdown” among some of our friends. somewhere in the neighborhood of ten amateur artists [...]

go green

video: rattail – go green

top 100 v3 countdown: top ten

so i’ve just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list — which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list — and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i’ve [...]

top 100 v3 countdown: 20-11

so i’ve just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list — which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list — and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i’ve [...]

new spiral stairs — stolen pills

top 100 v3 countdown: 30-21

so i’ve just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list — which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list — and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i’ve [...]