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Blog – I’m an Instagrouch, and I don’t care who knows it

A tall, dark pine forest blocks out light from the bright sun, allowing odd glimmers through the branches. A flowing river crashes wildly among scattered rocks, splashing white foam across the glimmering, water-shined banks. A coffee cup trembles gently alone on an uneven table in a dimly lit café.
EP Round Up : Speedy Ortiz, Harouki Zombi, Smithereens, Repo Men, Gregory & The Hawk

Ahoy, mateys! It’s another EP round up column. In honour of us being massive geeks with no social life AND the upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit, we’ll classify each EP after an army from Middle Earth. Let’s go, precious!
Review & Short Story : Ummagma – Antigravity

I really don’t like the smell of Drakkar Noir, or any perfume at all, but Mom insisted I wore some for this party that the nuns organised at school. “It will do you good to go out of the house and see your friends”, Mom said.
Coffee with Orestes: Frankenweenie, Argo, The Master, Skyfall, Looper, Madagascar 3D.

We gave our jack of all trades, Orestes Xistos, a couple of tenners and a list of films to review. This piece of shit is what we got. A free CD and a pint if you can point out all the references to other films.
Ninetails – Slept and did not sleep
Pinback – Information Retrieved

Somewhere, in a leafy suburb in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, a man with Wayfarer sunglasses and a ridiculous ponytail is opening a beer with his old but reliable Nokia phone. You know the ones, the little bricks that could fit in the palm of your hand and had a LED lamp that looked tiny but was…
Lost Trail – A Stained August For The Jetcrash
Jim Ghedi & Neal Heppleston – Of Abyssinia
Ese sentimiento de Deja Vu…

Nota del editor: Este escrito fue hecho poco después de las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos del 2008. Extrañamente, parece muy relevante… “[…]any team with both God and Nixon on their side was fucked from the start.”
Gig Review: Cry Havoc, Los Pecadores, Cavorts, Flaming Skulls, Wet Nuns

“Excuse me but what are you wearing?” “It’s a zarape, great for cold weather!” “Oh, I thought you were in fancy dress as a Mexican bandit from The Wild Bunch” “Yeah, that too. A Sheffield porter, please. Pint.”