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Saturday, May 30, 2009

parlamentarisk sodomi - har du sagt "a" får du si "nal"


Parlamentarisk Sodomi
Har du sagt "a" får du si "nal"
2008
No Escape
[grindcore]

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Excellent Norwegian political one-man grind with hilarious lyrics and song titles.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

hot snakes - suicide invoice


Hot Snakes
Suicide Invoice
2002
Swami
[post-hardcore, garage punk]

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drive like jehu - hand over fist/bullet train to vegas 7"


Drive Like Jehu
Hand Over Fist/Bullet Train To Vegas 7"
1992
Merge
[post-hardcore]

download (11 MB)

Monday, May 25, 2009

harry tavitian/corneliu stroe - creatiunea


Harry Tavitian/Corneliu Stroe
Creatiunea
1988 (released 1991)
Electrecord
[free jazz, avant garde]

download (52 MB)

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

warning - warning


Warning
Warning
1982
Vertigo
[electronic, experimental, doom metal?]

download (102 MB)

Wow, there really are no words to describe this one.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

brigitte fontaine/areski - l'incendie


Brigitte Fontaine/Areski
L'incendie
1971
BYG
[avant folk]

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agoraphobic nosebleed - bestial machinery


Agoraphobic Nosebleed
Bestial Machinery
1995-98 (released 2005)
Relapse
[grindcore]

download (155 MB)
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Look at that amazingly over-the-top cover. This thing compiles 136 of the earliest tracks (as you can probably guess they are not very long) the band recorded before signing to Relapse. Most of this sounds a bit closer to Pig Destroyer (Scott Hull plays in both bands) than their later stuff, but with the usual insane drum machine blastbeats that at times reach a thousand beats per minute. Just silly, yet so much fun to listen to.

the chameleons - tony fletcher walked on water... la la la la la-la la-la-la ep


The Chameleons
Tony Fletcher Walked On Water... La La La La La-La La-La-La EP
1990
Glass Pyramid
[post-punk, new wave]

download (33 MB)

gore beyond necropsy - noise-a-go go!!!


Gore Beyond Necropsy
Noise-A-Go Go!!!
1998
Relapse
[grindcore, goregrind]

download (73 MB)

You can tell this is Japanese just by looking at it.

agoraphobic nosebleed - altered states of america


Agoraphobic Nosebleed
Altered States Of America
2003
Relapse
[grindcore, cybergrind]

download (27 MB)
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Well, fuck me. 21 minutes of extreme grind. 99 tracks in total. That's right.

head of david - dustbowl


Head Of David
Dustbowl
1988
Blast First
[noise rock, industrial]

download (67 MB)

This album, Head Of David's second, is notable for a couple of reasons. First, this was Justin Broadrick's band after he left Napalm Death (imagine leaving Napalm Death in 1986) and before he founded the excellent Godflesh (and later the not-quite-as-excellent Jesu). Secondly, I believe this was one of Steve Albini's very first recording jobs. Which shows, as it sounds a lot like the early Big Black records. And it's quite good. But get Big Black's records first.

striborg - trepidation


Striborg
Trepidation
2005
Finsternis Productions
[black metal]

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Just more of the same crap he's always putting out. Which is exactly what we want.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

My Favorite 2009 James Beard Award Winners

By Erin Ferucci
Celebrity Lifestyle Designer

Fat may have won the James Beard Foundation Award for Cookbook of the Year but the one that I am most interested in purchasing is The Big Fat Duck Cookbook, by Dominic Davies, which won for best photography! At $250 a book it may not be on everyone’s list, but with pictures like these can you blame me!
The other winner on my shopping list is The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life, by Ellie Krieger, which won the award for best health focus. This is a healthful cookbook to get excited about – healthy, delicious and she even encourages you to include a little fat!
In other news Alinea, which I featured on this Blog a few months ago, won the award for Cookbook, Category: Cooking from a Professional Point of View!

Friday, May 8, 2009

The James Beard Foundation Award Winners

By Erin Ferucci
Celebrity Lifestyle Designer


Time magazine calls The James Beard Foundation Awards the food equivalent of the Oscars. Earlier this week in a ceremony held at The Lincoln Center, the 2009 JBF awarded prizes in 38 categories. Some highlights… Jean Georges was awarded Outstanding Restaurant;check out my Blog on the owner and executive chef Jean Georges Vongerichten on my Island Living Designs Blog.


Cookbook of the year went to Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes.


by Jennifer McLagan, which also won Best Single Subject Cook Book.


After years of trying to eat low fat, I guess the cooking world is ready to acknowledge that some things just taste better with a little…fat!

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

David Ogden Stiers is gay

Lies and fairy tales
yes, it's gay, so what?

The popular actor David Ogden Stiers has openly said that he' s gay, and he is proud of it.

He has admitted his sexual orientation to the blog "Gossip Boy". Also, David has produced fear tell it that being gay closes many doors.

David Ogden Stiers (born October 31, 1942) is an actor, voice actor, and musician, noted for his role in the television sitcom M * A * S * H as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III and the science fiction drama The Dead Zone as Reverend Gene Purdy. A connoisseur of classical music, Stiers has been a guest conductor for over 50 Orchestras in North America and maintained a position as associate conductor of the Newport Symphony Orchestra and the Ernest Bloch Music Festival. He has also conducted for the Boston Pops Orchestra.

Really, are we interested in this story? Viva sexual freedom!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

paysage d'hiver - paysage d'hiver


Paysage d'Hiver
Paysage d'Hiver
2000
Kunsthall
[black metal, dark ambient]

download (rip: UAX)

I already posted this fantastic album a few months ago, but the first one was pretty bad vinyl rip. Fortunately I've found a much better rip. This album is widely considered the best Paysage d'Hiver release, and I'm not going to argue against that. Three really long and cold tracks. Think Burzum meets Darkspace (which this guy later went on to form). A must download for anyone who cares even the slightest about black metal.

paysage d'hiver - schattengang + kristall & isa


Paysage d'Hiver
Schattengang
1999
Kunsthall
[black metal, dark ambient]

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Paysage d'Hiver
Kristall & Isa
2001
Kunsthall
[black metal, dark ambient]

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polvo - celebrate the new dark age ep


Polvo
Celebrate The New Dark Age EP
1994
Merge
[noise rock, indie rock]

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masayuki takayanagi quintet - flower girl


Masayuki Takayanagi Quintet
Flower Girl
1969
Jinya
[jazz, soft jazz]

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the angels of light - we were alive!!!


The Angels Of Light
We Were Alive!!!
2002
Young God
[experimental rock]

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palace music - viva last blues


Palace Music
Viva Last Blues
1995
Drag City
[alt. country, folk rock]

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I'm just getting into Will Oldham, and this is perhaps the best one I've heard so far.

Monday, May 4, 2009

electric wizard - supercoven ep


Electric Wizard
Supercoven EP
1998
Bad Acid
[stoner metal, doom metal]

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captain beefheart & the magic band - langdon winner's rehearsal tape


Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Langdon Winner's Rehearsal Tape
1972
unreleased
[experimental rock]

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Instrumental outtakes from the Lick My Decals Off, Baby sessions (supposedly, so I'm not sure why it's tagged as being from 1972). It was recorded directly to tape, so the sound quality is so-so. If you're new to Captain Beefheart you obviously don't download this (instead go to your local record store and buy Trout Mask Replica right this second).

Friday, May 1, 2009

I Love Blue!

By Erin Ferucci
Celebrity Lifestyle Designer

Have I mentioned that I love blue? As a design element it is always fresh. What could possibly be better than a blue pillow? You can pretend you live at the sea, even if you live in the city, simply by looking at your blue pillow.Blue is classic, just like jeans.It's clean and versatile. It can be subtle, like these vintage French linens from Dan Marty Designs,or dynamic, like these blue coral pillows which are perfect for brightening up a stale beach house. Blue pillows can be Island batik,0r country contemporary. I love blue!