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Status Quo :: Pictures of Matchstick Men -
I’ve recently been reintroduced to Telephone Free Landslide Victory, Camper Van Beethoven’s 1985 debut, via a copy of the 2004 reissue. While I never gave Cracker, David Lowery’s second project much of a chance, the Camper Van Beethoven catalog holds up surprisingly well; far better than a lot of their...
Camper Van Beethoven Silver Anniversary -
Remember Camper Van Beethoven? Of course you do! You may be super excited to learn that CVB is celebrating their 25th anniversary with two shows at the Bowery Ballroom in January! CVB’s line-up for their Silver NYC shows will consist of original band members David Lowery (lead vocals /...
Tickes On Sale Today and Tomorrow -
A bunch of shows went on sale today and there are some more tomorrow and Friday. It’s hard to think about stuff in 2009…but I guess it’s that time.
12/10 - LONEY, DEAR - Mercury Lounge1/23/09 - VIC CHESNUTT & ELF POWER - Bowery Ballroom2/25/09 - TAPES N TAPES - Bowery Ballroom2/26/09...
Popular Songs of Great Enduring Strength and Beauty - With all the pilfering of questionable 1980s music thats going on at the moment, listening to a Camper Van Beethoven 1980s best-of album makes you wonder why anyone is bothering ripping off the second-raters when there are so many richer seams to be plundered. For this album really serves as...
The Replacements :: Can’t Hardly Wait (Cont’d) -
There are some really interesting comments in yesterday’s Sevens post on the Mats “Can’t Hardly Wait.” Worth a read if you’re a Replacements fan. An AD reader sent us yet another version of the track culled from the Pleased To Meet Me sessions bootleg, which, to my knowledge, has yet...
Robert Pollard, 'The Crawling Distance' (Guided by Voices Inc.) -
This solo album by the ridiculously prolific former Guided by Voices leader, with help from instrumental accomplice Todd Tobias, features another ten songs of standard Pollard-isms -- vaguely British, Robyn Hitchcock"esque vocals warped by reverb and Echoplex mazes; surrealistic, first-thought-next-thought lyrics; sudden loud crunches of lo-fi guitar; and melodies that...
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