The groupthink consensus on Content seems to be something like “not bad, but not as good as Entertainment!*” This seems fundamentally unfair; I think a better question is, “is it as good as Mall** or Shrinkwrapped***?” Content leaves Mall cringing in the gutter, and while Shrinkwrapped had some lovely unruly moments from guitarist Andy Gill, [...]
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quick take : Gang of Four : Content
15 Feb 2011 · 1 Comment
Tags: 2011 · g · post-punk · quick take · yep roc
Big Dipper/Great Plains, 26 April 2008
21 May 2008 · No Comments
Great Plains is the band that ruined my life. You might know their signature “Letter to a Fanzine” as the “Why do punk rock guys go out with new wave girls?” song. But I know it as the Song of the Big Lie:
You like everything that comes out on SST
You like everything that comes out [...]
Tags: 2008 · b · g · indie rock · live · the middle east