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Clatter
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Such a Clatter = undoubtedly fascinating thoughts & insights re: music being listened to right now today by, well, Me.
Recent Posts
Grand Lake
OK, so back in the Department of Right Up My Alley: I heard recently from Caleb Nichols, ex-bassist for Oakland indie band Port O’Brien. His new band is just now reaching its own cruising altitude.Grand Lake is the name of the new project. This is ...
The Shants
I think that’s a cool band name, the Shants. Singer Skip Allums is coy about what it actually means, offering a couple of explanations. One, evidently, is British slang for getting drunk (e.g., “fancy a shant?”). I had not actually heard that t...
Represent.
"Flag" -Jasper Johns, encaustic, oil, and collage on wood, 1954-1955Long about the 3rd bottle of wine, my pal D was chuckling at something or other I had just slurred. We were probably playing the Clash. Or maybe the Buzzcocks. Anyway, D was far less...
Take It From Me –- Track # 18
“Stand” by Son Luxfrom At War With Walls & MazesMarch 2008With this, our compilation closes out for better or worse. & this here is really JUST the kind of pretentious, arty shit that I tend to have a very high tolerance for!The lyric re...
Take It From Me –- Track #17
“Woods” by Bon Iverfrom Blood BankJanuary 2009For a little while last year, Bon Iver was one of those bands where you think you’ve discovered something really esoteric & you think it’s going to be like your own special thing.& then su...
Take It From Me -- Track #16
“Lakeside” by BLK JKSfrom After RobotsSeptember 2009I don’t know a lot about this South African capital-R Rock Band called BLK JKS. I’m hearing a lot of really interesting ingredients in this music, but they can get lost under the sheen of ...

