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it's key to understand that the author is a big Guided By Voices fan, and that GBV's first record _Forever Since Breakfast_ sounds a LOT like early REM... also, it sounds like you might not have heard any Miracle Legion or Winter Hours.

Redd Kross (or at least Steve MacDonald) added bass to White Stripes' _White Blood Cells_ and called it _Redd Blood Cells_ http://www.reddkross.com/features/RBC/

yeah, it was at the ICA...i've only seen Galaxie 500 once, and was never a huge fan of Luna but that night was really really good...i'll probably spring for the DVD when it comes out. thanks for the kind words re: the throwing muses.

i went to the Dean and Britta Warhol Screen Tests the other night (they play songs while a projected film of one of Warhol's screen tests focuses on a person's face) and it was amazingly good...Dean's always had a pretty deep VU streak in his playing and songwriting and they were the perfect band for this project.

Clawhammer did Devo's 1st record. and Japancakes did MBV's _Loveless_ recently.

well to be fair, he's got more than one great song. but that one is outstanding.

First time i'd seen them...fun stuff, but irish jig music isn't totally my thing. i respect the band and their talents, though. The Pogues: http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/pogues-tom...e-blues-boston/

i'm not sure how closely you've followed Oldham's career, but it's pretty clear to me that self-mockery isn't among his objectives. he does have a different outlook from most, however.

close. btw, here are my top 5 favorite GBV records, in order: alien lanes propeller bee thousand under the bushes, under the stars isolation drills their singles from ~'93 to '96 were also unstoppable.

just because he's not a technically accurate opera singer doesn't mean some people can't appreciate his art. as david berman once said "All my favorite singers couldn't sing." i haven't seen Will since the _Viva Last Blues_ tour, and i am looking forward to seeing him again.

i've seen the Cure three times (Kiss Mex3 tour; Disintegration tour; last year) and they were remarkable each time. not loads of stage energy, but they had a great set list each time and played a lot of stuff really well.

Daryl Hall has a giant head.

mudhoney, last year...i'd seen them once in '91 or so but had no real idea that they could still blow people away effortlessly 16 years later. mercury rev were particularly awesome @ ATP as well.

i will admit to fair ignorance of both songbooks, but to my ears there's a pretty high sonic similarity of vocal tone and emotional range.

only to be reincarnated:

two bands who i violently hated during their performance: bound stems shapes and sizes

you don't happen to love The Wedding Present, do you?

when i was in high school i had a ticket to see Elvis Costello @ the spfld civic center...this must have been around '82 or '83...the show was canceled and never rescheduled. the police were also playing that same night in hartford and i'm thinking elvis has poor ticket sales. that sucked.

surefire winners: Beach House - 1st record Labradford - Mi Media Naranja Tim Sparks/Marc Ribot/Bill Frisell - Masada Guitars

i saw one of the early Workbook shows and i've never seen a performer so venomous...Mould had a great band too, Anton Fier on drums, Tony Maimone on bass and the guy from the dB's on guitar. killer. i like your style. i love all of those bands, but unfortunately have only seen The Church and Husker Du once a piece.

insanely jealous. i've only seen him once...i travelled to NYC to see him as part of Electric Masada and it was magical. for unknown reasons he bailed from his opening slot for Fred Frith in boston last december...he never plays this town.

i'd say its the norm rather than the exception for me.

probably either sonic youth or neil young, both around 10 times. maybe giant sand as well, but Howe hasn't played boston in quite some time...robyn hitchcock could also be a contender.

my review and photos of last Monday's show...solid band!: http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/live/49848/...Paradise-Boston more here (click on the photos)

Einar Orn? i saw him a couple of years ago, opening for the Melvins and confounding people in general. i also saw the Sugarcubes back in the day, and was entertained.