We the Demagogues of The Cargo Culte postulate that art is the central element in our conspicuous display of wealth, status and lineage among our elite class. Lacking talent and ideas of our own, the music and fashion of the dispossessed will provide the fuel for a new and syncretic identity for us, the colonial elites. To create the splendor of an entirely new culture and establish it's credibility, we the Demagogues and you as our gentle patrons, will exploit and coopt the distinctive aspects of the autochthonous...documenting new myths of origin, new treatise cementing our special favor and establishing a new hierarchy...
Julien Dyne
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You do not need a gifted ear to differentiate between Julien Dyne and
countless hustling contemporaries of his. Most of the latter's mistakes in
life come ...
Satta Massagana
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The Abyssinians - Satta Massagana (buy)
Hope you're not tired of reggae and Clash references because I have this one
for you. This song wasn't covered ...
The Top Ten Negative Reader Comments Of 2009
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Now that December is upon us, we turn to the Year-End list. Across all forms
of media, the next few weeks will be filled with cloying fits of nostalgia,
hi...
Women In LA Punk - Heather Ferguson
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I first met Valiant in the late '70s, when she still went by the name of
Heather. She was a creature of the night who dressed like a punk rock Coco
Chanel....
The Aerosols Psyching Out San Fran!
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I recently went to San Francisco for the first time in my adult life. I mostly just wanted to get out of town and headed west without any plans besides tryin...
A Very Childish Christmas
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You know, we heard a rumor that Big Rock Candy Mountain T-Shirts make great
stocking stuffers. Just sayin'.
What was that? You want som...
Born to Expire "Soothsayer"
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"Soothsayer" is the absolutely badass debut EP from Auburn, NY's Born to
Expire, and I have to assume they're named after the Leeway album, which is
always...
Wrath of God
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//TENSE// travel to us via the ethereal medium of TommyBoy. Hailing from
what we can only surmise is an alternative concrete Texas permanently
shrouded in...
Odds and Ends (The Holiday Gift Guide Edition)
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1. Once you've seen Billy Ray Cyrus and Stryper rock the Stock Exchange,
tune into WFMU's Music to Spazz by tonight from 8-11pm, where Dave the S...
Spiritus Mortis - The God Behind The God (2009)
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The latest album by one of the the first Finnish doom metal bands out there,
formerly known as Rigor Mortis. Not really familiar with their old...
Vertigo
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Ever wonder what its like to go down a long hill at fast speed with nothing
but a thin piece of wood and 4 little wheels under you? well, here's your
chanc...
Days of December 2009
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One year after Alexis murder and the following revolt, Greece is in turmoil
again . One year before, politicians and journalists, their mental servants,
al...
Jawbox on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
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In conjunction with the re-release and remaster of the Jawbox album, For
Your Own Special Sweetheart, the band reunited for a single performance.
Yesterday...
In Glorious Chronovision
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[image: chronovisor]
He was a Benedictine priest, a linguist, a foremost world authority on
archaic pre-Christian, pre polyphonic music. He was also the...
Muddy Waters - At Newport (1960) (@256)
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It's a little bit dated, but I saw the film Cadillac Records during the
weekend. It's a biopic that deals with Chess records, a Chicago-based lab...
FUCK - IT NEVER CHANGES!
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Winnipeg's NOOSE sent me a rip of their demo tape which was released in a
quantity of 100 tapes by PEACE & QUIET RECORDINGS and asked if I would give
it a ...
My Musical Journey Through the 2000s
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As I was born in 1989 and music has been a crucial part of my life since I
was a baby (see my earlier post *Momma's Mix-Tapes* for more on that), I
have n...
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Weekend Scrunge
Seasons Eatings Everyone,
sorry i haven't posted anything for a while, been rather sick, haven't got
the h1n1 yet. I
hope everyone is havi...
Noose- Demo
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I dont know anything about this band, someone left the link in my comments
and i thought they were sick as fuck. For anyone who likes raw fast as fuck
p...
Our Future Looks Cluttered
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The umpteenth album by the Fall, "Your Future - Our Clutter", has been pushed back from November 2009 to January 2010. A single called "Slippy Floor" will ...
The Jesus Lizard - Goat (1991)
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I've been told my blog is a good place to hear music you always hear about
but don't know where to start. If this is the case for anyone with the Jesus
Liz...
latest show:
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*Special 90's Trip Hop / Jungle!!!*
*We're leaving the 70's and 80's for tonight, we have decided to dive in the
mid 90's, in the golden ag...
Don't even think about trying to sneak by me
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I've tried to get around to as many species as possible on this blog, but
it's really hard to keep up with all the smart-ass explorers that go into
places ...
Will Stratton - No Wonder
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The world is not in want of another singer-songwriter. It's with an odd bout
of confidence, then, that I admit a certain tenderness toward these songs,
som...
Kowloon Walled City - Gambling on the Richter Scale
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Kowloon Walled City is a band I never really *got* until recently. I heard
their first EP and dug it...but only to the point of half-listening to the
first...
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