A curtailed “Conceptual Carwash,” courtesy of the Chicago Police Department
By Will Deitz
In December, a small warehouse slightly east of Bucktown, Chicago played host to a show titled the “Conceptual Carwash.” The warehouse had been decked out with hanging strips of toilet paper to indeed look like a gigantic Autobell, with video art …
Since we are talking about thousands of images here, we have decided to chop our offerings into bite-sized pieces. Below is the best of our year in photograhy, part three….
Since we are talking about thousands of images here, we have decided to chop our offerings into bite-sized pieces. Below is the best of our year in photograhy, part two.
[Double Dagger, Edan, big …
Since we are talking about thousands of images here, we have decided to chop our offerings into bite-sized pieces. Below is the best of our year in photograhy, part one.
[Talibam at Dead …
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Tue Jan 6, 2009
P.O.S. returns to Rhymesayers with a solo record and tours with his Doomtree collective
For two years P.O.S. has been on the road opening for Atmosphere, hitting the Warped Tour circuit and fronting a second movement in Minneapolis with his Doomtree crew.
If you’re not behind the wheel, the road is a great place …
Tue Jan 6, 2009
I’ve noted this before, but Microkingdom serves as an excellent reminder of the multi-faced nature of the city of Baltimore. While the city has seen its absurdist art/rock scene explode in the last few years, the less party-friendly avant/improv scene has continued on its way relatively unchanged and under-noticed (even in our own take …
Tue Jan 6, 2009
Devo collaborated with Jermaine Jackson in 1982 for this track, “Let Me Tickle Your Fancy.” Apparently, there is a completely different version floating around digitally, but here is the one that appeared on a promotional split 12″ with Rick James’ “Hard to Get”. Both tracks scraped the US R&B Billboards at the time.
Jermaine Jackson …
Thu Dec 25, 2008
The Nevari Butchers, Arms And Everything Else (Hanson)
Mark Mcguire, An Old Hag’s Cackle Pt. II (Cylindrical Habitat Modules)
TwistyCat, Bore Hole (Baked Tapes)
Telecult Powers, Kiss the Viper’s Fang (Obsolete Units)
Cold Turkey, Dirty (Hermitage)
Ducktails/Mudboy, Summer Of Saucers (DNT)
Steve Hauschildt, Rapt for Liquid Minister (Arbor)
Emeralds/Tusco Terror, X-mas 2007 (Tusco Embassy)
Slasher Risk, Vole (Abandon Ship)
Bottomfeeder, Bottomfeeder (Wintage)
List compiled by Jesse DeRosa, …
Thu Dec 25, 2008
Angel, Kalmukia
Venetian Snares, Detrimentalist
Benga, Diary of an Afro Warrior
Max Tundra, Parallax Error Beheads You
Fennesz, Black Sea
Ital Tek, Cyclical
Clark, Turning Dragon
The Doubtful Guest, Acid Sauna
Chessie, Manifest
DJ Scotch Egg, Drummized
List compiled by Associative Editor Nate Dorr.
Other best of 2008 lists
Best independent rock/pop of 2008
Best independent hip hop releases of 2008
Best African releases of 2008
Best Mexican albums …
Mon Dec 22, 2008
Vivian Girls, Vivian Girls
Ponytail, Ice Cream Spiritual
Grouper, Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
Atlas Sound, Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
Beach House, Devotion
Tickley Feather, Tickley Feather
Child Bite, Fantastic Gusts of Blood
Abe Vigoda, Skeleton
Dan Friel, Ghost Town
Extra Life, Secular Works
These Are Powers, Terrific Seasons
Thank You, Terrible Two
High Places, High Places
Women, Women
Gang Gang Dance, …
Mon Dec 22, 2008
Cool Kids, The Bake Sale EP
C.R.A.C., The Piece Talks
Count Bass D, L7: Mid-Life Crisis
Yah Mos Def, Excuse Me, This Is The Yah Mos Def
Atmosphere, Sad Clown Bad Spring EP
Envelope, Shark Bolt
Cadence Weapon, Afterparty Babies
Elzhi, The Preface
List compiled by Blake Gillespie. Gillespie is an Associative Editor at Impose.
Other best of 2008 lists
Best independent rock/pop of 2008…
Mon Dec 22, 2008
Kasai All-Stars, Congotronics 3
Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko, Africa to Appalachia
Femi Kuti, Day by Day
Seun Kuti, Many Things
Toumani Diabate, Mandé Variations
Asa, Asa
Kakande, Dununya
Emmanuel Jal, Warchild
Chiwoniso, Rebel Woman
Orchestra Baobab, Made in Dakar
List compiled by Marc Gabriel Amigone and Tebukozza Olatunji-Babumba. Amigone writes the afrobeat blog and does marketing and publicity for the Manhattan club S.O.B.’s, and Olatunji-Babumba …
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Franz, the moustached keyboardist of The Hold Steady, goes the solo route this month with the album Major General on Fistolo Records. In the meantime, he doesn’t want you to be an asshole.
Franz Says: Don’t Be An Asshole While You’re Alive, or, On Ambition & Immortality
“We’ll all sit around talking about …
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