From The Archives with Kevin Shapiro #16

Stream yesterday’s From The Archives episode #16 as it includes some monsters, including the longest “Halley’s Comet” ever from Portland ’99 (a show I was thankful to have attended no thanks to those finals I should have been studying for).

Queens of the Stone Age — “3’s & 7's”

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Phish History: Great Tweezer Jams — Bozeman, MT

Mazarin — Unsigned in Philly

If you go to Mazarin’s homepage you will immediately learn they are officially retired as a band. The short story: To avoid litigation with another band of the same name, Quentin Stoltzfus, who has been using Mazarin as a vehicle to showcase his songwriting genius (with the help…

Silver Jews w/ Hallelujah the Hills @ Middle East Downstairs — 9/5/2008

Did you know that David Berman doesn’t shower while on tour? If you’ve seen the man backstage before a show or out front meeting with peeps beforehand, you’ve probably realized that he doesn’t. As he walked…

Dear Yankee fans, let me introduce myself

My name is Phillie Phanatic and I was born in the 1977 NLCS out of the hatred and dislike that the Philadelphia Phillies fan base had for the opposing team’s players. The Dodgers pitcher, Burt Hooton, became so irrate about the booing and name calling that…

Film School: Shoegaze me in to the new year

Maybe it’s just me, but dark indie pop or shoegazer guitar fuzz sounding music isn’t as depressing as some might say. Perhaps it’s my four years of studying philosophy and determining that existentialism, while depressing to some, is quite enlightening…