Monthly Archives: August 2006

Matthew Friedberger – Winter Women (Summer Version)

By Todd | Published: August 29, 2006
Matthew Friedberger Winter Women/Holy Ghost Language School [859 Recordings; 2006]  Imagine you and I were having a conversation, and suppose I asked you who you thought my favorite guitarist of the moment is. For the sake of argument, let’s say you said Thurston Moore. I would stare at you blankly in response, because you clearly didn’t understand [...]
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Olé! New Releases: News Post, August 27, 2006

By postrockist | Published: August 27, 2006
Hello there my little chickadees. Once again, the Post-Rockist comes to you from the seedy recesses of the www to bring you the most up-to-date old news that you certainly learned from any number of music sites in the past few days. The only difference between us and them: we’re much less knowledgeable! But hey, [...]
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Bob Dylan, Frederick, Maryland, August 20, 2006

By Scotter | Published: August 22, 2006
“Jesus Christ, that’s actually him. That’s, that’s Bob Dylan!” said Post-Rockist Scotter, to himself, alone with at least 30,000 people at the Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick, Maryland on Saturday, August 20, at exactly 9:38:42 pm, as “him” entered the stage from the plastic-tarped shadows, stage left, sauntering slowly in full Opry duds and side-brim [...]
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The Sun and the Wetness of Life: The Pitchfork Music Festival Exposed

By Amy | Published: August 22, 2006
The sun that had for the last two days turned Chicago’s Union Park into something of a schvitz started its fiery descent at a moment so precise it could hardly have been a coincidence –precisely, that is, at the start of Devendra Banhart’s performance. With the day in its tawny final hour and the night [...]
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News Post – August 16, 2006

By postrockist | Published: August 16, 2006
  A Little Touch of Schwalkmen in the Night Following the release of their critically acclaimed third album A Hundred Miles Off, New York City’s The Walkmen have announced that they intend to continue their quest of promoting overlooked early 1970s pop Americana.  This time around, instead of being merely influenced or inspired by musicians [...]
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Mouse on Mars – Varcharz

By E. Kula | Published: August 14, 2006
  Mouse on Mars Varcharz [Ipecac Recordings; 2006] The least frivolous record ever!like a hard electronic spanking. Germans have never been regarded as the most playful or jocular people.  They have developed a reputation that is easily lampooned as ill-tempered drill sergeants mixed with androgynous perversion as seen on “Sprockets.”  One need only briefly glance [...]
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This is a Test: Lite Brite Day 3

By Todd | Published: August 10, 2006
I know what you’re thinking, “What?  Why no Day 2 coverage of the Lite Brite Indie Pop & Film Test?  Why the glaring omission, O reliable music news source?”  Well, the fact of the matter is that the normally ubiquitous P-R machine felt obligated to lay low for an evening and, you know, play with the [...]
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