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Corn-Fed New Wave: Pittsburgh’s The Affordable Floors’ Elegant Pop Still Works Thirty Years Later [pt. 2]
[…continued from last post] The Affordable Floors released their second album two year later, in 1989 and instead of co-producing with T.J. Wilkins, the band brought in Al Synder [Corbin Hanner Band] to share production with the band. A lot … Continue reading
Posted in Immaterial Music, Record Review, Want List
Tagged 1988, 1992, 2018, Bandcamp, download, Larry Fast, The Affordable Floors
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When The Universe Is Demanding You Listen To A Record: Illustrated Man EP/CD
THE BACKGROUND It was some time earlier this year when there was a discussion on the Trouser Press Forum that I frequent regarding Rob Dean, the original guitarist for JAPAN. Talk turned to Illustrated Man; the New Wave “supergroup” that … Continue reading
Posted in Record Review
Tagged 1984, 2018, bootlegs, EP, Illustrated Man, John Punter, Rob Dean
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“Beastie Boys Book” Was An Indelible Portrait Of A NYC Era [part 3]
[…continued from last post] So while Beastie Boys managed a Hardcore 7″ to their name, they were exposed to every kind of hip music that spread in NYC clubs. Post-Punk. Technopop. The tail end of New Wave. Goth. Even rap … Continue reading
“Beastie Boys Book” Was An Indelible Portrait Of A NYC Era [part 2]
[…continued from last post] I have to laugh when I see that cover above. Mike Diamond and Adam Yauch look stalwart and dignified as the Beastie Boys “look” has finally gelled by the time of the shot. Meanwhile, Adam Horowitz … Continue reading
“Beastie Boys Book” Was An Indelible Portrait Of A NYC Era [part 1]
The Early Years Oh those Beastie Boys. I can recall my first exposure to them in the waning pages of Trouser Press’ American Underground [issue 92] when reviewing their “Cooky Puss” 12″ EP. Thanks to the magic of the internet, … Continue reading
Fay Fife Of Rezillos/Revillos Makes Her Own Kind Of Music As The Countess of Fife
As a big fan of The Rezillos/The Revillos, I was pleased to see that Fay Fife had recently struck out on another project of her own, The Countess of Fife. Their first three songs were Bandcamp releases that came in … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Record Review, Scots Rock
Tagged 2018, 2020, download, Fay Fife, The Countess of Fife
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Visage Deluxe Week Commences With A Trio Of DLX RMs From Rubellan Remasters [pt. 2]
[…continued from last post] One last look at the sonics of this mastering before we get to the content. As we can see from the waveforms of the intro to the song “Visage” below, the bass frequencies surrounding the kick … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, New Romantic, Scots Rock
Tagged 1980, 2018, Rubellan Remasters, Visage
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