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Non-Music Shit / Re: what are you reading?

« on: December 21, 2014, 10:25:24 AM »

Currently reading a short novel called "Ningen Shikkaku" by Dazai Osamu in the original Japanese. I think it's usually called "No Longer Human" in English (there's no direct translation of the title that would be natural in English). Like it quite a bit. Very bleak, but caustically humorous. Averaging about ten pages a day, which is pretty good considering how many words I still have to look up given his somewhat archaic style. Finished his "Shayou," or "Sunset" in English, a couple weeks back and was very impressed, especially by the last 30 pages or so, consisting entirely of a long, protracted suicide note from one of the characters. Not sure if it would be as impressive in English or not. When reading it I ask myself at times how I would translate certain passages, and it's way harder than, say, a Murukami Haruki or someone.

young steve i've been a big fan ryunosuke akutagawa.   have you read his stuff ?   funny thing about him is that i think his first book came out in '56 and the foreward was written by jorge luis borges.   how the fuck did borges know about akutagawa in 56 ?! !?   anyway, he's one of my favorites in jap lit.

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Music Shit / Re: touring Japan.....advice?

« on: December 17, 2014, 09:05:25 AM »

hey sludge,   
you probably know bryan nelson in austin.(gorch fock, beards, etc)  he books the japan night for sxsw.   he would probably be glad to help you guys with connections, tour info, etc.  sure would like to make it back over there.   holla if you dudes bringing' roadie/guitar tech. 

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Music Shit / Re: What Are You Listening To And What Do You Have To Say About it? PART VI

« on: December 12, 2014, 10:16:38 AM »

boredoms
napalm death
dinosaur jr.
christmas shit at work, like bing crosby and tony bennet.  ha ha,  i'm okay with it. 

going to get some records for myself for christmas.  probably mostly from burger and i need that atlanta HC comp.
i heard some really interesting john cage stuff the other day that was totally chaotic and wild.   i think i would like a record of his in my  stack.   

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Music Shit / Re: What Are You Listening To And What Do You Have To Say About it? PART VI

« on: November 26, 2014, 05:41:50 PM »

Klaus Johann Grobe on youtube.  very groovy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjLoCVpU9wk

will prob order from trouble in mind.  who've got very decent releases as of late.
this will sound good on my record player, and i've got some extra cash. 

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Punk Books

« on: November 26, 2014, 04:28:52 PM »

recently got Ace Freyleys autobiography.  No Regrets.  talk about punk.   

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Ferguson is a goddamned mess

« on: November 26, 2014, 04:27:34 PM »

im not happy about the way this went  down AT ALL.  and i'm gonna be talking about it tomorrow at thanksgiving, and my parents are not going to like what i'm talking about.  god, i want the cops to get a serious wake up call.   

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Non-Music Shit / Re: What old people problems hindering your rock n roll lifestyle?

« on: November 26, 2014, 04:25:42 PM »

my concern is drunk driving charges.  i used to roll around with weed, beer, etc all over town.   i am a good driver and never had a problem, i just wont take the risks of DWI any more.  and that gets in the way of having a good time at shows.  solutions exist such as cabs, and designated drivers, and we do utilize those where applicable.  but. . .   drinking is so built into my lifestyle, and if its about staying home playing music, or driving a long way and not being able to drink. .  well.  most of the time i'll stay at home.   recently i was lucky to have a designated driver for black lips king khan and it was so awesome.   compared to going to a friends' band and not drinking and feeling bored.   i'm glad i take drinking and driving more serious these days, but i miss the carefree rock n roll days of my 20's where 'anything goes' .   

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Music Shit / Re: Whet Bull Presents: A Bono Scrapbook

« on: November 20, 2014, 11:21:25 AM »

'member when Bono used to run around with that White Flag during gigs ?   

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Music Shit / Re: Foxygen...

« on: November 01, 2014, 11:25:38 AM »

i had never even heard of this shit named band.   but. . . .  i like it.  ha ha. whats wrong with me ?   that san francisco song is catchy.   

fuck those thieves in the pheremoans.   that's a stupid named band too.  i would kick those shitheads out of their practice space if my flanger disappeared.     

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Music Shit / Re: What Are You Listening To And What Do You Have To Say About it? PART VI

« on: November 01, 2014, 11:22:17 AM »

same here.  Misfits at work all day yesterday.   people coming in, and i wasn't turning it down.   what ?  can you repeat that ?    thanks, have a nice day  !! !

thanks to Elrick, gonna play the new Aphex at work today.  fuck its nice weather here, and i am 'stuck' inside.   i could leave if i wanted to.   hopefully this aphex goes down right.   love his sounds. 

yesterday had all the typical soundtrack shit playing.  -  Ligeti, Penderecki, Diamanda Galas, etc.   suitably horrible.   

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Music Shit / Re: Nick Cave: For Your Consideration

« on: October 29, 2014, 08:21:19 PM »

oh yeah that jasper thing is horrible.  i've been there, as well as the neighboring town , Vider.   no surprises about the ignorance / violence there.  i just got back from lake livingston and there was a convenience store there with a sign that said "obama , the reason we still have our hanging tree.  coldspring, tx. "   

so.  they still have a hanging tree ?   they're gonna get obama ? 

is this just trolling exercises with nick cave ?  i mean, come on.  give the guy some credit.  he's not above criticism, but. . . .  can't we acknowledge his contributions to underground lounge music ? 

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Music Shit / Re: Show Review Thread

« on: October 29, 2014, 04:04:08 PM »

ha ha, i like R.E.M.  i saw their guitarist at this friend's wedding the other day.   

they had a glass ceiling/floor whatever and you could get under it  and look up girl's dresses.  little girls. 

Iceage was decent when i saw 'em.  nothing to write home about.  they have too much hype preceding them, so i think they deliberately trash their own material in a 'we're totally punk' gesture.   why not just be good ?   where's whet bull ?  couldn't he articulate this better than me ?  where the fuck is officer Officer Brad ?   things are getting hostile.   

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Music Shit / Re: best new bands of THIS decade

« on: October 23, 2014, 02:52:09 PM »

Even Mozart thought the Velvet Underground were inportant

He didn't have time for em after Cale left tho.

Hey, hey, hey she's busy sucking on my ding-dong

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Music Shit / Re: Top bands from Japan

« on: October 06, 2014, 04:56:00 PM »

the olivia new ton johns
boredoms
ruins
afrirampo
guitar wolf
YMO
coma
the 5,6,7,8's
taj mahal travellers
acid mothers temple
ghost
picky picnic

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Music Shit / Re: Worst song ever

« on: September 25, 2014, 04:38:27 PM »

Exile -  i wanna kiss you all over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJJQpSzDgC0
this was used ironically in a movie a few years back, but reminded me of how much i hate this song. 
i was inspired to look it up, never knew the artist, and than i saw this video. .   wtf ! !& !  the way that asshole dances around.
definitely up there with the other frontrunners for worse song.  i would add worse image as well.   

a couple more.

Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdFghZmdwXk
good gawd.  if you were a child of the 70's / 80's  you heard this shit.  there was a TV program called Hee Haw.  everything was terrible.   the guy Bowser on there, he sang plenty of the world's worst songs.   and he did this thing with his hand . . . 

we've kind of glossed over things that are maybe even non-songs - The Macarena, U can't touch this, wake me up before you gogo, etc.   but. . . . i would also submit that some bands i like took some major wrong turns.   and that hurts.

the cure- friday i'm in love. 
not even putting a link.  that's just enough for now.  i have a thing for these 'how bad can it get' moments.  metallica and lou reed ?