Since most of us are trying not to think about New York today, here's a track of the famous early '80s No New York compilation, mixed by Brian Eno. This is "Flip Your Face" by the Contortions, who were, believe it or not, one of the most accessible bands among the NY No Wave crowd.
Of course, that's like saying the sound of fingernails on...
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rubbersoul:
The Contortions first album "Buy" has the second greatest album cover I've ever seen ("Cut" by The Slits is first, by the way). I never really dug that whole No Wave scene from a musical standpoint, though.
london:
I like old school video games too :o)
The afternoon was spent with bedroom shennanigains, and then busting out MAME and beating the X-Men arcade game together. I think we calculated that we used about a hundred virtual quarters. LOL. 
The song of the day is "St. John the Divine" by Ted Leo & the Pharmacists off the 2001 Lookout! release The Tyranny of Distance.
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Liz Phair interview is...
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The song of the day is "St. John the Divine" by Ted Leo & the Pharmacists off the 2001 Lookout! release The Tyranny of Distance.
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Liz Phair interview is...
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tjaden:
heh. yeah... i thought it was a pretty funny dream. i almost expected a conversation with it.
the old pic is around somewhere... got changed out for some reason or another (who knows?)...
a hundred virtual quarters, eh? nice. the last time i spent a hundred virtual quarters with a girl... we were trying to clean her comforter in the itty-bitty washer/dryer at her house... i think we washed it like a dozen times and dried it twice as many... lame, i know.
the old pic is around somewhere... got changed out for some reason or another (who knows?)...
a hundred virtual quarters, eh? nice. the last time i spent a hundred virtual quarters with a girl... we were trying to clean her comforter in the itty-bitty washer/dryer at her house... i think we washed it like a dozen times and dried it twice as many... lame, i know.
lemonkid:
Ted Leo's playing here later with Manitoba! Fun fun.
Sleeepppyy
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tjaden:
soooo... how'd it go?
johnnyvonbondie:
right, so are the cd's in the mail?
i keep getting excited when checking the mail but alas, no cd's for jesse.
jesse
i keep getting excited when checking the mail but alas, no cd's for jesse.
jesse
I'm sitting here waiting for Liz Phair to call. Nerve wracking. I was up until 5am last night sweating this one, sweating bullets. I have a love/hate relationship with these "important" interviews, the ones where I think "I better not fuck this up." like Sleater-Kinney or Neil Gaiman. It's exciting and terrifying at the same time.
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Awww.. her previous interview ran late...
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Awww.. her previous interview ran late...
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user092840:
I am uber envious she is so cool.
Good luck,I'm sure you won't screw it up!
Your SuperKeith who everyone admires for his supercool interview skills (read: seceretly loathes due to their undeniable jeleousy)
Good luck,I'm sure you won't screw it up!
Your SuperKeith who everyone admires for his supercool interview skills (read: seceretly loathes due to their undeniable jeleousy)
Hmph. 
So I'm making an emulation CD for a friend. I need suggestions on arcade and platform games, all the classics.
So far I've got:
Super Mario All-Stars (Maro 1, 2 & 3)
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Megaman X, X 2, X 3, Megaman 7
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest, II, III, 4, & 5
Castlevania 4, Dracula X, Vampire's Kiss...
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So I'm making an emulation CD for a friend. I need suggestions on arcade and platform games, all the classics.
So far I've got:
Super Mario All-Stars (Maro 1, 2 & 3)
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Megaman X, X 2, X 3, Megaman 7
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest, II, III, 4, & 5
Castlevania 4, Dracula X, Vampire's Kiss...
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the_bear:
Heh I just read my last comment, looks like it's in Engrish 
Yeah I might have to try em, when I get round to it, how long did yours take to kick in?
If you can get me Prince of Persia for the pc I will be your willing sandwich-making slave for eternity...
Yeah I might have to try em, when I get round to it, how long did yours take to kick in?
If you can get me Prince of Persia for the pc I will be your willing sandwich-making slave for eternity...
unnecessaryz:
Any beat 'em up arcade games from Capcom circa 1990 - on. Games like Final Fight, Knights of the Round, Street Fighter, etc. Those are still pretty easy to find last time I checked.
Sometimes I like to think about how wondrous how we experience reality is. Here I am, sitting at my desk, and I can see my desk, but I'm not really seeing the desk. I'm seeing the way its various angles, materials, and atomic structure reflect beams of light into my eyeballs, which are then processed by my brain into what I think is my desk....
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wated:
That first paragraph has reminded me Keith...it's mushroom season REALLY soon!
the_bear:
Put a rubber band on your hand, every time you need a wank, twang it so it hurts.
Or else I heard you can get patches...
Um, staying off the pics on this site might help
Or else I heard you can get patches...
Um, staying off the pics on this site might help
Sean says Liz Phair interview is a go, so you'll get to read it next month kids!
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wated:
FoW - Mexican Wine!! You fucking ROCK dude!!! 
I'm going to skin up in celebration of excellent musical taste...
I'm going to skin up in celebration of excellent musical taste...
astrogirl3000:
yeah, what inhaler97 said
looking forward to that one.
we finally made it to ohio. we'll be here for about a year. on the way out, i listened to bands according to where we were at the time. in kansas, i listened to the flaming lips and starlight mints (hey, close enough, right?) in illinois, it was alkaline trio, hum and braid. it was GREAT-i highly recommend that for long road trips...
looking forward to that one.
we finally made it to ohio. we'll be here for about a year. on the way out, i listened to bands according to where we were at the time. in kansas, i listened to the flaming lips and starlight mints (hey, close enough, right?
) in illinois, it was alkaline trio, hum and braid. it was GREAT-i highly recommend that for long road trips...So, I have an opportunity to interview Liz Phair. I'm waiting on what Sean thinks, which will be the ultimate deciding factor, but what do you kids think?
Would you enjoy seeing an interview with Ms. Phair on SG?
I feel kindof bad. I'm wondering, if I ask the questions I want to ask, if she'll hang up on me.
Would you enjoy seeing an interview with Ms. Phair on SG?
I feel kindof bad. I'm wondering, if I ask the questions I want to ask, if she'll hang up on me.
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indigoboy:
I think a Liz Phair review would be great.
rubbersoul:
Keith, what's the word from Sean?
"I've seen your site, I've seen some of the bands you write up, and that's why I wanted to do an interview."
--Robert Turner [Black Rebel Motorcycle Club]
...The only people for me are the mad ones,
the ones who are mad to live,
mad to talk,
mad to be saved,
desirous of everything at the same time,
the ones who never yawn or say...
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--Robert Turner [Black Rebel Motorcycle Club]
...The only people for me are the mad ones,
the ones who are mad to live,
mad to talk,
mad to be saved,
desirous of everything at the same time,
the ones who never yawn or say...
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alisa:
oh man i would love to find out how bruce campbell makes love 
you are the best interviewer in the whole world!!! how in the hell did you get him to do us? has he seen the site already...did they come to you? oh man i'm so excited. how long do i have to wait until i read it?
can you tell i have a tiny crush on him?
you are the best interviewer in the whole world!!! how in the hell did you get him to do us? has he seen the site already...did they come to you? oh man i'm so excited. how long do i have to wait until i read it?
can you tell i have a tiny crush on him?
violenttortoise:
BRUCE CAMPBELL!? BRUCE "JESUS FUCKING CHRIST" CAMPBELL!?
I wrote this in 2000, or 2001. Not sure, but it was definitely the first poem I was proud of:
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When? O when?
My bones are strung over a rack of hours
Minutes which are told to be days
but are not the actors required for the role
(Minutes cannot recall the lines of days)
Stretched far too thinly and needing
the glue of...
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When? O when?
My bones are strung over a rack of hours
Minutes which are told to be days
but are not the actors required for the role
(Minutes cannot recall the lines of days)
Stretched far too thinly and needing
the glue of...
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alisa:
mmmmm...i like. and i like it more because you wrote it.
adeline:
very different style of writing...I love it!
So I met Brooke tonight, and she's very nice, and very cool, and very cute. That was fun. Went down to Norman with Matt, saw a couple of bands. Walked around with Brooke. Fun stuff.
Tomorrow I call Rebecca.
Matt's computer's got some sort of virii, not cool. Not cool at all. He's been working on it all afternoon.
Now... if anyone tries to talk...
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That was fun. Went down to Norman with Matt, saw a couple of bands. Walked around with Brooke. Fun stuff.
Tomorrow I call Rebecca.
Matt's computer's got some sort of virii, not cool. Not cool at all. He's been working on it all afternoon.
Now... if anyone tries to talk...
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lucille:
I'm telling Blag today that it's finished finally, so I think he will be happy. Ow my, wisdom tooth hurts! Anyhoo, happy sunday!
johnnyvonbondie:
i just took my package to the post office.
you should have it in about 2-3 days.
the money is in between the cd cases.
jesse
you should have it in about 2-3 days.
the money is in between the cd cases.
jesse
Tonight I go meet Brooke!
I talked to Andrew W.K. today, and man, I am blown away by that guy. You listen to his music, you think, okay, here's this guy who just wants to party. No.
He's on a mission, and he's absolutely sincere about it. He feels that the meaning of life is to enjoy yourself, and that it takes a stronger...
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I talked to Andrew W.K. today, and man, I am blown away by that guy. You listen to his music, you think, okay, here's this guy who just wants to party. No.
He's on a mission, and he's absolutely sincere about it. He feels that the meaning of life is to enjoy yourself, and that it takes a stronger...
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tjaden:
yeah, i've heard a lot of things like that about him... unfortunately, i think he got a "frat boy party-hard" stigma attached in the beginning and nobody's been able to let go of that...
in any case, yes... enjoy...
in any case, yes... enjoy...
7deuce:
hey. that blues group got accepted. go here if you want to join. Blues King Pins