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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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Wolf Alice’s “St. Purple & Green” … and beyond … and before

Wolf Alice (from left) Theo Ellis (bass), Joff Oddie (guitar), Ellie Rowsell (vocals/guitar) & Joel Amey (drums). Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
Okay, let's see if I can do this. I'm inexplicably exhausted today, yet somehow still holding onto some tepid motivation, as well as a few bits of wits about me. So I'm going to narrow my semi-depleted focus, and try tackling this Wolf Alice post that I've been itching to pen and post for the …

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