Stereogum — The newest Fantasies track gets a simple treatment: "Sick Muse" features a lower-tech sound stage than "Gimme Sympathy" and none of the layered animations of "Help, I'm Alive," and it feels more alive because of it. (Thanks for the tip, Mark.) B... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Released in 1989 (wow, a whole twenty years ago) The Bridge - A Tribute To Neil Young boasts an impressive array of artists representing a wide swath of the, then, contemporary “alternative” music scene.  The set is culled from a fairly divers... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — HEALTH @ Knitting Factory (more by Ryan Muir) HEALTH returns to NYC on Saturday, June 20th for a show at Brooklyn's Danbro Studios with Awesome Color, Kid Congo, Anna Copacabanna, Wolf and Cub, Spencer Bewley, Secret Project Robot, Mr. Jonathan... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Lori Baily, words by Andrew Frisicano Sonic Youth ended the second night of 2009's No Fun Fest with a seated set of distorted guitar noise and drums. Instead of Lee Ranaldo (who was busy at Cannes?), guitarist Bill... more info

Culture Bully — Like "Sacred Trickster," The Eternal sounds refreshing from start to end, and with each release it becomes increasingly amazing to find Moore, Gordon & co. outmatching contemporaries half their age. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Bruxa do Vinil said...Laércio de Freitas:São Paulo no Balanço do Choro "Ao nosso amigo Esmê"(1980)Feat:Laércio - organ solo (1,7), organ , piano, piano solo, flutes Ayres - acoustic guitar Heraldo do Monte - acoustic guitar, guitar sol... more info

Totally Fuzzy — urge2burge said...Steps Ahead : Perugia, Italy 13.7.1984http://urge2burge.wordpress.comjazzlover said...Collin Walcott - Cloud Dance (1975)http://jazzarchives.blogspot.comThanks Fuzzy Crew!treblekickr said...Luna - LunaparkTom Waits - Franks Wild Yea... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Smilin Tyler said...A cod-mystic journey to the Mountain of the Skulls of the Anointed over at Contraindication, with a soundtrack of Georgian folk song. Georgia the country, not the state. The state has lots of folk too, just not here. Only at http:... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Leia Jospe Gamma Rays @ the New Museum The 2009 edition of No Fun Fest kicks off at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn tonight (5/15). All three nights are sold out, even the nights Sonic Youth aren't... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — This week's contest prizes are three music biographies: two books just released in paperback, Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth and Willie Nelson: An Epic Life; and the charmingly offbeat classic (to me, at least) Saint Morrissey:... more info