When One Day Toward The Ether We Rise.

So my friend asked me to post a flyer for his show on my blog. While I'm not entirely sure that enough people read this as of yet (or ever will), I'm certainly happy to oblige. He's a good dude and I enjoy the music that he makes. I wish I could hit up the show myself, but the middle of the United States makes that somewhat difficult. Perhaps in late July (hint, hint). Also, you can check out his music and keep an eye out on future shows here: CAVES ON MYSPACE

CAVES (RECORD RELEASE)
YVETTE
SILVER SEAS
@
CAMEO
93 N6TH ST.
BROOKLYN
04.30.10
10P

They're Gonna Throw Back Their Heads And Crow.

The Death Of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave

I recently finished Nick Cave's second novel, 'The Death Of Bunny Munro' and am still milling over how I feel about it. However, I think the only reason I'm still milling over how I feel about it is to try and find some way to rationalize liking it more than I did, which I just can't seem to do. It's not that the book is bad per say (it's certainly not horrible), it's just not as good as the promise it shows. As a fan of Cave, how could I not want to read a pervy romp that seems to suggest the grimy literary equivalent of the aural aging sleaze of Grinderman? Pretty simple actually, fill it with pop culture references and slack off on any sense of prose or form to carry the narrative.

Don't Ever Fade Away.

While a significant wealth of Joy Division material has been rehashed over and over via compilations, re-releases, remasters, box sets and what not... this blog is decidedly worth checking out: Recycle: Joy Division & New Order - The Factory Years. If you're slightly obsessive compulsive like I am and have a particular soft spot for a band, you gain a certain satisfaction from having their non-album odds & ends (singles, EPs) broken down by release and recognized as such in whichever digital library you store your music in. I've done this to an extent with the Joy Division material I've already culled but this blog goes steps I can't even count further with the quality of sources, sound restoration & high res album scans. New Order also received the same intense treatment.

We'll Drift Through It All, It's The Modern Age.

This blog has been born out of an impulse to vomit up whatever rambling inanity seems to be floating around in my head, as well as a legitimate desire to share relevant & irrelevant nonsense with which to waste your time being that it has surely already wasted mine.