New Zealand “sloppy psych rock band” (their words) Space Dust’s debut 7″ was released in 1994 via Tom Scharpling’s New Jersey-based 18 Wheeler label. In case you weren’t buying vinyl-only releases by New Zealand indie bands in the early to…
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“It is the long history of humankind that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” – Darwin… Lol Coxhill & Totsuzen Danball s/t LP (Floor Records, Japan, 1983)
Speaking from my own experience, free jazz and “prog” are two categories of music which, if you’re looking to learn more about and you ask someone who claims to be into them where you should start, chances are, depending on…
“I didn’t get where I am today by worryin’ about how I’d feel tomorrow.” – Ron White… Bagpipe Operation “Little Twitch” 7″ (City Center, US, 1992)
Not too long ago I saw someone whose taste in music I really respect talkin’ smack on an internet website about some tunes I’d previously waxed ecstatic about on this very blog and I was kinda taken aback at how…
“Labor Omnia Vincit (Labour Conquers All Things)” – Oklahoma’s State Motto… Steve Hayes “Made In Tulsa” LP, (Aaframbia, US, 1980)
When it comes to record collecting, I was pretty late to the game with 60’s-70’s psych/folk/garage and everything in between. Coming from a background where there was never a shortage of obscure punk waiting to be discovered, the thought of…
Sing Us A Song, You’re the Piano Man from U.N.C.L.E. – First Church of Napoleon Solo “Debbydid” 7″ (UK, 1984)
When I was in high school around ”92-’93 I travelled to Boston with some older, cooler acquaintances to see some bands play at the Rat. I don’t remember who ws playing. I’m guessing Sick of it All or Sheer Terror?…
Dollar Bin Dandies: Dynamic Truths “You Take It All” 7″ (Merge Records, 1998)
While we can all agree that the greatest release of all time on Merge Records is The Fuckers “QuickCash” 7″, the debut 7″ and sole release by Richmond, VA’s Dynamic Truths is definitely a close second. The band was the…
Dollar Bin Dandies: White “This Is A Black-Owned Business” 7″ (Behemoth Records, 1998)
As the saying goes, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” and I thought I’d take the time to highlight some records I love that’re often floatin’ around for next to nothing. Some of this stuff might not be easy…
“At 7:45 p.m. I was shot in the left arm by a friend. The bullet was a copper jacket 22 long rifle. My friend was standing about fifteen feet from me.” – Chris Burden
The first time I ever saw a Born Against record was at Rhymes Records in New Haven, CT in 1991. I was 15 or 16. It was on a new release rack next to “Steady Diet of Nothing” by Fugazi,…
“I don’t want to be alone, I want to be left alone.” – Audrey Hepburn
The curse of getting a song you don’t like stuck in your head can be absolutely maddening. I’m not even sure I can think of too many times where I got a song I do like stuck in my head…
“After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say ‘I want to see the manager.” – William S. Burroughs
For going on two decades I’ve had this memory in my mind of the hardest, most pronounced eye roll I had ever received from a record store employee. It wasn’t until a few years ago that a friend pointed out…