That In Utero memo | An outraged* reader responds

Freedom of speech, public debate, and to then be “stable” golf writers, copy, but as long as any 1 card reader complies with lively analog temerity to take a drive, and competent writing the column, and is a common disease, schizophrenia, I call the right locations. Damn green iguana.
That In Utero memo Google-translated into Haitian Creole, Russian, Welsh, Esperanto, Icelandic and back again into English
Make more sense now?
Deconstructing The Myth | 10 Reasons Why “Secret Memo Regarding Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ Reissue Leaked” Is Not For Real

To sum up. I think this memo is probably a spoof. A very cleverly worded and artful spoof for sure… but still a spoof.
Secret Memo Regarding Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ Reissue Leaked

People not only like to read the same story over and over again, they demand it. Our job is to retell the story, to reinforce the legends, to emphasise the inflexibility of the narrative.
Julie Doiron | an appreciation

I loved the honesty and humour of all four members of Eric’s Trip. They understood the heart was sacred and the power of honesty.
Interview with Alex Gillies of No Anchor

Positive is a funny thing when you’re trying to ram 125 decibels of sound into each other’s faces in a small confined room
Cloud Nothings – Attack On Memory (Carpark)

The anger on this album feels pretty real and palpable to me.
Song of the day – 431: Teeth (Rock Vs Cancer. Rock Wins.)

Bangs damn it, we would’a KILLED for music this focused, tightly coiled, back in 1990
An almost completely random collection of things I’ve loved so far in 2011
Yup, my heart is yours, you Scots, ‘unfaithful servants of filthy, fucking language’, as Mr Withered Hand says.
Song of the day – 156: Laura Borealis

…so I receive these emails from a Canadian lady called Laura Borealis and the gist of them is, well, let’s have a look… “I think when you stayed at my place interviewing Sloan it wasn’t mentioned that I made music. I’ve never been signed, 20 years running- a clean record.” No, it wasn’t. The place [...]




