[QUOTE=Zappa]Theoretical Girls' self-titled. This is really good, in places.[/QUOTE]

I've been getting into The Contortions among other No New York bands again lately, and that looks mighty interesting.

I was reading about Branca, and the Theoretical Girls came up as his first band. No wave is awesome, and if you like [I]No New York[/I] there'll be stuff on the Theoretical Girls compilation that tickles you a whole whole lot, and little to offend you.

Burmese - Preyer

A pretty cool sludgey metal band in the vein of Boris, but a little on the more abrasive-noisy side. Also, the latest Black Dice record has been playing alot.

[quote=Little Man being Erased]So I've been digging those and all the sweet shi[SIZE=2]t[/SIZE] I saw at Splendour in the Grass.[/quote]

Did you see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs? I always assumed they were lame and never listened to them but they were ****ing sweet at Splendour. They had the worst crowd besides Wolfmother, but they were so damn cool. Karen O is both incredibly cool and incredibly unattractive.

Yeah the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were awesome. They were great the first time I saw them too so I was expecting a good performance. How good was "Maps"?

Limp Wrist - Want Us Dead EP
Oh No! Oh My! - Oh No! Oh My!
Pole - 45/45
I Heart Hiroshima - A 3 Letter Word For Candy
Ad Astra Per Aspera - An Introduction To...

& ariel pink is a genius.

[quote=Little Man being Erased]Yeah the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were awesome. They were great the first time I saw them too so I was expecting a good performance. How good was "Maps"?[/quote]

Totally. The guitarist dude is a badass.

Today so far:

Idlewild - [I]The Remote Part[/I]
Rolf Harris - [I]The Best Of Rolf Harris[/I] - I listened to most of this while I was getting ready for work this morning. It's, erm, strangely catchy, in a messed up sort of way.

[QUOTE=br3ad_man]Did you see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs? I always assumed they were lame and never listened to them but they were ****ing sweet at Splendour. They had the worst crowd besides Wolfmother, but they were so damn cool. Karen O is both incredibly cool and incredibly unattractive.[/QUOTE]Yeah, they are cool live. Karen O is sooo hawt though :lol: I'm still deciding whether to see them again at Reading Festival, Hundred Reasons are playing at the same time and I've never seen them.

These Arms Are Snakes - Easter

This album ****ing slays.

Phonophani - [i]Phonophani[/i]

[QUOTE=I Was A Kaleidoscope]Ad Astra Per Aspera - An Introduction To...[/QUOTE]
I haven't heard that, but Cubic Zirconia is good.

Whole lotta Debussy solo piano stuff. I've been listening to Walter Gieseking's 50s recording of his complete works for solo piano. I also listened to Debussy's [I]La Mer[/I] for orechestra, performed by the NYPO under Bernstein.

Debussy is one of the few classical composers I genuinely like.

He's one of several for me. I love late romantic music and a lot of 20th century stuff, too. Then earlier stuff here and there. Mostly I've gotten into those last two periods, because I'm still really new to classical music.

Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 1 & 2
So good.

He's too extravagantly violent for me.

[QUOTE=Dimes Make Dollars]Hum - [I]You'd Prefer an Astronaut[/I]
Gin Blossoms - [I]New Miserable Experience[/I]

picked these up for two bucks each at Goodwill. Good deal.[/QUOTE]

[i]Downward Is Heavenward[/i] is the best HUM album in my opinion.

[QUOTE]picked these up for two bucks each at Goodwill. Good deal.[/QUOTE]

I stole Kid A and Urban Hymms from savers once.

Cmon its just like stealing from the internet.

Got tickets for Tool/Isis... so I've been spinning my Isis albums in rejoicement.

Also a bit of Kaizers Orchestra.

[QUOTE=JonM]He's too extravagantly violent for me.[/QUOTE]
P[b]u[/b]ssy.

Still diggin'

These Arms Are Snakes - Easter

and also

Boris and Merzbow - Sun Baked Snow Cave

[QUOTE=YDload][i]Downward Is Heavenward[/i] is the best HUM album in my opinion.[/QUOTE]

I myself perfer 'You'd Perfer An Astronaut.'

[quote=Sam]I myself perfer 'You'd Perfer An Astronaut.'[/quote]

As do I. Stars is a perfect song, and in a fair world would have been a hundred times more popular than it was.

Also, Electra 2000 isn't as bad as some people make it out to be.

Songs: Ohia - [I]The Lioness[/I]
Roxy Music - [I]Avalon[/I]

[QUOTE=ArrestThisMan]Still diggin'

[B]These Arms Are Snakes - Easter[/B]

and also

Boris and Merzbow - Sun Baked Snow Cave[/QUOTE]

It's out already?

Right now it's Ween - Pure Guava.

This is some crazy ****. I know I've heard this album a few years ago, but I forgot how weird it is.

Almost every song on [i]Pink Flag[/i] uses just E, G, and A for the riffs. And yet it's still a fun album, so take THAT prog bands >:-}

Caetano Veloso. Best ever.

Joy Division - [I]Unknown Pleasures[/I]
Hank Williams III - [I]Straight To Hell[/I]
Pere Ubu - [I]Datapink In The Year Zero[/I] EP

[QUOTE=Happymeal]

It's out already?[/QUOTE]
It leaked, I don't think it's due out until september or october. And yeah, it kicks.

Wire - [I]Pink Flag[/I]

Hot damn, this album is rocketing up my '75 to '84 list. An instant favourite if I've ever heard one.

I just got Glenn Branca's [I]The Ascension[/I] and it's pretty awesome. I don't know if I can slide it on to the list.

[I]Symphony No. 1[/I] is better, I think. [I]The Ascension[/I] has some gold, but all of his albums seem to sink into massive skull-crushing noise for the last 20 minutes or more, and it gets a little sad.

I'll try to check that out soon. I'm experiencing mild music overload as of late, though.

Slint at the moment. I wanted to listen to something else before, but I forgot so I'm listening to Slint.

i'm getting into pavement again, sorta

[QUOTE=Dimes Make Dollars]The Frogs - [I]It's Only Right and Natural[/I]

hahahaha so good[/QUOTE]

i've been wanting that album for ages.

[QUOTE=Robert Crumb]Caetano Veloso. Best ever.[/QUOTE]

True! Tropicalia is one my favorite music movements ever.

[QUOTE=Dimes Make Dollars]I found a good-quality R.E.M. live show from 1984 on soulseek. [I]Chronic Town[/I] - [I]Lifes Rich Pageant[/I] era material. Beautiful.[/QUOTE]

My dad once saw them perform that material in a basement...a few weeks before the release of [I]Chronic Town.[/I] Leetness.

I've basically just been exploring the Rune Grammofon label a lot more. I already liked Supersilent and the Shining, so I'm checking the rest of what they have to offer. That retrospective is a real helper.

The Steinways - Missed the Boat
The Unlovables - Crush Boyfriend Heartbreak
Buzz-pop at it's simple best.

If you guys need Frog mps I have tons. My uncle sent me them.

Anyway, I'm diggin on Tor Bruce where are an awesome Bitpop band.

also the Boris Merzbow collaboration needs to be heard to be believed.

oh and I made my mom listen to Jorge Ben all the way from the metro haha

[QUOTE=mr_jackalope]I've basically just been exploring the Rune Grammofon label a lot more. I already liked Supersilent and the Shining, so I'm checking the rest of what they have to offer. That retrospective is a real helper.[/QUOTE]
Amazing label. I own a decent portion of their releases, so if you'd like anything in particular - I can probably supply it. The retrospective box set ([i]Until Human Voices Wake Us and We Drown[/i]) is one of my favorite musical objects I own.

mineral- the power of failing

this album is awesome but i feel like it spawned that now cliche pop punk/ emo whine