United States of Jedi: Liam Lynch vs. ‘Star Wars’
It’s possibly the anticipation of the next Star Wars movie that’s brought this mash-up from circa 2007 back into the ether. Whatever…is generally how I…
Music Archives: 07/2014
Men in black: The Stranglers’ BBC documentary about the color black, 1982
In 1982, BBC Southwest aired a short documentary about the color black made by two members of the Stranglers. Singer/guitarist Hugh Cornwell and drummer Jet…
‘Evil’: Aliens, synchronicity and world peace, the world catches up to the outsider sounds of Konrad
As for who discovered Konrad, I believe that honor belongs to Mike Ascherman, one of the mostly east coast vinyl collectors who coalesced around their…
The Hawkwind sci-fi trilogy
There are lots of ways to have fun with Hawkwind albums, but one of the more wholesome is to pretend that the members of the…
George Harrison’s 1966 selfies from India
George Harrison’s 1966 trip to India was a major catalyst in the development of the Beatles’ sound, and pop music was forever changed by his…
Avant garde app visualizes Steve Reich’s ‘Piano Phase’
“Piano Phase” (1967) was Steve Reich’s first composition to use phasing in live performance–he had already tried it with taped music. The concept here is…
Hear the 1978 sampling record championed by John Peel, Throbbing Gristle and Julian Cope
The second release on the tiny English label Waldo’s Records was a 45 credited to one “Nigel Simpkins.” The three songs on X. ENC. (1978),…
Great 1979 footage of Patti Smith at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ now online
A lovely soul at Music Vault (a beautifully curated YouTube channel) has uploaded some amazing footage of Patti Smith from a 1979 show at the…
Heavy meta: Scott Walker teams up with Sunn O))) to form Scott O)))
A couple of days ago, a web page was posted with nothing on it but the above graphic and a 4AD Records logo, leading to…
Descendents of Milo: Make your own Milo with the Milogenerator app!
Milo Goes to College by the Descendents is surely one of the most accessible and enduring albums to come out of the SoCal punk scene…