B. “I really like the people from ___________, but their stuff is just okay.” “Yeah its like the opposite of those people at __________ who have awesome stuff, but they all know it and are, like, total assholes about it!”

C. “I mean, I think its definitely because of the digital age that there are so many __________.” “Yeah, but I think its a good thing, because even though there are a ton of shitty _________, there’s also a ton of great _________.”

D. “There’s too many__________ to be a part of these days, I can’t keep track of them. And I don’t necessarily, like, want to be part of ALL of these _________, but I don’t want to feel left out.” “Fuckin’ A, you’re right, I know what you mean! Kinda makes me wanna puke!”

E. “I really love _________!” “Yeah… That’s been around for like 2 years now.” “Oh.”

B. Fleischmann – Toru Okada

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009 | 2:53pm — At Espresson on BU campus trying to put my inexplicable love for GIRLs into words for the Phoenix… Come halp me! (@radghost)

So we go, Stephen, Kyle and I and later AK. We arrive, sit at a long bench table and ask Addison perfunctory questions – how are you? (tired, but good), how’s the piece going? (bad), when’s yr deadline (tonight).

Time passes and Stephen turns in a four sentence love note to Chris Owens of Girls. Kyle sits with a blank half sheet of paper in front of him and his pen at the ready. He glances downward often but remains distracted by Stephen and Addison as they decide which direction to take the piece. Options include a straightforward review (Addison), melodrama (Addison), irrelevant (me), love note (Stephen). Many ideas are discarded as they – Kyle, Addison and Stephen – feel as though they might lessen the worth of the show. Chatter continues, but notebooks remain cold without the warmth of letters. We move closer to deadline.

Although no actual writing is taking place several things are agreed upon: the harmonica solo was the tops and so was Owen’s finger picking opening to the song no one can recall. Also, the reverb that flooded our being at the conclusion of Hellhole Ratrace was just about perfect. Girls is discussed in general, someone says, “I listen to the record every day,” while another asks, “Could you image not having their Album in your life at this point?” I remain withdrawn, creating a limited run pro-vegetarian ad campaign which reads, “Don’t be a turkey, don’t eat turkey. Don’t be a veal, don’t eat veal” and so on.

Chatter continues. Kyle has a few words scrawled on his paper. They read, “band name: [Boys Who Love Girls].”

Chatter continues. It is more of the same and focuses around how to write about a show that was too good and without an unusual event. How do you convey the brilliance of a show in words to someone who was not their and could not feel the music, could not hear the refrain from side conversation so common at Great Scott, and could not wake up the next day still reliving the show. Questions are abundant, but no one has any answers. Kyle has a band name, Stephen has a love note, Addison has it all in his head, and I have a pro-veg campaign.

Chatter continues. How to write a review about a great show?

This is how I do it.

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Ps. If the second word in Lust For Life started with an “O” the title of this post would have been more fun, like the concert.

Video by Addison Post.

It’s over now. The summer is over. It ended Saturday night.

You need not feel discouraged because the summer comes again next year and sometimes pockets of summer break through the winter. That was the case yesterday. And it is never too early to start preparing for next summer. You musn’t sit on your hands or next summer will be here in time to be missed.

Here’s a head start. Technically this head start began months ago but it is not ideal to switch horses mid race especially when your horse is running like three year old Thoroughbred lightning.

Best Coast – When I’m With You

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physical 7″ sold out/digital 7″ out now.

Last night I slept for 14 hours.

The night before last I watched the first 1/2 hour of Oldboy before going to sleep.

Last night I watched the last 1 1/2 hours of Oldboy before going to sleep.

This is what my fever dreams sounded like:

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Air – Sing Sang Sung (Black Moth Super Rainbow Remix)

via sg

Youth 1: Sorry if I was acting weird last night. I was on LSD.

Youth 2: Oh, what a relief. I’m glad you weren’t just acting weird.

[End scene.]

Neon Indian – Should have Taken Acid With You

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Now the skin is removed. And the head is chopped off. Chopped is not the right word. Sawed is. So the head is sawed off (with a hacksaw). After the head is removed the internal organs are delicately removed, worked around and preserved while specific cuts are removed. Colonic splatter is to be avoided in the same way the splatter of brains is to be avoided.

Have you ever seen your grandfather, or parent, or friend dead? You know how they’re all waxy and not lifelike because their lifeblood has been stolen from their being. Well lifeblood is just that, blood. So working with your crop is like hanging out with your dead grandpa except that the remaining life blood gets all over your clothes.

Beats watching television.

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Misfits – Static Age

Please don’t go. Really, I’d be lost without you. I’m sorry, so sorry.

Okay, I know I’m not the best at expressing my emotions/thoughts in words (I realize now, “how were you to know he was inbred?” was just about inexcusable), but I’m going to try my best because I sincerely cannot say what I will become without you. Here it goes…I know I have my faults: I’m always changing and I can be flaky. And I know it seems that sometimes I’m more concerned with meeting new people, making more people, and finding the next party, the next space, the next loft and in some ways that’s the truth. Regardless, all that means nothing without you. I remember at first that was thrilling for you, I wish I could say when exactly that became tiresome, or exhausting, or both but now I know it has. Maybe I can change? I’m not sure, I can try. I will try (I hope, I think). Just don’t give up on me this easily.

I mean, I’m not promising anything but I can’t help but remember all the fun times we had. Like that time we heard that music that most people hadn’t heard before and when it became popular we laughed at the kids who had just heard it. Remember that? Or the time we couldn’t resist an impromptu dance party at your friend’s loft after the new LCD track (oh, it seems like ages ago now) was released/leaked/stolen/or whatever.

Maybe this is the wrong time, it probably is, but here’s a song I thought you might like.

Please don’t go. Please.

Heartbroken,
Indie Music

Ducktails – Wishes

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[Ducktails' Landscapes is available for purchase at Weirdo Records]

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SMD @ Paradise/18+/7pm doors

Fun Fact #134: Adriano Celentano is Italian for “American Dream.”