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A1000Mistakes
Hey you're following me now but I look behind and no one is there! Maybe I'll follow you and you can see if it works better for you, OK? I think I'll have a quick listen to your library now while I do my dishes!
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A1000Mistakes
Your compatibility with vandaleyes is Very High. You both listen to The Saints, The Fall and Swans.
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dustin_is_alive
Nice - top artists are like all of my faves. Figured I'd check up on you since I haven't heard from you in a while. Hope all is well.
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moosemouse
last loaded the beta on my profile, so i'm click-kicking around. nice! i've been listening to johnny thunders a bunch recently (i may or may not be trying to learn how to pick out you can't put your arms around a memory on guitar. ssh...)
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moosemouse
olf all the thinks i letter about, the i is of zero concern. it's relentless, dependable & undeviating. backbone.
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moosemouse
oh and i just saw your thing-y up top. i am intp. infp is my favorite late night conversationalist. now you know :)
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moosemouse
omg i know, looking at last.fm. but i saw you with a playing now icon thing-y a couple of hours ago and then of course spaced writing, but lookie now, i'm saying hi. how ya doin? for reals, hope all is wonderful and great with you.
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Scott_hn
Browsing your charts, couldn't find Veruca Salt... which surprises me considering your taste. So perhaps you'll roll your eyes, but their reunion this year, release of 2 new singles, and announcement of a forthcoming new album, have me stoked.... here's a sample which might explain why (& that I'm not nuts, lol)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAb0Ts_LMyA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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MagnusAkemalm
Yes, that's how I stumbled upon your page. :) To be honest, I haven't really listened to The Clean that much until today. A shame. Which albums/songs would you say is a great staring point to get into the band? Just heard Vehicle and it sounds great!
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beyondwithin
hi - thought you might be interested... the BURGER cassette reissue of [artist]The Prefab Messiahs[/artist]' 'Devolver' came out yesterday! remastered 27-track 1981-83 anthology of lo-fi garage post-punk psych-pop!...listen on [url=http://theprefabmessiahs.bandcamp.com/album/devolver]Bandcamp[/url], and the tape's available at [url=http://burgerrecords.11spot.com/prefab-messiahs-delvolver-cassette.html]the Burger Store[/url]. also: here's the band's [url=https://www.facebook.com/ThePrefabMessiahs]FB page[/url]
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dustin_is_alive
If you haven't noticed, my tumblr is much more active lately than it used to be, so I'm hoping that burst of activity may lead to something that isn't reblogging pictures of record players, cats, beer, and whatever else. It's good people bug you about updates. I guess they like what they are reading. I still get an e-mail when AoV gets a new follower, every so often. I feel like I haven't really been listening to as much newer/unknown/unheard (at least to me) stuff as I had been in the past, much less the type of stuff that may fit the AoV mold, whatever I seem to think that is. Though when I fired up a tumblr account in 2010, I had always had plans to make it a content-based blog, possibly about music and whatever else. I never was really sure what the content would be, though. And also, it seems like the used record bins around here haven't been as plentiful as they were. What the hell?
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dustin_is_alive
I'm putting this track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGBs7FV4zm8 by another local OK soul act on my next 8 tracks mix. I found a vinyl rip of it on the record store computer when I covered a shift about a week ago, and I remember them finding this record some time last year. It's actually not bad! There's a book, which I believe is called "Enjoy the Experience" which came out on Record Store Day that covers some interesting private press/vanity records out there. That stuff does intrigue me, actually. Usually the case is, these records seem to have really awesome song and the rest is just okay, or are covers of somewhat well known songs. Good to see someone writing on AoV again. I always mean to write about something, but I never think of it. Whatever happened to Get Bent? I went thru cleaning out Tumblr accounts I hadn't seen much activity from for a while and they were one of them.
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dustin_is_alive
There's also a really weird story somewhere on the internet about the Jr. and the Soulettes album, so you may see that too. It's all really bizarre.
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dustin_is_alive
I'm not sure what happened, but I was pretty sure I left you a message on here this morning. I agree about how the MBV albums sound like a color. White for the first one, red for the 2nd, and blue for the 3rd. That fits. I always try to get anything on Daptone, or anything I don't already own. I feel, record for record, that label has a good track record. I like everything they put out. Have you heard some of the lesser known ones, like the Bob & Gene record (recorded in the 60s, I think?) or The Mighty Imperials (which is basically a soul band with kids in it)? I also like the Budos Band albums too. I've kind of been on a kick looking for old local stuff. Friends of mine came across some old Oklahoma soul album that's supposed to be good. They did a rip of it, which I have but I think they may be eBaying the record. I always kind of like to know what music came out of my state. A weird one from OK is "Jr. and the Soulettes", look it up some time.
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dustin_is_alive
That new Charles Bradley record is good, and actually so is the first one. I'd recommend it at least. I forgot, I was going to buy the Honey Ltd. "Complete LHI Years" collection available on Light in the Attic. Ordered one when I covered a shift Saturday. Some guy who also came in the store asking about the Loveless albums we had for sale beat me to it. By the way, Loveless is in print again, as a Bootleg (the Plain one is basically a boot) and this one sounds better than that Plain one (which fetches some $$ on eBay... hmm). Re: Oh Sees, I can never complain when a band puts out something frequently. Like, it's weird to think Elvis Costello put out a record almost every year , and the Doors, Beatles all put out an album a year if not two in a year. It's unfortunate when some band I really like takes 5 years to release another album, or longer. The Oh Sees have put out 3 releases since this time last year? All decent, but of their most recent ones, Carrion Crawler is the best.
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dustin_is_alive
The Torres record is pretty good. A good mix of Cat Power, Sharon van Etten, and a little PJ Harvey. I actually saw Sharon van Etten open for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds a few months ago. Amazing performances by both of them, actually. Re: Torres, I bought the vinyl about a week ago, and it's been on my turntable and iPod quite a bit. I also got the record by Jessica Pratt, which I kind of like too, but not as much as the Torres one. I think this newest Oh Sees is better than the last one, but a friend of mine said he's kind of over them? I hardly think that way, and I figure they probably have a few more good albums in them. Did you ever listen to that Warm Soda album Castleface put out? It's worth checking out, a good description of their sound is "lo-fi early Strokes". Any luck in the Seattle Record stores? Did you check out Singles Going Steady yet?
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dustin_is_alive
Oh yeah, I finally found a vinyl copy of the 2nd Only Ones LP for super cheap. I have all of them on CD with the bonus tracks. I've been on a few trips lately. I went to NY and NJ for a wedding. I found Love's "Out Here" LP and Syd Barret's "Opel" LP at Princeton Record Exchange. I've also been revisiting a lot of the PJ Harvey stuff. Surprisingly, I haven't heard much of the Wedding Present's stuff. Maybe one of their more well known records? I've been trying to hunt down the Young Marble Giants record, but I've not found it. Only one by a band that came afterwards, called The Weekend. I'm not finding a lot of new stuff I like, so I'm trying to find old stuff that I haven't given a try yet. I dunno, I feel like I've hit a bit of a wall.
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dustin_is_alive
Yeah, I hear you, I've been looking for stuff I haven't heard of that'll make my day. I've been listening to a whole bunch of those Cleaners from Venus albums, and the Savages album. A lot of soul music (Bill Withers comes to mind, as does Percy Sledge, Al Green, Shuggie Otis). Right now I'm listening to Jakob Olausson... something I found in the box of promos when I still worked at the record store, and that Paul Cary album, I've been listening to that some too. I kind of wrote off Black Angels when they put out that single for Record Store Day. I actually kind of liked Phosphene Dream, but agreed, their first albums are their best. Any good record finds? I found what looked to be a beat up "A Love Supreme" for $4. The sleeve is beat, but the record sounds pretty good.
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dustin_is_alive
Your Rate Your Music page is much more fun when you review records. I agree, that new Black Angels album doesn't exactly do it for me. Right? By the way, what's up?
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GetnNowhereFast
I was a Seattle transplant as well. actsofvandalism.tumblr.com looks great ! May your skies be auspicious : )
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GetnNowhereFast
Thank you & NTMY ! Looking forward to listening to all the great music you offer here : ) Cheers from the pacific northwest. Hope you have a great time in Seattle !
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Nnandosiol
Thanks for the tip! I've started by "The Tender Prey" and I'm trying to absorb it lol ,but is really good ,I'll definitely listen to other stuff ,take care bye!
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garbageman001
Hello there. I know almost nothing about this, and I'm not sure how much I'll be able to visit. I'm friends with like two people now, tho. Cheers . . .
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Nnandosiol
HOw are you my dear ? I hope really fine , I'm starting to listen Nick Cave's records...which of them you recommend me to start??? have a great week ,take care bye
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dustin_is_alive
I no longer work at the record store on a regular basis. I'm still friends with those guys (some I've known for about 10 years), and I'm the guy they may call if they need someone to work and their regular employees aren't available to work. I have a decent enough job with some great perks, though it may not be something I'm doing in 10 years or even 5 years. That said, I stopped working there in November and I'm eagerly awaiting the day they call me to fill in for a weekend. Best perks of that jobs were being able to talk about nothing but music all day, and being able to drink on the job. Not only is everyone there music snobs, they are also beer snobs and one of the owners has even written a book about beer. Hasn't been published yet, and I think a rough draft exists.
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dustin_is_alive
I should also note there was a plan to move to Tulsa or open a record store there (there isn't really one at the moment) when i got tired of doing a real job. It sometimes sounds like it would be pretty fun to blow off everything and do something that makes me happy, but probably not much money.
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dustin_is_alive
oh yeah, i've been to california a few times, seattle once... I've always liked it. The east coast has been more of a grower to me. I was pulling for austin maybe, but now I'm not as sure. she said possibly st. louis, and it's nice, still the midwest, still a red state. the record stores left a little bit to be desired, but minor complaint i guess. dc itself is expensive, we'd probably live in surrounding maryland though (not too far from DC though). she has a few friends there. okc isn't that bad, but after working at the record store i get recognized almost everywhere i go. i realized how 'mayberry' the place can be. i've kind of lost contact with people i've known forever because they've gotten married, had kids, etc. i've never been to san francisco, but she has a friend that lives near there. i'm really hoping we go one of these days.
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dustin_is_alive
Ugh yeah, we had like 6 copies of one of those US albums (Something New?) sitting in the store. I had one come in and passed on it just for that reason. We're looking to relocate from Oklahoma - probably for the same reasons most people relocate from here. DC is somewhere my girlfriend wants to go. I'd love to end up on the West Coast. Only good thing about OK is that it's cheap to live here in most places. I didn't even know you moved from Minnesota until recently, I guess. Seattle has so many cool places to live. Go see the Fremont Troll if you get a chance. It's kind of fun.
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dustin_is_alive
I've never understood the reasoning behind Beatles albums being so expensive. They're one of the biggest selling bands of all time. So many different variations of the same record. In the store, we once got in a mono Sgt. Peppers that was from Japan and on clear red vinyl. Sounded great, he wanted a lot for it though. Houses are pricey in Seattle. I think everything is actually. Some parts were pricier than others though. I remember seeing a house in Fremont area for $420K? $450K? I think you can get some decent apartments... and don't worry, I've had a storage unit for almost 5 years. I sold/gave away some of that stuff though. My girlfriend has nicer stuff than me.
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