Posts by Benjysponder
Sounds of Now
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It's still a week shy of April, but these albums of 2007 to date are keeping my faith in new music:"Wincing The Night Away" - The Shins"Neon Bible" - Arcade Fire"We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank" - Modest Mouse"Drums and Guns" - Low"Sex Change" - Trans Am"Friend Opportunity" - DeerhoofI might do personal assesments of a few of them later on, when I get more inspired.Good day!
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The Joy of Outsider Music, Revisited: Wing
It's little things like this that prove truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction - a middle aged, tone-deaf Chinese woman covering an AC/DC classic. Work it out for yourself...www.wingmusic.co.nz
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Praise the lord?
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The Joy of Outsider Music, Revisited: Infinite Second
I couldn't help it. I really just felt the urge to share this with you. Extending on my previous post about Infinite Second, a little 'outsider' band from my neck of the woods, please consider this Infinite Second 'ballad'. With nonsensical lyrics (what exactly is a 'crossface'?), lead guitar breaks that resemble a dying cat, and an attempt at harmonising that has to be heard to be believed, this
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The Joy of Outsider Music, Part 5: The Shaggs
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Oh, where to start with The Shaggs? I feel so fortunate to have found out about what is claimed by many to be the ‘best worst band of all time’. If outsider music had a Velvet Underground or Stooges, it is undoubtedly this peerless unit made up of three rather unattractive teenage sisters - Dot, Betty and Helen Wiggin.The Shaggs’ intriguing, and even sad story is one of popular music folklor
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The Joy of Outsider Music, Part 4: Infinite Second
I'm back! Yes, it's been a little while, but writers block hits and the real world beckons. So now I bring you dear MOGgers the latest installment in my adventures in Outsider Music.This time I'm bringing things a little closer to home. Lilydale, Victoria's own Infinite Second are a prime example of a band with super ambitions, but lack the talent to really pull it off. They fuse very traditional
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The Joy of Outsider Music, Part 3: Daniel Johnston
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Serious music lovers have their obscure favourites. I’m no exception. Actually, many of my favourite artists haven’t even had a hit record in their entire career. But the artists who do have hits more or less have the privilege to expose or foster a talent that they feel deserves better recognition. The late Kurt Cobain was one such person. In interviews he voiced his support for undergroun...
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The Joy of Outsider Music, Part 2: The Roots???
Decades before the indie rock community endorsed (you could even say exploited) outsider musicians like Wesley Willis and Daniel Johnston, the music world had many delights who went against conventions and what was considered the norm. As it turns out, the circumstances in which these proto-outsider musicians gained notoriety was to do with the fact that they thought they had what it took, when in
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