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wearing Tap-out or Affliction gear in the Louvre will be a surefire hit.

St Peter's Basilica is a must-see. amazing building. take the stairway hike up to the top for a great view of rome. tons of great food options in rome. i dug walking around Trastavere

"Fitter, Happier" off OK Computer

Wilco is the band of the week on WMBR's Breakfast of Champions. http://wmbr.org/shows/boc/BotW.php

new Fresh and Onlys song (great, as expected) http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/8434-fresh-onlys-waterfall-in-the-red

no 7 inchers allowed?

here's a teaser for the new record, to be released Nov 9 http://www.forcefieldpr.com/tyvek4312.mp3

i think a lot of Nick's work is sadly out of print, but you might be able to score cheapish copies via Amazon or ebay. i would highly recommend these: Any Gas Faster (which is what Ear Song is from) Son Of Walter New River Head he played here last year in a pretty rare appearance, a celebratory show for a friend of mine who's had a long-running DJ slot at the MIT radio station. here's a vid (~1 min of banter before the song starts)

no. Nick's better known as The Bevis Frond, a sadly underrated outfit that crosses brilliant Hollies-esque pop songs w/ Hendrix guitar freakouts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKDR7VN3SYA Current 93 is the long-running project of David Tibet, which first started out as noisy industrial stuff but gave way to beautifully plangent apocalyptic folk. Will Oldham is a recent adjunct member of C93, along w/ others. Groundhogs' Tony McPhee is a great guitar player. 'Cherry Red' is likely their best-known song. good stuff though can be a bit derivative.

Nick Salomon's guitar playing on Current 93's cover of 'Sad Go Round' by the Groundhogs.

the Vegas show was incredible. what a life-affirming dose of rock.

of the bands listed from that link, i personally would vote for: Afrika Bambaataa Alice Cooper Beastie Boys Captain Beefheart The Cars Cheap Trick The Cure Deep Purple Devo Fela Flying Burrito Brothers Iron Maiden The Jam Jethro Tull Kraftwerk Love The Meters Nick Drake Peter Gabriel Peter Tosh Replacements Roxy Music Todd Rundgren Tom Waits Yes the ones in bold I think should be a shoo-in, based on relevance and influence

i bought a friend's extra copy the other day. haven't played it yet, but i really liked their ATP set last year.

the only thing i've heard is the split they did w/ Thee Oh Sees and it soudned pretty Crampish. oh, Fresh & Onlys should be right up yr alley, Todd. Classic 60s pop sound, updated. I really like these guys.

a band formed since 2005? hmmm...i don't think i have that many that would qualify for that time zero start. how about the neo-psych/kraut drive of Wooden Shjips? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J51nLudoM6A Beach House (crap vid but good song/band): (apparently i can only put in a single youtube link? seach for 'master of none') Kurt Vile: search youtube for 'blackberry song' Black Pyramid would, but i'm guessing you wouldn't dig their particular brand of metal. i do though; see for yrself search youtube for 'visions of gehenna' and 'black pyramid' this should be a decent s

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the Numero Group connection will be strengthened.

that does a grave disservice to Badfinger

i was very non-plussed by their opening slot for Pavement. but i don't really get Rilo Kiley either.

i read the same thing and watched the same vid and i have no idea what he's talking about. i didn't see anything controversial.

i know you were joking, but it's actually a bit of a paradox for me when i go to smaller club shows w/ no restrictions. due to crappier lighting, it can be hard to get all the 'shots i need' in the typical allotment of the 1st three songs, but i don't want to see the entire show through a viewfinder either. though sometimes the temptation is too much and i'll have the camera at the ready, in case an interesting scenario occurs.

they used my photo.

my wife had hers die a couple of weeks ago. i think she got 1.5 years out of it? she loves it, and will get another one.

i would have gone to see Dum Dum Girls and left after Beach House

this is very good read; one person's take on Neil's music: http://www.soundopinions.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=16617