My Bloody Valentine Live @ Roseland – September 22nd, 2008

Yusef: dude your wife totally facebook friended me
sorry to be the one to tell you
me: ha
that was hilarious
Yusef: haha oh life 2.0
me: indeed
Yusef: so yea, i saw that you guys moved back, but did you hear the outro?
me: how long did the noise go on for? we cut out after ten
minutes or so
Yusef: oh ok
me: [...]

Mogwai + Fuck Buttons @ Terminal 5

“AH’M AHN EPILEPTEEEK!”
“AH’M AHN EPILEPTEEEK!”
The short drunk Scot (“a wee cunt”?) next to us continually mooed this particular phrase for a good ten minutes before lapsing. Theories abound as to why, but I’m no expert. Hell, I’ve barely seen more than 20 minutes of Braveheart. Maybe it’s an attempt to compensate for the overall dourness [...]

Not Breathing – Laquarto & Perky

This collection of Not Breathing jammy drum n’ modular tracks is rough and raw, and has a structure that is something of a throwback to the hazy days of The Starry Wisdom*, particularly “Mycomaster.” Let the loops ride and the knobs tweak on.
There’s a detuned thump to a lot of the leads that’s either delightfully [...]

Record Shopping Is Always Better When Drunk

Drunk record shopping is a special pleasure best reserved for a few occasions each year when pocketbook and pocketwatch both are giving a hearty thumbs up to your endeavors. Like record shopping while blazed, the drunken cd spree tempers one’s natural skepticism with an open heart and an open mind; unlike weed-driven browsing, shopping while [...]