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More Than Vibrations

It is a miserable February day. The drafty windows are letting in a full wind from outside, as my throat is becoming scratchier. The music starts, my eyes weigh heavy on the cover art – a boat with tall sails and masts floating on water. I am reminded of the rain hitting the roof and [...]

meat is murder x 25

The Smiths – Meat is Murder (1986; Live)

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Also: Valentine’s Day: Thunderdome.

newspress scare

The internet has sent me word that Vikesh Kapoor is celebrating the release of his Newspress Scare 7″ (pre-order) tonight at the Democracy Center. My questions are as follows: (1) what’s a newspress, and (2) what does it have to do with twitter google buzz?

Vikesh Kapoor Newspress Scare 7″ Record Release Show:
2/11/10 @ the Democracy [...]

this week in boston: together

Together events where you will not run into Mayor Menino:
2.8 Beat Research @ Enormous Room
2.9 Heathrob with AC Slater and Udachi @ Middlesex
2.10 Das Rascist @ Great Scott
2.11 Neon Indian @ Great Scott
2.12 Sinden and Shuttle @ Middle East downstairs
2.13 Bodies of Water showcase feat. Big Digits, Truman Peyote, Many Mansions, etc. @ Cambridge YMCA
2.14 [...]

kem pa sote

A cute girl from the You Can Be A Wesley clan sent along the following information:
KEM PA SOTE
A Party to Benefit the Future of Haiti @ the Middle East downstairs
Performances by:
Aloud
The Lights Out
Pretty & Nice
You Can Be A Wesley
Spinning:
Michael V (The Pill)
Repeat Offenders (FTW)
Damien Paul (So Dope)
Photos by Gillian Bowling
Live podcast by The Empire
Raffles for [...]

A Grand Ole Hoot

Homework

Friends and contributors to Enough Cowbell, Addison Post and Nick Curran, have begun to lend their talent to online endeavors with far better circulation and that pay in currency other than secrets and whispers. The concept of their (hopefully!) regular series Homework is explained in the video above and if I do so myself I [...]

luck [updated]

Washed Out – Luck

Pre-order.
Pre-order runs until September 8, or until 50 pre-orders have been filled. These 50 will ship with something a little extra from us to you.
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Update:

do it (suicide).

If you don’t, Obama’s ‘death panels‘ will; or, something.
The Raveonettes – Suicide

In & Out of Control is out October 5th.
(Photo: Smath.)

Science and Art are Friends.

Joeseph Priestley was a mad scientist in the most stereotypically recognizable form.  He performed innumerable experiments locked away in his laboratory surrounded by beakers and one-of-a-kind tools making crude observations that were documented in the same way a young girl documents her feelings towards boys – chronologically, in great detail and with passion.  He is [...]

Heartbreaking Work

No, no, really… we think you’re great. We just adore you and… all of… this. We just need you to vacate this room, but we have a different one for you. We still totally love all your work, its just, if you could maybe go to a different space…. yea, it’s in the basement. Yea, [...]

BREAKING NEWS: CRANKY JOURNALIST HAS SAND IN VAGINA

I just don’t get it anymore. I thought this year was going to be different. I thought Obama said that things were going to change. I thought that the decriminalization of Marijuana in Massachusetts would help everyone mellow out a little bit. I thought that Prop 8 would have been overturned by now. I [...]