i’ve been sick, today, wallowing in viral exhaustion. all the juice has gone to my brain, i feel drenched. so in part because i’m totally bored, in part to get us past that nasty business about internet exploration, & in part because i’m tired of reading what feels like the same page over & over […]
I had something a lot more elaborate ready to go but wordpress ate my words ruthlessly, so here it is again.
Yeah, so, Loudon Wainwright actually used to be awesome, in a Roy-Harper-at-his-best (I mean “I Hate The White Man,” not Stormcock) sort of way. Two from his appropriately named 1970 Album 1: “Black Uncle Remus,” […]
“Armed with an inspired ugly name, this avant-jazz-rock trio (sax/organ, drums, bass/vocals) from Milwaukee has abundant kitsch intelligence, which provides witty, dadaist lyrics for sharp songs like “What’s in Your Mouth” and “(I Don’t Want to Be an) Encyclopedia Salesman.” The music’s a bit grating and only slightly melodic, but exciting in its own abrasive […]
Nikki Sudden died in his sleep yesterday (3/26), a little less than a decade after his brother, Epic Soundtracks.
As well as being the rad human being illustrated by the linked article, Nikki headed the Swell Maps & later, the more ruminative Jacobites. He had a bunch of solo albums under his belt, too. Try the […]