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NO ALBUMS THIS WEEK
March 27th 2007 09:40
There ain't gonna be no albums of the week this week. That's cuz the Lobby caught on fire, my stereo blew up, and my CDs rolled out the door. Like Don McLean said, 'that was the day the music died,' or some shit. Listening to Don McLean, that concept doesn't sound like such a bad thing.
Anyways, I've been real busy of late, and have reviews to catch up on, so no albums. If anyone out there gives a damn, please let me know. If you find it annoying that my approach to the blog is too erratic, I'd like to hear about it. I'll do my best to fix it but don't know how much time I can commit at the moment. If you find that my approach to the blog is too erotic, then maybe you should loosen up a bit. I've heard a shoehorn helps.
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Anyways, I've been real busy of late, and have reviews to catch up on, so no albums. If anyone out there gives a damn, please let me know. If you find it annoying that my approach to the blog is too erratic, I'd like to hear about it. I'll do my best to fix it but don't know how much time I can commit at the moment. If you find that my approach to the blog is too erotic, then maybe you should loosen up a bit. I've heard a shoehorn helps.
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Add Comments THE LOBBY: ALBUMS OF THE WEEK
March 20th 2007 10:20
The ol’ Hellvis is gettin’ back into the swing o’ things with this Pablum for the Weak business. It looks like the almighty Boris have won this time round, which rips open my chest and crams a whole heap of joy in my bleeding cavity.
I haven’t had much time to listen to anything this week apart from stuff for Tsunami. I have a dickload of Tsunami reviews that I still have to post up here, but be patient. In the meantime, I’ve cobbled together a few CDs that have enjoyed repeated listens on the lobby ghetto blaster fo' shizzle.
This week’s albums are.
1) for the money…
Nation Of Ulysses:
13-Point Program To Destroy America
(1991; Discord)
Taking the revolutionary rhetoric and free jazz spazz of the MC5 and marrying it to the sweaty power of post-hardcore, the Nation of Ulysses were a short-lived but potently influential band. This album is a screaming mess of fractured rhythms, skronking sax, and heartfelt vocals, and while it might have partly-inspired the highly-superficial emo movement, it’s got more soul than a sackful of James Browns. NOU are dressed to impress and this opening manifesto is a blessed mess.
2) for the show…
Modest Mouse:
The Lonesome Crowded West
(1997; Up)
Modest Mouse’s breakthrough second album is the first thing I heard of theirs. This has a lot to do with why it’s still my favourite release by these north-west American indies, but don’t let my bias mislead you. It’s still a great white-trash howdown where Stephen Malkmus meets Frank Black in an allnight diner and they have a Beefheart burger and a coke that’s been infused with speed-addled trucker’s semen. So wrong yet so, so right.
3) to get ready…
The Residents:
The Third Reich ‘N’ Roll
(1976; Ralph)
Rock ‘n’ roll is fascism. Avant-garde Dadaists the Residents prove it on their second album of deconstructed sixties hits as performed by Hitler and his band. It’s a fucked-up journey of pastiche that’s at once brilliantly funny and deeply disturbing. These eyeball-wearing weirdos show up rock ‘n’ roll for the dumbly conformist and gloriously derivative beast it is, reveling in its true trash, tearing it all to pieces, and appropriating it for this grand artistic achievement.
Now go, cat, go!
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IMAGES
13-Point Program To Destroy America*
The Lonesome Crowded West*
The Third Reich ‘N’ Roll*
(album covers used under fair dealing)
*images on this page were taken from the following Wikipedia pages:
13-Point Program To Destroy America
The Lonesome Crowded West
The Third Reich ‘N’ Roll
I haven’t had much time to listen to anything this week apart from stuff for Tsunami. I have a dickload of Tsunami reviews that I still have to post up here, but be patient. In the meantime, I’ve cobbled together a few CDs that have enjoyed repeated listens on the lobby ghetto blaster fo' shizzle.
This week’s albums are.
1) for the money…
13-Point Program To Destroy America (1991)
13-Point Program To Destroy America
(1991; Discord)
Taking the revolutionary rhetoric and free jazz spazz of the MC5 and marrying it to the sweaty power of post-hardcore, the Nation of Ulysses were a short-lived but potently influential band. This album is a screaming mess of fractured rhythms, skronking sax, and heartfelt vocals, and while it might have partly-inspired the highly-superficial emo movement, it’s got more soul than a sackful of James Browns. NOU are dressed to impress and this opening manifesto is a blessed mess.
2) for the show…
The Lonesome Crowded West (1997)
The Lonesome Crowded West
(1997; Up)
Modest Mouse’s breakthrough second album is the first thing I heard of theirs. This has a lot to do with why it’s still my favourite release by these north-west American indies, but don’t let my bias mislead you. It’s still a great white-trash howdown where Stephen Malkmus meets Frank Black in an allnight diner and they have a Beefheart burger and a coke that’s been infused with speed-addled trucker’s semen. So wrong yet so, so right.
3) to get ready…
The Third Reich 'N' Roll (1976)
The Third Reich ‘N’ Roll
(1976; Ralph)
Rock ‘n’ roll is fascism. Avant-garde Dadaists the Residents prove it on their second album of deconstructed sixties hits as performed by Hitler and his band. It’s a fucked-up journey of pastiche that’s at once brilliantly funny and deeply disturbing. These eyeball-wearing weirdos show up rock ‘n’ roll for the dumbly conformist and gloriously derivative beast it is, reveling in its true trash, tearing it all to pieces, and appropriating it for this grand artistic achievement.
Now go, cat, go!
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IMAGES
13-Point Program To Destroy America*
The Lonesome Crowded West*
The Third Reich ‘N’ Roll*
(album covers used under fair dealing)
*images on this page were taken from the following Wikipedia pages:
13-Point Program To Destroy America
The Lonesome Crowded West
The Third Reich ‘N’ Roll
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Comments (2) THE LOBBY: ALBUMS OF THE WEEK
March 13th 2007 11:15
Ahoy all you hipsters, beatnicks, and members of the criminal fringe. It’s that time again. Choose the album you want to see reviewed and give it a big ol’ vote. Nice clear votes where you precisely state you are voting for a specific album will help. Other comments are welcome, but may not be counted as votes if you if you ain’t clear, ya hear?
This week’s albums are[ Click here to read more ]
This week’s albums are
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BARRY ADAMSON: AS ABOVE SO BELOW (REVIEW)
March 10th 2007 07:00
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WEEN: QUEBEC (REVIEW)
March 7th 2007 00:30
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THE LOBBY: ANOTHER WEAK WEEK FOR ALBUMS
March 6th 2007 09:28
As you may know if you’ve read this, I’m shakin’ up the Earache Hotel by sticking to a shorter word limit. Sorry if this disappoints anyone (yeah, right) but I think it will be better for all of us.
Your comments will help this new direction greatly. If you want me to go into more depth (like asking me which other albums by an artist might be to your liking, as people did on my Tom Waits Orphans review) then just post a comment. I’m open to discussion, and would enjoy some company to take my mind off the fact that the Earache Hotel is just a computer, a desk, and a chair that keeps losing its wheels and dropping me on my ass whenever I move[ Click here to read more ]
Your comments will help this new direction greatly. If you want me to go into more depth (like asking me which other albums by an artist might be to your liking, as people did on my Tom Waits Orphans review) then just post a comment. I’m open to discussion, and would enjoy some company to take my mind off the fact that the Earache Hotel is just a computer, a desk, and a chair that keeps losing its wheels and dropping me on my ass whenever I move
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POLISHED TURDS & HOT LITTLE NUGGETS: SHORTER REVIEWS NOW AT EARACHE HOTEL
March 5th 2007 14:15
I’ve had enough of this shit, ya hear!? This whole reviewing thing is just drivin’ the ol’ Hellvis up the wall til’ he’s dancin’ on the ceilin’ with Billy Ocean or Lionel Richie (is there a difference? Only DNA testing will tell). I’m late with the Ween review that was promised last week, and everything’s just swirling and mounting like an explosive diarrhoea hurricane in my stomach.
So here’s the deal. From now on, I’m imposing a word limit to my reviews. I already work to a 200 word limit for my Tsunami reviews, and I’ve found this to be a good way of organising my thoughts and summing up what I want to say without all the excess dribble that I feel the need to spray forth when I’m given free reign[ Click here to read more ]
So here’s the deal. From now on, I’m imposing a word limit to my reviews. I already work to a 200 word limit for my Tsunami reviews, and I’ve found this to be a good way of organising my thoughts and summing up what I want to say without all the excess dribble that I feel the need to spray forth when I’m given free reign
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TOM WAITS: ORPHANS: BRAWLERS, BAWLERS & BASTARDS (REVIEW)
March 3rd 2007 07:30
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