tinnitus photography

the inspiration for the cover: http://coversdesign.blogspot.com/2010/12/black-sabbath-born-again.html

wayward son, please carry on.

Art Institute is a must see, though the Hopper painting is on loan to somewhere in Asia.

"Darby Hall" still holds a special place in my heart.

if you like burgers, beer, and metal - def do a stop at Kuma's Corner. place was awesome.

Urge Overkill - The Supersonic Storybook, side A (The Kids Are Insane > The Candidate > (Today Is) Blackie's Birthday > Emmaline The Jesus Lizard - Goat, side A (Then Comes Dudley > Mouthbreather > Nub > Seasick) This Kind of Punishment - A Beard Of Bees, entire LP Sonic Youth - EVOL, side A (Tom Violence > Shadow Of A Doubt, Starpower, In The Kingdom #19, Green Light) Neil Young - On The Beach, entire LP Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains, side B Felt - Forever Breathes The Lonely Word, entire LP Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Henry's Dream, Side A (P

hopefully Kamasi Washington... still waiting to hear back.

under pressure from Trump.

i pre-ordered a signed copy from B&N. where were the advance copies on sale?

when is this thing shipping again?

i see Josh is going for a different direction.

Behemoth, Wolves In The Throne Room, At The Gates.

cool. i don't know most of those acts, but Bong Wish is pretty good.

the 2018 Sox team is one of my favorite sports teams ever. such a great mix of talent, attitude, and camaraderie.

lowell? where was that show?

The Bevis Frond!

humble brag dept... Naomi sent me a fb friend request a few weeks ago.

what is your favorite Who song to sing?

he was an inspired choice at Psycho LV a couple of years ago. really fun.

that lighting was pretty rough, esp the entire first song. but that was like a fucking broadway musical compared to guided by voices last night. seriously, low blue and red side and back lighting that didn't change ALL FUCKING NIGHT. still a fun show, though.

Courtney Barnett (yesterday; i was too late to join the cool kids club )

judging from some random interactions via facebook, it's apparent to me that trump's efforts to brand news that he doesn't agree with as fake news has worked. people refuse to give credence to journalism if they don't agree with it, saying that it's all made up. opinions are the only thing that matters, not facts. this is fucking depressing.

yep, and Feast Of Wire the next one.

yeah it's a bit of a drag. i did an interview w/ Howe Gelb some years back and we talked about Joey a bit at the end... i ended up not putting it in the published piece but should probably post the full version sometime... he basically said that Joey felt like he needed a go at the brass ring and took Howe's drummer along for the ride. i don't think Howe was bitter about it (though i'm sure he felt bitter at the time), just that they had different expectations of their place in the music industry.

gotta say that this Ethers record is quite good. certainly not groundbreaking but will appeal to fans of bands like The Clean, Parquet Courts, etc. https://open.spotify.com/album/46TJDtMocf9tN9l2AGZl2C?si=pxTylNBWRya5smCh0_frOw