Comments for Andrew Earles

Comment on The Cimarron Weekend by @lexdexter (twitter) or Patrick Hayden

@lexdexter (twitter) or Patrick Hayden — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:15:53 +0000

I got the issue with Robot Hull and Black Oak Arkansas that was briefly available on Goner. (‘Bought an extra and gifted another superfan of yours.) There is a live review therein – whether by you or a colleague, I don’t know – that dispenses with Superchunk as nonchalantly as Forced Exposure’s review of Uncle Tupelo. Part of me wants to scan the two reviews and fly them side by side on some corner of WordPress. But part of me wants a lot of things.

‘Really pleased by your still-single reviews, as well as Mosurock’s. To date, you are the only person I know to have called bullshit on Thee Oh Sees (who I like, by the way, but who are very erratic). Also, between you and Mosurock, yall are the only people I’ve read who dare question the hegemony of the Sacred Bones/Hozac access. I keep wondering when their ‘moment’ will end. I quit buying ‘garage’ records when I was 16 because Estrus seemed like a joke, and didn’t really return to the realm of primitive punk until the time of this current, artier variant. I suppose I’m having a gay old time, but something still needs to give. Both the labels still occasionally release good shit, annoyingly enough, or somebody would’ve surely whispered that the emperor’s nude.

Best wishes to you. I hope more back issues of your lovely zine make the scene soon.

Comment on Whoa…I’ve been asleep since the last time I posted… by John Wenzel

John Wenzel — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:13:53 +0000

And why is Hart not “very interested” in reading your tome? Bastard!

Comment on 2009? Not a fan… by Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:50:11 +0000

Yerself Is Steam and Boces were two classics from the early nineties that never got their due. Also Lego My Ego of which countless cd singles were spun off from.

Comment on I’m all about setting records… by lexdexter

lexdexter — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:36:16 +0000

I have been doing anthropological fieldwork on Tea Party action for the better part of 09, and am familiar with the reality of content shits. Watch out, man! We need you to finish that book.

Comment on Some writing… by lexdexter

lexdexter — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:06:59 +0000

I am woefully, woefully late to the Oblivians and Gories party, largely due to the rather severe decision made in 1995 that Estrus et. al. had gotten flabby and that, by extension, I should abandon listening to garage rock as such. Where do I start with these bands, and which of their tributaries must I absolutely investigate?

(Of course, Trouser Press has some (probaby reliable) answers for me. But what the crap? I asked Scharpling for Badfinger recommendations yesterday, and that worked out well.)

Comment on Sleep Deprivation = More Blogging by Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:39:43 +0000

While I haven’t heard the LP, I still think the Vivian Girls, though attractive (yes, this aside sounds awkward wherever you put it, so keep that in mind!), are rather boring and the best I can say of what I’ve heard of them is they are a slightly-above-average member of the consistently derivative of the “something that I listened to whilst high, picking grime off my china flats and slurping ramen circa 1987″ brigade we are often faced with these days.

Perhaps the LP will change my snotty-ass tune.

That being said, I liked their spread in a recent issue of Nylon (I think it was…). Cute!

Comment on I have a manuscript due by the end of September by justin

justin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:55:56 +0000

You nailed it on Earth. Boring. The Vivian Girls took me a while to warm up to, but it works.

This is total drunk fan mail, but your site is awesome. I don’t always agree with you, but I respect your opinion.

Lorelei is the best shit ever.

Comment on New Zealand goodness that missed the Namedrop Stimulus Package by Birdman

Birdman — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:39:46 +0000

Hey. Hey, Reg. I hear they gotta new place openin’ up where Calvin’s useta be. It’s called Daniela’s.

Comment on An undeniably negative and weird week… by Danielle Relation

Danielle Relation — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:48:40 +0000

WOW! This is nice…the original vinyl. i am sure that it will be worth a lot more a few years from now

Comment on Creative Bankruptcy Cure by Cory

Cory — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:14:53 +0000

No idea why they fell out of favor. I picked up Clumps Takes a Ride about a month ago and still can’t believe I had never heard of these cats before. Thanks again, Andrew.