Day 99: The Factory

Today, August 6th saw the birth of artist and icon Andy Warhol. I'm sure you all know as much about him as anyone else.

In honor of his birth-date, I put together a shortish-list of artists known to have hung out in The Factory, Warhol's infamous studio, which really flourished during the mid-1960s. Now The Factory was rumored to have seen the likes of dozens upon dozen of some prolific musicians of the era. But, I'm just going to to go with ones that were infamous for their association with the studio.



YouTube:
01. Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
02. John Cale - Paris 1919
03. Nico - The Fairest of the Seasons (Cover Only)
04. Velvet Undergound - White Light/White Heat
05. Rolling Stones - Sister Morphine
06. David Bowie - Space Oddity
07. Bob Dylan - One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)
08. The Doors - Break on Through (To the Other Side)
09. Jackson Browne - Song For Adam
10. Blondie - X Offender

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Day 99: The Factory

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Erik

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Day 98: Wildcard (22)

New Week, New Wildcard.

YouTube:
01. The Hold Steady - Stevie Nix (30 sec. on imeem, "40 Bucks" instead)
02. Weezer - My Name is Jonas
03. Delorean - Seasun
04. 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
05. Sublime - Badfish
06. Joshua James - You're the Cocaine (N/A)
07. She & Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
08. The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
09. Ben Folds Five - Brick
10. Rosa Passos - Doce Presenca (N/A) (30 secs. on imeem, "Wave" instead)
11. Simon & Garfunkel - Keep the Customer Satisfied
12. Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams Come True
13. Pet Benatar - Hit Me with Your Best Shot
14. Black Eyed Peas - Weekends
15. Neon Indian - Terminally Chill
16. Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell
17. Suicide Machines - I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
18. Velvet Underground - Stephanie Says
19. Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right (30 secs. on imeem)
20. Osker - Patience

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Day 98: Wildcard (22)

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Day 97: Shitgaze

This week's genre tour is a newer one (circa mid-2000s). Now, I'm not exactly sure if I have 100% grasp on what truly defines this genre (Shitgaze), but from what I gather is, it is a form of lo-fi indie rock that relies heavily on many tenets of noise-pop. So, you're going to find a lot of fuzz and heavy distortion, lyrics about disaffection, and more fuzz.

The genre emerged from the Shoegaze movement in the 90s, but really can look all the way back to albums like White Light/White Heat. I'm not completely sure why this genre appeals to me. Maybe incorporation of noise and new methods of avant garde is going to be what the next stage in punk rock will be. Time will tell. But until then, enjoy all of this fuzzy fuzzy rock.

Note. This blog is deeply indebted to Raven Sings the Blues; which appears to know everything there possibly is to know about this and similar genres. Check it out!!

MySpace (support the artist!):
01. Women - January 8th
02. Meercaz - Future News
03. Fergus & Geronimo - Harder than It's Ever Been
04. No Age - Here Should Be My Home
05. Wavves - So Bored
06. PENS - Networking
07. Mayyors - Clicks
08. Tonstartssbandht - Midnite Cobras
09. So Cow - Casablanca
10. railcars - Bohemia is Without A Sea
11. Ganglians - Hair
12. Eat Skull - Stick to the Formula
13. Times New Viking - No Time, No Hope
14. Woods - Echo Lake
15. Wet Hair - Saturn
16. Tortoise - Yinxianghechengqi

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Hot Fuzz,
Erik

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Noticia

Genre Tour: Shitgaze will run tomorrow.

-Erik