http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:30:02 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/ Phillip WinnSunday, August 26, 2007, marks the switch of all Blogcritics.org article feeds from full-content to short-content. This is the result of several converging factors, and is unfortunately a permanent decision (as permanent as any decision can be on the web, that is). We are aware of all of the reasons that this is a Bad Idea, and we are aware that some of you will be quite upset about having to click on something to read the free content, and we're sorry. Unfortunately, despite great effort, full-content feeds are not currently economically viable. Two other factors are involved: full-content feeds have resulted in an unprecedented level of content theft, with BC content appearing on many websites, usually spam sites, without attribution or permission. This duplicate content causes a cascading set of problems, not the least of which is that search engines generally aren't favorable to duplicate content, and don't always guess correctly. Finally, our RSS advertising partner is strongly in favor of short-content feeds. We hope that you'll continue to subscribe to BC via RSS, and when an article grabs your eye, it's only a click away, still free on the BC website. Thank you for your understanding. Administration0@blogcritics.org Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/11/10/103002.php Robert DuffyHey kids! Did you know our little podcast was featured in the September issue of Spin Magazine? We can't believe it either. Check out the article here. Download the Donewaiting.com Disposable Radio Show #12 here! | Subscribe to the Podcast Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/donewaitingpodcastFormalities Running Length: 25 Minutes Date of Recording: 8 November 2005 Host: Robert Duffy File Format: Glorious MP3Table of Contents 00:34: Tiara, "Everyone's A Player" 05:35: The Long Winters, "Ultimatum" 10:18: Envelope, "Do You Believe Them" 16:27: Broadcast, "America's Boy" 21:06: Wolf Parade, "This Heart's On Fire" PS: As a reminder, you do not need an ipod to listen to this. If you can play mp3s on your computer, you can listen to the show. Music39328@blogcritics.org Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:30:02 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/09/27/093735.php Robert DuffySub Pop recording artists Holopaw and Ninja Tune's Daedelus are hitting the road this week.You may also know members of Holopaw for their work with the band Ugly Cassanova.Here's a few Holopaw mp3s for you: Curious | Cinders 09-29-05 - North Star - Philadelphia, PA w/ Daedelus, Lilys 09-30-05 - The Knitting Factory - New York, NY w/ Daedelus, Lilys ( 10-01-05 - The Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA w/ Daedelus 10-02-05 - BAR- New Haven, CT w/ Daedelus 10-04-05 - Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH w/ Daedelus 10-05-05 - The High Five - Columbus, OH w/ Daedelus 10-06-05 - Schubas - Chicago, IL w/ Daedelus, Palliard 10-07-05 - Kraftbrau - Kalamazoo, MI w/ Daedelus 10-08-05 - Horn Gallery, Kenyon College - Gambier, OH 10-09-05 - Underlying Themes - Lexington, KY w/ Daedelus 10-11-05 - Caledonia - Athens, GA w/ Daedelus 10-12-05 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA w/ Daedelus 10-13-05 - Cafe Eleven - St Augustine, FL w/ Daedelus 10-14-05 - Common Grounds - Gainesville, FL w/ Daedelus 10-15-05 - Will's Pub - Orlando, FL w/ Daedelus Music36897@blogcritics.org Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:37:35 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/09/02/130500.php Robert DuffyStarting today, you can stream the entire debut album of Cleveland's The Celebrity Pilots.You can also catch the band live in the following lovely locations:9/8/05: The Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH 9/9/05: Little Brother's - Columbus, OH 10/1/05: The Lizard Lounge - Boston, MA 10/15/05: The Note - Chicago, IL(Disclosure: Sunken Treasure Records is the new record label created by my blog, donewaiting.com. This is the only time I'll mention them on Blogcritics so I don't come off like a shill!) Music35346@blogcritics.org Fri, 2 Sep 2005 13:05:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/08/29/123817.php Robert Duffy"Alienation"Download the Donewaiting.com Disposable Radio Show #11 here! | Subscribe to the Podcast Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/donewaitingpodcastFormalities Running Length: 27 Minutes Date of Recording: 28 August 2005 Host: Robert Duffy File Format: Glorious MP3Table of Contents 00:01: Sons & Daughters, "Rama Lama 06:28: The Celebrity Pilots, "Lemons from Lemonade" 11:38: John Vanderslice, "Trance Manual" 16:45: The Winter Blanket, "Darkness Failed You" 20:22 Unprovoked podcast rant 21:56: Goldrush, "Let You Down"SHOW NOTES: When I said I was busy screen printing, I guess I really meant I was busy watching Clint Reno screen print. Donewaiting.com record label is Sunken Treasure Records. I'm not sure what made me make fun of almost every podcast ever recorded towards the end of the show. I blame the weather.PS: As a reminder, you do not need an ipod to listen to this. If you can play mp3s on your computer, you can listen to the show. Music35008@blogcritics.org Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:38:17 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/08/01/093125.php Robert Duffy"Where's My Prize?"Download the Donewaiting.com Disposable Radio Show #10 here! | Subscribe to the Podcast Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/donewaitingpodcastFormalities Running Length: 28 Minutes Date of Recording: 31 July 2005 Hosts: Robert Duffy & Han Q Duong File Format: Glorious MP3Table of Contents00:01: Celebrity Intro 00:09: The New Pornographers, "The Bleeding Heart Show" 08:14: Orange Peels, "California Blue" 12:48: Rogue Wave, "10:1" 17:01: The Cloud Room, "Hey Now Now" 22:03: Petra Hayden, "Rael" Notes, etc: Han has a personal blog found here.The Butterscotch Stallion? What? Explained here.Finally, I know the audio levels are a bit scatterbrained here. This is what happens when you've recorded a show between two people thousands of miles away. We'll get better, we swear.PS: As a reminder, you do not need an ipod to listen to this. If you can play mp3s on your computer, you can listen to the show. Music33460@blogcritics.org Mon, 1 Aug 2005 09:31:25 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/07/17/211339.php Robert DuffyNicole of the Madison, WI turned Chicago, IL weblog The Perfect Face For Radio reports the sad news:"Yesterday around lunch time Doug Meis, the drummer for Exo and the Dials; John Glick, the guitarist for the Returnables; and Michael Dahlquist, the drummer for Silkworm all died in a car accident in Skokie. They were coming back to work from lunch and were hit by someone speeding while talking on a cell phone (which is now illegal in Chicago)."She's promised to update with details as they become available (link)EDIT: More news has been revealed. The deaths are even more senseless than originally reported. NBC5 says:CHICAGO -- Bond was denied Friday for a 23-year-old woman accused of intentionally ramming her car into another vehicle at a Skokie intersection in a suicide attempt, killing three men from Chicago and injuring three others.Jeanette Sliwinski was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery in connection with the Thursday afternoon crash at Niles Center Road and Dempster Street, according to a news release from Skokie police.Sliwinski, of 8915 S. Parkside St. in Morton Grove, was denied bond when a hearing was held in the Skokie Courthouse in her absence, while she remains hospitalized from the crash, Cook County state's attorney's office spokesman Tom Stanton said.Stanton did not know which judge presided over the hearing.Sliwinski was accused of intentionally ramming her 2000 red Ford Mustang into a 2001 Honda Civic, which was stopped at a red light, because she was distraught and trying to kill herself, Stanton said. He said her car was travelling more than 70 mph before the impact.Three men in the Civic were killed. They were identified as Michael Dahlquist, 39, John Glick, 35, and Douglas Meis, 29, all of Chicago, according to release.Stanton said Sliwinski was not seriously injured.A fair punishment would be locking Jeanette Sliwinski in a 5' x 5' padded room under the prison with no clothing, bedding, or any kind of instrument that could potentially be used to commit suicide and then genetically engineer a drug that would make her live 500 years. And then kill the light.EDIT: Brian Cox and Lolly Bowean of the Chicago Tribune have written a more in-depth piece about the 3 late musicians:"They were people who were so smart and brilliant and amazing," said Rebecca Crawford, Glick's wife. "Everyone feels cheated that they haven't been able to accomplish what they set out to do."Dahlquist, who moved to Chicago from Washington state five years ago, played drums for Silkworm, a band praised by critics for its independence and eagerness to experiment.Glick grew up in Boston and moved to Chicago six years ago. He was a guitarist and singer with the Returnables. Meis played drums with Glick's wife in a band called The Dials, described by Matt Priest, a talent buyer, as "loud and noisy but super melodic and super poppy.""Michael was friendly to an extreme. He was a very outgoing and upbeat guy," said Tim Midgett, who played bass and guitar with him.Without Dahlquist, the band is over, he said. "He can't be replaced." (full story)UPDATE Funeral and wake information found here.(This post originally appeared on donewaiting.com, written by Paul Cox) Music32746@blogcritics.org Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:13:39 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/06/29/065046.php Robert DuffyIn honor of the iTunes announcement, we bring you the "OMG iTUNES!!!!" Edition.Download the Donewaiting.com Disposable Radio Show #9 here! | Subscribe to the Podcast Feed: http://www.donewaiting.com/podcast/index.xmlFormalities Running Length: 23 Minutes Date of Recording: 28 June 2005 Host: Robert Duffy File Format: Glorious MP3Table of Contents 00:01: OMG ITUNES FOR REALS 00:14: Thunderbirds Are Now!, "Bodies ADjust" 05:46: The Celebrity Pilots, "Have You Had Success?" 09:55: Of Montreal, "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games" 15:28: Cloud Cult, "Transistor Radio" 19:55: The Sharp Things, "There Will Be Violins" When I said the Clout Cult album's title was "Happy Hippopotamus", I really meant to say "Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus". An honest mistake.Also, voting for our podcast brings exposure to the show that we wouldn't normally get. It will take a second of your time, and would mean the world to us.PS: As a reminder, you do not need an ipod to listen to this. If you can play mp3s on your computer, you can listen to the show. Music31764@blogcritics.org Wed, 29 Jun 2005 06:50:46 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/06/03/095607.php Robert DuffyDownload the Donewaiting.com Disposable Radio Show #8 here! | Subscribe to the Podcast FeedFormalities Running Length: 18 Minutes Date of Recording: 30 May 2005 Host: Robert Duffy File Format: Glorious MP3Table of Contents 00:01: Greetings 00:09: Architecture in Helsinki, "It'5!" 02:09: Discussing the new donewaiting.com record label, Sunken Treasure Records 05:15: The Celebrity Pilots, "We've Lost Kasparov" 09:59: Stars, "Your Ex-Lover is Dead" 14:45: Velocity Girl, "I Can't Stop Smiling" Related:// Frank from Chromewaves wrote up a nice and brief history of Velocity Girl that had a few of the bandmembers chime in with updates, too.Also, voting for our podcast brings exposure to the show that we wouldn't normally get. It will take a second of your time, and would mean the world to us.PS: As a reminder, you do not need an ipod to listen to this. If you can play mp3s on your computer, you can listen to the show. Music30504@blogcritics.org Fri, 3 Jun 2005 09:56:07 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/30/095330.php Robert DuffyThe fabulous return of the Donewaiting .com Disposable Radio Show!Download the Donewaiting .com Disposable Radio Show #7 here! | Subscribe to the Podcast FeedFormalities Running Length: 23 Minutes Date of Recording: 28 May 2005 Host: Robert Duffy File Format: Glorious MP3Table of Contents 00:01: Greetings 00:05: The Mountain Goats, "This Year" 04:42: The Books, "Smells Like Content" 08:48: Blueprint, "Where's Your Girlfriend At?" 12:26: Robbie Fulks, "Coldwater, Tenn." 18:29: Æther, "If I Could"Also, voting for our podcast brings exposure to the show that we wouldn't normally get. It will take a second of your time, and would mean the world to us.PS: As a reminder, you do not need an ipod to listen to this. If you can play mp3s on your computer, you can listen to the show. Music30307@blogcritics.org Mon, 30 May 2005 09:53:30 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/04/11/170335.php Robert DuffyDamon and Naomi are hitting the road in support of their latest self-released album, "The Earth is Blue".It's been awhile since Damon and Naomi released a record, so here is the quick history lesson: Once upon a time there was this highly influential band called Galaxie 500. This band broke up, and in the aftermath Luna and Damon and Naomi were born.This tour is going to be extra-special because Kurihara from Japanese psych band Ghost will be playing with them. The dates:Saturday, April 16 Boston, MA -- Institute of Contemporary Art Greg Kelley will join D&N&K for this show with Adrian Crowley, Michael Brodeur (spoken word) Tickets: $10.50 advance, $12 at the door Doors open at 7:30 pmSunday, April 17 New York, NY -- The Knitting Factory Greg Kelley will join D&N&K for this show with Adrian Crowley; Rick Moody (spoken word)Monday, April 18 Philadelphia, PA -- World Cafe Live with Adrian CrowleyTuesday, April 19 Arlington, VA -- Iota with Adrian CrowleyThursday, April 21 Columbus, OH -- High Five with Black SwansBhob Rainey will join D&N&K for all US shows after April 21Friday, April 22 Chicago, IL -- Schuba's with Orso; David Trinidad (spoken word)Saturday, April 23 Minneapolis, MN -- The 400 Bar with Orso, Patrick Durgin (spoken word)Tuesday, April 26 Los Angeles, CA -- Spaceland of DreamsWednesday, April 27 San Francisco, CA -- 12 Galaxies with Colossal Yes; Chris Stroffolino (spoken word)Friday, April 29 Portland, OR -- Doug Fir with Colossal YesSaturday, April 30 Seattle, WA -- The Tractor Tavern with Colossal Yes, Joshua Beckman (spoken word)MaySaturday, May 14 Hasselt, BELGIUM -- Kunstencentrum BelgieSunday, May 15 Amsterdam, HOLLAND -- ParadisoMonday, May 16 Paris, FRANCE -- TBAMichio Kurihara will join D&N for all UK / Spain / Portugal shows nperign will join for the London and Newcastle shows Bhob Rainey will join for all Spain / Portugal showsThursday, May 19 Bristol, UK -- Cube CinemaFriday, May 20 London, UK -- TBASaturday, May 21 Glasgow, SCOTLAND -- BarflySunday, May 22 Newcastle, UK -- Live TheatreTuesday, May 24 Barcelona, SPAIN -- La PedreraWednesday, May 25 Madrid, SPAIN -- Nasti ClubThursday, May 26 Huelva, SPAIN -- UniversidadFriday, May 27 Lisbon, PORTUGAL -- Galería Ze Dos BoisSaturday, May 28 Valladolid, SPAIN -- SubterfugioSunday, May 29 Castellón, SPAIN -- RicoamorSaturday, June 4 Istanbul, TURKEY -- Babylon Music28026@blogcritics.org Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:03:35 EDT