Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Lately

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A few recent and future happenings in my world: *There is a new Aa album coming out in November on the Brooklyn label Fire Talk . I've...
Friday, September 23, 2016

Exfoliant: Battle Trance's 'Blade of Love' live

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I sat there last night, in a pew at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Chelsea, listening to Battle Trance, and I kept wishing ...
Sunday, September 11, 2016

Brooklyn personified: On the genius of Type O Negative's Peter Steele

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I've never been a huge musical tourist, but certain artists bring out the pilgrim in me. A few years back, I visited ...
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Friday, September 09, 2016

Goodbye, Lewis Merenstein

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I'm hearing word that Lewis Merenstein has died . Merenstein was the producer of Van Morrison's holy Astral Weeks ...
Friday, August 26, 2016

The invisible man: Goodbye, Rudy Van Gelder

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When I heard the news about Rudy Van Gelder, I thought about this track, with its almost surreally present-sounding Roy ...
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Saturday, August 20, 2016

Pulling their weight: Why Couch Slut is heavier than metal

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Couch Slut at Aviv, 8/19/16 As a fan of metal and related styles, you become pretty accustomed to music that osten...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Where the mystery lies: Goodbye, Bobby Hutcherson

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One of my favorite sound series in recorded music occurs during a five-second span here, from 6:11 to 6:16: Bobby Hutcherson: Clang! T...
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Friday, August 12, 2016

The underground contract: In praise of Crowbar

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"I may be the best writer in this country ... But I'm still a 'mystery writer.'" — Raymond Chandler, from a lette...
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Saturday, August 06, 2016

Keeping it real: Thank you, Ben Ratliff

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A little over five years ago, when I was employed at Time Out New York , I received an IM from my friend and music-department colleague t...
Thursday, July 21, 2016

STATS live (now w/ lead singer!)

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Quick public-service announcement here re: a STATS show that's going down this coming Saturday (7/...