Steve Austin strikes me as a singularly-minded sort of fellow, for better and for worse. Just read this Metalsucks.net interview; Mr. Austin might seem crazy, but no one could argue he is not dedicated to his work; Today is the Day is the story of that dedication. The band has seen a number of folk [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 28, 2009
Surfing The Past
Found this Simon Reynolds piece from way back when very interesting. (Despite being particularly unfamiliar with Sunn)
Followed that to this interesting essay (which I find apt, since most dubstep strikes me as dreadfully dull but I like what I’ve heard of Burial).
Yes, the conversation is a few years old, but the popularity of a few [...]
October 26, 2009
Bass Cars Co-Opted Into Participatory Kitsch
Truly the greatest strength and weakness of American culture is it’s incredibly modular ability to de-fang brutal trends by transmuting them into less harmful forms.
October 16, 2009
Fuck Buttons – Tarot Sport
Go hit their myspace and listen to the 7″ cut of the opener, “Surf Solar”. The whole album is like that, but longer and better.
Adding Andy Weatherall to produce was a good choice; this recording is a lot cleaner, at least in that there’s a lot more room for dirt. Plus it’s, like, mad techno-y [...]
October 14, 2009
Genre Is A Millstone And Tom Araya Is Pushing 50
The original article was indeed filled with some inadequacies concerning genre specificity, as more than a few commentors pointed out. It was interesting, if a bit overwrought, but I think most folks can sympathize with the general concept of catharsis via sound.
The follow up was basically shameless fan service, but some interesting patterns emerged.
You not [...]
October 14, 2009
Death To Bass Cars; Or, To The Guidos Of All Nations
The rich multi-ethnic polyglot of northeastern Queens extends even to the “bass car” phenomenon. Not only are there genuine 80s hair metal fans still running about – bless their souls – but it seems as though every ethnic grouping here has their own preferred soundtrack to match their fast-riding, look-ma-no-eyes motoring about town.
Traditional Italian-esque “Goodfellas/Scarface” [...]
October 12, 2009
Blacworld – Subduing Demons in Southern Yorkshire
When it comes down to it, while I can respect the huge influence that Cabaret Voltaire had on the growth of New Wave-y type sounds, the one CV album I still really enjoy listening to is The Conversation. Yup, their ambient techno double album, alternately ignored or hated by fans of their earlier work. While [...]
