Zurich’s Sebastian Bischoff is Son of Buzzi, a self taught finger style guitar player whose unique manner of playing is compounded on his new record by the world of producer Michael Potter. Previous outings on Cardinal Fuzz, Stoned to Death and Dadaist are comprised of his instrumental guitar pieces sometimes coupled with synthesizers or his …
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Samuel Locke Ward joined our pal Mike Watt on the Watt from Pedro show this weekend to chat about his collaboration w/ Jad Fair on the Pure Candy record as well as his work w/ Watt on their incredible Purple Pie Plow record. High voltage, a place to stay, justice? It is all in their …
If there is an antidote for these times that serves as a lift, a reminder that all politics are personal and in the personal there is hope, this record is the one for me in 2025. The real estate of our souls has no room for ill working agents. The hearts that don’t beat to …
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What we see in this series, apart from the beautifully recognizable style of artist TM Givens, is the constricting space of pandemic-era living. Compared to his Garden Prayers series on Pelekinesis and the recent Coffee Shop drawings, whose fluid lines and outward observations express a sense of openness and connection, these drawing convey the isolation …
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I confess, I fall in love with every record that I issue. So imagine how it feels to be loved back by that record. I mean the actual sleeve and insert and electric yellow marbled vinyl, and the labels on side one and two. Hell, the LP labels themselves do more for me than that …
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Tm Givens’ Diaries and Letters is out on February 25th. On display in his latest is his always beautifully recognizable drawing style. combined with the constricting space of pandemic-era living. Compared to his “Garden Prayers” series on Pelekinesis and the recent Coffee Shop drawings, whose fluid lines and outward observations express a sense of openness …
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Falcon Eddy are finishing up the recording of their debut release on Shrimper. Amy Maloof and Erica Tyron, seen here performing a brand new song, are a powerhouse. This clip displays their musical dynamic, sense of humor and out of this world lyrical word play.
Dog Faced Hermans photo (c) Gail Butensky
The Laboratory of Time, and other cutup poems, Peter Wortsman’s third collection of experiments in the form, lets time be told in the way we live it, sometimes stretching a second into seeming eternity, sometimes compressing eternity into a second. The first part, titled “The True Glue,” comprises recycled assemblages of words cut out of …
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Jad Fair & Samuel Locke Ward’s Pure Candy is out on March 7th, check out the first music from the record with a lovely video by Claus Frohlich that premiered on Austin Town Hall today.
