So the CBC Radio 3 blog reminded me that Sony BMG has settled the copy protection (er, rootkit) class action lawsuit with an Ontario court. With such a high volume of bad news from the Sony camp these days this story’s been somewhat lost in the negative white noise. As a person who works in […]
Fortune would have it that the Mind Controls’ song “Death Cult Shoot-Out” was followed in a recent shuffle by the Skatalites’ “Guns of Navarone.” The classic ska song was recorded in 1964 while the punk tune was tracked just this past September in Montreal. “Navarone” is tinny, low-fidelity, quite washed out at times and clearly […]
In wasting time trying to find some vaguely fire-related lyrics to use as the headline to the prior post, I discovered that someone actually maintains a Wiki annotating Destroyer lyrics. The Internet is an awesome, scary place my friends. It warms my heart that such people exist and make such uses of their time.
To say […]
I’ll lead with something that speaks to my practical side, and this is of particular interest to bands who pack their own promo mailings and/or small record labels. The big guys have too much of a budget for this sort of thing. I know that when you’re filling that envelope you’re filled with the urge […]
That damn Pete Shelley collaboration just made me more skeptical about the Adored. Who is this band? They seemed to pop out of nowhere with a fairly plum record deal and pulled off a Buzzcocks collaboration on their first release. Bands that dutifully ape the Manchester legends record after record don’t even get that. Vocalist […]
