Astroworld Content.

I just read this great interview with Daniel Johnston that's up on the Onion AV Club right now - y'all should check it out. The part where his sister interrupts to say that any money sent to Daniel would just be spent "at the pizza place" is kind of sad, but still made me smile, probably because I'm a jerk. Seriously though, I love Daniel Johnston & I love his stories about talking frogs at Astroworld (RIP) even more. Houston represent.

Daniel Johnston on the Henry Rollins show? Yes, please!

What's So Great About The Internet?

I wanted to post about the Kites show that's happening in the area tomorrow, but the internet does not seem to be yielding the proper information. I saw a nice silkscreened poster for it next to an ATM in downtown Northampton, so if you're really interested, hit up Main Street & maybe you can figure out the details that are currently escaping my memory.

There's also this show, on Saturday, which might also be worth investigating:

Sian Alice Group (ex-Jesus & Mary Chain)
Mike Bones (on The Social Registry Records)
Vio/Mire
Saturday, March 1st
Hampshire College Red Barn
9pm, $5 or free with Hampshire ID
Hampshire AMC/CMC for more information.

Aren't They Beautiful?

Eveytime I watch this clip I feel like some director decided to copy Spike Jonze's "Buddy Holly" music video. Whereas "Buddy Holly" was done for laughs, this was how it actually was back in the 1960s.

"Pushing Too Hard" by the Seeds on the TV show Mother's in Law (1966)


while I'm at it, be sure to check out the video uploader's youtube site, which features over 100 great freakbeat/psych 60s video clips, including this one of Boston's own Remains performing "Diddy Wah Diddy"

Dollar Short

I wanted to post this prior to the Neptune's show but I never found a version to embed. It's like a Terry Richardson video shoot. Or not.

"Grey Shallows" from Gong Lake

Snow Day.

We're on a temporary roll right now with noteworthy non-Boston shows. Conversions come highly recommended if, like me, you're a fan of fast, female-fronted punk. Failures are a hardcore supergroup of sorts (this is where I drop the "members of Das Oath, Cancer Kids, Ampere & Cut The Shit" line) & I think this is like their second show ever or something. Go to the show because I know you kids love the punk rock.

This is the Sound

I was going to drunkenly post about the Fat Worm of Error/Bunnies show but we have such an excellent staff here that I was beat to the punch. Instead, here's a Spacemen 3 video, which is about all I listen to these days. Apparently Mr. Spacemen has an album coming out this year under the Spiritualized pseudonym, which you can blogsearch elsewhere. He also released a guitar loops record a few years back which I want to hear over here. I should probably care about what Sonic's been up to but I haven't. Sorry!

Test Your Retinas.

If lately you've found yourself thinking, "I'm really bummed that my eyes have not recently been assaulted at a seizure-inducing capacity", first of all, you're fucking crazy, but second of all: Fat Worm of Error's myspace page.

If you're not in the market for an epileptic fit, I'll just share this juicy little tidbit with you:
Friday, February 22nd
Fat Worm of Error
Bunnies
Severe Severe
Rabbit Rabbit
9pm, 21+
The Elevens (140 Pleasant Street), Northampton, MA