[Heccubus]

I gotta check out that Zorn release... And yeah, good call on the Fiery Furnaces. Awesome record.

[Bond]

Prince's new album was released on the 24th; how do you feel about that?

[Heccubus]

Prince's new album was released on the 24th; how do you feel about that?

The same way I feel about everything else he's released since "Parade". I don't really care about it.

[Bond]

Good, then; I haven't much cared for Prince, either.

[wallabyeyes]

Battles - Mirrored is on my list for sure, on both 'best albums' and 'best shows' of '07.

Tyondai Braxton, son of Anthony Braxton. did not know that. blew my mind.

[Bond]

I'm sorry, who? Never heard of the fellow...

Any more takers?

[Heccubus]

Anthony Braxton is an avant-garde musician. He did a collaborative release with Wolf Eyes that was among W. E.'s best releases to date.
Outside of that, I haven't explored him too far. I'm still trying to get around to checking out more of John Wiese's stuff.

Oh yeah, and Battles. Dear god. I can't believe the hype surrounding that album (and it is hype, because I feel it's a little more than it rightfully deserves). Sure, it's fucking good, but holy crap. It's definitely a shoe-in for my year-end wrap up, but I don't think it's even top 10 material. I guess I don't "get it"? Either way, it's awesome that John Stanier didn't stick around for the pathetic shell of a band that we call Helmet nowadays, and got hisself into this project. Such an amazing drummer...

This post has been edited by Heccubus: 15 August 2007 - 10:03 PM

[Bond]

Okay, then.

My little sister can't get enough of this group called The Cheetah Girls, but I can't stand them. Have you heard of them, by chance?

[Heccubus]

From what I understand they're characters from a Disney Channel made-for-TV movie that was made from a series of books. I'll ignore the fact that I'm getting mental images of the Pussycat Dolls mixed with Josie & The Pussycats for now.

Or maybe I won't. That's a little hot.

Either way, the fact that they are a fake band in the fakest of fake senses makes them completely repulsive to me, and I've yet to hear a single note out of anyone affiliated with this debacle. If I have my way, I never will either.

[Bond]

Faker than The Monkees?

[Heccubus]

Faker than The Monkees?

The Monkees are a special case to me. For starters, they actually made an effort to, and eventually successfully, wrote and performed their own songs. Secondly, they were actually pretty talented musicians.

[Heccubus]

Back on topic:

I'm adding the following:

A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Scribble Mural Comic Journal
Air Conditioning - Dead Rails
Apparat - Walls
Au Revoir Simone - The Bird Of Music
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum
The Fiery Furnaces - Widow City
Maserati - Inventions for the New Season
Mick Barr - Octis: Iohargh Wended
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
Sunn O))) - Oracle
Voxtrot - Voxtrot
The White Stripes - Icky Thump

This post has been edited by Heccubus: 18 August 2007 - 09:50 AM

[Spann]

I've just heard an advance of the new Between the Buried and Me album.

And that is definitely on the list.

Between the Buried and Me - Colors

[wallabyeyes]

David Torn - Prezens

[Heccubus]

Radiohead - In Rainbows