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February 2nd, 2012

In The Groove (Records)

Posted by michael lavorgna in Music, News


check out the In The Groove Records blog

The world, specifically Raleigh, NC, welcomes a new Record Store! I think I’ll celebrate this evening with a nice cold Dale’s since there’s no better excuse for celebration than a new record store except perhaps actually visiting one and buying records. Twittering Machines reader and now record store proprietor Greg Rollins sent me an email to let me know he’s taking the plunge, “As the following posts show, I have done what many said I shouldn’t. I believe in this…I’m going all in.”

Here are a few articles on the opening:

On Glenwood Avenue, a new, old-fashioned record store for Raleigh, INDYweek.com

In the Groove Records Opens for Vinyl Lovers on Glenwood South, New Raleigh.com

Let’s all wish Greg and In The Groove Records the best of luck. And stop by next time you’re in Raleigh. Road Trip!

In the Groove Records
Specializing in Used LP’s
Buy Sell Trade
14 Glenwood Ave South, Raleigh NC 27603
Suite #22, In the Carter Building

W-F: 11am – 6pm
Sat-Sun: 12pm – 5pm

January 28th, 2012

O well

Posted by michael lavorgna in Music, News, Stuff

Remember this picture? I snapped this with my iPhone at the Disney store in DisneyWorld when we were there in November. Turns out Disney pulled this puppy from their shelves when they realized all kinds of shit was wrong with it in Disney World terms (possible copyright infringement issues aside, the Joy Division reference isn’t exactly your standard issue Disney image material). Now its selling for $200+ on eBay.

January 27th, 2012

Winterpills on Vinyl (with your help)

Posted by michael lavorgna in Music, News


Winterpills
All My Lovely Goners

For their upcoming release, Winterpills is looking to offer a lovely vinyl-version. Here’s why from the band:

Why vinyl, some of you fans may ask? Aside from the obvious plus in terms of artwork, and arguably the sound, releasing our music on vinyl brings the wispy, ephemeral nature of digital music these days back down to earth in something of real, tangible value. Something to see on a shelf or a table from across a room and it catches your eye. Something you hold in both your hands and open up, and explore, while the music plays. Those that love vinyl already know this; those that have forgotten may like to be reminded; those that have never known are in for a treat. Also, did you know that vinyl sales rose 39% last year – more than any other part of the music business?

If you’d like to help make this happen, go to the Winterpills Kickstarter page and pre-purchase your very own copy. $20 will get you the LP + download, $25 and the band will sign your LP, $50 adds a limited edition silk-screen poster (I happen to know that lead singer/songwriter Philip Price is also an amazing visual artist – don’t you hate people like that?), and it goes up from there which gets you more and more up to and including an in-house performance (within a reasonable distance from where the band calls home).

January 26th, 2012

RIP

Posted by michael lavorgna in Music


Samuel Carthorne Rivers (September 25, 1923 – December 26, 2011)

I had it in my head that I’d drive over to see Sam Rivers in Orlando during one of our Florida visits. I never did.

January 23rd, 2012

New Releases

Posted by michael lavorgna in Music, New Releases


Cut Hands
Afro Noise I (Volume 1)

William Bennett of Whitehouse takes a solo outing by way of Africa namely by adding driving percussion sourced from his collection of Congolese and Ghanaian drums to a lovely crushing noise-infested soundscape. The perfect soundrtack to a dark vision. Sounds essential.

cut hands – afro noise (album preview) by experimedia


Cut Hands
Afro Noise I (Volume 2)

Volume II sounds like more.

January 9th, 2012

New Releases

Posted by michael lavorgna in Music

Art Zoyd
Symphonie pour le Jour où Brûleront les Cités

Originally self-released in 1976, Symphonie pour le Jour où Brûleront les Cités (Symphony for the Day Cities Will Burn) zounds zorta like madcap Prog Rock with a much-needed (Dada dark) sense of humor injected with a dose of Boulez. Re-issued by Sub Rosa with new artwork , this is the re-recorded 1980 version along with Deux images de la cité imbécile 1975-76 (Two Pictures of the Stupid City) on side 2. Features Thierry Zaboïtzeff (cello), Alain Eckert (guitar), Gilles Renard (saxophones), Jean-Pierre Soarez (trumpet), Frank Cardon (violin) and Gérard Hourbette (alto violin). A Rock In Opposition classic.

January 8th, 2012

CES-bound

Posted by michael lavorgna in Music

December 26th, 2011

New Releases

Posted by michael lavorgna in Music, New Releases


Lydia Lunch & Philippe Petit
In Comfort

Lydia doing vocals telling stories speaking dreams over Philippe Petit: synths + electronics, with Perceval Bellone: tibetan bowls-sanza, Joseph Budenholzer: piano (original composition), Bela Emerson: cello, James Johnston: harmonica, Fred Lonberg-Holm: cello, and Manuel Zurria: Flutes. Ms. Lunch’s voice is getting Burroughs-like in its tragicomic gravitas. From Comfortzone Records on picture disc. Yum.

Lydia Lunch & Philippe Petit: BLACK SPRING by philippepetit

December 22nd, 2011

The Gift of the Magi: A True Story, by Milo Shepherdson

Posted by milo shepherdson in Guest Writer, Music

Laura was preparing a bag of clothes to drop off at Value Village, and encouraged me to look for contributions of my own.  Things I no longer wore, that might be serviceable to someone else.  Make a little space for myself.

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December 18th, 2011

Some Favorite Records From 2011

Posted by michael lavorgna in Great LPs, Music


Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides
Low Fired Clay Escape

I’m still loving this for its otherness.

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December 17th, 2011

2011 Holiday Gift Guide

Posted by michael lavorgna in Art, Beer, Books, Music, Stuff


Tantra Song
Selected & With Writings by Franck André Jamme
(112 pages, over 50 color illustrations)
$39.95

French poet Franck André Jamme traveled to India in search of these beautiful and minimal paintings and he eventually found them (after suffering but you have to read all about it in that linked page). I have an older, smaller book from the 1994 Paris Agnes b exhibit of Jamme’s Tantra paintings where they were first shown and I find them beautiful, simple, calming, soothing, meditative+sexy and oh so modern (even though they’re not).

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December 17th, 2011

Crap! #3

Posted by michael lavorgna in Music

My eyes were clearly bigger than my budget. Yes, I drove down to PREX the night I received the email and came away with a number of lovely LPs. O da joy!

From the top/left:

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December 16th, 2011

Crap! #2

Posted by michael lavorgna in Music

Even though PREX had a copy of Gunther Schuller’s Seven Studies On Themes Of Paul Klee with a reproduction of Klee’s Twittering Machine on the cover, I did not buy it at $39 instead opting for quantity. More to follow.

December 15th, 2011

Crap!

Posted by michael lavorgna in Music

December 11th, 2011

RIP

Posted by michael lavorgna in Music


Hubert Robert Weber (1/21/1925 – 12/9/2011)
The best grandfather a son-in-law could ask for. RIP.

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