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Record Dialectic
METALLICA and LOU REED – Lulu (Pts 1-4)
So, you’ve probably heard. Metallica and Lou Reed ran into one another in a dark alley of Hell and made a Doctor-Moreau-level abomination called Lulu that’s pretty much equally embarrassing for everyone involved – the players and the listener alike. Brandon pulls out Susan Sontag’s “Notes on Camp” to figure out if Lulu qualifies. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
METALLICA and LOU REED – Lulu (Part 4)
Hide yo koalas. It’s a battle between Metal Machine Music and a bloviating glittery piñata of grotesquery with a Tabasco enema.
METALLICA and LOU REED – Lulu (Part 3)
Now this is what I call a tangent! We came to talk about Loutallica’s Lulu and ended up with our own little polemic about Camp. By the end of this dialectic, you won’t even need to read Sontag’s “Notes on Camp” because Jenn and Brandon will have transcribed the whole damn thing. But hey, at … Continue reading
METALLICA and LOU REED – Lulu (Part 2)
Did you know that sex and death are the only subjects seriously interesting to an adult? We have Yeats to thank for that insight. That’s right. Jenn Lao is talking fucking Yeats in this discussion of Loutallica’s Lulu. Other guest appearances include Franz Kafka, Lady Gaga, and I Heart Huckabees. Brandon even chimes in for … Continue reading
METALLICA and LOU REED – Lulu (Part 1)
So, you’ve probably heard. Metallica and Lou Reed ran into one another in a dark alley of Hell and made a Doctor-Moreau-level abomination called Lulu that’s pretty much equally embarrassing for everyone involved – the players and the listener alike. Brandon tries to figure out if the wretchedness of this album may have been intentional. … Continue reading
SURFER BLOOD – Tarot Classics (Part 3)
Sarah explains the disappearance of Katie (don’t worry, she’ll come back around) and proposes a road trip to check out Surfer Blood opening for the Pixies in Asbury Park. Who’s in? The AudioVole caravan has room for more and, believe you me, it’ll be legendary.
SURFER BLOOD – Tarot Classics (Part 2)
Marites continues the conversation on Surfer Blood’s new EP Tarot Classics and confesses to walking out on the band a couple of years ago when they played in Vegas. She was really only there to see her friends play in the opening act so no hard feelings guys, right???
THE STROKES – Is This It (Pts 1-2)
Here at AudioVole, we hope that one of the discs taking up residence in your old Case Logic CD book is The Strokes’ first studio album Is This It. Let’s go crate-digging and revisit the year 2001 with Zach Evans and Marites Velasquez as they dissect and celebrate the 10th anniversary of Is This It.
SURFER BLOOD – Tarot Classics (Part 1)
Sarah, Marites, and AudioVole newcomer Katie Gallegos indulge in a 3-way conversation about Surfer Blood’s new EP Tarot Classics. Sarah kicks off the conversation but lobs the hard questions over to Marites and Katie because, as acting editor, she can do that. These three ladies also play in a band together and want you to … Continue reading
THE STROKES – Is This It (Part 2 of 2)
Zach and Marites wrap up the crate-digging dialectic celebrating the ten-year anniversary of The Strokes’ album Is This It. As a bonus, we’ll hook you up with all the tracks on the tribute album STROKED including covers from some AudioVole favorites like Chelsea Wolfe and Real Estate. Come on, it’s Monday. Let’s get sentimental.
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