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[This post was kicked into gear thanks to a FB note by JPM, whose Facebook feed is often full of moments like this. This piece has been laying around in my "unfinished" work folder, under the...
View ArticleCLT: The Interview
Yours truly, in stereophonic (via cellphone) sound… http://hoodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-08T07_49_39-07_00 (Starting about 23:00 in and running to about 49:00, at which point the conversation...
View ArticleHeavy Rotation 76
[What? This old thing? Actually, a bit better than that. This week's combatants for your hearing affection are Curve, WALSH and Insect Guide. Perfect mood music for whatever it is you're doing today,...
View ArticleSonic Collision 9
It’s been a long while since I’ve posted under this heading, but I’ll be goddamned if I’m the only one who can’t get these particular mashups out of his (or her, as the case may be) head. My...
View ArticleCLT Recommends: Frank Black – Teenager of the Year (Part 1)
Frank Black’s second solo album appeared without much ado in the summer of ’94. There may have been more “ado” elsewhere (perhaps Boston or L.A.), but for someone in South Dakota who visited the local...
View ArticleHeavy Rotation 77
[More fine tracks arriving at variable intervals, thanks to the stellar musical talents of the Moon Duo, Clive Tanaka and The Voluntary Butler Scheme. No longer can this blog be trusted to be updated...
View ArticleCLT Recommends: Frank Black – Teenager of the Year (Part 2)
After the speedy opening romp of Pong/Thalassocracy (detailed here in Part 1), Black pulls back a bit for the next four and unwinds. The pace slows down towards “amble” and even approaches “truly laid...
View ArticleNew Writing Gig
I’m now writing for Lost In The Sound, an absolutely fine music blog. The first couple of posts are up, and I’m hoping there will be many, many more in the future. I’ve also added the link to the Side...
View ArticleMoving On
As is surely evidenced by the date of the latest post, Fancy Plans is for all intents and purposes another corpse littering the expansive backyard of WordPress. It’s been a great ride but it’s time to...
View ArticleRecommended: The Cult of Mr Light – For a New Conception of Time
[Reposted by request. The blog this originally appeared at now links to a check cashing scam operation. NEVER LET YOUR DOMAINS EXPIRE, PEOPLE.] I was given a copy of this album a few hours before its...
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