77 Wars

a terrible night of music

I just listened to all of the Shellac albums all the way through while packing boxes today. I’ve got to say that, for me, these records really pass the test of time. Before I put them on, I thought that maybe my current favorite album was “Excellent Italian Greyhound”, but after having listened to them [...]

    seven and a half hours into an all-night IT shift and it is 630 in the morning. i am waiting for a few gigs of data to migrate to their new server. i’ve been listening to my bloody valentine’s “loveless” and mono’s “gone”. i suppose they are post-punk and post-rock respectively, but [...]

i unwrapped the record, cleaned my turntable, beat the dust out of my slipmat, carefully set the record on the platter, hit the start button and then gently put the needle down on the outside edge of the record.

frog eyes – strange and emotional, in a kind of arcade fire sort of way. but in it’s own kind of way. the album i checked out is called ‘tears of the valedictorian’. it’s consistently energetic and a selection i think might be a good way to stay awake and have fun driving in the [...]

tonight at the echo in echo park my friends are having a dance party. it’s gonna be fun without a bunch of snootyness… tandemoro are nothing if not one of the most fun bands around these parts of town or anywhere for that matter. they’re good guys that really enjoy playing music. come on, when [...]

the music i would play in a church

this is the new record