Visual Coercion

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Best Music of 2011

“Because my opinion is important.” When Saints Go Machine, Konkylie [!K7] A sweet, sweet Danish act of synthetic daring and vocal experimentation, despite the stupid name.  It’s nice when a group knows how to slow things down while still perching on the razor’s edge of production and programming.           Obits, Moody, [...]

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Mayor for Life: Sinking Feeling/Snowmobiling 7″

Coerce You Encourages you to feel the power. Chicago’s Mayor for Life is still in office, and they’ve issued their latest edict in the form of an attractive 7″ for sale on their Bandcamp page.  It’s not the same thing as suffering under the despot’s direct, unfaltering, undiverted gaze, but you can give this record [...]

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Rock ‘n Roll Synergy

Rock revelation morning- I was listening to the Modern Lovers S/T this morning and noticed something strikingly familiar about the chorus of “She Cracked”.  I pulled that thread to see what all else was attached.  Here is what a bit of rock serendipity, the availability of the Internet, and about 15 minutes of firing search [...]

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Shitty Cell Phone Photos of The War on Drugs at the Tractor Tavern, Seattle

We made our way last night to the Tractor Tavern in Ballard to take in the War on Drugs show. The sound was great, the band was great, etc. Those guys really love what they’re doing, and the swirling, tinkling ambience they coax out of the combination of guitars, a Rhodes, samplers, a backline, and [...]

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