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 0Posted on Dec 2nd, 2009 | re: New Reading Rainbow - "Restless" (19 comments)

Yeah it’s been a good year for Philly locals blowing up your internets. Kurt Vile, Cold Cave, Free Energy, now these guys (who are totally awesome and the nicest folks you would ever wanna meet, btw). Almost makes us losing the World Series tolerable. ALMOST.

 0Posted on Nov 26th, 2009 | re: Decibel's Top 40 Albums Of 2009 (95 comments)

Damn, I didn’t even know that Krallice put out a new record this year! They do totally rip though, saw them back in May with Wolves In The Throne Room, fantastic show. Mick Barr can truly do no wrong.

 0Posted on Sep 28th, 2009 | re: Wavves, Black Lips In Brooklyn Bar Fight (112 comments)

Straight people love to tell themselves that that word doesn’t REALLY mean anything. It’s a nice, clean way to wash away the guilt that comes with denying us all the basic human rights that you guys have. Try taking a walk in a queer person’s shoes for a day (I’d be happy to lend you mine), and then come back and tell me that that word doesn’t REALLY mean anything.

 0Posted on Sep 28th, 2009 | re: Wavves, Black Lips In Brooklyn Bar Fight (112 comments)

Good point. Next time someone demeans me or one of my friends with that word, instead of viewing it as an attack on our sexual preferences, I’ll just assume that they’re talking about something else, say, our clothes? I dunno, which fast food restaurants we like to eat at? Then maybe I won’t be such a liberal who can’t think outside of the box. What box is that, by the way? The box of being offended when someone demeans me because I’m queer? It’s much easier to not be offended by that word when it hasn’t been spat at you by idiots like Jared Swilley your whole life. Go to the dollar store and buy some opinions that make some fucking sense, then come back and talk to me.

 0Posted on Sep 27th, 2009 | re: Wavves, Black Lips In Brooklyn Bar Fight (112 comments)

If you want people to sympathize with you about (kinda? sorta? but you’re tough about it?) getting your ass kicked, it’s probably best not to go the “casual redneck homophobia” route when recounting your version of the events. Wavves guy could have charged at him with a fucking tommy gun, but by the 3rd or 4th time he dropped the “f-bomb” in that statement, i just thought, good, this homophobic prick got what he had coming to him.

 0Posted on Aug 26th, 2009 | re: Green Man Festival 2009 In Photos (3 comments)

Glad I’m not the only one who’s immediate thought was “Charlie’s alter ego put on a music festival?”

 0Posted on Aug 6th, 2009 | re: New Brown Recluse - "Contour And Context" (7 comments)

Philly represent!

 0Posted on Jul 15th, 2009 | re: Band To Watch: Pictureplane (43 comments)

if all the synthesizers, drum machines, and sampling software in the world disappeared off the face of the earth tomorrow, no one would be happier than I.

 0Posted on Jul 15th, 2009 | re: Where Are They Now?: D'arcy Wretzky (27 comments)

Is it just me, or did she imply that she fucked Marilyn Manson? (gets douche chills)

 0Posted on Jul 6th, 2009 | re: Old Folks Review Grizzly Bear (30 comments)

Joe continues to win at life.

 0Posted on Jul 6th, 2009 | re: Woodsist/Captured Tracks Fest @ 979 Broadway Backyard, Brooklyn 7/4/09 (10 comments)

so you have like, 389739 pictures of fucking German Measels, but none of Thee Oh Sees? Nice one, Hammerhead.

 0Posted on Jul 1st, 2009 | re: New Wavves Video - "No Hope Kids" (47 comments)

Is it weird that this video made me nostalgic for a few months ago, before the Primavera debacle? Jesus, I need to get off the internet now.