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Visual Coercion

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Some Other Records I Liked in 2009 That Did Not Necessarily Come Out in 2009

Chrisma: Chinese Restaurant (1977)
I have to thank the proprietors of Zamboni Soundtracks for turning me on to a lot of really up-my-alley stuff this year.  This was one of those recordings the path towards the discovery of which Zamboni lit with their tireless, tasteful tune torch-bearing.  According to that blog, this husband and wife duo [...]

T/L + N/A + D4

A tiny moment of confluence that I write down here just to remember as an articulated thought.
Nelson Algren’s Nonconformity: Writing on Writing I was yesterday morning reading. Ted Leo’s early solo single, work of supreme retro styling and contemporary reflection “The Great Communicator” I have now more than 8 years been repeating the act [...]

Going to the Fest: A Weekend of Marathon Drunks, Cheap Beer, and Creddy* Times

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I shot down to Orlando, Florida a few Fridays back to get in a car and drive up to Gainesville for The Fest 6.  The Fest is a 3-day punk and post-hardcore extended, gassy and creddy drunk-on.  The kids were there in force and in full uniform, mocking my earlier vintage constitution with [...]