tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63102325974498234522024-02-07T16:25:54.645-08:00aRCHIVECDrandom stuff about stuffaRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-13598644669683232942010-06-13T17:59:00.000-07:002010-06-13T18:17:15.082-07:00PORTAL<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emrBZZtGFgI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emrBZZtGFgI</a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ok</span> so this show actually happened before the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">EHG</span> god show but i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">wasn't</span> moved enough to blog about it till after i gushed about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">EHG</span>. In general i was pretty interested in seeing Portal play hearing how they were more or less the new "cutting" edge in death metal and what not. The show had lots of appeal too.. you know touring from <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Australia</span>, and playing with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Krallice</span> at a small club i like (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">kungfu</span> necktie) seemed like a winning combination. but at the end of the night i was sort of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">underwhelmed</span> in general. The band wore "costumes" which to me is a huge lets hide we suck by playing <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Halloween</span> with our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">dress up</span> party. If you try to dress up the visual element and presentation of your band is that because <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">i'm</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">uninterested</span> in what you're doing??? Back to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">EHG</span> and one of the refreshing Black Flag elements of that band that i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">love is</span> that they are what they are kids!!!! But anyway if you watch the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">youtube</span> clip of Portal i agree that shits pretty impressive. Live maybe <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">I'm</span> underwhelmed because all that sick technical playing is sort of hiding by the lack of of it being conveyed in a shitty small club with a mediocre sound system. They had a pretty impressive <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">mechanical</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Armageddon</span> type of throb but what they are doing live i just <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">don't</span> think it translated enough in the setting i saw them play in.<br /><br />post brought to you by even more <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Yuengling</span> forgive all the bad <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">grammar</span> and spellingsaRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-49841405515243361002010-06-13T17:23:00.000-07:002010-06-13T17:58:40.621-07:00NEW SHOWS<a href="http://www.sonosax.ch/discontinued/sxm2m1/sxm2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 549px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 420px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.sonosax.ch/discontinued/sxm2m1/sxm2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>fuck yeah fuck yeah ... <strong>Eye Hate God/ Brutal Truth</strong> in Philly. 20 something years later <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">EHG</span> are pretty old hat but god damn they were just blistering in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Philly</span> last week. and all ages show at the church basement that i assume was sold out and sweaty and hot as hell. Amazing stuff heavy wild and even reasonably tight for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">EHG</span>. I was thinking about this while they were playing that for a guy about my age and 5-6 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">years</span> younger seeing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">EHG</span> is more or less our <strong>Black Flag</strong>. just a totally different edge to them then every other band you're going to see these days. nothing seems premeditated and they <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">truly</span> seem dangerous and explosive on stage and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">un-contrived</span> in anyway. and sonically they just smoking. Hats off to the sound guy/ mobile sound guy from the Church (John something or another). If anyone knows me they know i hate hate hate house sound men with a passion. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">laziest</span> fuck heads in club who just want to get shit over so they can smoke out back. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">But</span> fuck yeah dude had the balls to run guitars through the PA!!! Hats off!! recording is smoking you rule. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Beyond gushing about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">EHG</span> Brutal Truth was pretty cool as well. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">don't</span> know though <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">I'm</span> not a huge grind guy, unless your <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Discordance</span> Axis</strong> or something I'm generally unimpressed or mildly entertained.. I mean its nice as a change of pace to see some non-psych rock thing now and then and get some speed on but in general i'm like this is dumb. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Funny thing too prior to the show i was trolling online and saw some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Sonosax</span> recorder and it jogged my memory that i own one of these <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Sonosax</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">sx</span>-m2 mic <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">pre's</span>. basically its a portable phantom power unit that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">DPA</span> recommends to be used with my mic set (4052's). I had been using the 48v phantom power <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">that's</span> built into the Sound devices 722 recorder that i use and its always been pretty good but lately <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">I've</span> been really bummed out when i can't use my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">millennium</span> media tube preamp to run my mics. Something totally magically about tubes <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">isn't</span> their??? Anyway, so i remember i had one of those portable <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">sonosax</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">pre's</span> that i used literally twice like 4 years ago. I tracked the thing down pulled it out and stopped at Home Depot on the way to the show to get batteries. ( fucker uses 2 9volts for about 8 hours of record time) rigged it all up in the uni-bomber bag i carry. So after the show on play back after dodging crazy stage diving and the chaos of the show recording totally smokes. It's not as sexy as the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">millennium</span> tube piece i use when i have access to power, but fuck for a portable unit standing in a crowd running my music stealing device out of a bag it fucking kills. why <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">wasn't</span> i using that thing for like the last 4 years?? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">duhhhhhhh</span>. awesome stuff </div><div></div><div>Then on the back end i get bummed about the label taking a total shit.. recording is so good, the band was so raw and gnarly, just a totally shame no one hears it?? Be cool to just do like a bootleg club for like a nominal fee like $5-10 to cover <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">expenses</span> and postage and have 50 people <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">pre</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">subscibed</span> to just get random <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">CDR</span> offerings in the mail of recordings. no copy write bullshit, just stuff that was cool and sounds great in minimal packs. No respect for what a band wants to do or any of that shit. I can post shit on the blog i guess but MP3's are such totally shit. (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">ok</span> i wont go back to a rant on mp3's and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">Ipod</span> but fucking A compressed music sucks) </div><div></div><div>PS this Sunday night rant has been brought to you by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">yuengling</span> </div><div></div><div>NP <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">sisterfucker</span>!!!!!! </div>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-37023548805088211272010-05-15T09:44:00.000-07:002010-05-15T09:54:13.997-07:00PICS SORT OF RECENT SHOWS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMI8KwWEdUmVmx7IO7rbGakE3pMJ5BM0VzVQknhPo9R7OsmaIOWnEyaTOP9sPchgrLc75wmQMbnO-lcN_2UkO354kbXNwqb099gLAQbGQ1JIAYjR-5rrDW1uFT-_3hWCDi3SrNBlWtYUo/s1600/blues+control+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471539619722079762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMI8KwWEdUmVmx7IO7rbGakE3pMJ5BM0VzVQknhPo9R7OsmaIOWnEyaTOP9sPchgrLc75wmQMbnO-lcN_2UkO354kbXNwqb099gLAQbGQ1JIAYjR-5rrDW1uFT-_3hWCDi3SrNBlWtYUo/s400/blues+control+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaANX2PO2l7tvppc21zbKzvpfe_LtiKQ9YVLrTxdLEJqZNvJHiBHt5AfXW94iD-H-TYsJvxsPoiD1PbKzBjujKxg1nM3IA0U-p4Z9CCRdyNoE16M9cpGoh2PrmNI2YrkmL1wtWvMwFPNc/s1600/blues+control+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471539522676272530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaANX2PO2l7tvppc21zbKzvpfe_LtiKQ9YVLrTxdLEJqZNvJHiBHt5AfXW94iD-H-TYsJvxsPoiD1PbKzBjujKxg1nM3IA0U-p4Z9CCRdyNoE16M9cpGoh2PrmNI2YrkmL1wtWvMwFPNc/s400/blues+control+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpP9OiDBKU7XPLVuooT53L_QDKoyCoZROa6pZO5EDMkxQyrh4UuWlMNfbyTWKPSzHQny4hhbAS4HeYhfSh9v1vv3ekc722n0OiLT9Wwc5AcKBeHJA5c_FdpS5W0NK1H81vHJfBs31Otg8/s1600/blues+control+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471539417447455858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpP9OiDBKU7XPLVuooT53L_QDKoyCoZROa6pZO5EDMkxQyrh4UuWlMNfbyTWKPSzHQny4hhbAS4HeYhfSh9v1vv3ekc722n0OiLT9Wwc5AcKBeHJA5c_FdpS5W0NK1H81vHJfBs31Otg8/s400/blues+control+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrBk4kHiNbGvHsd63L1tqOZ-q1AM9rQMPLQzcjbtW78zw43NC-u8iJXI9VNlC7JKxy6h0gTHwFwiqxBZ9LYKwL8bkoQE3RbrlFmlhY0Qq37MwRkX1uUjCUCKQJPkpw1Er3E1xMptj0T2H/s1600/blues+control+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471539276150995938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrBk4kHiNbGvHsd63L1tqOZ-q1AM9rQMPLQzcjbtW78zw43NC-u8iJXI9VNlC7JKxy6h0gTHwFwiqxBZ9LYKwL8bkoQE3RbrlFmlhY0Qq37MwRkX1uUjCUCKQJPkpw1Er3E1xMptj0T2H/s400/blues+control+036.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwXHboYUYlXx6v2nWJ_gOgV-WrVsf0FDUOePVaGkhNvP_iIurap6IGYQ2py4mEANx13VC_Z3sdilnPI5axVtKY9BCUsDBgN-gExQw_4k5jgxcUCDJrvOpAJo_NrcDxO2-P0WkOV_c90yM/s1600/blues+control+047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471539157483052466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwXHboYUYlXx6v2nWJ_gOgV-WrVsf0FDUOePVaGkhNvP_iIurap6IGYQ2py4mEANx13VC_Z3sdilnPI5axVtKY9BCUsDBgN-gExQw_4k5jgxcUCDJrvOpAJo_NrcDxO2-P0WkOV_c90yM/s400/blues+control+047.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMtQKQ8G3z7dHfEg9Ai9UH2nu9-I7hy4BCpepvXU7W5l_24xgkA7KbTvwl6qIBMX0r5mcn6xGKFAjGF1saJp-zn1Ym-YFPf5x8n3CMidMGH8Z_ZjGOBvDhFxsLRncnxnImRlyQtmaOWTZ/s1600/blues+control+050.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471539016826655218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMtQKQ8G3z7dHfEg9Ai9UH2nu9-I7hy4BCpepvXU7W5l_24xgkA7KbTvwl6qIBMX0r5mcn6xGKFAjGF1saJp-zn1Ym-YFPf5x8n3CMidMGH8Z_ZjGOBvDhFxsLRncnxnImRlyQtmaOWTZ/s400/blues+control+050.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> From top to bottom</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>BIRDS OF MAYA MEGA BOOZE BAND</strong> from the jack rose <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Philly</span> record release show, Harmonica Dan leading the way</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">FLAHERTY</span>/ MOORE / <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">CORSANO</span></strong> and others at the jack rose record release show</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>MIKE GIBBONS </strong>and<strong> NACHO GIBBONS </strong>at some horrible show in south <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Philly</span>. the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Bardo</span> guys <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">don't</span> talk much about Nacho he's sort of like the brother they keep locked in the basement. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">KRALLICE</span></strong> at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Mroom</span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Philly</span>.<br /><strong>BLUES CONTROL</strong> art gallery show in Philly </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>STEVE <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">GUNN</span></strong> art gallery show in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Philly</span>.. check out his pretty great record on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Threelobed</span>.</span><br /></div><div>NOW PLAYING vulture club on Utech.. whatever happened to the follow up for this awesome disc????<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-40243555852804127392010-05-15T09:15:00.000-07:002010-05-15T09:20:46.506-07:00EMAIL ABOUT PITCHFORKsome email <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">correspondence</span> i got about the pitchfork thing.<br /><br /><em><strong>Hey,<br /><br />Just read the article/interview on Pitchfork and was a bit disappointed to see that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">filesharing</span> got blamed for the decrease in sales. I'm quite sympathetic to your frustration but I don't think it's directed at entirely the right issue.<br /><br />The example of The Goslings / Warmth split not attracting the same amount of sales, for instance: for whatever reason, in 2009 the album didn't attract nearly the amount of hype and solid reviews that Grandeur of Hair did. Blogs and review sites lavished praise over it, while hardly any sites talked much about the split.<br /><br />For instance, on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">RateYourMusic</span>, a database of people keeping track of their MP3 or CD collections, you'll see that Grandeur of Hair has 329 ratings and Heaven of Animals has 16.<br /><br /></strong></em><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_goslings/grandeur_of_hair/"><em><strong>http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_goslings/grandeur_of_hair/</strong></em></a><br /><em><strong><br /></strong></em><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_goslings_and_warmth/heaven_of_animals/"><em><strong>http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_goslings_and_warmth/heaven_of_animals/</strong></em></a><br /><em><strong><br />If <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">filesharing</span> were to blame, don't you think <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">there'd</span> be the same level of interest generated, yet fewer sales? From what I've noticed, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">filesharing</span> seems to be part of the marketing hype cycle of generating interest, especially in niche markets. Perhaps the fickle hype processes might be more to blame?<br /><br /></strong></em><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/label/archive_recordings/"><em><strong>http://rateyourmusic.com/label/archive_recordings/</strong></em></a><br /><em><strong><br />Michel</strong></em><br /><strong><em></em></strong><br />My reply<br /><br /><strong><em>Hey <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">didn</span>’t know the article was up.. I just cruised it and I think its pretty well written.. I will say we did talk about a lot of things that have taken place in the market place and I would say there are a whole host of different factors on the table currently that can be linked to the more or less wide scale drop off in sales (this is the case with nearly every label I’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ve</span> talked to) He’s focused on the downloading file sharing for his piece, which I think might make up the lions share of the issue?? But certainly things like the fans fickle taste, current worldwide economic situation in the last two years, the over glut of product out there to consume, and maybe the people that used to buy my releases have just grown less interested in what I’m doing???<br /><br />So I agree with your valid observation as noted below, but one thing I can tell you is the landscape is very different for me then it was two years ago, the ultimate reason is most like some type of combination of all of the above..<br /><br />All good though life long music lover here and will stay that way. </em></strong>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-11954137120878593722010-05-15T09:10:00.000-07:002010-05-15T09:14:37.509-07:00PITCHFORK<a href="http://pitchfork.com/features/columns/7804-the-out-door-3/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://pitchfork.com/features/columns/7804-the-out-door-3/</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> link to a pitchfork <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">piece</span> i was interviewed for.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/business/media/10audio.html?hp" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/business/media/10audio.html?hp</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NYTimes</span> article about the music industry that i found interesting also</span>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-60899988550465057882010-05-09T17:33:00.001-07:002010-05-09T18:03:35.173-07:00old tubesPicked up a old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Melo</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ps</span>1 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">phono</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">pre</span>-amp the other day in an estate sale through a third party.. awesome unit lots of gain, great tube sounds, flexible in use, and most importantly sounds really sexy. 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">mins</span> in the first listening session <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">hmmmm</span> whats that smell?? something burning? maybe some dust burning off the tubes from it sitting around for a while? dead... no sound? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">oppsss</span> the separate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">offboard</span> power supply fried. What the fuck. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Ahhhh</span> what can you do. A quick google search found a repair guy who works on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Melos</span> units and knows the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">circuitry</span> well enough so off in UPS it goes to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Brooklyn</span>. Hope it <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">doesn't</span> run me too much??<br /><br /><br /><br />Saw <strong>Blues Control</strong> at an art gallery in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Fishtown</span> last week. Pretty good super nice folks also. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">wasn't</span> super <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">woowed</span> but was a fun time all the same. Lots of drink at this gig<br /><br /><br /><br />Went to the <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Alcest</span></strong> show in Philly which was on a Monday night. Was expecting like 3 people to be there but low and behold basically sold out. Seemed like a pretty lame crowd just by visual inspection of who was there. I had high hopes for the show but bailed before they even played.. too crowded, too hot.. and basically <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">wasn't</span> feeling it. I got this email the next day from Adam of <strong>Comoros</strong> <strong><em>strange psychic abilities you possess.<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">alcest</span> were terrible... beyond terrible, they were <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">embarassing</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">emo</span> and awful. how did you know? </em></strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">hahahaha</span> pretty funny, well some times you win i guess??? Also bum<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">ped</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">into</span> the vocalist of <strong>OAK</strong> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/oakdoom">http://www.myspace.com/oakdoom</a> at this gig. super nice guy lots of conversation about old metal. West coast heads keep an eye out they are trying to make out that way over the next few months. One of the best house shows i ever saw was them in South Philly at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">disgraceland</span>. not so much drink at this gig. <br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Bardo</span> Pond</strong> had a show at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">JB's</span> back like two weeks ago. 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">nd</span> band that night <strong>CARLTON MELTON</strong> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/carltonmelton">http://www.myspace.com/carltonmelton</a> maybe a less freak out more rocking version of <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Earthless</span></strong>. really excellent stuff though. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">didn't</span> record though <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">duhhhhhhh</span>. I generally rely on good intelligence in these circumstances when an opening band is playing that i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">don't</span> know and i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">didn't</span> get "hipped" to these guys prior to them playing. Lots of drink had this night.aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-5558382477160694542010-04-25T18:04:00.001-07:002010-04-25T18:11:40.700-07:00LATEST SHOWS<span style="font-family:verdana;">Caught a few gigs last week. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><strong>Bardo</strong></span> guys finally playing some shows. First ones is months as far as i can tell. Always good to see those guys out and about. Saw a bunch of boring metal bands play with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Krallice</span>. I did enjoy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Krallice</span> though glad they opened so i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">didn't</span> have to sit around through Tombs, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Lucidra</span> (spelling?? i forget) and Lair of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Minotaur</span>. the last three bands i mentioned were all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ok</span> but i just found them really boring and predictable. At least <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Krallice</span> had some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">weirdness</span> going on. Mick's abstract circular <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">rhythms</span> with variations mixed in. Kind of hypnotic for a metal band. <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Alcest</span></strong> play here on Tuesday so <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">I'm</span> fairly keen to see them. </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/alcestmusic"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.myspace.com/alcestmusic</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> It's billed as French <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">black</span> metal or something but i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">don't</span> think its that at all sounds more progressive then that to me. but we'll see??? Anybody else catch them on US dates out there???</span>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-56441096124879825842010-04-25T17:48:00.000-07:002010-04-25T18:02:16.288-07:00BORIS AMPLIFIER WORSHIP<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4bA7s8xyHApzcFg1wjtM0VHYSKZ-axiUPQSXlhQufIRezQO9sUg2ZtNjELVtpRrOj2Y-K2SbnwOTNvzT4sz3zy8rzZPs8kOXXENsIRiRpVE4t8WgocqoY8YchAKLPfCTmWU6z855HJ3_/s1600/boris+rear"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464241952304940738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4bA7s8xyHApzcFg1wjtM0VHYSKZ-axiUPQSXlhQufIRezQO9sUg2ZtNjELVtpRrOj2Y-K2SbnwOTNvzT4sz3zy8rzZPs8kOXXENsIRiRpVE4t8WgocqoY8YchAKLPfCTmWU6z855HJ3_/s400/boris+rear" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQpPizXmHDA8DxJ4Qx1GEzbZ1sD1kBhvWgFWGx1W8nBq7YYeTFGeHxzRe9N2K5cXxb6Uv-O1dqCUHroXC1QyhuaHxToXTRflVi_rgtF1rkEVw3HMkv4ut951WHT5u1FEqORv8Spoyii5a/s1600/boris+amp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464241895910903714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQpPizXmHDA8DxJ4Qx1GEzbZ1sD1kBhvWgFWGx1W8nBq7YYeTFGeHxzRe9N2K5cXxb6Uv-O1dqCUHroXC1QyhuaHxToXTRflVi_rgtF1rkEVw3HMkv4ut951WHT5u1FEqORv8Spoyii5a/s400/boris+amp" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> So i heard the <strong>Boris</strong> epic amplifier worship release is getting a vinyl pressing via southernlord. Stunner of a record recorded in 98. I think it was basically the record that launched Boris as more then just the Japanese <strong>melvins</strong>. I scored a promo copy of this record pre-release and i just remember being totally stunned the depth of the sounds, the drumming, the construction of the entire CD and how all the sections flowed together so perfectly with vocals matched to the right sections. Dynamics all over the place and what an amazing production. Master piece really. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I was thinking the other night while i seeing some bands how long its been since I've been totally awe struck by a band or a release? been a while now few years maybe?? I guess since the first time i saw <strong>OM</strong> at the knitting Factory in something like 2004-or 05 was the last time i was really dropped by something? </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyway the picture above. I always found the layout for the Japanese pressing of Boris Amplifier Worship and <strong>Earth</strong> Pentastar sort of the similar in a subtle kind of way with color scheme and font and just very general makeup. Not in a rip off kind of way maybe more in an influence kind of way. Hmmmmm maybe I'm grasping for straws with that?? One of my fav. Earth releases as well.</span> <br /><br /></div><div></div>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-53641809384810418722010-04-12T17:59:00.000-07:002010-04-12T18:10:50.024-07:00WEEDBeen <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">despondent</span> lately not listening to music and or going to shows for more then a few weeks. Skipped on fairly consistent bands like <strong>High On Fire</strong> and <strong>Acid Mother Temple</strong> during recent annual trips through Philly. Label sales have dipped off to next to nothing and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">I'm</span> basically taking the label ceasing to exist sort of personally. Feels odd coming home from work and not having some details of a new release to work on, or <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">mail orders</span> to fill?? But anyway got back on the horse last night went out to the Khyber to see <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Weedeater</span></strong> play with<strong> Gates of</strong> <strong>Slumber, Black Tusk</strong> and some other band. <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Weedeater</span></strong> are a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">truly</span> excellent band though. Maybe under impressive on record, and they <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">don't</span> invent any new new tricks so to speak but god damn are they an impressive band sonically, visually, and as a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">spectacle</span>. A drunken Khyber crowd <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">didn't</span> hurt either to make the set come off as pretty much a total chaotic mess. Had a great time last night. Just like old times down at the Khyber to see some heavy ass band work through a set, record bootleg style, and I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">didn't</span> have to talk to anybody that i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">didn't</span> want to. Just good to see some great music, record, and go home.aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-51444576725955885562010-04-12T17:55:00.000-07:002010-04-12T17:58:11.014-07:00HOTDOG ENCOUNTER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfPEtX2PHqPvvmFpQlZbusOosGF1slP2agGpsPktfrTffEHwotn7nYHou9XMoO2VePly_KxUtqCFLTCDIgyM3lP80KMTmw0s3XiSEqHjWSwipA2fNo4SGZJhsm7EITTs0xKU75cVibGzw/s1600/hotdog"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459419643536289426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfPEtX2PHqPvvmFpQlZbusOosGF1slP2agGpsPktfrTffEHwotn7nYHou9XMoO2VePly_KxUtqCFLTCDIgyM3lP80KMTmw0s3XiSEqHjWSwipA2fNo4SGZJhsm7EITTs0xKU75cVibGzw/s400/hotdog" border="0" /></a>Amazing chance encounter today with the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">famous</span> vintage <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Oscar</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Myer</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">wiener</span> mobile!! <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">don't</span> why but i felt extremely compelled to give chase and beep the horn?? <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ain't</span> life funny<br /><div> </div>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-61706169242833773372010-03-14T17:43:00.000-07:002010-03-14T18:02:25.023-07:00LAR'S LET US DOWN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRKOMZ9_sbmJvjHK2Xq_xQ1J3iSYiodeA4Q_bHvKNxbp5X7jRAXTFUuGjN9ybCSY5633_5dQ_evTpdF1R3zS5YCQRgICWrntTZb11QgENx5Re3n-l0kygoZyNyTJYkUa9mJygsQghV9D-/s1600-h/skyline.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448654796510436194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRKOMZ9_sbmJvjHK2Xq_xQ1J3iSYiodeA4Q_bHvKNxbp5X7jRAXTFUuGjN9ybCSY5633_5dQ_evTpdF1R3zS5YCQRgICWrntTZb11QgENx5Re3n-l0kygoZyNyTJYkUa9mJygsQghV9D-/s400/skyline.jpg" border="0" /></a>So it's bad enough having a micro label these days with blogs postings coupled with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sendspace</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">filesharing</span> links floating all around message boards with your content on them, but dealing with download sites hosted out of Russia is just another totally different animal. I used to think that this stuff cant be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">controlled</span> and not to worry about it. Further more its the label responsibility at this point to produce a nice and interesting physical presentation for the music and that the full size files are no substitute for owning a compressed mp3 faxed copy. At least i thought so but things have been so super stale i think i doubt that view point any longer and have quit more or less with trying to compete with my free self so to speak. I was talking with Max from the <strong>Goslings</strong> a while back about this topic and basically <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">I'm</span> like Max i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">don't</span> want to press your music <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">I'm</span> not interested in losing $2000 dollars so a bunch of people can download load it for free after i sell 50 copies. We were also talking some and i told Max you know what if when all this downloading music shit first hit instead of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Lar's</span> from <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Metalica</span></strong> being all corporate and getting all businessman and lawyer on that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">napster</span> kid what if he got some MIT <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">techy</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">nerd's</span> to just write a bunch of nasty virus code and upload that shit as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Metalica</span> releases?? You download MP3 files and your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">harddrive</span> blows up or windows gets <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">whiped</span> clean off your machine.. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">downloader</span> beware!! damn that would have been fun!! would <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">knocked</span> that shit out at ground zero. <div></div><div><strong>ANYWAY HERE'S AN INTERESTING ARTICLE I READ ABOUT THESE RUSSIAN SITES</strong></div><div></div><div></div><div><em><strong>Buying pirated music with credit cards: potentially risky<br /></strong>Downloading cheap songs from foreign Web sites raises concerns<br />By Craig <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Guillot</span></em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em>Few music fans like to think of themselves as thieves, but those who use their credit cards to buy songs from controversial Russian-based Web sites may be engaging in international piracy. At </em><a href="http://www.itunes.com/" target="_blank"><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">iTunes</span>.com</em></a><em>, the latest Alicia Keys album "As I Am" costs $9.99 but at the Russian-run MP3sparks.com, it's a mere $2.40. While there's no difference in sound quality at either site, the music industry says there's a big difference in legitimacy and legality.<br />A number of Russian-based Web sites such as MP3sparks.com, MP3fiesta.com and MP3skyline.com currently sell the latest downloads from Top 40 American artists for pennies on the dollar. Until its closure in June 2007, the site <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">AllofMP</span>3.com reigned as king of the Russian music Web sites and was often engaged in legal battles contesting its legitimacy. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">RIAA</span>), the Russian-based Web sites violate international laws by selling copyright-protected works without permission. In December 2006, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">RIAA</span> slapped <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">AllofMP</span>3.com with a $1.65 trillion lawsuit for 11 million songs downloaded between June and October 2006.<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">RIAA</span> was never awarded the sum, but it was instrumental in helping shut down the site. However, MP3sparks.com immediately popped up in its place and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Russianf</span> government and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">RIAA</span> have since played MP3 whack-a-mole. In the meantime, music fans enter a grey legal world when they use their credit cards to buy downloads at such sites. While MP3sparks.com offers the same quality downloads found at legitimate sites such as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">iTunes</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">RIAA</span> and other music industry organizations say that downloading at such sites constitutes complicity in piracy and theft.<br />Eric Garland, CEO of the online media tracking firm <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Bigchampagne</span>.com, says that the Russian MP3 pirate sites are unlikely to disappear anytime soon because they offer convenience and low </em></div><div><em>prices for the newest songs.<br />Since the advent of file-sharing and P2P networks in the late '90s, music fans have long debated the morality of downloading copyrighted works for free. Dan Cutler, a 24-year-old musician and radio production assistant from New Orleans, regularly downloads music through file-sharing networks. Like many Americans who download music, he doesn't know much about the Russian sites, but doesn't necessarily rule them out simply because of the legal status.<br />"I think I'm of the age when P2P file sharing was popular and not yet illegal, so I don't really have a crisis of conscience about it. Sometimes I use <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">iTunes</span>, but there is a bunch of stuff they don't have so I often look elsewhere," says Cutler.<br />Music fan Scott Sullivan from Highland Park, Ill., also regularly uses P2P networks to download music or try out the latest albums before he decides to make a purchase. Sullivan has been aware of the Russian sites for a while, but has not used them because he is concerned about using his credit card at a Russian-based site engaged in legal battles.<br />"You don't really know where your credit card numbers are going. I just think once you cross international boundaries, there is a big gray area and no one there to back you up if you end up with [fraudulent] charges," says Sullivan.<br />Paying at a site such as MP3sparks.com isn't always a simple matter anyway. After taking the standpoint that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">AllofMP</span>3.com was engaged in illegal activities in November 2006, Visa and MasterCard both stopped accepting transactions through the site and set a precedent for dealing with future pirate sites. Many U.S. consumers report that their cards are declined on such sites, but the Russians respond by constantly running payments through new systems, front Web sites and new countries. Payment methods have become so complicated that there's even a message board where users can learn about new payment methods and how to skirt the system.<br />Shane Keats, a research analyst with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">McAfee</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">SiteAdvisor</span>, says that that sites hosted in Russia are among some of the riskiest on the Web. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">SiteAdvisor</span> checks Web sites for "drive-by downloads," malicious scripts, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">spyware</span> and other problems. Although <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">SiteAdvisor</span> ranked MP3sparks.com and most of the music sites as safe sites to visit, there isn't always a way to tell whether credit card information is truly secure. Keats says that while the sites may be engaged in copyright infringement, they probably have a vested interest in keeping credit card information safe.<br />"These sites have a real business model and I suspect that they treat credit cards reasonably securely because if they didn't, customers would eventually stop coming," says Keats.<br />As the credit card associations and music industry organizations clamp down, many consumers are seeing an increasing threat of lawsuits. Although the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">RIAA</span> has filed thousands of lawsuits against file sharing users in the past, it recently had a monumental benchmark when it won a first case against <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Minnesotaresident</span> Jammie Thomas in October 2007 for $222,000, or $9,500 for each of the 24 copyrighted songs she made available on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">Kazaa</span> network. Eric Garland says that while the end users of file-sharing networks have little risk in being busted, those who use Russian Web sites may be in more danger because they leave behind a paper trail with their credit cards.<br />"Somewhere there is a database and a record of these transactions and unless you can prove that someone had unauthorized access to your account, the presumption is that you could someday be a part of some enforcement or litigation," says Garland.<br />To comment on this story, write </em><a href="mailto:Editors@CreditCards.com"><em>Editors@CreditCards.com</em></a><em>. </em></div><div><a href="http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-card-downloading-music-5125.php"><em>http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-card-downloading-music</em>-5125.php</a> </div>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-21983968669216908752010-03-14T16:54:00.000-07:002010-03-14T17:00:16.091-07:00PENIS SUBSTITUTE<a href="http://pic5.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1266524467.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 479px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://pic5.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1266524467.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://pic6.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1265321913.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 449px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://pic6.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1265321913.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://pic6.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1265321914.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 475px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://pic6.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1265321914.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://pic6.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1265321911.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 423px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://pic6.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1265321911.jpg" border="0" /></a> KRELL MASTER REFERENCE AMPS<br />Asking<br /><strong>$70000.00</strong> obo<br />New Retail<br /><strong>$150000.00<br /></strong></div><div>1600 lbs from<br /><br />The Master Reference Amplifier is the largest and most powerful amplifier ever designed for use by audiophiles and sets a new standard for output drive, assuring that no matter now much power is needed, it will always be available. Each amplifier has a proprietary combination of two microprocessors mounted in a plug-in module, which implements Krell Sustained Plateau Bias III and Class A operation. The power supply is fully regulated by 64 Krell proprietary power transistors, with regulators backed by a transformer/rectifier/filter system capable of supplying 16,000 Volt Amperes of power. This balanced Class A design will produce 1,000 Watts into 8 Ohms, 2,000 Watts into 4 Ohms, 4,000 Watts into 2 Ohms and so on, down to continuous operation into 0.5 Ohms at 16,000 Watts. The overall musical presentation is breathtaking, with sound staging and imaging beyond compare.This pair of pristine amplifiers, have always been in a dedicated, air conditioned media room, inside a residence without children, pets or smoke of any kind. The amps have very low hours of use, and are covered after thoroughly cooled. They have been updated with the latest firmware for Master Reference Amplifiers, and operate with 220v/60Hz voltage. This voltage can be changed for an additional cost. You will never find a more immaculate pair of amplifiers anywhere, let alone rare Krell Master Reference Amplifiers. The photos don't do them justice. Additional photos will be provided upon request. Original manuals and shipping crates are included.Payment by the purchaser of the Krell MRA amplifiers will be by Certified Check or Bank Wire Transfer only, with the recipient being Audio Artisans. Audio Artisans will coordinate and provide shipping and insurance arrangements to the final destination. Payment of all shipping and insurance charges are the responsibility of the purchaser.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-6209908183809354142010-03-08T17:57:00.000-08:002010-03-08T18:05:15.861-08:00HARVEY MILKHarvey Milk 3.6.10 K<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ungFu</span> Necktie Philly<br />-OBSERVATIONS<br />1- whose the fat chick on stage with the guitar.. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ohh</span> fuck <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">that's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Creston, slow down on the happy meals big guy</span><br />2- Goddamn <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Creston's</span> sweat glands are out of control.. fucker is drenched in 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">mins</span>.<br />3-How come Tanner <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">doesn't</span> sweat? or hell even look like he's trying??<br />4-New record is going to be awesome, a lurching <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">sludgy</span> thing<br />5-Harvey Milk are always great live best bet in live musicaRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-56696806321508122532010-03-08T17:55:00.001-08:002010-03-08T17:57:24.789-08:00A SUNNY DAY IN PHILLY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwNqllZG4YTjIBb3ZvEUxiY7HLnVAaNzzIKf9PUqwVNdgVwlG1dXX6Z4VMlO7AMQYN8ZlZ39amvUVwLpVsuBMwl9XxsX526TN-KsxQdAFTU7Exbdk0Kq1_lKEwHH-di_Yp0tE9xnanV5H/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446447113657883890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwNqllZG4YTjIBb3ZvEUxiY7HLnVAaNzzIKf9PUqwVNdgVwlG1dXX6Z4VMlO7AMQYN8ZlZ39amvUVwLpVsuBMwl9XxsX526TN-KsxQdAFTU7Exbdk0Kq1_lKEwHH-di_Yp0tE9xnanV5H/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B9YmEIh6bAqSWl4rcEuM2X6zPVoRn5TVFMFjwsqt5HPOm5Z9G6ZTBzA7Fq8qNgjcCQzVTpPUYu81HJzSSTvvEvbHa1sAT2TXQT6Lod2YXd9xgoXPTwKh8-Tvtc9yQDWFl59gB2PGqRGz/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446447043928382370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B9YmEIh6bAqSWl4rcEuM2X6zPVoRn5TVFMFjwsqt5HPOm5Z9G6ZTBzA7Fq8qNgjcCQzVTpPUYu81HJzSSTvvEvbHa1sAT2TXQT6Lod2YXd9xgoXPTwKh8-Tvtc9yQDWFl59gB2PGqRGz/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Philly's newest residences, can you feel the positive vibes??</span><br /><br /><div></div></div>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-48241027676905273882010-03-06T07:26:00.001-08:002010-03-06T07:31:26.961-08:00KIDS BOOKS<a href="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/34220000/34222933.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 392px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 438px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/34220000/34222933.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> spotted this kids book for recommended readers between the ages of 5-7 at the Barnes and Noble when i was there with my brat. I thought the concept of writing a story about a city that gets covered in lava <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">burning </span>all the people alive in an entire city made an odd choice for a kids book but what the hell do i know??</span><br /><div></div>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-69579154949837033522010-03-05T17:35:00.001-08:002010-03-05T17:50:52.290-08:00GUITAR AFICIONADO<span style="font-family:verdana;">So trolling the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">new stand</span> the other day i grab the issue below and started to thumb through it when out pops a multi page spread with <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Devendra</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Banhart</span></strong>. Paraphrased <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">taglines</span> to swanky looking pics of ultra hip <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Devendra</span> in thrift store duds <em>"Photographed in cloths picked out by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Devendra</span> himself to show of his unique sense of fashion" </em>Wonder if that guy has actually learned how to sing into a mic yet? Amazing how his shining little star just really took off out of nowhere. Also funny how in the grand scheme that the poster boy for "new weird <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">America</span>" has way eclipsed <strong>Michael <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Gira</span></strong> who really sort of put him on the map in the first place? And since <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">I'm</span> ranting on the topic of new weird <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">American</span> <strong>Joanna <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Newsom</span></strong> has a new triple CD out on Drag City?? are you fucking kidding me a triple CD <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">of</span> solo harp and vocal warble??</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.guitaraficionado.com/imgs/magazine_img.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.guitaraficionado.com/imgs/magazine_img.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-84477555547479025522010-03-05T17:07:00.000-08:002010-03-05T17:33:34.768-08:00JACK ROSE DVD<span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uZ5tSbLZdfM&hl=" fs="1&" width="560" height="340" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br />OK so here's the full length trailer for the Jack Rose Glenn Jones DVD goes on sale as <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">I'm</span> told 4/6. The footage is pretty fantastic esp. the stuff capturing Jack in such a natural state in a sunlight loft in Brooklyn playing to a few friends. Note at about 4:53 you can see my bald head off to the far right side of the screen doing knob tweaking during the Philly live set. As a side note that Byron Coley guy does strike me as a smug little prick. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">don't</span> know the guy or anything but i have seen him do some "readings" before (big fucking yawn) and as far as i can tell he's mostly famous for being Thurston Moore's friend. What a fucking <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">brilliant</span> idea what famous clown can i latch onto with "friend" status to gain creditability for my stupid <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">nonsense</span>???aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-28461130772497003752010-02-28T13:45:00.001-08:002010-03-05T17:06:52.989-08:00LURKER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaCcuNC5vGuyLn5r_pDbwXPUEwJ1WqF0yhoQ65xuCJa8gXCq1JoRwmNR4xEY_RBWf3xL8OV7PJDswajeSjPOGHq9UMoehpxN2ReXGwnYeF3YcwZCw3VKN8fBXy6lTt6gtZpckdonc3x_6/s1600-h/lurkerpggallery.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445321063361862418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaCcuNC5vGuyLn5r_pDbwXPUEwJ1WqF0yhoQ65xuCJa8gXCq1JoRwmNR4xEY_RBWf3xL8OV7PJDswajeSjPOGHq9UMoehpxN2ReXGwnYeF3YcwZCw3VKN8fBXy6lTt6gtZpckdonc3x_6/s400/lurkerpggallery.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-0FvEdiZDDBNbjRrH5zV-SsywxWMwPNQjwIOGa-hG7rj_djm2BAMt72lV5ZPN0SEA4KNeAubl0wFsWCgbbfnq2_lP-W-_ZfVjN1ugLpar6LoWcesqUI0Ohm86uhyphenhyphenv9JncsMbb-zcn03h/s1600-h/Lurker+cover+art.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445321015272899202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 396px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-0FvEdiZDDBNbjRrH5zV-SsywxWMwPNQjwIOGa-hG7rj_djm2BAMt72lV5ZPN0SEA4KNeAubl0wFsWCgbbfnq2_lP-W-_ZfVjN1ugLpar6LoWcesqUI0Ohm86uhyphenhyphenv9JncsMbb-zcn03h/s400/Lurker+cover+art.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Philly basement <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">scuzz</span> mess home <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">CDR</span> thing induced fuzz feedback and lo-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">fi</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">fuckery</span><br /></span><a href="http://www.archivecd.com/image/DEEP%20POSSUM%20EDIT.mp3"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.archivecd.com/image/DEEP%20POSSUM%20EDIT.mp3</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">enjoy the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">malaise</span></span></div></div>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-82017448440947450842010-02-21T08:56:00.000-08:002010-02-21T09:03:18.971-08:00LOUDEST SOUND IN RECORDED HISTORY<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/discovery/krakatoa/kraktoa_main.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 447px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 451px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/discovery/krakatoa/kraktoa_main.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Saw a show on some HighDef channel (I'm a sucker for anything on Hidef TV) about Krakatoa. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">The loudest sound in recorded history occurred on August 27, 1883, just off the coast of Jakarta, Indonesia.<br />A volcano on the small island of Krakatoa was undergoing the cataclysmic stage of its months-long eruption. At 10:20 AM the volcano exploded with a sound heard, literally, around the world.<br />Scientists estimated the explosion's sound to be around 180 decibels, which is a great enough force to instantly kill all hearing tissue within a human ear.<br />For comparison, 180dB is about 13x as loud as a jet engine from 100 ft, or as loud as a rifle shot at point blank range. People 2,200 miles away in Perth, Australia could clearly hear the eruption immediately after the explosion.<br />The explosion spewed a cloud of lava and ash that killed all 3,000 people living on an island 8 miles away. Tsunami waves caused by the volcano crested at over 100 ft.<br />The eruption sent a shockwave of energy that traveled around the world approximately 7 times and registered on measurement instruments for 5 days after the eruption.<br />Tsunami waves reached the coast of South Africa over 8,000 miles away, and smaller waves registered on tidal meters as far away as the English Channel.<br />However, the English waves occurred too soon after the explosion to be remnants of the tsunami. Scientists believe these disturbances were instead a result of air displacement caused by the sound of the eruption</span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></em></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">More nerdy sound factoid stuff.. dont know if this is true or not but sounds feasible i suppose</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">But if you're talking about sound in decibels at the recording source, it's a different story. The loudest sound possible in air is 194 decibels. What does this mean? It means that anything with a higher energy density cannot travel as a sinusoidal wave through air--the wave breaks down, causing turbulence and friction at the wavefront (like comparing smooth ocean waves to the breakers on a beach that happen when a wave gets too big). Such energy in air would turn into heat and even possibly light or plasma rather than sound; it only turns into sound under 194 decibels. You could imagine that in the first split second of a nuclear blast, the fireball has an energy density greater than the equivalent of 194 decibels, and instead of "sound" you get instant supersonic wavefront of destruction. Once the energy density breaks down, the shockwave travels out at the speed of sound, starting at 194 decibels and getting quieter as it radiates outwards. Probably the people who live to tell about nuclear blasts have heard sounds in the lower 100s of decibels or less. Recording equipement and ears actually get destroyed at sounds lower than 194dB, for example supposedly your hearing tissue gets destroyed pretty instantly at 180 decibels, and even 150 decibels will make you go deaf in a short while. So: loudest absolute sound is some sort of cataclysmic explosion volcano, meteor impact, big bang, etc. Loudest sound in energy density is 194dB and occurs at the edge of destructive events, such as major explosions, suicidal blue whales, supersonic aircraft, etc, but this sound is not heard or recorded by the observer; it diffuses by the time it is heard or else it kills the listener.</span></em></div>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-2803012829614887742010-02-21T08:39:00.000-08:002010-02-21T08:52:28.530-08:00STEREOPHILE<a href="http://www.mil-media.com/images/prod_micpreamp_05.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 390px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 115px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.mil-media.com/images/prod_micpreamp_05.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.ear.net/filepro/jpg/DPA-4052.jpeg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.ear.net/filepro/jpg/DPA-4052.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Was trolling through stereophile </span><a href="http://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/the_recording_angel/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/the_recording_angel/</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and saw an article about some blind test with recorded music and live music and noticed John Atkinson's recording rig consisted of two different pairs of DPA mics the 4003 and the 4011's and Millennia media mic pre's.. good call John.. the past few years i've been running the DPA4052's (same family as the other 4000 series DPA mics minus a mic body) and the Millennia media M-2B tube mic... All of the bigjar books recordings were done with this rig and of particular note i think the Religious Knives CD came out particularly awesome sounding if i don't mind patting myself on the back too much.</span> </div></div>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-88606610173548274992010-02-15T16:35:00.000-08:002010-02-15T16:54:09.701-08:00COLD CAVE<span style="font-family:verdana;">I started to hear some buzz about this band like 6 months ago and was intrigued by the name, which i liked a good bit.. i later heard one of the dudes was from Philly, and Hospital records was doing some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">spanky</span> limited tape releases from them. Alright so time to google that shit and check out <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">myspace</span> tracks. Mind you i never download music online because as a general rule i hate listening to music off a shitty PC with $50 speakers, but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">myspace</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">I'll</span> cruise to sample shit out as its so easy. Anyway back to story, I punched up the COLD CAVE <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">myspace</span> page </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/coldcave"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.myspace.com/coldcave</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and the jams <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">immediately</span> started to flow... I was mixed with a handful of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">emotions,</span> the most powerful of which was being thankful i hadn't been 6 months late to the party this was utter shit.. I lasted 20secs on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">myspace</span> page and was pronto out of there. I did get a fair chuckle thinking it was pretty funny that some one currently could take <strong>D<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">epeche</span> Mode</strong> and twist that into some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">current</span> underground rebirth that was "cool" once again. What a fucking scam!! sheer genius. Like 3 weeks later i was cruising some audiophile nerds blog off the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">stereophile</span> website </span><a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Stephen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Mejias</span> who i guess is from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">NNJ</span> area as he writes about the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Princeton</span> record <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">exchange</span> and NYC a bunch. Anyway <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">I'm</span> cruising his blog finding amusement in lots of different shit when fucking cold cave pop up with a big gush attached to it.. "2009 single of the year" voted by him.. no wonder i cant sell releases anymore my taste must be even shittier then before. For the record this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">youtube</span> video <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">didn't</span> make me burst into as much hate as the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">myspace</span> track but i still <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">don't</span> like it. Yours <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">truly</span> grumpy old man signing off.<br /></span><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fzku_5WB5yE&hl=" fs="1&" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-19236905523667182642010-02-14T11:50:00.000-08:002010-02-14T12:00:59.981-08:00SHIZUKA<p><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ONuPGopMfA8&hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" fs="1&"></embed></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Apparently</span> Japanese underground vocalist and guitarist <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Shizuka</span> committed suicide early this month. A fairly under documented band and artist that really <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">summarized</span> all the stuff i love about the Japanese <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">psychedelic</span> world of Tokyo <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">pre</span>- 2000. Haunting, mysterious, shrouded in darkness, delicate but yet dashed with moments of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">blissful</span> shredding guitar feedback. Her band featured guitarist <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Miura</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Maki</span> on guitar, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Kosugi</span> Jun on drums, who if <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">I'm</span> correct both <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">served</span> time in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Haino's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Fushitsusha</span>. A pair of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">PSF</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">CD's</span> can be found without too much trouble one being a studio album and the Live Album traditional aesthetics which was recorded in 95 from <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Osaka</span> but not released till 2008 is maybe one of the best releases <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">PSF</span> has done in years in my eyes. </span></p>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-5190612408090086452010-02-14T11:24:00.000-08:002010-02-14T12:01:25.827-08:00JACK ROSE RECORD RELEASE SHOW<span style="font-family:verdana;">So big show last night in Philly to mark the launch of Jack Rose's most recent studio release which will be out on Thrill Jockey records i suppose any day now? if not currently for sale. Lots of great bands played all of which made sense in the context of who and what Jack was. <strong>PELT, MICHEAL CHAPMAN, THURSTON MOORE/ <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">CORSANO</span>/ <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">FLAHERTY</span>/ NANCE/ + <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">voilin</span> girl, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">MEGABOOZEBAND</span>, PELT, BLACK TWIG PICKERS, GLENN JONES, MEG BAIRD+CHRIS <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">FORSYTH</span>, WILLIE LANE and D CHARLES <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">SPEER</span>. </strong>Practically a mini fest sort of line-up. Hosted at the Latvian society in Philly (pretty kick ass venue actually) which featured lots of cool <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">foreign</span> beers. Anyway lots of great music, nothing really jumped out at me as being <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">particularly</span> awesome but was a cool collection of bands that were different enough to make keep it interesting. Between sets they played some video <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">exerts</span> of Jack in performance and interview that will be part of an upcoming DVD release on strange attractions. Below is a small trailer for the release<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W0r3weDRgKE&hl=" width="560" height="340" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" fs="1&"></embed><br />The DVD project was worked on by Jesse Sheppard and features some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">truly</span> fantastic footage of Jack and Glenn Jones playing in a loft in Brooklyn on some sunny afternoon, along with interview footage conducted by Byron Coley from the same location. Also included is some concert footage from a Philly gig (i did external audio for this portion). All and all its a fantastic looking release and based on all the parts <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">I've</span> seen to date it does create a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">understanding</span> of how Jack evolved into one of the the most <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">prominent</span> pickers of today. I've heard an early April release date for the the DVD but <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">I'll</span> post more when i hear about it being confirmed.</span>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-48371595527430446372010-02-12T08:18:00.001-08:002010-02-12T08:24:33.952-08:00AI ASO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif10U8zGuC3Z90pvkXSL-erjDdysjTnqm2VSafYIBmsMyoKqvq36T-Q8uwVJzNXs76d9hr1Yo-cMh33sUGk7kKfBv6teZoEKLpW69yLgogGDqUToWjsVXJwl_uyFJPJlSyjywuxLylc-8u/s1600-h/photo+(4).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437392571910634194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif10U8zGuC3Z90pvkXSL-erjDdysjTnqm2VSafYIBmsMyoKqvq36T-Q8uwVJzNXs76d9hr1Yo-cMh33sUGk7kKfBv6teZoEKLpW69yLgogGDqUToWjsVXJwl_uyFJPJlSyjywuxLylc-8u/s400/photo+(4).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVc1T8eBKgBYffvRN_TVlOBHrLR0QamT1VvB-0UWC9byLxA8IlwYRrgg3Y6-CvXWIbGpmKh1DxzkCCORDS8MjnLzRp57GMcJn1nvqc1o_X0W8EhU7VfXu-SP2R2t4C53a0MdY2uP4Adj4v/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437392486110316914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVc1T8eBKgBYffvRN_TVlOBHrLR0QamT1VvB-0UWC9byLxA8IlwYRrgg3Y6-CvXWIbGpmKh1DxzkCCORDS8MjnLzRp57GMcJn1nvqc1o_X0W8EhU7VfXu-SP2R2t4C53a0MdY2uP4Adj4v/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-v_6G4cnvn9isYC5rzIlI61bFCbg1DAtY9Lvd1qb62Wd4X_Fh7l4gQP13MwQLSmPT6UTRFwIhs8X6eP7Y8DMLI4BZR6vgGUiMT8tub8aS1qKBVgA_NOhzldRGvBVMpYG8jzsfLYMfu27I/s1600-h/car3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437392417608124146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-v_6G4cnvn9isYC5rzIlI61bFCbg1DAtY9Lvd1qb62Wd4X_Fh7l4gQP13MwQLSmPT6UTRFwIhs8X6eP7Y8DMLI4BZR6vgGUiMT8tub8aS1qKBVgA_NOhzldRGvBVMpYG8jzsfLYMfu27I/s400/car3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlPNfBjauZ38lrQS8xkkh3DPgJ9t6ZS49QrRhAKdD7Vhzf6yOfClmfzTNc6F9bidSJ0Not3nZ_PK9gfqv6AhVVEHqv6xjM6277ldmmngH98A1H7nlbueR0LDNUNOHg919Gczk0kgOjopN/s1600-h/car2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437392352877089570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlPNfBjauZ38lrQS8xkkh3DPgJ9t6ZS49QrRhAKdD7Vhzf6yOfClmfzTNc6F9bidSJ0Not3nZ_PK9gfqv6AhVVEHqv6xjM6277ldmmngH98A1H7nlbueR0LDNUNOHg919Gczk0kgOjopN/s400/car2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www1.odn.ne.jp/pedalrecords/image/news_image/pdl_0901.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 197px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www1.odn.ne.jp/pedalrecords/image/news_image/pdl_0901.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Three consecutive snow storms of roughly 2 feet this winter which is an absurd amount for an area that might get 12" in an entire winter. Driving around at about midnight during the most recent storm on empty roads taking iphone pics to a soundtrack of <strong>Ai Aso's Lavender</strong> seemed very fitting and peaceful.</span>aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310232597449823452.post-75015419010008915042010-02-01T13:32:00.001-08:002010-02-01T14:14:44.775-08:00WALMART OF LABELSSo i meant to comment on this before when i first heard about it so finally had the time to share my thoughts.<br /><br /><em><strong>IMPORTANT RECORDS SALE</strong> <a href="http://importantrecords.com/releases/44_66_sale.html">http://importantrecords.com/releases/44_66_sale.html</a></em><br /><em>44/44 & 66/66 The Important Records 2009 Holiday Sale44 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">cds</span> for $44 66 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">cds</span> for $66shipping for either is:$7 in the USA via media rate (priority or UPS is available)$16 Canada/Mexico via airmail$42 overseas via flat rate global priority w/ tracking+ all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cds</span> will have a small drill hole in their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">barcode</span>+ double <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cds</span> count as 2</em><br /><br />From a consumer prospective this is an absurd deal no doubt, their are like 300 or some odd releases on Important with lots being things i own currently, things I'd like to own, or things I would have liked to have released on my own label (minus the generic packages and shitty horrible ugly inner CD slipcase info commercials). But lots of great audio content, and 66 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">CD's</span> is a shit load of music for that price. From a label perspective i suppose its a way to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">recoup</span> some cash flow that is tied up potentially in junk stock that you have sitting around. A good way to jump start some sales and i suppose much better to get things out of the basement and warehouse and out to people who will listen to the stuff.. Hell <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">that's</span> the purpose of doing a label of love after all <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">isn't</span> it, even with selling the releases at a loss. But if i was a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">distro</span> from either overseas or in the US <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">i'd</span> be mad as hell. What if i was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Aquarius</span> records for example. How the hell am i going to sell any Important record back catalog <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">CD's</span> against that deal he's running? I'd also be annoyed if i was the guy that two weeks prior i bought 3 or 4 titles from the site at regular price. I'd be feeling pretty cheated right about now, knowing that i could have had all the same discs for $1 each if i had waited. I'm reading way too much into this but does feel like some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">walmart</span> moving into some small town dumping prices which forces the close outs of all the local stores on the main drag. <a href="http://www.newrules.org/retail/news/walmart-charged-predatory-pricing">http://www.newrules.org/retail/news/walmart-charged-predatory-pricing</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/24/business/wal-mart-on-trial-on-predatory-pricing-charges.html?pagewanted=1">http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/24/business/wal-mart-on-trial-on-predatory-pricing-charges.html?pagewanted=1</a><br />I suppose i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">shouldn't</span> care?? but i was basically glad i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">wasn't</span> trying to release new shit the same month against that sale. I mean does the guy who bought 66<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">CD's</span> in one shot really need to buy anything else for the next 2-3 months???aRCHIVECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12527770321300161509noreply@blogger.com2