Author: Bresson
Crate Skimmers #48 Six Organs Of Admittance – Maria Kapel
Owned since: 2011 Genre: American Primitivism Where I bought it: At the release show Year: 2011 Label/pressing: Self Published/Pavilion I don’t talk a lot about the surroundings I spent most of my life in on this site for a couple … Continue reading Crate Skimmers #48 Six Organs Of Admittance – Maria Kapel
The Wrestle Kingdom 18 ‘live’ Thread
discussion goes here Pre-Show NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling Title 2024 Right To Challenge / New Japan Rambo Match IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) (c) vs. Catch 22 (Francesco Akira & TJP) NJPW World Television Title Match Zack Sabre … Continue reading The Wrestle Kingdom 18 ‘live’ Thread
Crate Skimmers #47 Altered Images – Happy Birthday
Owned since: 2008-ish Genre: Indie pop before indie pop really became a thing Where I bought it: Can’t recall honestly Year: 1981 Label/pressing: Epic When we talk Scottish post-punk, some bands come to mind. Most long forgotten-ish beside cult followings … Continue reading Crate Skimmers #47 Altered Images – Happy Birthday
Friday new music 12/22
December 21st: — Patrick Wolf – The Circling Sky Continue reading Friday new music 12/22
The Pits: Best in Music 2023
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not make your own post or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Music 2023
Crate Skimmers: #46 Cacophony -Speed Metal Symphony
Owned since: 2022 Genre: Classical music by the way of speed metal Where I bought it: My uncle’s collection of castoffs Year: 1987 Label/pressing: Roadrunner, Cassette Here is most likely the only time ever we’re going to discuss speed metal … Continue reading Crate Skimmers: #46 Cacophony -Speed Metal Symphony
Friday New Music 11/24
not apples here, hey donna’s re-issues their cool — Almost Honest – The Hex of Penn’s Woods — anaiis – this is no longer a dream (deluxe) — Be-Bop Deluxe – Hot Valves EP (Vinyl Reissue) — Bill Gould (of Faith No More) and Jared Blum – The Eclipse — Birdmark (Manuel Gagneux of Zeal & … Continue reading Friday New Music 11/24
Crate Skimmers #45 Bob Dylan – Planet Waves
Owned since: 2022 Genre: Dad rock? Where I bought it: My Uncle Cast-offs Year: 1974 Label/pressing: Asylum, Cassette During the end of 2021 and the start of 2022 my uncle was getting renovations done to the house he has been … Continue reading Crate Skimmers #45 Bob Dylan – Planet Waves
2024 Grammy nominations thread
Record of the Year Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?Boygenius – Not Strong EnoughJon Batiste – WorshipMiley Cyrus – FlowersOlivia Rodrigo – VampireSZA – Kill BillTaylor Swift – Anti-HeroVictoria Monét – On My Mama Album of the Year … Continue reading 2024 Grammy nominations thread
Crate Skimmers #44 Gruppo Sportivo – 10 Mistakes
Owned since: 2021 Genre: Funk infused post-punk? Where I bought it: Castoffs from my uncle Year: 1978 Label/pressing: Ariola We return to some Dutch stuff, it’s been a while. I think I’ve had this record around 5 times now but … Continue reading Crate Skimmers #44 Gruppo Sportivo – 10 Mistakes
Crate Skimmers #43 Rose Melberg – September
Owned since: 2013Genre: Covers by one of the lead 90’s indie pop godmothers of the USAWhere I bought it: The labelYear: 2013Label/pressing: Lost Sound Tapes This time Crate Skimmers is covering something from my small but sturdy collection of cassettes. … Continue reading Crate Skimmers #43 Rose Melberg – September
Crate Skimmers 42 **** Wolf – March To The Sea
Owned since: 2012Genre: ‘You must acquire a taste for freeform noise rock’Where I bought it: Long gone distroYear: 2010Label/pressing: Skin Yard Oh look, it’s a band name so offensive I can’t even type it here or i’m going to embed … Continue reading Crate Skimmers 42 **** Wolf – March To The Sea
Crate Skimmer #40 Wavves – Wavves & Wavvves
Owned since: 2012 Genre: Lo-fi hipster blog punk anno 2008 Where I bought it: Discogs Year: 2008 and 2009 Label/pressing: Woodist and Fat Possum, formerly on cassette These records turned 13 and 14 the year i’m writing this, which is … Continue reading Crate Skimmer #40 Wavves – Wavves & Wavvves
Friday new music 5/12/
Listen to Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished it rules. DevilDriver still a thing — 2nd Face – utOpium — The Acacia Strain – failure will follow — The Acacia Strain – Step Into the Light — Alfie Firmin – Absentee — Alison Goldfrapp – The Love Invention — The Amity Affliction – Not Without My Ghosts — Ane Brun – Songs … Continue reading Friday new music 5/12/
Eurovision Central
The place for all the live chats, between chats and other eurovision stuff during the events itself! From Liverpool! With hosts Julia Sanina, Hannah Waddingham and Alesha Dixon! Times?First semi final: Tuesday 9 may (9PM EU/ 8PM UK time/3PM EST) … Continue reading Eurovision Central
Friday New Music 4/28
Not apples here. Big releases today are the new Jessie Ware(seen here hanging out with her mom), Braids and there is a new Indigo De Souza also April 26th: — Bobcat Goldthwait – Soldier for Christ — CHAMPS – Ride the Morning Glass — Elkka – DJ-Kicks — Guest Singer – Divine … Continue reading Friday New Music 4/28
Friday new music 3/24/2023
It’s me not apples. Loads of cool stuff today. — 03 Greedo – Halfway There — 6LACK – Since I Have a Lover — Acid King – Beyond Vision — Alé Araya – In Visions — Aoife O’Donovan – Aoife O’Donovan Plays Nebraska — Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily – Love In Exile — August Burns Red – Death Below — BABYMETAL – THE … Continue reading Friday new music 3/24/2023
Crate Skimmers #39 Space Siren-If You Scream Like That, Your Monkey Won’t Come
Owned since: 2014 Genre: Shoegaze-tinged slowcore indie-rock Where I bought it: straight from the band Year: 2010 and 2014 Label/pressing: Katzwijm, Subroutine When I first came up with the idea of crate skimmers it was in a list of idea I … Continue reading Crate Skimmers #39 Space Siren-If You Scream Like That, Your Monkey Won’t Come
Friday New Music 2/17
Happy new music. New Caroline Polachek dropped a few days ago already and today we get a new Screaming females which atsleast got me excited. Also new releases by Avey Tare, Pile and pigs(x6). Reissues of Marshall Crenshaw’s legendary power-pop debut, … Continue reading Friday New Music 2/17
Crate Skimmers #38 The Coneheads – L.P.1. Aka 14 Year Old High School PC-****& Hype Lords Rip Off Devo For The Sake Of Extorting $$$ From Helpless Impressionable Midwestern Internet Peoplepunks L.P.
Owned since: 2015 Genre: Devo-core Where I bought it: A beloved punk distro Year: 2015 Label/pressing: Erste Theke Tonträger What a title this one’s got and, honestly, it perfectly paints the music. The Coneheads are/were a band from Indiana who … Continue reading Crate Skimmers #38 The Coneheads – L.P.1. Aka 14 Year Old High School PC-****& Hype Lords Rip Off Devo For The Sake Of Extorting $$$ From Helpless Impressionable Midwestern Internet Peoplepunks L.P.