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vinylanswer · 2 years

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CLEANING OLD RECORD PHOTOS OUT OF MY PHONE BINGE: Sort of a U.S. late-80s answer to Siouxsie & the Banshees. One good song, and that gorgeous album cover.

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alexadd77 · 1 year

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R.I.P. Tom Verlaine. Television ‎- Marquee Moon 7" 1977 Electra/Hispavox -Spain Spanish unique sleeve with Marquee Moon divided In 2 parts (A side/B side) and Punk Rock label in the sleeve. Rara portada unica española con etiqueta "Punk Rock" y título traducido. Afortunadamente no retitularon el disco como "Luna de Marquee" solo lo hicieron en el label. #television #punk #punkrock #newwave #newyork #7 #45rpm #pop #album #rock #instavinyl #vinylcollection #vinyljunkie #tomverlaine #elevator #vinylrecords #rock #vinylcollectionpost #collegerock #indie #recordcollection #vinilo #recordcollector #artwork #design #marqueemoon #clasicalbum https://www.instagram.com/p/CoA49vltIfX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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1936coffee · 1 year

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Happy Birthday Dave . The man is all heart . He has become one of the most influential rock musicians in history and we love him dearly . Feliz cumpleaños Dave. Es hombre es todo corazón. Se ha convertido en uno de los músicos de rock más influyentes de la historia y lo queremos mucho.#davidghrol#foofighters#1936coffee#traditionforever #metalgig #lprecord #inutero #eaglesband #theallamericanrejects #nirvanafans #collegerock #nirvanafanpage #jerrycantrell #sandberg #okcomputer #voxamps #icedearth #laynestaley #axlroseisonfire #colorvinyl #alternativerock #gunsnrosesfans #metallichardcore #kurtcobainforever #smashingpumpkins #brucespringsteen #warpedtour #thrashmetal #metalcoreband #courtneylove (at Warren, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnYtghQu4_s/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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sexy-sexy-boy · 2 years

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THE SMITHS 1986 masterpiece still stands as an enduring testament to England in the 80s . The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead ( 1LP ) #thesmiths #smiths #manchester #morrissey #johnnymarr #andyrourke #mikejoyce #indierock #indiepop #janglepop #janglerock #postpunk #alternativerock #collegerock #poprock #album #records #lp #vinyl #vinylgram #vinylpassion #vinyldigger #vinylhunter #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinyloftheday #レコード #レコード好きな人と繋がりたい https://www.instagram.com/p/CeLI_xNPcOV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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rockmusicassoc · 6 months

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This Week On The Chart 11/28/1987: R.E.M. hit the Top 10 for the first time with “The One I Love”. #REM #CollegeRock #RockHonorRoll

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parkerbombshell · 1 year

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prettyinnoise · 1 year

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Nada Surf – The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy (LP) (2022 Repress) (09.12.2022)

Nada Surf sind die Könige des catchy Alternativerocksongs. Sie beherrschen wie keine andere Band die komplette Bandbreite des klassischen Collegerock und scheinen musikalisch nicht zu altern. Textlich ein bisschen, It´s never too late for Teenage dreams, singen sie und so ein bisschen Wehmut durchzieht neuerdings ihre Texte. Die Mischung aus Hymnen, Euphorie und Slackerschluffigkeit stimmt auch…

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theresas-sound-world-blog · 2 years

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Happy 30th Birthday, R.E.M.’s ‘Automatic For The People’ 🎂

(A retrospective ramble by an ageing Alternative-Rock Fan)

That sounds strange, wishing a jolly birthday greeting to a far from jolly album. It’s strange to think that ‘Automatic For The People’ by seminal US Alternative Rock band, R.E.M. is 30 years old today.

I remember firsts hearing this album in the autumn of 1992, at the very beginning of my Uni days in London, England. I always think of this album as autumnal, not just because it was released it the autumn, or because I relate it to that particular autumn of 1992, (In my case spent trying to navigate the ruby leaved floor of Richmond Park in search of a mythological pub) nor the sometimes bleak, almost autumnal feel of the album itself, but I feel this album is synonymous with the autumnal years of the twentieth century: the 90s…where anything from a music video by a 4ad Indie band like America’s Unrest or Red House Painters or a promo vid by U.K. boy band Take That was covered in a shroud of autumn sepia or orange.

Gone now was the MTV friendly aura of REM’s previous album from the year before, ‘Out of Time’. Like many novice alternative music fans, ‘Out of Time’ was my first introduction to REM and (like many music fans) I spent the next 18 months gathering REM’s (Mainly IRS records) back catalogue of 80s albums.

By 1992, angsty US Grunge in the form of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden brought a downbeat introspection to the ears of a generation of Indie Kids, whilst bleak, self-destructive musings would be realised, when U.K. Indie band, Radiohead released inward-looking classic ‘Creep’ later that year. ‘Automatic For The People’ slotted in nicely to this wave of angsty, introspective and dark guitar based Alternative Rock.

The album itself, is bleak but beautiful, filled with either hits (‘Everybody Hurts’ ; ‘Drive’; ‘The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite’; ‘Nightswimming’; ‘’Find the River’ and one of my favourites, ‘Man On The Moon’) or strong album cuts. (Try Not To Breathe’ and ‘Sweetness Follows). However, there are (for me) weaker moments, which (only in my opinion) make this an imperfect album. Much as I consider ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ an ‘almost-perfect-album’ (sorry 70s-era Floyd Fans, it’s only ‘On the Run’ that doesn’t work for me), I’m not a big fan of REM singer Michael Stipe swearing; with some singers, (for me) swearing doesn’t always fit with my perception of that singer’s persona. I love the smooth glide and 10cc-esque instrumentation of ‘Star Me Kitten’ and ‘When the Levee breaks’-style harmonica of ‘Ignoreland’, (plus I’m not too fond of the ‘yeah, yeah, yeah’ vocal parts), but when Stipe swears, it takes me out of the music. I’m the same with Luke Haines of English pre-Britpop Indie band, The Auteurs. (Who are one of my favourite bands) Certain singers swearing doesn’t do it for me. (Any ideas on this as it’s a riddle to me, please let me know in the comments!)

On a positive side, the songs ‘Drive"; ‘The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite’; ‘Everybody Hurts’ and ‘Nightswimming’ feature string arrangements by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. I feel the ‘Zeppelin’ influence (particularly from the more folksy Led Zep III & IV albums) seeps into other tracks on this record, especially the baroque-darkness of ‘Try Not to Breathe’, the Mandolin-led, ‘Monty Got A Raw Deal’ and the aforementioned, ‘Ignoreland’. I’d really encourage any Led Zeppelin fans who are unfamiliar with this album to give it a go…spirituality John Paul Jones inhabits it!

This album for me, never dates, as baroque-pop musings collide with guitar feedback and acoustic-folk sensibilities. Stripe’s voice soars throughout a blend of ballads & rock songs…there’s a consistency to the album which begs for 30 years of repeat listens! ⭐️

#MusicWriter #MusicBlog #TSW #musicblogger #theresassoundworld#REM #alternativerock #Indie #IndieRock #collegerock #stipe #90sMusic #LedZeppelin #automaticforthepeople #baroquepop

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theindyreview · 2 years

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Live Report: Dispatch & O.A.R. at the Hollywood Palladium (7/16/22)

Live Report: @DispatchMusic @OfARevolution @Glove at @thepalladium (7/16/22) Three jam and reggae-influenced college rock powerhouses provided a night of joyous vibes #livemusic #concert #jamband #rock #alternative #reggae #blues #hiphop #collegerock

Bands: Dispatch, O.A.R., G. Love Venue: Hollywood Palladium Date: July 16, 2022 For fans of reggae-influenced, collage jam band rock, the line-up at the Hollywood Palladium last Saturday was stacked! A tour a long time in the making thanks to Covid, these three heavy-hitting live acts packed the Los Angeles venue and brought an evening of great vibes and musicianship. Philadelphia’s G. Love…

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#alternative #blues #concert #Dispatch #G. Love #hip hop #Hollywood Palladium #jam band #live music #O.A.R.#reggae #rock #tour

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weneverlearn · 3 years

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My Liner Notes for Strum & Thrum compilation, 2020

So long about two and a half years ago, an excited and probably slightly tipsy Mike Sniper came up to me at a Brooklyn bar and told me I was the perfect choice to write liner notes for a compilation he was putting together for his record label, Captured Tracks. This was to be the first archival type comp his venerated indie rock imprint had ever done, and in fact the first of what’s to be a series called Excavations.

Mike surmised that perhaps the last underground rock music scene to never be fully recognized yet was that brief span -- between hardcore’s early ‘80s rise and late ‘80s proto-alternative rock -- where loads of young, small town bands picked up (mostly) Rickenbacker guitars and a cardigan sweater, and searched for a new punk energy-inspired sound that was a little more melodic and looked back to jangly ‘60s antecedents like the Byrds, instead of forward into hardcore’s macho dystopian nightmares.

There was a musically concurrent scene in the UK and New Zealand around that time that got some ink and college radio play over here, and has since become collector market-defined. Mike thought these American bands that had somehow slipped through music history’s hands were just as good; and in fact some came before the British and Kiwi bands, and exuded an often more ragged, anxious, and yes American edge to the sound. He also noticed that the mid-80s being the mid-80s, the whole DIY underground touring network wasn’t completely solidified yet, and so these ostensibly “lighter” bands often shared Sunday afternoon all ages hardcore bills because where the hell else were they gonna play.

I grew up in an Ohio scene that housed a number of these types of initially hard-to-slot jangle bands, I was a fan of said music (often umbrella-tagged “college rock” back then), and I ended up fronting a fast punk band (New Bomb Turks). So Mike thought my personal understanding and involvement could convey the premise of his comp idea to modern day garage punks and indie rockers -- the two types that should likely find interest in this stuff.

The Reactions, from Cleveland, 1985

By January, 2019, we got to work on writing the liner notes and riding an editorial email thread train through the end of winter. He also asked me to edit email Q&As with the bands that he and his nice assistant, Gabrielle Redmond, had accumulated over a few months of prepping the comp -- there’d be an Oral History in the liner notes too. Admittedly, I’d only heard of about 1/3 of the bands on this comp, but that’s Mike for ya -- there are few current record collector / label heads around who have as much knowledge and sheer vinyl mass as Mike Sniper. He did a similar deep dive with lost late-70s power pop back in the mid-2000s with his Radio Heartbeat reissue label, helping turn that forgotten sub-genre into the Next Big Collector Thing.

It was a lot of work, and everything seemed to be going fine. But as happens with these large projects, staff came and went, ideas shifted, and there was that little Covid-19 thing. By the time the compilation came out last September, the liner notes idea morphed, and they ended up mainly being Mike’s thoughts, which makes complete sense. Looking at my liner notes now, they are pretty fucking long. I always offered to chop them further, but I was assured at the time they were fine. Most of the Oral History I clipped up is in the comp’s excellent pix-stuffed booklet, and hey, I got paid, so I’m not complaining. Got a couple copies too, which is cool because apparently the thing is already sold out! (I believe a repress is in the works...)

I was pretty proud of the liner notes I did though, so I thought I would post them here on my blog. Mike’s idea was great, and I understood it before it all came out of his mouth that night at the bar. There really were tons of these kind of bands, they (say it with me) just didn’t sell. If you went to bar shows or off-campus parties at all from 1983-87, you no doubt saw some and maybe had a couple in your town, so it is a scene well worth revisionist attention.

Not to mention, Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground - 1983-1987 is excellent, a wonderful listen, best suited to cloudy Saturday afternoons in the cold months, and packaged in a nice sleeve with that big thick booklet. Get it while you can. Aside from capturing Sniper’s vision, it’s really one of the best compilations of the last few years. So thanks Captured Tracks!

So, dig into my original liner notes below...

A personal favorite jangle rock masterpiece, 1985

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alexadd77 · 18 days

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Bay City Rollers ‎-Keep on dancing 7"1971 Bell records - U.K. Bubblegum Pop en este primer single de los Bay City Rollers que recuperaban Keep on dancig tema popularizado años atrás por The Gentrys y con el que llegaron hasta el puesto 9 de las listas, anticipo de sus futuros éxitos. Un pegadizo single que ha salido del diggin de de estos últimos dias #baycityrollers #pop #bubblegum #single #45rpm #pop #reenagepoo #rock #instavinyl #vinylcollection #vinyljunkie #elevator #vinylrecords #rock #boysband #vinylcollectionpost #collegerock #indie #recordcollection #vinilo #recordcollector #artwork #design

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sergiomichelofficial · 4 years

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Boldly by Sergio Michel (clip) #Brookly, NY. Saint Vitus On tour with Soulfly. Vid: @bigroom.tv #NY #saintvitusbar #saintvitus #punk #metal #altrock #collegerock #SergioMichel https://www.instagram.com/p/B_I9k7JFOjH/?igshid=5krti2gtao8w

#brookly #ny #saintvitusbar #saintvitus #punk #metal #altrock #collegerock #sergiomichel

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samyjo6542 · 5 years

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Happy Birthday Shanic, Darius Rucker & Stevie Wonder #HAPPYBIRTHDAY #shanice #90srnb #singersongwriter #iloveyoursmile #flex #rnbdivas #dariusrucker #hootieandtheblowfish #softrock #adultcontemporary #onlywannabewithyou #alternative #collegerock #crossover #country #wagonwheel #homegrownhoney #steviewonder #motown #singersongwriter #musician #superstition #isntshelovely #iwish #higherground #hbd https://www.instagram.com/p/BxZq5xsDsri/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1k1vglyqto7k3

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rockmusicassoc · 9 months

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In The Rock 8/13/1985: Hüsker Dü release “Makes No Sense at All”, the only single off their ‘Flip Your Wig’ LP. The flip side is the theme from Mary Tyler Moore show. It’s a solid hit in the UK, reaching #2 on the charts. #HüskerDü #RockHonorRoll #CollegeRock #Hardcore80s

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parkerbombshell · 1 year

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theresas-sound-world-blog · 2 years

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A continuing series in no particular order…my favourite song by a beloved band/artist

#6 ‘Too Far Down’ by Hüsker Dü

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#MusicWriter #MusicBlog #TSW #musicblogger #theresassoundworld #HuskerDu #alternativerock #Indie #IndieRock #collegerock #TSWsix #80sIndie #Punk #HardcorePunk

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