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rec of the day: MARSHALL ALLEN "new dawn" (mexican summer LP) after 100 years on the planet, marshall finally gets an LP issued solely under his own name. beautiful alto lines amidst everything from spatial exotica to angular post-bop. it's about TIME! marshallallen.bandcamp.com/album/new-dawn

im was going crazy trying to remember what tune it was that one of chuck roth's track reminded me of. this is it tim hart & maddy prior from "summer solstice" www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qV6...

rec of the day: CHUCK ROTH "watergh0st songs" (palilalia LP) had only heard some out-jazz from this nyc guitarist, but this ain't that. here're gorgeous tunes with classical elements & vocals blending terry reid, jo robertson & jeff buckley. an instant classic chuckroth.bandcamp.com/album/waterg...

rec of the day: TOJO YAMAOTO "turning face!" (forbidden place MLP) another very solid swig of classic am rep-style noise rock, interlaced with the dictators-ish vibe created by thei quartet's deep appreciation of memphis wrestling history. bruisin'! thetojoyamamoto.bandcamp.com/album/turnin...

rec of the day: LIMBO DISTRICT "sin-gles!" (chunklet LP) fantastic comp of archival 45s chunklet released by this once undocumented '80s athens ga band, whose sound was halfway between pylon and teenage jesus. a brilliant addition to the no wave canon. grab it! chunklet.bandcamp.com/album/sin-gles

rec of the day: BELLA & THE BIZARRE s/t (in the red LP) extremely ez-2-play debut by this berlin-based garage unit helmed by king khan's daughter, bella. with girl group & soul inflections, their sound really creeps up & puts you in a headlock. a definite grower. intheredrecords.com/collections/...

rec of the day: LES RALLIZES DENUDES "yaneura sept '80" (temporal drift LP) brutal quartet live set from a soundboard recording. this was a great and precise version of the band, and the quality of the sonics brings their savagery into sharp focus. yow lesrallizesdenudes.bandcamp.com/album/yaneur...

"When you ride TESLA, you ride with Hitler. Join Public Transportation Today!" Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland

rec of the day: WILLIE LANE "bobcat turnaround" (cord art LP) fourth great album from willie. plenty of his trademark guitar sound (acoustic & electric), but also fine vocals and some instrumental add-ons from rob thomas & ryan jewell. the man can do no wrong. willielane.bandcamp.com/album/bobcat...

RIP gerd stern, founder of usco, and one of the real heroes of the international sub-undergound flow. this link should not have a firewall. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/a...

rec of the day: EMPLOYEES OD THE MONTH "in space" (tradecraft LP). dan mechior and adam smith team up for a crazily swinging disk that is midway between dan's garage rootage and avant futurism. sweetly crazed sounds for all seasons. danmelchior.bigcartel.com/product/empl...

man, doing this creem magazine puzzle took longer than expected. what the hell?

Here's a thing I wrote on TRULY NEEDY #6, a fanzine edited by Barbara Rice in 1983, w/ contributions by @byroncoley.bsky.social and some great stuff on The Fall, Boat Of..., The Birthday Party and DC hardcore. fanzinehemorrhage.com/2025/02/14/t...

jeff gold at record meccas has this all-time great hurley piece up for sale. if yr hemming & hawing about what to get me for valentine's day, this would be an excellent choice. recordmecca.com/products-pag...

rec of the day: ISAISH COLLIER / WILLIAM HOOKER / WILLIAM PARKER "the ancients" (eremite 2LP) collier's a wonderfully menacing chicago tenor player. this trio meet w/ 2 giants's a great way to become familiar w/ his searing tone & inventions. totally swank eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-an...

RIP David Byrd, one of the best of the eats coast concert poster artists. nice piece on him in today's times, which i can hopefully link without firewall www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/a...

RIP tom robbins, whose first couple of books really hit the spot when they came out, and were really what got mw into collecting 20th century hardcover fiction, which was one of my great passions for many a goddamn year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvI5...

For the SST heads! I chatted w/Joe Carducci, his bro Mark & bass king Mike Watt about the great record Carducci Bros. dropped at end of ‘25 … also great talk about Mark’s 70’s-era band MIDknight issued on Feeding Tube a few years back by @byroncoley.bsky.social rockandrollglobe.com/indie-rock/m...

rec of the day: BEGAYER: Évohé B​è​gue (via parigi LP) extremely screwy french post-form improv collaging avant/ethnographic/free jazz 'n rock elements into a highly quizzical and mesmeric whole. you tell ME what it sounds like. begayer.bandcamp.com/album/voh-b-...

rec of the day: VOYEUR'S MARKET "songs o' yule" (minimum table stacks one-sided 12") spent a whole confused day playing this at 33. now at 45 i get it! splattery UK '79-style lope-o-matic xmas-pop in a Y Records stylee. great calgarian freak-aktion. yo ho. voyeursmarket.bandcamp.com/album/songs-...

rec of the day: BANGONE ENSEMBLE s/t (open mouth LP) can't easily say how tickled i am to hear sounds from jersey's sub-underground pre-punk freak-out scene. like zobo funn band or starship beer w/a bit more beefheart/mothers damage (cuz they were earlier.) openmouthrecords.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-4

rec of the day: MOPE GROOVE "boxes of dark roses" (12XU 2LP) had never heard this portland or collective, but their farewell alb's a wild rumble through deranged pop of the sort bay area bands swung in the '90s, but with a wider focus. wonderfully nuts. mopegrooves12xu.bandcamp.com/album/box-of...

RIP ELLIOT INGBER aka WINGED EEL FINGERLING missed that this great guitarist -- mothers/fraternity of man/magic band had died. a true & hungry freak.

angela jaeger & lucy sante at nyu saturday feb 8, rsvp now! as.nyu.edu/departments/...

rec of the day: SPRINGHOUSE "from now to ok" (independent project LP) first vinyl of the 3rd LP by jack rabid's nyc shoegaze band, rec'ed back in '94 or so. it nails a baroque pop vibe as winning as the left banke's. really fucking cool if you dig the genre,. springhouse.bandcamp.com/album/from-n...

RIP marianne faithfull. met her once. a really powerful presence, who made one of the universe's great comeback records www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYmK...

New Myriam Gendron live video of Long Way Home by Colin Medley. youtu.be/DkZ2tIkIJ0o

rec of the day: MIKE GANGLOFF "april is passing" (VHF LP) another gorgeous effort from mike (pelt, black twig, etc), walking the ridges of virginia with eck robertson on one shoulder and henry flynt on the other. rural avant-trad hybridism at its most ecstatic vhfrecords.bandcamp.com/album/april-...

rec of the day: SON OF DRIBBLE "poking a hole in a bag of tears" (minimum table stacks LP) third album from these columbus lo-fi garage-art swingers. a li'l velvets, a li'l fieldhands & a strange-but-firm handle on pop hooks. hard to place, but easy to dig. sonofdribble.bandcamp.com/album/poking...

back from chicago with a truckload of steve albini's treasures. will be working with heather on a site that makes 'em available to the public within the next couple of months. start savin' up.

rec of the day: USA/MEXICO "live in paris" (12XU LP) sweet live sludge from a shit & shine adjacent trio displaying some of that band's sonic dynamism -- massed mounds of murk being moved by invisible bulldozers around a muddy stage. i say, "oui! oui!" usamexico12xu.bandcamp.com/album/live-i...

rec of the day: LIAM GRANT "prodigal son" (VHF LP) superb new one from liam. most in his most upful style (j rose as lyrical fahey), but the buzzing opening track is more like bruce russell in a good mood & the extended "salmon tails" is a convulsive form monster www.vhfrecords.com/catalog/liam...

rec of the day: JAKE BLANCHARD "fermentation" eiderdown/cardinal fiuzz LP) amazing sounds from sophie cooper's design partner -- zoned string drones from the shahi baaja, with percussion, synth & other organically spaced instrumentation. breath deep. eiderdownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fermen...

rec of the day: ALVARIUS B "that's how i got to memphis" (via parigi LP) finally! all those great covers alan has been doing in concert for years, on one loving slab. naturally topped with one brutal original, but mostly as sweet as maple-flavored camel milk. viaparigi.bandcamp.com/album/that-s...

RIP david lynch, even his missteps were killer coub.com/view/buapebv

rec of the day: FLOWERS DESTROY "hawks listen" (total life society LP) new LA/CLE/NYC power unit assembled by matt wascovich. much more straight ahead than scarcity of tanks, but well-powered in a solid proto-punk stylee. each spin is better. like a flying mallet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXnI...

rec of the day: BONZO DOG DOO-DAH BAND "still barking" (madfish 20 CD box) my old pal nigel cross scored me a copy of this mind-melting collection of EVERYTHING the bonzos ever recorded (demos, radio, tv, recs). will be my boon companion for the rest of the winter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKW3...

Tales of Beatnik Glory le chef-d'œuvre de Ed Sanders enfin en Français ! Fin janvier en France Fin mai au Québec Coédition Demain les flammes et L'Oie de Cravan Youpi!

rec of the day: ADIA VANHEERENTALS "here are 5 reasons ro meditate" (ultra eczema LP) one-sided album of solo sax pieces by this young belgian player. really carries a strong feel of lacy's solo recitals, mixed w/ breathwork in a more japanese style. lovely. ultraeczema.bandcamp.com/album/here-a...

rec of the day: MODERN FOLK TRIO BAND "crater family" (echodelic/ramble LP) another sold slab by this virginia-to-oregon outfit. for this one their sound recalls early elkhorn with some psych detailng stirred in when deemed fitting. rolls like a cloud. echodelickrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-mo...

rec of the day LAVENDER FLU "los pelcaras" this OR quartet has long displayed the ability to weevil betwixt garage & avant themeology. on this one, celebrating national moth month, they go full-on free. spluttering electric clams sure to delight the brave thelavenderflu.bandcamp.com/album/los-pe...

sunday shows this month at feeding tube. all at 4PM

Terrascopædia 24. Interviews include Barbara Manning, Ben Chasny, Jeffrey Alexander, Henry Parker. Entirely hand printed, set in 14pt type on a 1926 Arab Foolscap Folio treadle press. Large Post Quarto size. 28 pages. 150 copies made. Handful left. the-ptolemaic-press.sumupstore.com/products