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the noise holocaust portion is also more of a social experiment/endurance test than actual music...for those unfamiliar, it's about a 20-25 minute onslaught of pure noise, guitar/bass/drums/effects pedals, coupled w/ blinding strobes etc. absolutely no discernible elements of melody or harmony whatsoever. my wife walked out after about 10 minutes. the promoters were wise enough to hand out free ear plugs prior to their set (and take into consideration that both Mogwai and Dinosaur Jr played before MBV...yeah, that was a loud night):

normally i would tend to agree w/ you, but the sheer volume of the MBV set i saw was strangely affecting in a most physical way, esp during the infamous 'noise holocaust' portion of "You Made Me Realise." it certainly helped that the venue had a great sound system and wasn't just high-end screech and distortion. i must say that i've never felt anything like it, though the Altar set that Sunn O))) and Boris played came close (coincidentally also at the same venue).

MBV is the loudest band I've ever heard, louder than Boris, than Dinosaur Jr, than Sunn O))), than Sleep, than the Melvins, etc...insanely, and dangerously loud. anyone dig the Sweet Apple record? it's pretty decent.

pretty decent interview w/ him: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/05/132628713/marc-ribot-translating-silent-movies-to-music

laying prostrate, in a dazed, near lifeless state?

i suppose that's not a crowded field.

i didn't notice that particular thread was locked, but it did contain a bit of interesting prattle: so Recorded Nap is a woman? or just a poorly named man?

Tarantino really made his music indelibly linked to cutting off ears, didn't he?

Wurster's facebook updates are constant sources of hilarity.

Ron House already had a band called Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments. good band, too! some of my favorites Lubricated Goat Agoraphoric Nosebleed Pregnant Babies Pregnant with Pregnant Babies Fat Worm of Error Natural Snow Buildings Blue Sabbath Black Cheer Om Relatively Clean Rivers

was the Soft Pack record this year? that's pretty good. for all the massive love gushed towards the Beach House record, is it that much better than the 1st one or Devotion? i had more time to think about my list, and here's what I came up: 1 sun city girls funeral mariachi 2 marc ribot silent movies 3 jack rose luck in the valley 4 emeralds does it look like i'm here? 5 jim shepard/V-3 next album 6 warpaint the fool 7 dungen skit i allt 8 the fresh and onlys play it strange 9 boston spaceships our cubehouse still rocks 10 robyn hitchcock propellor time 11 tame imp

Trevor Dunn is a pretty kickass contingency plan.

Jesse Sykes Earth Barn Owl mv+ee

i've been playing so much guitar hero that my middle fingertip is numb.

well to be fair to Mogwai, they are releasing a regular version of the LP that's not nearly as expensive (ie, see below). and it's an import. it's not like Neil Young's new LP (single LP, at that) having a retail price of $35 or so. that's just silly. i'm assuming that's for the regular edition LP, not the box set.

that was an incredible show.

that version of "Quicksand" is spectacular!

i was interested in buying the new Mogwai in the limited boxset format, but the UK post is seriously crazy...23 sterling = $35 US...fuck me.

damn, would love to see Chris and Ed play! thanks for all the kind words, people. Auctioneer, I'll check for that band, thanks for the heads up. i did a phone interview w/ Steve earlier this year: http://www.bigtakeover.com/interviews/interview-with-steve-diggle-of-the-buzzcocks-part-one http://www.bigtakeover.com/interviews/interview-with-steve-diggle-of-the-buzzcocks-part-two

how about Oxbow?

I spent a fair bit of time last night and today going through all the shows I've seen this year (about 240 or so total performances), and came up w/ my top 22 and honorable mentions...click on the pic to see more

that link gets you to the review yep, he did that one.

seeing Bert is always a joy http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/bert-jansch-pegi-young-and-the-survivors-johnny-ds/

mine too. great character.

The Rock Curse is when a newer/deluxe edition or box set comes out, and you've already got an earlier version...record companies do this all the time, and I have definitely overlapped a lot of purchases (Pavement, Elvis Costello, The Stooges, Wilco, etc).