The Vaqueros, from left: Steve Corona, Tom Corona, Larry Weld and David Heath The Vaqueros had the first release on the Audition Recording label out of Rochester, New York, “Echo” / “Desert Wind”. It hit local charts in early June, 1964 and received a review in Cash Box on June 13, 1964. Audition Label Bows with “Echo” by the Vaqueros, Cash Box, June 27, 1964 The group registered copyright for “Echo” on June 15, 1964, music by Larry Weld (Laurence R. Weld), David Heath & Tom Corona (Thomas J.…

Ken shows us a ridiculous silent comedy, then re-shows it, this time splitting the image, or zoomed in on a different section, or showing an entirely different scene with a color flower and a person in silhouette for some reason. We have Peter Tscherkassky at home. Highlights from my soundtrack include Neu 2, the usual Zorn and Warp stuff, and Metallic Life Review. Alex Fields: The length feels like a product of how long it inevitably would be once the decision was made to rework all the…

Yesterday when I was giving the definitive take on Christopher Nolan’s version of The Odyssey, I made a kind-of throwaway mention of O Brother, Where Art Thou? as a case of the Coen Brothers’ being uninterested in adapting The Odyssey so much as making fun of the pretentiousness of filmmakers who’d presume to adapt The Odyssey. Today, I saw a good essay titled “All Coens Are Liars: O Brother, Where art Thou? and Homer’s Odyssey“ by Anise K. Strong-Morse, where she goes deeper into comparing the…

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 31st July 2026 Minneapolis death metal beasts Nothingness have been putting out some great albums over the past few years, giving you death metal that totally rips and doesn’t quite sound like anyone else, especially on their last record ”. But their new record, ‘Godslaughter’, could be the best of the lot so far and that’s before we even discuss that gloriously disgusting album artwork. ‘Godslaughter’ is out this week through Everlasting Spew Records.…

Scribed by Sandre the Giant What do you do when you released the biggest rock album since ‘Back in Black’? Well, if you’re Metallica, you follow that up with delving deeply into your mental and personal struggles, as well as your grunge and Skynyrd records, and release an album loaded (pardon the pun) with some of the most swaggering, righteous groove you’ve ever heard. 1996 saw the release of ‘Load’, an album that killed any hope of Metallica returning to their thrash roots (for at least…

Finally on the shelf. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Here’s another Blue Note title that have been so hard to find for me. Been looking for ages for a mono original with ear to complete my Herbie top 3 must haves. The other two being Inventions & Dimensions and Empyrean Isles. All three are very hard to find, so I consider myself a very happy boy now that all three are on the shelf.The album itself is…

I have actually fallen in love with Mouth Ulcers. The band. Obviously. Seven-track EP "Silent Pictures" (a bargain at £5 on Bandcamp) is simultaneously fresh and 40 years old. Aside from the obvious comparisons to Joy Division and The Cure, the goth four-piece from London channel Long Blondes and Maven (ex-Nitzer Ebb); a confident swagger pervades the frosty guitar and militaristic rhythm section. In the proud tradition of bands like Visage, Depeche Mode, and Mesh, we also have Actors —…

From 1987.... Smash Hits, I think... Surprisingly kindly to the new releases, is ShaneHis unnerving laughter is phonetically spelled out - and even commented upon by the laugher.

Strangely no mention of the Blondely Ambitious one in this piece about "a certain monstrousness" of the popstar personality. Published in the winter 2009 edition of GQ Style, it's a Madonna-free zoneAlso absent is her inheritor Lady Gaga. With the long lead times with a quarterly magazine, I must have written it the late summer. I hadn't heard The Fame, was barely aware of singles like "Paparazzi" and I doubt I would have known a revamped version of the album titled The Fame Monster was coming…

Hey people! Today I’d like to feature a really cool Irish artist whose music I’ve been familiar with for quite a few years, and recently I’ve revisited it and thought it would be really nice to share something from her. In fact, I’ve already done it before, sharing her song “Why Am I Like This?”, but, yes, you guessed it, I’ve removed that post since. I don’t even remember when. I still really like that song though. This one comes from her 2024 album “Everybody Needs a Hero”, and was co-written…

Wishy – All The Rage Indie Pop Y’all, this next Wishy album is gonna whip. What a fun video, too. she’s green – locket Shoegaze / Dream Pop I’m so happy when a band doesn’t blow all their best songs as singles, because it leaves some delight for the album release. I love this vocal melody to death. Wednesday – Fine Shoegaze / Dream Pop *low whistle* This song from South Korea’s Wednesday is gorgeous, and somewhat of a departure from their first EP. If this is the band going in a new direction,…

Jim Dandy18 versions of the song penned by Lincoln Chaseand recorded first by Lavern Baker (Atlantic Records)

Barry Walker Unit - 13th Moon Gravity Well, Portland, Oregon, July 25, 2026The Pacific Northwest’s finest pedal steel-led free jazz country rock experimental collective is back! The Barry Walker Unit’s debut LP from last year was a complete stunner (you can learn more about it from my conversation with Barry on Aquarium Drunkard) — but it definitely left you wanting more. Well, here’s more: a fantastic recording from just last weekend. Thanks to Michael Pemulis for taping! The Unit this time…

Today’s Substack is for the estimated fourteen people out there who have not seen The Odyssey. If you’re one of them, I’m sure you have your reasons. Maybe you’re just now emerging from a coma. (Congratulations! Although you picked a bad time.) Or maybe your schedule does not permit you to sit through a movie requiring roughly the same time commitment as graduate school. Fine, but you still need to know what happens in The Odyssey, because EVERYBODY is talking about it. It is, by far, the…

2006 (2026 Re-issue) • 2xLP, Re-issue, Gold To see all 8 photos, visit the article page. This article was originally published at: https://andrei.xyz/records/luna-amara-loc-lipsa/

Another week passed, another treasure chest of riffs to be rifled through. Let’s get started. Hails! Hexorcist - death - USAAltarage - death - SpainNothingness - death - USASplit the Fuck Open - death - USACaro Tere - death/slam - AustraliaLipoma - grindcore - USAFecal Addiction - death/grind - Costa RicaAgarSoron - melodeath - GermanyVril - tech death/symphonic - EcuadorNvlvs - black/death - DenmarkViande - black/death - FranceParadise in Flames - black - BrazilSang de Saturne - black -…

My Blueberry Nights is a 2007 romantic drama film directed by Wong Kar-Wai, his first feature in English. The screenplay by Wong and Lawrence Block is based on a Chinese-language short film written and directed by Wong. My Blueberry Nights stars Norah Jones (in her acting debut), Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz, and Natalie Portman.1 Norah Jones– The Story 4:102 Cat Power– Living Proof 3:093 Ry Cooder– Ely Nevada 2:304 Otis Redding– Try A Little Tenderness 3:195 Ruth Brown– Looking…

The Psychedelic Sound, January 1968, front left: Linda Lizzi and Tina Bauer, back from left: Jim Schelley, Ronnie Amato and Tom Berger. Not pictured: bassist Kevin Kerr. The Daily Freeman reported on January 22, 1968 that the Psychedelic Sound would take part in the annual March of Dimes benefit show Jan. 28 at municipal auditorium. They recently cut two successful platters, Sorry Baby – Goodbye and Stars Cease to Shine. The Psychedelic Sound were one of the bands who recorded at Earl Kennett’s…

A highlight in his career. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize This is one of my favorite Jackie Mac albums on Blue Note and it contains some brilliant post-bop with McLean and Co in top form. The music is full of energy, fire and technical prowess as this hard to beat quintet smokes throughout. We have Tolliver, Hutcherson, McBee and Higgins backing Jackie.This…

Deep Space Organisms / Outer Moment / Glossy Mistakes Glossy Mistakes have rescued this sought after 12 from 2002. The A-side, “Inner Moment”, is uptempo tribal, trippy progressive house – once championed by Sasha & Digweed – hence the OG’s price tag, however, I think the B-side, “Outer Moment”, is far more interesting. Its BPMs still race, but the track is mellower, muted, riding reverb rinsed washes and surfing an elegantly echoed sonic expanse. Closer now to very chilled dub techno. Gilbert…

This compilation from Musica Jazz accompanied the Italian jazz magazine’s November 2012 issue. Drawing mostly from ECM releases, with a couple of New Series selections thrown in for good measure, it testifies to the label’s faith in the overlap between composition and improvisation. “Carta De Amor,” from the Magico trio’s album of the same name (ECM 2280/81), opens with a love letter addressed to its own unfolding. The slow progression built by Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti, and Charlie Haden…

From a 1971 issue of Melody MakerStill, there are two turntables - plus bonus feature of a built-in cassette recorder!This slight return is picking up on the earlier post about the extensive prehistory of discotheques and "disco music" - prior to disco as we have come to misunderstand it. A time when the music was as likely to be some form of rockin' pop as it was soul. And deejays used a a microphone more than a mixer, since patter was a big part of their performance. Trawling through a load…

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Tom Verlaine - The Ritz, New York City, December 21 / December 22, 1984Uhh, who’s that creepy dude in the parking lot? Nosferatu? Slender Man?!! Oh wait, it’s just Tom Verlaine being Tom Verlaine. Yeah, we’re going to hang out with Tom a little while longer this week after listening to him at CBGB in 1976 yesterday. Hey, I’m in charge here. Today’s tapes are from eight years later across town at the Ritz! Verlaine didn’t play live a ton in 1984 (and he wouldn’t play live again until 1987), but…

Being amongstSwaths and swaths of antiquityIs the deepest reliefI amAs ignorant, as nameless,As collective, as individuated,As proximate to slivers of knowledgeAs anyone hereI can sit, anonymous awe, and breathe

Gal's Night on Bop Street For track listing, original label & date see https://rcs-discography.com/rcs/comp.php?key=3083 Not listed in RCS are :1. McQuade, Betty : Tongue Tied - Astor 7014 (Australia), 19612. Thomas, Erlene : I Need Loving – JED International 0014, 19665. West, Tabby : I Can't Stop Lovin' You – Capitol 4039, 19589. King, Carole : Goin' Wild – ABC-Paramount 9921, 195813. Robin, Tina : Lady Fair – Coral 61848, 195715. Lou, Little Linda : Rip It Up – Epic 9712, 196423. Randolph,…

This week’s theme: The four albums (plus) recorded for Prestige on May 11 and Oct. 26, 1956. Artists are Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. For Jazz Collector Live, part of the centennial celebration of Miles and Trane.The post Podcast: Two Nights With Miles and Trane first appeared on jazzcollector.com.

For the last few years, we’ve been using Apple Music for streaming. It’s great to have access to a gigantic catalog of songs, but it come with its downsides. Kevin Kelly is a big proponent of Access over Ownership. We tend to agree that access to transportation, access to healthcare, access to education and access to entertainment is cheaper and offers more options than trying to build or own it yourself. The major downsides of ‘renting’ your music is that the current payout for artists is…

2006 (2026 Re-issue) • 2xLP, White Label, Test Pressing To see all 2 photos, visit the article page. This article was originally published at: https://andrei.xyz/records/luna-amara-loc-lipsa-test-pressing/