#MoNM Day 16: Girl Talk’s All Day
It starts with Black Sabbath’s version of war and ends with John Lennon’s version of peace. In between is all-encompassing po-mo pop, an all-singing, all-dancing cavalcade of hits. It’s got a beat, and you can dance to it. It’s the world’s greatest name-that-tune night. It might be a party, or it might be art, or … Continue reading
#MoNM Day 15: The Bachs’ Out of the Bachs
Another long-forgotten psychedelic slab. Like Trip Thru Hell the other week, this 1968 gem started off with a limited pressing that only gained in mystique thanks to its rarity and its oddball production – Chris Dadge tells me it was recorded by a producer who’d only ever done classical work, hence the distant guitars and … Continue reading
#MoNM Day 14: Jenny Omnichord’s All Our Little Bones
Jenny Omnichord is a girl after my own heart. Smart, quirky, self-referential… heck, her latest album doubles as a board game if you shell out for the vinyl. Not a bad deal. But while the packaging is in line with her previous projects (the last album of hers that I bought was packaged in plywood), … Continue reading
#MoNM Day 13: Gonjasufi’s A Sufi and a Killer
I realize I’m running the risk of turning this #MoNM blog into a string of sheer positivity. I think every entry so far has boiled down to either “This is really good” or “This is pretty good and I should give it a chance to get better.” For anyone who thinks that negativity or cynicism … Continue reading
Dan Mangan: What comes after Nice
There was something nice about being a completely honest and absolutely unknown artist a couple years ago. But these are the things that you dream and ask for, you can’t really be all of a sudden upset when they start happening…
#MoNM Day 12: The Cape May’s Central City May Rise Again
A.K.A. It’s shameful that I haven’t heard this yet: Calgary edition. To be sure, I have heard The Cape May. I wouldn’t even hesitate in citing Glass Mountain Roads as one of the best albums to come out of this city. It’s one of those albums that comes across as almost unprecedented, so crisp, so … Continue reading
#MoNM Day 11: The Talking Heads’ More Songs About Buildings and Food
Part of this #MoNM thing is, I guess, admitting to albums that I should have listened to but somehow never got around to. That could be sidestepped by only listening to brand new discs, but I’m just going to suck it up and admit – despite Remain in Light being one of my all-time favourite … Continue reading
#MoNM Day 10: Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Caution: Nerdiness to follow. I was five years old and living in suburban Winnipeg when It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was released. Suffice to say, the album didn’t make much of an impact on me at the time. My tastes were still largely dictated by my parents, so if I … Continue reading
#MoNM Day 9 – Untied States’ Instant Everything, Constant Nothing
From the little reading I’ve done on Untied States online, the Atlanta band’s sound is something of a musical Rorschach test. Reviews have cited prog, post-hardcore, screamo, Archers of Loaf, Radiohead, The Jesus Lizard, noise-rock and just about any other genre and band that have “avant” connotations. None of which gives any real sense of … Continue reading
Pulp reunion tour
Something to add to the list of the things I am kind of excited about — Jarvis Cocker says that Pulp is set to reunite for a tour this summer. So far, the only two shows booked are European festivals, but more will eventually be announced, and if it comes anywhere near my neck o’ … Continue reading
The Consumption 