Whateveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!

Terrible things and great things! On the way to No Fun Fest I was accosted by a deranged gentleman singing "When A Man Loves A Woman" and asking for money. He told me to get pizza, but I went for falafel anyway! Delicious falafel at Orchard and Rivington! Like WOAH!

I am hardly a noise expert. I like the stuff and even play in a noise band, but I would hardly give tests to my class at the Y. I will say, I can tell what's good and what sucks! Burning Star Core falls into the first category. One dude playing violin and electronics. Nothing sounds like it should, but everything sounds like it really really should! Growing pulses that shake concrete rooms and violin howls that make Thurston Moore look at Kim Gordon and realize he really loves her after all these years (True Story!). This young man made one of the scariest noises I've ever heard when he turned into a monster aided by two microphones and God knows how much processing. Still, it's best if you close your eyes. 1. No noise musician is that interesting to watch, unless they resort to horrible theatrics (see below). 2. The dark is always scarier than the light!

Burning Star Core - A Brighter Summer Day

Consume!

Onward and downward!



Mr. Prurient falls into the second category! Imagine if Trent Reznor had blown out speakers, barely functional cables and pedals without a single intact capacitor. You have just imagined the abomination of Prurient. I don't really like writing bad stuff about people when there is so much good out there, but I am still reeling from how horrible this was. Those of you familiar with Bloomington, IN's Filth Beast should join in my class fucking action lawsuit against Prurient. Filth Beast yelled over shitty industrial beats. Prurient yells over shitty distorted industrial beats. End of day. Here's the interview I did on site:

Josh Millrod: How are you?
Prurient: Great! How about you?
JM: Terrible. The only part I liked about your set was the time when you nearly pulled all your equipment off the table which would have prematurely ended it. How can you suck so bad?!?
P: Fuck off!

Venturing out of the world of noise, The Dirty Projectors are coming to NYC on March 30th. If you are not there, you are a dickhead. Hella might be the headliner, but that's no excuse to miss one of the most wonderful bands in NY and the world! I shouldn't give Hella shit, because they used to be really good. C'est la vie. Dave Longstreth might be a bit of a procrastinator, but he's a hell of a genius. I've been a fan for a while and it such amazing dudes to have watched him grow from super simple songster with an ear for harmony to full out math-rock, glitch wonder. His latest release New Attitude is made up of some of the most disparate sounds ever, but it so unbelievably fucking pleasing. You will find cello ensemble, ring modulator, intense male harmony, 10,000 computers, drum pads circa 1980 and plunky microtonal guitar. Please check him out at Europa on March 30th.

The Dirty Projectors - We Can't Win (Live)

Consume!

Cute Girl of Week:
I saw this girl on the train and could not talk to her! AHHHHHHHH! Someone teach me how to talk to girls! Once I get past the first sentence, I'm fine, but shit that first one is hard!