Author Archives: ike

| October 29, 2018

I finished a new song today, it’s called “Sevastopol”.

| October 25, 2018

Stuck in my head song of today: Speedy Ortiz – “Villain”

| October 22, 2018

Issue #5 of Incredible Doom is finished.

| October 17, 2018

Get your gorgeous Kim Gordon-drawn Carrie Brownstein t-shirt. In doing so, a girl in Togo can attend school for a full year.

| October 16, 2018

I just finished another track and called it “The Bowery”.

| October 11, 2018

I know I’m starting to sound like some dude constantly harping on his old favorites, but the reissue of Bikini Kill’s singles compilation couldn’t not be mentioned. 25-some years in, these songs still are such a monumental triumph, calling patriarchy, harassment and prejudice towards women to order, before ripping right through it. It was awesome […]

| October 9, 2018

Loud And Quiet did an interview with Lala Lala.

| October 6, 2018

Stereolab’s “Switched On”, “Refried Ectoplasm” and “Aluminium Tunes” have been reissued on LP. Pitchfork did an extensive review. These are among my favorite albums in the world.

| October 5, 2018

I revisited a song I started four years ago and finished it today. It’s called “Lindelaan”.

| October 2, 2018

Lala Lala’s album is one of the highlights of this year. She’s (supposedly) playing at Vera Groningen on February 23rd, and at the Paradiso on February 25th. Her song “Destroyer” reminds me of Pavement – in a good way.

| September 23, 2018

Pitchfork reviews “3 Feet High and Rising”. When I was a kid, I bought a number of records that in hindsight turned out to be quite terrible, but De La Soul’s first album is still amazing.

| September 21, 2018

Stuck in my head song of today: Le Tigre – Hot Topic (here’s also a live version).

| September 19, 2018

Yay for the Beatles as on-hold music! #Paagman

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The Pull of Autumn represents everything that’s terrible about the music of 2018.

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I can’t in recent memory remember having disagreed so totally as with this album review of Boston band The Pull of Autumn. To my ears, it’s a bland and hopelessly boring affair that reminds me of the worst of 80’s pompous prog-rock. To DOA’s ears, it’s supposedly “what might be one of 2018’s most memorable […]

| September 18, 2018

Never thought I’d be so happy recovering my stupid guitar plucking in Voice Memos after a phone reset.

| September 14, 2018

In similar news, Low’s new album is out to glowing reviews. I have to admit I’m more curious that I thought I would be – they somehow lost me in the mid-’00s where none of their albums following “Trust” truly resonated with me.

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Hearing from my old heroes always brings a smile to my face: Danielson is still around!

| September 11, 2018

Hoo boy, Boner Petit’s second EP is just as awesome as their first one.

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Holy hell, I should have linked my Songkick to my Spotify way sooner. Half Waif, Mitski, SOPHIE, Eleanor Friedberger, all in the near future!