@Brotinus Damn, I absolutely remember getting pushed this band by promo guys when I was at the college radio station in 2000/1. Didn’t like the band name one bit but the album was halfway decent iirc.
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Vasant Ramamurthy
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Vasant Ramamurthy
@vramamur1
Mom threw me out ‘til I get some pants that fit. I play punk/indie rock Fridays 5-6 PM ET on https://t.co/mRb69Vdpfz. Archive at https://t.co/7lzNqtXne1.
Illinois, USA Katılım Ekim 2011
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Wrote about forgotten Toronto band Mean Red Spiders for @aquadrunkard
My take: a perfect modern “shoegaze/dream pop” album released too early or too late.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/01/19/mea…
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I love that Dinosaur Jr has songs called “I Don’t Think So” and “I Don’t Think”
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promo shot lookin like they’re about to drop the most fire indie-folk album of 2025
Elmo@elmo
Elmo is so excited to be pumpkin picking with Cookie Monster and Grover! What do you think we should make with our pumpkins? 🎃🍞🍪🥧 #SesameRoadTrip
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This goes from Frank Sinatra quote to Merzbow composition
Ian Hunter@BlueJayHunter
"Start spreading the news, bitches, we're going!"
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@nakedfoul I think the OP is doing a bit but things are so weird now that it’s hard to tell the difference
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The Aggrieved Right-Wing Nerds are trying to cancel GWAR!
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@Brotinus Matador catering to the extremely niche audience of people who want to hear “harness your hopes” on physical media
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@Brotinus Like who is this even for. Anyone who streams doesn’t need a hits comp and anyone who buys physical is probably going to get the records anyway
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Such a tame, tepid, (dare I say tiktok-ified) representation of the band. Like we don’t need the weirdo jams of ‘Half a Canyon’ or the haunting sizzle of ‘Newark Wilder,’ but they could’ve at least included the acid pop of ‘Grounded’!
pavement archive@pavementarchive
Pavement just announced a new best-of compilation, Hecklers Choice: Big Gums and Heavy Lifters. It’s available to stream digitally now ♡
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My favorite genre of 2000s music? Probably Midwest sleazemo.
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Met a guy with a young son named “Soren”, so I naturally said “Oh, like Kierkegaard?” and he looked very confused as if he’d never heard of him.
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@Brotinus I will agree that they are inconsistent live. They were great last month with YLT, but the KILAS tour in 2017 was kind of a snoozer. And they were pretty good in 2002 on the Ancient Melodies tour, but spent like 3-4 minutes tuning in between songs completely killing the momentum
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I feel like I’m taking crazy pills! 2022’s “When the Wind Forgets…” is really good! And their recent turn as a 3 piece is absolutely awesome. Bad bad take
Chris DeVille@chrisdeville
the Actual Facts about Built To Spill: everything since Y2K is just OK, the live shows are often awful... however, the There's Nothing Wrong With Love -> Perfect From Now On -> Keep It Like A Secret run cemented Doug's status as a genius and prevents any "overrated" designation
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@MarkRichardson @FranziaMom Oh yes, i had that opening of “Nosferatu Man” in my head while reading this thread
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@FranziaMom Always loved the sound of the drums on Slint’s Spiderland
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@nakedfoul I picked up that one (and a couple others of theirs) on Discogs for pretty cheap in the past few months
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@vramamur1 You can't even find Medicine All Gone on streaming!
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