November 2008
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I heard you have a compilation of every good song...
Yesterday, I received my copy of the Pitchfork 500, which touts itself as a listening guide to the most important songs “from punk to the present”. Now, when dealing with P4k or any criticism that sets out what is definitive, there is a strong urge indulge in nit-picking, and indeed, I’ve fallen into that as I’ve complained on here about the choice of Joy Division’s “Atmosphere”.
But once I got...
October 2008
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Gothamist: Christie's Goes Punk →
roamin:
“High-end auction houses aren’t very punk rock, but Christie’s is about to put some classic punk era memorabilia on the block. They announced the auction, which takes place November 24th, yesterday—and it will include more than 120 punk treasures from legends like the Ramones, the Velvet Underground, Patti Smith, Blondie, David Bowie and more.
Christie’s pop-culture chief Simeon Lipman...
November Mix →
I got a little antsy, so I made the November mix a little early. I don’t know how you go about making mixes, but I usually start with beginning and ending tracks and then fill in little overlapping/interlaced suites throughout the mix. The general order of this mix is something like American Indie/Mutant Disco/Classic Postpunk followed by New Wave/Postcard Indie Pop/Dream Pop. The last track...
“Listen to the silence, let it ring on.”
– Joy Division, “Transmission”.
I’ve been poking around for some choice quotes to use for a class project, and I came across this excellent line. I had never given much thought to it, but this line now strikes me as a very useful quote draw upon in a JD write-up.
Idolator: Orange Juice Get Ready To Start Again →
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The Associates - The Associate
Before making...
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Everything You Need To Know About The Misfits
Wow! mister peace gives the low-down on the Misfits:
There are two separate and distinct Misfits eras: The Danzig period and the Modern (post-Danzig period). The group has gone through numerous line-up changes but the main distinction is that they had a much different sound in the late 70’s and early 80’s when a young Glenn Danzig was their lead singer. Both eras have their strengths...
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The Flys - Love And A Molotov Cocktail
Neat punk...
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The John Peel Show. 'Punk Rock Special' (10th...
mogadonia:
Peel Intro
The Damned - So Messed Up (Peel Session)
The Seeds - Pushing Too Hard
Iggy and the Stooges - Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell
Eddie and the Hotrods - Horseplay (Wearier of the Schmaltz)
The Damned - Neat Neat Neat (Peel Session)
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation (E.P. version).mp3.mp3
Television - Little Johnny Jewel Pt. 1
Tuff Darts...
The Fleecing of America
There are two version of Simon Reynolds’ post-punk bible Rip It Up and Start Again: the UK version (752 552 pages) and the US version (432 pages). According to Reynolds, these are the main differences between the two versions:
The sequence of chapters differs.
Three chapters are cut: “Outside of Everything: Howard Devoto and Vic Godard”, “Conform to Deform: The...
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Thinking about music with Brian Eno →
thesaurus:
(for Bebelestrange/Eno lovers)
This classic two-part interview has it all (where “it” is a sub-set of stuff including Eno’s view of the rise and fall of Roxy Music, his accident and ambient revelation, problems with Before and After Science, David Bowie’s odd eating habits, and the last UK sighting of the word “gramophone”). Warning! Eno uses the “C” word - and I don’t mean...
Player [1] - Space Invaders
badgin:
I ripped...
Kill Your Idols →
Just a friendly reminder that you still have a couple of days to catch this documentary on New York no wave. (Note to self: get the list of tracks mentioned in the credits.)
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Kraftwerk - Europe Endless
Life is timeless /...
The Fall Quote Generator →
Instant wisdom from Mark E Smith (plus a few quotes about the band):
“Hates not your enemy, love’s your enemy / Murder all bush monkeys”
“A man came up to them / He wanted sex in the dummies’ eyes”
“You get the spleen at 3:15 / But it’s 3:13”
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Heaven 17 - (We Don’t Need This) Fascist...
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New Order - Age of Consent
With Power, Corruption...
WatchKill Your Idols (Pitchfork.tv, One Week Only)
Seeing this documentary at the Wisconsin Film Fest was my introduction to no wave. The film features interviews and live footage of Suicide, Sonic Youth, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Theoretical Girls, DNA, Swans and a bevy of “no wave revivalists” (including Liars, Black Dice, Gogol Bordello and the unsympathetically portrayed Yeah Yeah...
