Bonnie “Prince” Billy: Interview/Preview of “Beware”

I have written about the music of Bonnie “Prince” Billy in the past and will continue to do so as long as he continues making music. With a new album due out on March 17th, I would like to direct your attention to this radio interview/live performance that Mr. Oldham recently did where he performs [...]

Johnny Unicorn live on “The Basement”

My good friend, Johnny Unicorn is good at doing what needs to be done. His perseverence and competence coupled with an intense drive has kept him busy and productive doing what he loves: making music. He was recently featured on Lansing, Michigan’s college radio station Impact 88.9′s show, “The Basement.” The above video features an [...]

Vivian Girls: Reaction and Live Video

The more I listen to Vivian Girls, the more I am drawn into their brand of simple, slightly messy, yet smiley shoegaze-surf-punk vibe. Upon re-listening to their self-titled album, I conjure a faint trickle of The Ronnettes or the mutant child of My Bloody Valentine and southern California 1960′s pop with a twinge of anthemic [...]

Mumei Yume (Jeff Jefferson)

The following piece was crafted and executed by Jeff Jefferson. He is our first “guest blogger.” Please welcome him to the stage. The title of the piece is Japanese, but you’re not likely to hear it in conversation. No one speaks of unnameable dreams these days. Special Dental Team wrote a song about it and [...]

Sleeping with Sleepbot

Sleepbot is bliss without a botttle: mind-medicine, explorations, other worlds. Last night, I resigned to my bed early and decided to leave Sleepbot on, which, at that time, filled the room with some kind of vocal incantation in a different language. After reading some of Jack Williamson’s “Darker Than You Think,” the light went out. [...]

N/V/E (Noise-Visualization-Experiment)

Kazumoto Endo & Blazen Y Sharp: Ask For it By Name (7″ Vinyl) Gender-Less Kibbutz, USA NOTE: The following is an exercise in imagery. I have had this “Ask For it By Name” record for many years and rediscovered it on a trip back home to the USA this summer. The cover art is black [...]

A Brief Look at The Secret Chiefs 3 – “Xaphan: The Book of Angels, Vol. 9″

Hearing new and fascinating music is always time to rejoice. This summer, on a trip from Japan to the United States, I stopped into one of my favorite indie record stores to stock up on new music. One of the releases I purchased is from an engaging and original band/project, “The Secret Chiefs 3″. I [...]