March 22nd, 2013

Teaser trailer for Sub Pop 1000, a limited-edition compilation of unreleased and exclusive tracks celebrating the label’s 25th anniversary. It’s out April 20, both in digital form and on colored vinyl (limited edition of 5,000). Sub Pop 1000 was inspired by 1986’s Sub Pop 100, which featured Sonic Youth, Wipers, U-Men, Steve Albini, Skinny Puppy, Scratch Acid, Shonen Knife, Naked Raygun and more.

Tracklist:
01. His Electro Blue Voice “Kidult” (Como, IT)
02. Chancha Via Circuito “Lacandona” (Buenos Aires, AR)
03. Protomartyr “French Poet” (Detroit, MI)
04. Lori Goldston “Tangled North” (Seattle, WA)
05. Iron Lung “A Victory for Polio” (Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA) 
06. Soldiers of Fortune “Money” (Brooklyn, NY)
07. Peaking Lights “Subterranean Brainblow” (Los Angeles, CA)
08. Ed Schrader’s Music Beat “Radio Eyes” (Baltimore, MD)
09. My Disco “Guided” (Melbourne, AU)
10. Starred “Doomed” (Los Angeles, CA)

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April 18th, 2012
Zoom heartbarf: By the way, I snagged Melissa Auf der Maur’s notes from the Hole mini-reunion the other night. From what I can tell, they are: “Seasons in the Sun,” which they played as a trio, Auf der Maur on vocals (the back side of the page is lyrics to that); The bass notes to “Red Head Walking” which they played as a trio; Some lyrics from ”Red Head Walking” (“Kiss that girl, / She’ll cut your heart like diamonds - END OF STORY / You bet you’re gonna lose it”) “Use once”, a note pointing to “Use Once and Destroy,” which they played an instrumental version of, as a trio; A reference to the Sebadoh song they did as a trio (video), not sure why it says Smiths; James McNew, who I just realized was that dude from Yo La Tengo. Melissa said he loaned her the bass she used. He joined them for “Over The Edge” by the Wipers (video).

heartbarf:

By the way, I snagged Melissa Auf der Maur’s notes from the Hole mini-reunion the other night. From what I can tell, they are:

  • “Seasons in the Sun,” which they played as a trio, Auf der Maur on vocals (the back side of the page is lyrics to that);
  • The bass notes to “Red Head Walking” which they played as a trio;
  • Some lyrics from ”Red Head Walking” (“Kiss that girl, / She’ll cut your heart like diamonds - END OF STORY / You bet you’re gonna lose it”)
  • “Use once”, a note pointing to “Use Once and Destroy,” which they played an instrumental version of, as a trio;
  • A reference to the Sebadoh song they did as a trio (video), not sure why it says Smiths;
  • James McNew, who I just realized was that dude from Yo La Tengo. Melissa said he loaned her the bass she used. He joined them for “Over The Edge” by the Wipers (video).
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April 14th, 2012

Video of last night’s oh-so-brief Hole reunion at Public Assembly in Brooklyn. I was there! (Video by Hole “superfan Greg Frederick”)

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