tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56026652009-02-21T07:00:03.555-05:00Executive Slacksdocumenting one man's journey into deafnessPeter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comBlogger232125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-69625021332626621722007-11-11T19:19:00.000-05:002007-11-11T23:35:27.767-05:00MUM, BING AND RUTH, and HAUSCHKA @ Society for Ethical Culture (New York NY) - Nov 10, 2007Let this be a lesson to you: always check showtimes with the original source rather than some third party listing. Had I consulted the Wordless Music Series website, I wouldn't have arrived at the venue incredibly early and would have avoided the unenviable situation of trying to kill an hour on the Upper Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-56373270443579026162007-11-10T01:14:00.000-05:002007-11-11T01:25:22.054-05:00A squeal of feedback. Tap, tap, tap. "Mic check, mic check, one two, one two"...This may just be temporary. I won't promise anything lest my promises go broken. There is more, but that's all I can say. For now. Or there may be nothing. You never know...Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1122349049723147372005-07-25T23:28:00.000-04:002005-07-25T23:37:29.730-04:00The Archives Listening Project turns a year old on Thursday. Come out and celebrate our birthday as we play the music of Fela Kuti, the legendary inventor of Afrobeat. Thursday, July 28 at 9pm12" Bar (around the corner from the Mercury Lounge)Free admissionPeter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1121234950055065022005-07-13T01:00:00.000-04:002005-07-13T02:09:10.130-04:00I was weirdly surprised today to learn that Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo is releasing a cd of 90s alterna-rock covers. I can't say I'm too anxious to hear the beanballing punk's (and not in a Ramones sense of the word) rendition of the Verve Pipe, but it got me thinking about other baseball players who made the jump from the diamond to vinyl. Yankee outfielder Bernie Williams released a Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1120709801345743792005-07-06T23:35:00.000-04:002005-07-07T00:17:19.686-04:00Not much today, just a post to make it look like I haven't forgotten about this site. Here are the three albums I've been listening to quite a lot recently: Dizzee Rascal - Boy in da CornerScott Walker - Boy ChildArcade Fire - Funeral Now that I look at that list, there's an awful amount of Boy albums I own. And this doesn't even take U2's first album into consideration. Anyway, I've been meaningPeter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1119412555485229982005-06-21T23:51:00.000-04:002005-06-21T23:57:32.113-04:00It's that time of month again. This Wednesday, the Archives Listening Project proudly presents an evening of C86 pop. We'll be playing stuff by Orange Juice, the Pastels, Felt, Josef K, the Wedding Present, Aztec Camera, the Go-Betweens, the Field Mice, and many many more. All night long for free, starting at 9pm at 12" Bar (179 Essex St).Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1119331953032225092005-06-20T23:52:00.000-04:002005-06-21T10:38:52.116-04:00The WFMU yard sale on Saturday was worthwhile way to spend the morning, even if it was more of a hassle getting to Jersey City than it should've been. Basically the station was unloading a bunch of records, cds, and old radio equipment, and some DJs were on hand to sell some of their own stuff too. The best part? Records cost $1 each. I wasn't really looking for anything in particular -- exotica Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1118721081541230012005-06-13T22:51:00.000-04:002005-06-20T23:49:28.053-04:00Karol has this friend who thinks it's funny to sing messages on our answering machine. She usually nicks the melody of either "The Farmer in the Dell" or "La Cucaracha" to express some sort of variation on "pick up the phone." When she's feeling rather inspired, however, she'll put absurd lyrics to the aforementioned songs and ramble on for minutes. Fortunately, she was in San Francisco all of Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1118375768052586712005-06-09T22:53:00.000-04:002005-06-09T23:58:44.900-04:00I mentioned awhile back something about setting up a MySpace page for my home recordings. I'd kind of forgotten about the site until it recently came up in conversation on some email list I'm on, so I've been back to it. If you dig through all the bands on MySpace, there's some really good stuff to be found. Someone from alcianblue is on the same email list and once I visited their page, I Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1117654978596790032005-06-01T15:37:00.000-04:002005-06-01T15:42:58.600-04:00Welcome to Day One of National Accordian Awareness Month! In unrelated news, the details for the 5th annual Siren Festival are starting to come out and Dungen, that Swedish master of psychedelia, is on the bill. Looks like I'll be getting a sunburn on July 16.Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1117600455012722002005-05-31T23:42:00.000-04:002005-06-01T00:34:15.056-04:00Uh, I play guitar. And I may be out of a job soon, so I'd be free to tour. Just in case you need someone.Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1116999346623219472005-05-25T00:40:00.000-04:002005-05-25T01:35:46.663-04:00I'll be at 12" Bar tonight for this month's Archives Listening Project. We're playing Danger Mouse's Grey Album at 9pm and then DJing for the rest of the night. Admission is free. 12" is on Essex, just below Houston. The Grey Album caused a bit of a storm when it came out, charges of copyright violations and so on. As modern as that sounds, I was just reading about Bill Buchanan and Dickie Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1116742225529882672005-05-22T01:48:00.000-04:002005-05-22T17:13:36.433-04:00Bollywood for the Skeptical. I can't say it any better myself. I've never actually watched a Bollywood movie, but most of the music here is pretty good. I downloaded all the songs today so I can go ahead and burn my own cd. "Jaan Pehechaan Ho" (made famous over here by the movie Ghost World) was my initial favorite of the bunch, although "C.A.T... Cat Mane Billi" has really grown on me lately.Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1116426775680842462005-05-18T09:10:00.000-04:002005-05-18T10:57:15.753-04:00A highly recommended local tv show is New York Noise. I happened to catch it both last night as well on Sunday night (Tommy Ramone and the Animal Collective were the respective guests) and it's really good stuff. The video for Animal Collective's "Who Could Win A Rabbit" stood out as a swirling mess of childish imagery set to psych-folk pop wonder, and an online search for them directed me to thePeter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1116257481843365802005-05-16T11:22:00.000-04:002005-05-16T11:31:21.850-04:00So Jessica was performing double duty this week. In addition to playing in the below-mentioned show (which I was unable to make), she performed at the Knitting Factory last night as part of the Ambitious Orchestra. Sadly, they started early and I missed the first two songs but what I did get to see was really really cool. A rag tag ensemble of misfits playing traditional orchestra instruments Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1115817902928424412005-05-11T09:21:00.000-04:002005-05-11T09:25:02.930-04:00Two people I used to play with in a band are in a new band together, and they're playing their first show tonight. The Wifebeaters will be at the Lucky Cat (245 Grand St, Brooklyn) tonight at 8pm.Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1115754420262258202005-05-10T15:15:00.000-04:002005-05-11T00:50:21.633-04:00I meant to post about this a few days ago, but Tuning linked to this article about sonic extinction, modern technology's push for silence, and one man's effort of preservation. I think it's pretty interesting.One of the records available from the label mentioned in the article is The Sounds of the Office, which is kind of like the first step to an idea I had awhile back which involved recording Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1115447335034947272005-05-07T02:29:00.000-04:002005-05-07T02:51:50.916-04:00I finished up with work yesterday much earlier than anticipated, so I celebrated by making an afternoon trip to Other Music. JANDEK Ready For The House (Corwood Industries)I wanted to get a Jandek album, but just picking one is kind of a tough task for an unknown guy who's put out a gazilion records. So I went with this, his very first one, for the sole reason that it contains "Naked in the Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1114922112140835102005-05-01T00:30:00.000-04:002005-05-01T00:35:12.140-04:00HaEverything sounds better New Orleans jazz style. (found via Tuning)Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1114492491815981972005-04-25T11:56:00.000-04:002005-04-26T01:16:43.273-04:00Yes, that guy on the far left is playing a water jug, which can only mean one thing: the Archives Listening Project is meeting again Wednesday night, and this month features Texan psych-rock pioneers the 13th Floor Elevators and their landmark debut, The Psychedelic Sounds Of....9pm at 12" Bar (179 Essex St - just south of Houston).Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1113885820543309202005-04-19T00:38:00.000-04:002005-04-19T00:43:40.543-04:00Jessica brought this video clip to my attention. Those guys should try to collaborate with Tree Wave.Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1113884942696259222005-04-18T23:56:00.000-04:002005-04-19T00:29:02.696-04:00In with the old and out with the new, or something like that. There's been much hullabaloo lately about the slow death of New York's venues. Manhattan clubs shutting down their doors for good, moving to the cheaper rents of Brooklyn, or just heading west for a permanent residency in Vegas. In case you haven't heard, the Luna Lounge, Tonic, and CBGB's are three venues which probably won't be Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1112767200490471442005-04-05T23:05:00.000-04:002005-04-15T21:56:11.463-04:00ENON Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence (Touch and Go)I mentioned a few posts ago that I kind of recently picked up this album, which is really a collection of b-sides and other oddities. It's pretty good and rather than write about it, I'll just direct you to this Pitchfork review since I pretty much agree with everything they said. I guess it's almost cliche to say it, but for a compilation of Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1113199113261544082005-04-10T23:45:00.000-04:002005-04-11T02:01:11.063-04:00Dig!, the Brian Jonestown Massacre / Dandy Warhols documentary I previously mentioned here, is coming out on dvd. There's going to be a release party tomorrow (Monday) night at the Bowery Poetry Club with a screening and free beer, starting at 7pm. Sadly, I'm unable to go but if you're interested, send along an email to nypromo@theonion.com with DIG RSVP in the subject line.Links, once again: Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602665.post-1112572666628313852005-04-03T23:37:00.000-04:002005-04-04T01:49:08.310-04:00JANDEKI've been meaning to write about him for a while but I figured I'd wait until I actually heard an album first. I still haven't but there's recently been some major developments in the Jandek story.For those of you who may not know who he is, Jandek is simply known as music's great enigma. In short, he's released (so far) 40 albums since 1978 on his own Corwood Industries label. I'll leave Peter http://www.blogger.com/profile/08852654090882524053noreply@blogger.com