“Stick It or Lick It” by Detroit soul legend Nathaniel Mayer. From his Fat Possum debut, I Just Want To Be Held. Also: “I Found Out.”
Eddie Berrigan: Subtlety May Be Ruthless, but Distance is Free
Eddie Berrigan is a New York poet and musician who performs under the name of I Feel Tractor, and sometimes with a group called So L’il. His songs are playful retakes of traditional folk and country genres – their subtle, funny lyrics and far-flung imagery create unusual landscapes of both physical and emotional territory. The author of the poetry collection Disarming Matter (1999, Owl Press) and several chapbooks, Eddie-as poet is also featured in a recently released anthology of love poems, Isn’t It Romantic? 100 Love Poems by Younger Poets, which includes work by David Berman and Jeff Tweedy. (The book comes with a CD with songs by Richard Buckner, Vic Chestnutt, Jason Molina and the Silver Jews – sadly, nothing by Eddie or Tweedy.) Musically, I Feel Tractor released a self-titled 7-inch last year (Loudmouth Collective) and is currently working on a full-length recording. Glorious Noise caught up with Eddie for a conversation about songwriting, poetry, day jobs and the current music scene.
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Riviera – Stranded
“Stranded” by Riviera from their upcoming album, At the End of American Century. More MP3s.
Libertines Split
Carl Barat plans to split the Libertines at the end of the year if Pete Doherty doesn’t clean up and rejoin the band. Update: Barat speaks out.
The OC: Carry on My Wayward Son
Fox was typically overzealous in its promotion of the “OC”‘s second season. Besides running two nearly identical, hour-long promotional cockteases (singular revelation: The Cohen pool is fake) and shelling MLB postseason play with breathless spots about the upcoming premiere, game four of the ALCS saw Summer spelling Bill Mueller at the hot corner. The frenzied buzz puts pressure on the show to deliver consistently on quality during its sophomore outing. But its return is still welcome, because the “Baywatch Nights” plot rehashes on “North Shore” weren’t exactly anchoring the network’s dramatic output. The “OC”‘s move to an earlier time slot suggests a courting of the youth vote. And this season’s addition of a Peach Pit-style hangout (sort of predicted here) should unleash a hilariously blatant torrent of Franz Ferdanistic and Killersian guest shots. But since that’s the way it’s gonna be, I hope Le Tigre’s Universal contract stipulates a makeout session between Kathleen Hannah and Julie Cooper Nichol.
Mountain Goats Recording “Pretty God-Damned Emotional” New Album
The Mountain Goats are in the middle of recording “intensely personal…Pretty God-Damned Emotional” new album.
Benchley: Schizopolis Resurgent
The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Schizopolis Resurgent – After a year of living in New York, he has acquired an apartment, a job, a rewarding hobby, and a meaningful, sexless relationship.
Electing to Leave: A reader’s guide to expatriating
Electing to Leave – A reader’s guide to expatriating on November 3. “So the wrong candidate has won, and you want to leave the country. Let us consider your options.”
Nirvana Box Details
Nirvana “In Bloom” Video Streams: Windows Media, Real, QuickTime. Official site for With the Lights Out (Amazon, iTunes).
The Dirty Switches – The Dirty Switches
The Dirty Switches – The Dirty Switches (Longhorn/Cargo)
Straight up garage punk done right. No sheen. No over production. No posturing. No posing. If you want your rock straight up with a side of tits and ass from a bunch of likely lads from the UK, then The Dirty Switches are bound to please. Buzz saw guitar heavy grooves with attitude reminiscent of Radio Birdman, Stooges, Flaming Groovies backed up against the bluesy punk slop ethos of The Saints, The Real Kids, and The Dead Boys.
For the most part, the album pretty much races with short tracks played at frantic paces, with tracks like “Bad Luck Loser,” “Won’t Change,” and “Evil In Me” rising to the top. Though one song, “Cold Hearted Woman,” offers a reprieve from the manic barrage of sonic crunch with its blues infused rock and roll swagger that will lock you in with a sound that seems like the Rolling Stones filtered through the Stooges. Hey, and the cover’s got girls in bikinis wrestling. What more could you ask for?
