Monday, December 13, 2010

Boo!

I'm still here,but mainly posting round here:
http://politicalanxietycloset.blogspot.com/

But anyway, The Dead milkmen are great; Big lizard in my backyard is like if The Ramones locked themselves in a ramshackle beach house, huffed tons of paint and tried their hand at twee pop.

Enjoy their biggest hit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJYjr-vUKZM

Sunday, March 28, 2010

current list of my favorite albums of all time

1) Stop Making Sense-Talking Heads:Byrne may have the best vocals for a post punk/art punk band ever
2) Rum, Sodomy and the Lash-The Pogues:If there was anything that could define the emotion of depressed weariness, it would be this album
3) Remain in Light-Talking Heads: Please take a moment to bow to Mr. Brian Eno. He and Byrne were the best two white guys to successfully blend foreign beats with rock(Well,okay, the Clash too.)
4) Pinkerton-Weezer: The best personal character study of a sleazy nerd with a Japanese woman fetish ever. Also based on Madam Butterfly.
5) Demon Days-Gorillaz: Second only to maybe Radiohead's Ok Computer, this will likely be the soundtrack playing during the apocalypse
6) Tie: Unknown Pleasures and Closer-Joy Division: always nice for a gloomy winter day and very underated guitar work from Bernard Sumner
7) New Day Rising-Husker Du: Celebrated Summer is one of the saddest beautiful songs ever recorded while Girl who lives on Heaven Hill, Perfect Example, and New Day Rising are quiet pop masterpieces
8) London Calling-The Clash: the only white boys to successfully mix ska, rockabilly, and punk all on one excellent album
9) Nevermind the Bollocks,Here's the Sex Pistols-Sex Pistols: Contrary to popular belief, Malcolm McLaren didn't construct this band by himself, rather Steve Jones and Glenn Matlock worked at his shop and they were the ones who auditoned John Lydon. All the better for it, I say.
10) Quadrophenia-The Who: The best teen angst album ever produced. Without this, there'd be no punk rock or even the good versions of emo
11) : Nebraska-Bruce Springsteen: Proof that the man who wrote Born to Run had a much more darker, abstract side and thank god for that.
12) Velvet Undeground and Nico- Velvet Underground: Lou reed is one of America's greatest unsung treasures. That is all.
13) Farewell concert-Oingo Boingo: An insane blend of arena rock, ska, and ghoulish cabaret never sounded so epic
14) David Bowie-Low: See the Stop Making sense entry. Bowie or Talking Heads + Eno=Pure magic
15) Tie: First issue and Second edition-Public Image limited: The sound of a youngish soul lost and tormented(particularly noticable in Careering, Theme and Poptones)
16) Singles Going Steady-Buzzcocks: The second coming of early Who and Beatles with more of a poppy flavor, but with the same tired and true love themes
17) Ramones-Rocket to Russia: The result of a diet of heroin, comics, bad b- horror movies, bubblegum pop, and well, just about every fucking thing these kids from Queens could get their grubby mits on
18) The Who sell out-The Who: The pop culture tribute to old radio that probably spawned the Ramones and slews of other excitable boys and girls
19) In the Flat Field- Bauhaus: Dark Entries is practically Joy Division hepped up on Caffiene Pills and trust me, this is a compliment. Also worth hearing for Peter Murphy's wailing on double dare
20) Times they are a changin and Freewheelin Bob Dylan-Bob Dylan: If the Lonsome death of Hattie Carrol and Girl from Northern County don't get you choked up, I don't know what to tell you

Friday, March 19, 2010

obligatory Big star post

cross posted from livejournal

let me just say I love the hell out of September gurls, I really do.This was the most heartbreaking part of the av club newsstory:"Chilton's death comes days before a Big Star event at the South By Southwest music festival that would have found him sharing a stage with Stephens and Hummell together for the first time in 35 years. That would have been something to see."http://www.avclub.com/articles/rip-alex-chilton,39312/
Maybe it's because I'm tired or re reading the articles I found for my Beloved essay(which i still need to start),but I sweart to god I'm kinda close to tearing up about this. Here's some of the choice songs:
http://swill-merchant.blogspot.com/2010/03/children-by-million-sing-for-alex.html

Here's the best cover I may've ever heard-Elliott Smith doing their song"Thirteen":http://www.naiveharmonies.com/2010/03/stacks-big-star-thirteen.htmlfirst Andrew Koenig and now Chilton.

Friday, January 22, 2010

For conan

I thought this pogues song sums up his situation pretty damn well:

The Old main drag: http://forkknifemusic.com/2009/10/11/the-pogues/

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Tarantino goes to Jay-pan

Watching Kill Bill the other night inspired me to seek some Japanese zip album files today. There's plenty here if you're interested:

http://cosmichearse.blogspot.com/search/label/Japan

Aseop is the Murdoc Niccals of Music blogs.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Most epic valentine's day itunes playlist eva

and for some reason,I was highly compelled to make it in fuckin January:

1) Oh Oh I love her so

2) The man I love-Zebedy(From a nice compilation of history of gay themed music through the 60s and 70s that I found at best buy)

3) I wanna sleep in your arms-Modern Lovers

4) She's the one-Heavens to Betsy

5) Love buzz-Nirvana

6) Good good things-Descendents

7)Across the sea-Weezer(for the creepy lovers out there.)

8)White trash hillbilly trick- Peter Grudzien(from the same album as number 2)

9)Eros-Rod Mckuen
10) Baby won't ya-Mc5

11) Where've you been all my life- Fotomaker(from a power pop compilation that was released in 93-with artwork by dan clowes to boot!)

12) Silly Girl-Descendents

13)All kindsa girls-Real Kids

14)Get the time-Descendents

15) Laser Love-T rex

16) See her tonite-The Damned

17) Love story-The lurkers

18)Someone I care about- The Modern Lovers

19) Looking at you-Mc5

20) I wanna be your boyfriend-Ramones

21)Girlfriend- Modern Lovers

22) Christi Girl- Flash Cubes

23) No other one-Weezer( This should totally be a ballad in a musical)

24) Looking for a boy- Chris Robinson

25) About a girl-Nirvana

26) New Rose-The Damned

Djdja miss me?

Probably not cos no one's reading my blog I'll bet. phooey.

Anyway, last year was busy for me and there just wasn't anything particularly punk worthy to rave about. Although I can tell you I've gotten into some techno 7os/80s shit after picking up the pitchfork 500 book- I particularly like New Order, stuff of producer Gorgio Moroder and the old rap music ie africa bambakita.

Here's a few good mp3 blogs for stuff like that:
http://anightoutwithdiscodave.blogspot.com- a cute swedish dude


http://www.youngcreature.net/- not so much 70s and 80s as there are modern 00s tracks

http://www.arawa.fm/- lots of obscure stuff here, some of it wackyish.

http://beatelectric.blogspot.com/- lotsa soulful 70s 80s beats-good stuff.


that's all for now,but I'll be back.