Glyph
Glyph is worse than some and better than others. He believes that life is just one damned thing after another, that only pop music can save us now, and that mercy is the mark of a great man (but he's just all right). Nothing he writes here should be taken as an indication that he knows anything about anything.
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on Fear and Loathing in Aisle EightThat looks awesome. Too bad my wife has a high resistance to doing stuff electronically -- this woul…
on Fear and Loathing in Aisle EightApparently.
on Fear and Loathing in Aisle EightGet the OurGroceries app and share it across your various devices with other family members involved…
on Iran and Israel, and What Comes NextI have a feeling that Persian culture also puts great stock in face.
on Fear and Loathing in Aisle EightAt least you knew what specific items you were getting and you didn't have to do the "Mr Mom" thing…
on Fear and Loathing in Aisle EightDo people really find grocery shopping that hard?
on Iran and Israel, and What Comes NextAlso I believe that the Iranians are Persians not Arabs.
on Iran and Israel, and What Comes NextMaybe there ain't no solutions. Only outcomes.
on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024Man, those pedophiles must really be on target then.
on Iran and Israel, and What Comes NextHere's a notion to entertain. A depressing one, I realize, but one that maybe demands consideration.…
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Speaking of bad band names, Asobi Seksu is in a class by itself. It’s crass and witless, an offense compounded by their dainty yet lifeless imitation of noisepop music. I hate to think of myself as a hater, but Asobi Seksu’s existence confounds me.Report
Huh, I had no idea that’s what the name meant.
Still, it’s no worse than “Sex Pistols”, is it?
I thought the Citrus album was decent, but it’s the only one I’ve heard…
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“Sex Pistols” is funny. And then there’s the songs.Report
That Mogwai video was great. Most artists would be well advised to stay clear of stock footage of nuclear bomb tests, but it’s almost as if the band is playing to the video, a la Frank Zappa’s “Baby Snakes.”Report
AFAIK that’s a fan-made video, I don’t think the band sanctioned it. But yeah, the editing really works, doesn’t it?Report
I sure hope this post gets some relevant comments to bury my curmudgeonly slagging of AS. They’re terrible, but if I can’t say something nice . . .Report
I’m thinking everybody is all reverbed-out. Maybe three installments was too many.
But who’d I miss?
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there’s some stuff from the metal end but most of them i don’t enjoy too much re: sunnnnnnnn ooooooooooo)))). or blut aus nord or as i call them blut aus bored. ha ha get it?
subrosa is worth checking out, i like that one dreamless album, nadja is ok, pyramids is ok…
servile sect is rueeeaaal good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OytJ_Ir_wuE
sutekh hexen has moments of being real good punctuated with less so of those moments.
you’d probably really like the angelic process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfBd7J75L9c
i really enjoy both yoga and murmurre but they are ahem aquired tastes. they’re also more blackened/weird than gazey though i think the connections are pretty obvious.
http://yoga666.bandcamp.com/
http://murmuure.bandcamp.com/
(reincarnate is the bizzness)Report
Yeah, I don’t get the appeal of Sunn O))) either, and I have tried. Which is weird, ‘cos Earth is awesome, and I can’t really articulate the difference. Why is one drone awesome, and another one boring to me? No idea.
I have a Nadja (Radiance of Shadows, and also a Pyramids collaboration), but I don’t care for it too much.
Hey, that Angelic Process IS pretty good, thanks! But boy, as with some of the bands I featured above, that is one bad bandname. I guess all the good names are already taken.
Actually that one, and Servile Sect (is that name a Subway Sect tribute?), along with FSA and Astrobrite, (basically, lo-rez FUZZZZZ) kind of lead into next week’s (non-shoegaze) post.
Also, this isn’t bad:
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I didn’t know most of these artists, so it took me a while to get through them. I enjoyed the whole series, though. The first two in particular took me back.Report
Thanks dude!
I wish there had been better-quality uploads of the “Sugarcube” and “Tom Courtenay”videos available, but I had to include them anyway because they are great songs and hilarious videos.
“If you want to write rock lyrics, you will have to learn about…where the Hobbits dwell.”Report
Number nothing, Indie Rock Club.Report
I don’t know what’s better – Ira taking an eraser to the noggin for his Lou Reed picture, or getting “busted” smoking a clarinet in the boys’ room. The whole thing is basically a Mr. Show sketch.
“Don’t forget The Foghat Principle – fourth album should be double live.”Report