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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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The Faint’s “Damage Control”

The Faint perform at Just Like Heaven in Long Beach back on May 4th. 2019.
Been in a bit of a mood today, so I thought I'd post something at little left of skewed. This track's called "Damage Control," and comes from Nebraska's The Faint, an electro indie pop act that turns synths into weapons of post-punk discordance and proto-industrial melody. They've been around since the mid '90s, but really …

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Flashback: David Byrne @ the Shrine Auditorium on 08.25.18

David Byrne performs @ the Shrine Auditorium on 08.25.18.
I'm going to try something new. Or old. Depends on how you look at it. You see, I have all this footage from all these great shows that happened prior to this blog's inception way back in September. Some are from last year. Others, earlier. And seeing that January is traditionally a slower month for …

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The Horrors’ “Sleepwalk”

The Horrors perform at the Mayan Theatre in DTLA for the "Luminous" tour on 10.15.14.
Here's my driving-to-work pick of the morning … "Sleepwalk" by English rock outfit The Horrors.  These guys are rock at their core, but they also have a melodic streak of psychedelia, a little bit of punk, some shoegaze, and a touch of dreaminess.  This one's from the 2013 album "Luminous," and its deliberate slow-strutting swagger …

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