November 2009
4 posts
porno and snuff films
Over the past couple of weeks on at least one occasion I have been seriously jamming post-Slapstick punk bands.
Slapstick was one of the figureheads of the mid-90s punk/ska fusion as they expertly melded juvenile lyrics with sloppy punk and horn blasts.
So after the band’s demise, the groups formed from the Slapstick family took the same sonic template without the horns. Bands like The...
Getting better? Or just more background tunes?
The new Beach House LP, “Teen Dream” has been making the rounds and I have been having a hard time with it.
I have listened to this thing like 5 times in the past couple of days but I don’t know if it’s because the music is that engaging or if it just washes over the listener, fading into the background.
Either way, out of all the new music I get each week this is one...
