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Does it get any
Better than solo Belew,
His smile and warmth?
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Oh these kids today
What with their King Crimson-ing
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SIDE A
1. Savage Republic - “Dionysius”
2. X - “The New World”
3. The Melvins - “A History of Drunks”
4. Drive-By Truckers - “Act 1: Ronnie and Neil”
5. Starless & Bible Black - “Les Furies”
6. The Comsat Angels - “Be Brave”
7. Nico - “I’m Waiting For the Man”
SIDE B
1. James Brown - “The Payback”
2. Disco Inferno - […]

“The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child. The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood. His intercourse with heaven […]

The Ambitious Lovers were formed by Arto Lindsay and Peter Scherer shortly after the dissolution of Lindsay’s previous band DNA, a herald NYC ‘no wave’ act most known for their inclusion on the Brian Eno curated No New York LP.
While that band specialized in abstracted/\atonal/\auditory/\assaults, a rock’n’roll scraped down to its base coat, the Ambitious […]

SIDE A
1. Jandek - “Lavender”
2. Bettye LaVette - “Sleep To Dream”
3. Ambitious Lovers - “Copy Me”
4. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - “Seam Crooked Sam”
5. Howlin’ Wolf - “Rockin’ Daddy”
6. Trouble Funk - “Part A” (excerpt)
SIDE B
1. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - “Flavor Bud Living”
2. Wall of Voodoo - “Animal Day”
3. Unwound […]

Unsung soul hero Bettye LaVette first recorded this song in ‘65. For time-based perspective, you can see a grainy film capture of a performance from that era here.
Flash forward 40 years to 2005, continuing on what would have to be the textbook definition of a “journey(wo)man’s career,” and here’s Bettye … still present … […]

Norwegian 10-piece… they’ve got it! Democratic and joyous, Jaga have a new record out and will hopefully be making a trek stateside in the future.
America is waiting…

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Side A
01 - Jon Hassell - “Aurora”
02 - Mountains - “Add Infinity”
03 - White Rainbow - “Major Spillage”
04 - Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - “Rett Pa”
05 - Julianna Brawick - “Bode”
06 - Skyramps - “Dripping Water Hollows Out a Stone”
07 - Animal Hospital - “Memory”

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Side B
01 - Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics - “Anglo Ethio […]

Planet Earth lost a tremendous talent on the guitar a couple weeks back, and waaaaay too early. Jack Rose died of a heart attack on the morning of December 5th. He was 38.
Rose was as well rounded a threat on guitar as they come; incorporating elements of drone, ragtime, folk, blues, and Eastern […]