ECCENTRIC SLEEVE NOTES was a UK fanzine active during most of the meat of the post punk era, 1981-84. It didn’t seem to discriminate between the more hard-driving and arty of the bands – Au Pairs, Delta 5 and such – from the fluffy and lightweight pop of Altered Images, U2 and Depeche Mode. Definitely done in early fanzine cut-and-paste style and with real passion. All issues are scanned and available to read at the link.
Links
Chuck Berry Reviews Punk Singles in 1980
From Music Ruined My Life blog and Jet Lag fanzine.
Curated Chaos from Ribbon Around a Bomb
Somehow found this site whilst frolicking around the internet & it’s now bookmarked for some deep divin’. Ribbon Around a Bomb is a burgeoning multimedia empire helmed by La Lengua, and she’s pretty rad across the board. Her radio show and podcast is 100% female-fronted punk rock, postpunk and no-wave noise, and I swear, I don’t know how these youngsters know so much about music these days, but goddamn it, they do, and they’re doing laps around us. She’s got a lot to teach me about the past & the present, and indeed all of us.
Moreover, Ribbon Around The Bomb website’s sort of a modern primer on past & present outsider art, music, photography and style. It’s a visual onslaught of photos, links, flyers and all sorts of underground ephemera. I’m just getting really acquainted with it right now. Wanted to make sure you had a chance to do so as well – download a couple of radio shows and get clicking right here.
Let’s Go Record Shopping in 1981 Berkeley
My nostalgia-drenched post about my early record store shopping experiences has just been posted to my Hedonist Jive blog.
Household – live on WFMU
Haven’t listened to it yet, but NYC’s HOUSEHOLD are thankfully still around after recording last year’s best record, and played a set on Liz Berg’s show last week that I’m about to listen to now. Let’s listen together, shall we?
Mudhoney “I’m Now” movie available to rent
No, I still haven’t seen it yet, but the MUDHONEY documentary “I’m Now” is available to rent & stream online as of today. After we get all the Halloween candy down the throats of the neighbor kids tomorrow, I’ll be finally watching this one, which apparently includes interviews I did for the film well over two years ago.
The Rise and Fall of San Francisco Weirdo Video Stores
Japanese Collectors Face a Record Shortage of Obscure Music – WSJ.com
Record collecting culture in Japan is another world, as I discovered during a marathon record shopping day in Tokyo in 2003. Here’s more proof.
Japanese Collectors Face a Record Shortage of Obscure Music – WSJ.com
The Gun Club – For The Love of Jeffrey
Here’s an article I wrote in January 2002 about one of my all-time faves, The Gun Club’s “Fire of Love” album, for Perfect Sound Forever online mag.
Nuke The Knack!
I tried to find a photo of the buttons or bumperstickers that accompanied the Knack backlash to no avail. I remember the hatred very well.
AGONY SHORTHAND 