Every now and then I have to break away from the industry aspect of the music biz, and tackle a pet project just for the fun of it. This time it was an old cassette that Peter Jesperson loaned to me many years ago, of Curtiss A's early band, Spooks,... read more →
May
02
May
02
Here's a little blast from my early adventures in lathe-cutting : A nifty Plunder-phonics styled track I created entirely from dozens of vinyl scrubs; embedded in my very first 5" record, created at Mike Dixon's Lathe Camp in Tucson, 2018. https://videopress.com/v/VLmQoNzn?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fsonicarchives.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fbrazil-goes-to-the-byrds_mp4_std.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Can anyone identify the original source LP I used... read more →
May
01
A lathe-cut record is small-batch art. It was made by hand, one-at-a-time, in real time, on a polycarbonate (plexiglass) medium, using machines built in the 1930s & '40s. The embossing process presses the sound into the medium with a stylus made of tungsten or sapphire as the music is playing.... read more →
Feb
18
This post is dedicated to a clever troll - tapesfor2 - who once publicly posted this nice comment about my efforts to preserve the Sonic Archives tape collection: "You shouldn't have. His recordings were at 'best' personal souvenirs. They were not quality recordings. They should not be shared. Those tapes... read more →
Jan
17
During the ’70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, and early oughts, I worked at The Longhorn Bar, First Avenue, and the Uptown Bar in Minneapolis. Throughout those years, I worked at a handful of record shops in New York and Minneapolis, wrote for Your Flesh magazine, and several US weeklies, including City Pages,... read more →
May
08
Matisyahu, on the verge of becoming huge, in a small club, wove his songs into the Wookiefoot set, who then backed him during his own set. [link to audio below]• • • • MatisyahuWookiefootMinneapolis, MNThe CaboozeSunday, 31 October 2004 Matisyahu: start (0:17) Matisyahu: title unknown (1:57) Matisyahu: beatbox (0:55) Matisyahu:... read more →
May
08
Mpls MN • 7th St. Entry Watt + The Black Gang rip through the complete Contemplating The Engine Room opera, plus a few covers by Daniel Johnston, Wire, and Blue Oyster Cult [link to audio below] • • • • Mike Watt And The Black GangMinneapolis MN7th St Entry24 May... read more →
May
08
Portland OR • Doug Fir Lounge Quasi delivered a pretty good representation of just about every one of their albums since 1993, and even threw in a Breeders cover for good measure [link to audio below] • • • • QuasiPortland ORDoug Fir LoungeSunday 5 March 2023(3pm all-ages matinee show)Duration:... read more →
