It was a defining moment for me, as well. Producer Steve Albini talks Class of ‘76 punk rock.
Hear what the Gizmo can do for your electric guitar.
THE GIZMOTRON. Invented by Lol Creme and Kevin Godley of 10cc. Once you know what it sounds like—see the next post for better examples of what it can do—-you’ll hear it all over the place in mid-to-late 1970’s prog rock. How analog is that?!
Someone at convincingindie dot tumblr dot com is going to love his Christmas present this year.
This is what great pop sounds like. 10cc: Silly Love
Should you choose to stick around, the second track is Wall Street Shuffle.
Yippee Skip!
I’m going to Disney World for a week…by bus…with 150 teenagers.
Jump to: 150 teenagers in withdrawl, clutching dead phones, iPods, iPads, etc.
All manner of prayers and well-wishes are welcomed by Zinc.
Elastica - “Stutter”
Fact: I was in this video. Not sure where or at which point, but I was at the show at First Avenue where parts of it were shot.
This was also a make-up show from a 7th Street Entry gig that got cancelled because half of the band members couldn’t find any heroin in town. Their withdrawal symptoms were so bad, they couldn’t preform.
First: If you couldn’t find heroin in Minneapolis during that time period, you weren’t really looking.
Second, a message to every musician on the planet: Make a list of everyone for whom heroin use turned out well.
Great song.
(via convincingindie)
TV Nails It
“Patty Hearst couldn’t pull one off and she had money and a gun.”
Karen Walker on berets
TV Nails It
“I’m gonna take a shower with Nick’s bar soap like a common ranch hand.”
temporarily reformed neurotic Schmidt from New Girl
This certainly lends a new meaning to the phrase ‘military theater’.Role-players dressed as Afghan policemen clear a mosque in a mock village where a sniper had been firing on them. ©David Gilkey/NPR
In Mock Village, A New Afghan Mission Takes Shape
At the Fort Polk military base in the pine forests of central Louisiana, the Army has created a miniature version of Afghanistan.
Who knew?Steven Tyler visiting Marc Bolan’s shrine in 2007.
Analog Phones and Quaaludes 4-Ever!
It’s official. The memo has been issued.
Me: Was that on his Facebook page?
Teen 1: Facebook?! (delivered with equal amounts of pity and “we’re so voting in euthanasia in fifteen years”)
Teen 2: Nobody does Facebook anymore.
Teen 3: I haven’t even checked mine lately.
Teen 1: Everyone does Twitter, now.
And scene.
Next: Twitter will soon look like the three-volume novel of the 2010’s. 140 characters?! Who the hell has the time and attention span for that? Introducing: Twi, my about-to-be-copyrighted-so-back-off social network. It uses a shorthand of its own. For instance, the letter ‘T’ means “The party is on the north side of the quarry. Jared’s brother is bringing the peppermint schnapps.” But the letter T followed by the number 7 means “Jesus, did you hear Bernanke’s address? What a tool.” You get 10 characters, mate, so choose wisely.
And how do you obtain the user manuals, the keys to this super-secret language? Why, by mailing me a letter with a Money Order attached, of course!
I’ve got it all sewn up, kids. All. Sewn. Up.
PINKY SALUTE pt. 2: The label photo on PS’s lager bottle was actually the band’s logo, which was made into refrigerator magnets promoting their first album. The photo is an homage to the cover photo of Slade’s Slayed album. Who dat lad in the photo? Why, it’s Tony from convincingindie dot tumblr dot com. Really, it’s him. You’ll have to take my word for it. If you search Tony’s blog, you’ll find videos he made for the PINKY SALUTE songs Hey Gruesome and Take Off Hours.
PINKY SALUTE: Every good band deserves its own lager.
COME BACK HERE. WHY YOU BREAK MY HEART INTO PIECES?
WHERE YOU GO? OUT WITH BOY?
WHAT YOU DO? WHEN YOU COME HOME?
… GO THEN. PUT SALT INTO THE FIELDS OF MY LOVE FOR YOU.
Mom, is that you?
