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She Wants Revenge close the inaugural Cloak & Dagger Festival on 10.21.17
So I just found out that She Wants Revenge broke up last year. I had no idea they were amongst the casualties of 2020 - not death per se (nor do I mean to belittle actual tragedy), but one amongst the many comforts that have either closed, concluded, or fallen by the wayside. Total bummer.It's …

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P.I.L.’s “The Order of Death” with a ’15 flashback to the Fonda

Public Image Ltd perform at the Fonda Theatre on 11.29.15.
I've got one final post for August, which I'm attempting to squeeze into this semi-spotty workday. It means I'll probably be penning this in fits and spurts throughout the day. But with any luck, I'll have a semi-coherent piece on today's featured artist, Public Image Ltd.My original intention was to post P.I.L. (as they're commonly …

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“Pepper” from Butthole Surfers

Butthole Surfers, circa 2017. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
My first proper experience with Texas troublemakers Butthole Surfers was back in 1989, when the San Antonio-based experimental psychedelic noise outfit came to UCLA. They were scheduled to perform in Ackerman Ballroom, which was like an extremely dated open-floor high school auditorium ... but bigger ... and deeper. The college radio station KLA was located …

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80’s Weekend #9

Violent Femmes headline the ninth edition of "80's Weekend" at the Microsoft Theater on 02.15.20.
For my first proper post this month, I'm going to take a step back to the past, to explore that magically nostalgic era known as the '80s. It's not the first time I've attempted to do so. But typically, it's from the perspective of contemporary eyes and ears, modern-day interpretations and appropriations as homage and …

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Nine Inch Nails’ “Every Day is Exactly the Same” … no words have ever been truer

Nine Inch Nails' EP single for "Every Day is Exactly the Same."
I had to take a few days off due to some pesky allergies ... is it allergies? is it Covid? You know the routine. We've all pondered it with even the slightest deviation in health. Anyway, I've been thinking a lot about how this ongoing crisis continues to continue, and I thought of this Nine …

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