Tuddd's Muddd

Video from Liquor Store at Europa, October 21, 2010 (part 2)

 

More footage from before, incorporating Devin's footage, mine, and, uh, JCVD. 

Video from Liquor Store at Europa, October 21, 2010

 

Yup, that's my shabby camera/camerawork capturing this none-too-shabby band (again).  And yes, I bought a copy of their 7" despite not owning a record player. 

Video from Liquor Store at Death by Audio October 16, 2010 [with Patrick Stickles]

 

I shot this at tonight's show... another great Liquor Store set.  Patrick Stickles from Titus Andronicus hopped up onstage for guest vocals. 

Y'pork'd'm Beafi

me:  did you show him who's boss
via cornholing
Stuart:  yep

Tonight I Saw Jeff Mangum Waiting for the F Train at 2nd Ave.

should have taken a picture an' shit

A Nod From Austerity Program

hahahhhahaha "Crazy / Wonderful" indeed - thanks guys

 

First Impressions on Deerhunter's Halcyon Digest

--This is a bad album.  Not as bad as the Ratatat album or the Black Keys album or the Stone Temple Pilots' new one, but pretty fucking bad indeed.

--I don't like Atlas Sound, but this is worse than either Atlas Sound album.

--The songwriting here is so poor that at first it actually made me question the greatness of Cryptogram and Microcastle.  But fuck that (and, while I'm at it, "fuck you"): those albums are damn good. 

--I'm assuming that "Helicopter" is the single since the video for that song has been everywhere, which is odd considering that on an album filled with terrible songs, it just might be the worst one on here.

--The "best" song is probably "Memory Boy" but even that one's kinda gay.

--Who would have thought that Lockett would be doing the vocals on the second best song on the album ("Desire Lines")?!?!?!?

--The album ends with a tribute to Jay Reatard, which would be pretty fucking cool if the song in question didn't totally suck ass.

--God, who knows.  Maybe seeing these songs live in a couple weeks at Webster Hall will give me a better grasp on what they're trying to do here.  There just doesn't seem to be much substance.

--I really, really like Deerhunter, so this is a pretty big disappointment over here in Mudddville.  Seriously, just click on the "Deerhunter" tab to the left to see how much praise I've lavished on these guys before.

--I'm pretty hung over from last night's Liquor Store show.  Wish I had something new to listen to that would be kind of gentle and melodic, but I don't... everything from 2010 that I have but haven't listened to yet is pretty abrasive (Grinderman, The Sword, Swans, White Shit, etc.).  Fuck it, I'm going back to bed.

--BRING BACK WHITNEY!!!!

--Meh.