I refuse to shut up about Boris.

Here's another video, in an extremely different style from the last couple I posted a few months ago.

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Boris last night was, once again, fucking amazing ( Read more... )

Reminder:

Boris, Ottobar, Tomorrow (Thursday night).

Anybody want to share a ride?

"Hard Day’s Night" Mystery Chord Solved Using Math

More music stuff.

Wire continues to be awesome.

Here's a video from their new album:

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And here are some free mp3s recorded live (in a studio) from their recent concert tour.

OK, so here's the thing:

At this point, I only have one show left on my upcoming concert calendar, but it's a fantastic one: BORIS.  When I saw them in July, I described the show as "awesome" and "fucking epic."  I also noted that nobody I know went to the show -- I'd like to correct that error this time ( Read more... )

I'm making notes for a "top ten albums of 2008" post to go up in a month or so, and apparently I really should have done one of these last year... I keep having to rule things out because they actually came out in 2007 and I either forgot because they still feel fresh and exciting (e.g. A Place to Bury Strangers - s/t, Caribou - Andorra) or because ( Read more... )

More arrr:

The Bug (w/ vocals by Tippa Irie) - "Angry"

Right-click to save, dissappears in a week, no rights claimed, arrrr, buy it if you like it, etc.

Today's mandatory music-listening experience: Thom Yorke - "Harrowdown Hill (The Bug remix)"

Right-click to save, dissappears in a week, no rights claimed, arrrr, buy it if you like it, etc.

Wire was awesome.

A great mix of new and old material, including some great songs from their '80s period that they glossed over completely the last time I saw them.  They even played "Boiling Boy," one of my absolute favorites.  Seriously, amazing show.

The crowd was small, but really into it...  Three encores, and they seemed genuinely surprised ( Read more... )