V/A | Now That’s What I Call Slam
That’s right, a mixtape download. From Invisible Oranges (via the internet infamous Sergeant D of Metal Inquisition / StuffYouWillHate). Right now I’ve got this thing playing on my old laptop I use for...
View Article[repost] The Pre-Chorus
Oh shit. You know what? I’m gonna repost something from my old blog. You could’ve guessed that one from the title. But you know what else? When I offhandendly responded to people’s offhand comparisons...
View ArticleTop 10 Hello! Project Songs 1997-2005
A few posts ago I stated irritatingly punctuated J-pop mega-entity Hello! Project puts out about 100 songs a year. Since I made this statement on the internet and no one corrected me, it must be true....
View ArticleThe Damage Manual | Limited Edition
If my life had any kind of continuity that made sense, I would have known about The Damage Manual before a couple years ago. I was into industrial music in the 90s but there was a period when I...
View ArticleAcid Mothers Temple and the Cosmic Inferno| IAO Chant From the Cosmic Inferno
AMT is a band I have always respected more than listened to. No matter how great they are to experience live, I can’t find a record that changes this. I mean I think they’ve put out some good...
View ArticleWhite Stripes | De Stijl
Since Maxwell’s announced it was closing I’ve been thinking about great shows I seen there. Seems like everyone is talking about having seen R.E.M. or Nirvana playing there when they first started out...
View ArticleTrail of Dead | So Divided
Before I saw this band a couple weeks ago at Maxwell’s, I had only heard their one record Source Codes & Tags from 2002. After I bought the ticket online, I figured I should listen to it a little....
View ArticleOrthrelm/Behold... The Arctopus | S/T Split
I thought this was the first official recording released by Behold… The Arctopus. It is not, but it is in fact the shortest, and cheapest, which is the real reason I got it. I’ve been meaning to get...
View ArticleDJ 0.000001 | Racin’ Music
Here’s one from March of ’10, actually released some time in ’09. Originally had it under a V/A credit, but it’s one of those gray areas where it’s mostly remixes of remixes, but there are some...
View ArticleMorning Musume | Rainbow 7
The following is a repost from my old blog. This past year held the tragic news that producer Tsunku got throat cancer and had his vocal cords removed. Altho I haven’t been a fan of the direction of...
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