Monthly Archives: July 2006

Ode to Syd

By Todd | Published: July 12, 2006
Please, please, please lift a hand, I am only a person, with Eskimo chain, I tattooed my brain all the way.  Won’t you miss me, wouldn’t you miss me at all?  Syd Barrett died last week, but he has been gone a much longer time.  Long before he had the opportunity to check out of [...]
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The Walkmen – A Hundred Miles Off

By Daniel | Published: July 10, 2006
  If I’ve said it before I’ll say it again: modern music could use a whole lot more mariachi horns.  Who would have thought an indie rock garage band from New York City would completely relearn the art of songwriting and spend a year studying such oddball albums as Bob Dylan and The Band’s Basement [...]
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Comerica Tastefest in Detroit (well, some of it), Part II: Ray Davies

By Scotter | Published: July 8, 2006
Ray Davies knew exactly where he was playing, knew his audience. Taking the stage at the Comerica Tastefest in a location that is not exactly in the murmuring heart of Detroit but more right atrium, the legendary performer and songwriter made very clear what he and many native Detroiters have in common: that we wear [...]
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Comerica Tastefest in Detroit (well, some of it), Part I

By Scotter | Published: July 8, 2006
The Post-Rockist visited sunny Detroit Michigan this weekend for the Comerica Tastefest, an annual event that brings bands, eats, and stale warm beer to an ever-decreasing number of citizens of Detroit and an ever-increasing number of citizens of its surrounding areas. While the Post-Rockist is not stationed in the Motor City, there lie our roots. [...]
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