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Poor Places

if you live on the east coast, you can thank Henry in person in the coming year... he's on a short tour w/ Bardo Pond and Major Stars (though sadly us Bostonians won't get to see Bardo Pond... it's been too long!!) http://www.brooklynvegan.com/chunklets-henry-owings-released-a-comedy-record-touring-w-bardo-pond-bv-qa/

no, i don't know her. the closest i've come to that was being hit on the head by the douchebag from Iceage's guitar neck. here is my theory - Josh was really fucked up (he cut his forehead later in the show). for QOTSA shows, there are clear lines in the photo pit that you can't cross, so you end up shooting from either edge of the stage. the show they played last night was a radio show, and it wasn't their show. i asked a photog friend who was there what the shooting conditions were, and he told me those lines weren't there. maybe Josh expected them to be there and didn't realize it and

i guess they are playing to the market, w/ hip-hop being the most popular form of music today. that said, aside from a few acts like Kendrick Lamar, i find virtually none of it appealing to me.

i know two of the songs (Slowdive, St. Vincent). p4k always tries to come off as trying too hard to show it's on pop culture. hard pass.

this is why republicans exist.

over JRAD? Bowery asked me to shoot the LCD show but i was planning on going to NH and i'm here now. have fun

Mogwai.

i hadn't read the review when i posted, which was probably dumb on my part, but yeah - alt-country arms race? i guess it's the same lazy writing style that pops up whenever Pollard releases a new record (like, monthly) and the 'ex 4th grade teacher' and 'alcoholic ex sports star' and 'needs an editor' comments pop up in every review.

enjoy! there is a vol 2 out there as well. man do i love Fahey. and speaking of, two days ago was the anniversary of the late Jack Rose's passing. such a great loss.

and for this i need to apologize to Kevin G for my post.

but the recording still has relevance to that split, right? i don't review records anymore, but i think it's a bit unfair to judge reviews written right after a release (esp one that turns out to be a landmark) with the benefit of elapsed time. of course some reviewers get it right, but probably not that many. and how many times do you think Schreiber listened to BT before writing that review, as opposed to any of us in the present day?

eh. although i do like "All You've Done" quite a bit. plus, virtually ANY band on the Flying Nun/Propeller/Ripper/South Indies/xpressway/etc label is underrated.

this book was pretty good, even though i feel like SN were a bit of a minor player in that scene. https://www.amazon.com/Positively-George-Street-Matthew-Bannister/dp/0790007045/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1512488868&sr=8-8&keywords=positively+george+street

heavy listening.

Angel Olsen and Heron Oblivion were great last night. Angel's really matured as a performer, and she's got a great band behind her. Loved seeing Heron on the big stage, and it was a great hang w/ them... love those guys (and gal).

i would agree that most LPs do come w/ an option to download mp3s. that said, it's not very hard to find them if they are not included.

Drag City never includes download codes with LPs. their records are not on Spotify, either.

Gary, went to Loon this weekend. i see you got one of Rich's business cards

hip was great! did 11 runs and the legs gave out first. snow was good for this early, hats off to the snowmakers.

were you properly prepared?

Sleep, High On Fire and hopefully Om

have fun, should be a good show! i'd be there but our ski season kicks off this weekend... gotta head up to the rental and load it up. and also to test out my new hip on the slopes.

bummed they are playing the Paradise. Would much prefer Royale.

maybe st vincent, if i ever hear back from the publicist.