Video Game Idea Thread
You’ve got a big team and gobs of money, or a little team and no money. But you’ve got passion! And you’ve got the best idea for a video game ever! What is it? Continue reading Video Game Idea Thread
Author: The Sigil of Gobblement
Music Discussion Thread #03
Thanks to a suggestion from Dikachu, I’ll be including a prompt at the beginning of the thread, but I need your suggestions. Please post ideas in the comments. For this week, let’s go with a standard hipster question: What band have … Continue reading Music Discussion Thread #03
Music Discussion Thread #02
Let’s discuss any and all music here. You’ve got a new artist who’s rocking your boat that you want to talk about? Post a video! Found out about that unearthed Coltrane album that has the jazz freak in you losing … Continue reading Music Discussion Thread #02
Friday New Music 2018-07-13
I’m not sure where Apples went, so I’m just going to post this. Unfortunately, I don’t know where Apples gets the new release list, so I’m just going to tell you what I’ve been listening to today. First off is: … Continue reading Friday New Music 2018-07-13
Your Favorite Moment in a Song
There was a long forgotten music blog that had a feature called Seconds (nb, I can not for the life of me remember the name of the blog). In it the blog’s writers discussed their favorite moments in songs in … Continue reading Your Favorite Moment in a Song
Songs by the Letter: Your Top W Songs
I’m filling in for the mysteriously absent Clever Guy (not so clever now, huh guy?!). Let’s see your ‘W’ list. I was a little surprised at how many songs I had that started with ‘W’, but there’s a lot of … Continue reading Songs by the Letter: Your Top W Songs
The Friday Political Thread Promises Not to Start a War
Keep in mind the Mayor McSquirrel rule and enjoy. Continue reading The Friday Political Thread Promises Not to Start a War
Greatest Albums Made by Women
Back in July of 2017, NPR released a list entitled “The 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women“. As one might suspect, it was controversial. That is the whole point of lists, of course, and it’s why I love making threads … Continue reading Greatest Albums Made by Women
Best Albums you Found Based on the Cover Art
Or, General Cover Art you Like Thread Yesterday, Pitchfork posted an article called “6 Pitchfork Staffers on the Best Albums They Found Based on the Cover Art” It’s exactly what it sounds like. I suppose crate digging ain’t what it used … Continue reading Best Albums you Found Based on the Cover Art
The Avocado MegaMix 2017: Submit your Top Ten Songs
Hi everyone! Last year I asked everyone for their favorite songs of the year and mixed them all together into six CD length mixes. You can listen to them here: https://www.mixcloud.com/rambamthankyoumaam/ It was a lot of songs, and took quite … Continue reading The Avocado MegaMix 2017: Submit your Top Ten Songs
Songs by the Letter: Your Top F Songs
Oops! I almost forgot that I said that I would post this every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. As a result, you’ll don’t get any clickable links for any of these, though I doubt they were being used that much anyway. … Continue reading Songs by the Letter: Your Top F Songs
Songs by the Letter: Your Top ‘E’ Songs
Post your Top 25 (or less) for the letter E. I’ve decided to publish one of these every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, otherwise this would take forever. 25. End of the Road. Jim O’Rourke. Simple Songs. 24. Epithets. Keith … Continue reading Songs by the Letter: Your Top ‘E’ Songs
Songs by the Letter: Your Top ‘D’ Songs
Please don’t think of that 25 is a requirement for posting here. Think of it more as an upper limit. This is supposed to be fun, not a rigid assignment. If ten seems more reasonable to you, please do that. … Continue reading Songs by the Letter: Your Top ‘D’ Songs
The Paratext: The Ecstasy and Misery of the Side Break
Welcome to the second week of The Paratext. This week I’d like to explore something that’s very near and dear to my heart: the side break. To me, the break in a record is of vital importance to how an … Continue reading The Paratext: The Ecstasy and Misery of the Side Break
The Paratext: The Infamous Triple Studio Album
As a collector of music, and a person who spends most of their professional life envisioning how best to capture the important and distinctive parts of informational objects, I find myself deeply interested in how music is presented. Ever since I … Continue reading The Paratext: The Infamous Triple Studio Album
Artist Spotlight: Nurse With Wound
Nurse With Wound is the main musical project of Steven Stapelton. Originally formed as a trio with John Fothergill and Heman Pathak in 1978, the ‘band’ was quickly whittled down to Stapleton by 1981. Since then, Stapleton has worked with … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Nurse With Wound
Artist Spotlight: The Legendary Pink Dots
The Legendary Pink Dots are a long running psychedelic, literary, industrial, rock band. They formed in 1980 in London, though they’ve been based in Amsterdam since 1984. The band is fundamentally composed of Edward Ka-Spel (born Edward Francis Sharp) and … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: The Legendary Pink Dots
Artist Spotlight: Natural Snow Buildings
Natural Snow Buildings are a duo from Paris, consisting of Mehdi Ameziane and Solange Gularte. Formed in 1997, they make long droning soundscapes punctuated by psychedelic folk elements, all filtered through an, at times, very lo-fi production. They were extremely … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Natural Snow Buildings
Artist Spotlight: The Fiery Furnaces
Introduction “Um, yeah. OR, they could do that.” – Tiny Mix Tapes review of Blueberry Boat That statement, with its implied bemusement and confusion, functions as a concise summary of the beguiling genius and frustration of the brother, sister duo The … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: The Fiery Furnaces
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