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Mani era was so distinct from Primals' doomed-youth first decade. They'd survived/"made it" and become beloved dad-lads, yet...wotta mess. Getting (nearly) clean delivered XTRMNTR, but they never seemed to put the 1+1 of that equation together. Best stuff from the period ended up on the singles imo.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Mani era was so distinct from Primals' doomed-youth first decade. They'd survived/"made it" and become beloved dad-lads, yet...wotta mess. Getting (nearly) clean delivered XTRMNTR, but they never seemed to put the 1+1 of that equation together. Best stuff from the period ended up on the singles imo.
Had to go check the stacks and now very annoyed because it seems vs. the Greatest of All Time didn't survive a move.
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Had to go check the stacks and now very annoyed because it seems vs. the Greatest of All Time didn't survive a move.
cf. anything on Caroline Records from 1986 until FSOL, who iirc put them on blast for the quality of Lifeforms. ISDN is like a glass plate.
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
cf. anything on Caroline Records from 1986 until FSOL, who iirc put them on blast for the quality of Lifeforms. ISDN is like a glass plate.
And for exactitude that is not a typo, the original spelling was "Lavendar" from the Gaelic "labhandar" but they subsequently changed it for common-sense reasons. www.discogs.com/release/1589...
Rubyhorse - Rubyhorse
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November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
And for exactitude that is not a typo, the original spelling was "Lavendar" from the Gaelic "labhandar" but they subsequently changed it for common-sense reasons. www.discogs.com/release/1589...
This Irish band Rubyhorse had just moved to Boston with a song called "Into the Lavendar" www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFEl...
Gary did a deal for $25k (IIRC) for them to re-record it with the lyrics "In Tune With Technology" for Microsoft's 1997 developer conference. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profess...
Gary did a deal for $25k (IIRC) for them to re-record it with the lyrics "In Tune With Technology" for Microsoft's 1997 developer conference. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profess...
Into the Lavender - Live at the 1998 Boston Music Awards - January 15th, 1998
YouTube video by Rubyhorse
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November 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This Irish band Rubyhorse had just moved to Boston with a song called "Into the Lavendar" www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFEl...
Gary did a deal for $25k (IIRC) for them to re-record it with the lyrics "In Tune With Technology" for Microsoft's 1997 developer conference. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profess...
Gary did a deal for $25k (IIRC) for them to re-record it with the lyrics "In Tune With Technology" for Microsoft's 1997 developer conference. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profess...
Only to this extent.
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Only to this extent.
Gotta reread Rat Girl. That & the Pixies book relay Gary Smith's rise (RIP). I was at Fort Apache when Tanya cut Lovesongs for Underdogs, /everyone/ sat in on that thing (Rich Gilbert, David Lovering, Stacy Jones). Heard "Pretty Deep" at least 500 times while Slade + Kolderie mixed it. Summer song.
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Gotta reread Rat Girl. That & the Pixies book relay Gary Smith's rise (RIP). I was at Fort Apache when Tanya cut Lovesongs for Underdogs, /everyone/ sat in on that thing (Rich Gilbert, David Lovering, Stacy Jones). Heard "Pretty Deep" at least 500 times while Slade + Kolderie mixed it. Summer song.
This was like in the single-digits - fourth or fifth - of the first real shows I saw.
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This was like in the single-digits - fourth or fifth - of the first real shows I saw.
Also at 1:11 is "Him Dancing" not a Minutemen song?
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Also at 1:11 is "Him Dancing" not a Minutemen song?
SETLIST OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
SETLIST OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
HIM DANCING *sigh* my forever Real Ramona brother.
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
HIM DANCING *sigh* my forever Real Ramona brother.
Those first two Kramer records are beyond belief as the translation of intent in music goes. The Hannett/JD analogy is perhaps too easy, but not lazy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RxS...
Violence
YouTube video by Low - Topic
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September 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Those first two Kramer records are beyond belief as the translation of intent in music goes. The Hannett/JD analogy is perhaps too easy, but not lazy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RxS...
Jesus Lizard bit this record hard too, it's one of the most under-recognized influences on 90s US guitar bands. What's the unifying data point? Martin Atkins, back to PIL. They all clocked everything he played on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wG_...
Age Of Greed
YouTube video by Killing Joke - Topic
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September 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Jesus Lizard bit this record hard too, it's one of the most under-recognized influences on 90s US guitar bands. What's the unifying data point? Martin Atkins, back to PIL. They all clocked everything he played on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wG_...
Grohl bootstrapped an entire album for them out of guilt over this www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZBm...
Money Is Not Our God
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September 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Grohl bootstrapped an entire album for them out of guilt over this www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZBm...
Henley made the smarter choice renting out Petty's entire crew. LB was really without a paddle on that one. Very much his Zinc Alloy period.
July 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Henley made the smarter choice renting out Petty's entire crew. LB was really without a paddle on that one. Very much his Zinc Alloy period.
Remixes of this and "Divine Hammer" were huge improvements. Last Splash was always a mess; "Mad Lucas" derails it, "Drivin' on 9" goes back to the Joe Harvard demos with Tanya D...if you drop those and "S.O.S," open with "Flipside," bury "New Year" at the back...could have been a really tight LP.
June 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Remixes of this and "Divine Hammer" were huge improvements. Last Splash was always a mess; "Mad Lucas" derails it, "Drivin' on 9" goes back to the Joe Harvard demos with Tanya D...if you drop those and "S.O.S," open with "Flipside," bury "New Year" at the back...could have been a really tight LP.
Was lucky to get a tip when they found that batch of promo copies (CD1 only; cardboard sleeve) a year or so back.
June 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Was lucky to get a tip when they found that batch of promo copies (CD1 only; cardboard sleeve) a year or so back.
Heh...it was vodka, and one of the bottles was a plant filled with water (see this clip). The shot prior to this was the real vodka, which he immediately shifts to pour over his hair when he realizes it. "'Cos it makes me happy...happy." www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUxX...
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (2/6) W.A.S.P.'s Chris Holmes (1988)
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June 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Heh...it was vodka, and one of the bottles was a plant filled with water (see this clip). The shot prior to this was the real vodka, which he immediately shifts to pour over his hair when he realizes it. "'Cos it makes me happy...happy." www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUxX...