Saturday, March 13, 2010

Thee Oh Sees (to put a hyped-up band in perspective)

by j bux

i'll be completely honest here. i often write off a band that i might actually like i might actually like based on admittedly-shallow principles. however, in this case, i feel i am completely justified.

when you hop on the two-man noise band train late in the game like this:

and are at any point involved in a project like this:

and then follow up with crapola like this:

there is NO POSSIBLE WAY to maintain any
sort of credibility.


i'll be honest, when i was a kid (15 or
16 years old, i'm, like, totally way
more mature now,) i really liked Hella
and Lightning Bolt and all those other
two-man rock-set-up style noisier rock
bands. Load Records was pretty good
about keep those types of bands on their
label for a while and i was really into
it for a while. Pink and Brown were
buddies w/ Lightning Bolt and it was not
illogical for John Dwyer to do that style
of project because it seemed like most
artists in the Providence, RI / Fort
Thunder scene were doing that type of
shit. i was really into it and thought
they were cool. after Dwyer made a cameo
in "The Power of Salad and Milkshakes"
(a Lightning Bolt tour documentary,) i
became a little skeptical of his sincerity
and dedication to innovation and
experimentation. can we say flavor of the
week? Dwyer's newly acquired hype reveals
the abominable truth that anyone can
write shitty pop songs, use 'weird'
effects and shitty microphones, and turn
them into a psychedelic-freak-folk trendy
cluster-fuck sensation. i guess i should
probably listen to a couple more songs...

i guess i should probably listen to a
couple more songs...

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

rodney mullen on That's Incredible

ok, this is by far the most ridiculous skate clip i've ever watched. peep the one-footed 360° frotside shuvit at 1:30 in this clip. it'll change your life. he does a ton of other gnarly tricks, but that one stuck out for some reason. a true mad genius of flatland fuckery.

hip-hop tuesdays @ oldfield's: freestyles





vomit party.

hurtpeople hurtpeople - 3 songs, live





give me a B?

AP - 2 more songs, live




jeeah

steamboat - 3 songs, live





yes.. if you didn't notice i finally gave up and started uploading videos to youtube. yes, it still takes just along, but afterward... you can actually watch the videos on the internet. brilliant.

heligoats, house show


charzard crashed the party shortly thereafter.

Monday, March 8, 2010

WHO DAT? WHO DEY?

some of that lollin' throwback type shit.

HARDCORE TIME-OUT (3/8/10)


I HOPE YOU LEARNED YOUR LESSON!

slow suicide stimulus

bipolar high rollers-

no commercials-

cage - fresh out the morgue

cage - weather people


learned myself cos nobody said, let me teach you.

HPHP @ central city recording

with their first full length in the final stages of editing before release, hurtpeople hurtpeople of columbus, ohio have some serious planning to do. the album release show, April.2.2010, will be held at the Gnar Gate facilities at 527 E Hudson St. for those unfamiliar with the Gnar, it is actually unaccessible from Hudson. the entrance can be found at the end of E Tompkins St, on the service road along the railroad tracks. this warehouse space has been the home of many bands over the years, as well as played host to some of the coolest parties in this city.

joining HPHP for this event will be Native(IN), and New Creases(OH). stay tuned for more info on this show and don't forget to mark your calendars. this will be one of your last chances to catch hurt people hurt people before they disappear on tour.




Sunday, March 7, 2010

cex - drive off a mountain

shit you missed in columbus hip-hop: PART SIX


notes:

1. al clearly doesn't have an unlimited calling plan.

2. the average cell phone user uses 459 minutes per month.

3. verizon wireless offers a plan $80 per month that would allow al
to talk for just under twice that amount of time.

4. al is well spoken and likely wouldn't need that amount of time to
convey any message to any number of people in a given month.



stay tuned for more shit you missed in columbus hip-hop.

SCUM LIFE MASH-UP

6SV!

Upcoming Shows



Dustin Clicks doing the posters

aperture - sweet tooth


February 28, 2010

hot mess - columbus, ohio


a shout-out to demz and they otha wiggaz that keep it real in the dirty dirty bustown, skumroksity.
now get at me with that remix!

king jaffi - fallen angel


columbus, ohio