In case I ever become famous and die under mysterious and/or sketchy circumstances, I have already instructed several close friends to release a statement to the press informing them officially that I suffered a heart attack while sodomizing an underage male prostitute. I’m not gay, nor do I have an affinity for sodomy with minors, nor do I have a weak heart; the idea is to horrify people so totally that they cut out any idle, empty, and meaningless speculation about my (hypothetical) death.
We reviewed School of Language’s upcoming Thrill Jockey release Sea From Shore last week. Here’s a YouTube of David Brewis singing “Rockist” & “Extended Holiday.” Pretty good stuff.
2008, Thrill Jockey
School of Language mastermind David Brewis has an interesting thing going.
Owl and Bear writers’ favorite albums of 2007.
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As always, a good venue. The openers were Explosions in the Sky and while I don’t know the names of any of their songs, I fully enjoyed their non-stop set. They might have said “hello” and “thank you,” but that was about it. And then it was time for the Smashing Pumpkins.
