Posts by abstract erin
the devil drives
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i like murder by death. i am not a huge fan, but i think they are one of the more brilliant and creative bands out there right now. this record however has, on certain days, simply floored me and this particular song is just simply wonderful. any indie rock band that is able to make nods at bygone musical eras without having to camp it up... :::couchdecemberwhatistscough::: are really one uppin...
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i doubt it
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allegedly, the show the ark was supposed to play in chicago last night in chicago was canceled due to some death threats against the band. things about this story that i know to be true: a few days ago the ark played a show at the swedish consulte in washinton dc. what i have heard but seen no evidence of: the lead singer made some comments about the bush administration one involving, after hearin
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they do in fact, rock more than adequately
unfortunaut is a post-rockish type band from chicago. usually, this would mean a complete mogwai clone, or in the event that someone knows someone with a cello, some godspeed you! black emperor to boot. however unfortunaut is able to combine decades of influence into 8 minute sagas without sounding like regurgitations of the same 4 bands over and over. while i still see some room for growth for...
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the most overrated band ever
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yes, it is true... sonic youth is the most overrated band on the face of the earth. throughout all of time possibly, but that would mean having to rate them against every band in the 60's and seeing as how i wasn't there and all, it makes it a rather difficult thing to gauge. personally, i enjoy sonic youth and i am not saying that they are not a noteworthy band nor would i dare say that they a...
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too cool for school
the lost art of being cool let have a talk today about something that happened last night. we shall call the discussion, oh i'm sorry i didn't know that you were too cool to live.let me explain.last night, i saw one of the best shows that ever happened in the history of shows. performed by the arcade fire, it was in all seriousness, spiritual. there was no self-consciousness, there was no irony...
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red sparowes
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if you enjoy the chatter free stylings of the newer post-rock bands like mogwai and pelican and all those sorts of good dudes... i really must implore you to enjoy red sparowes immediately. yes, this record has been out for well over a year and is no news flash. i just bring it up now because well, the ipod is on shuffle and they came on and i was still just blown away by the magnitude of the song
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sleater-kinney
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you know what, sleater-kinney is totally good. i know that they fall into the olives category, an acquired taste, so i don't want to hear about how you can't stand them. that is what your blog is for, this is my blog.however, to the naysayers that read on, i tell you this... i can understand why you would say, passionately at that, that sleater-kinney is not your cup of tea. it's true. corin tucke
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fantomas: the directors cut
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i am not into every single thing mike patton does, trust me when i say that. however, i have respect for everything he does. luckily, i like about half of everything he does, so that makes me a fairly lucky person.i am not crazy about every fantomas record, like say the self-titled for instance. fuck that record. suspended animation, different story but i have to say, had i not have seen it perfor
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