Awwww, holy fuck buttons. Martin Bulloch, Mogwai’s rhythmic force, was rushed to the hospital shortly after their ATP performance this weekend due to complications from a recent pacemaker surgery. As Mogwai tends to air on the cheeky side of life, the band recently auctioned off Bulloch’s old pacemaker (it has since been removed from eBay). Unfortunately, the new one isn’t working as planned, and was alluded to as the catalyst for Martin’s trip to the hospital. Read more after the jump, or head over to my story at Tiny Mix Tapes. Continue reading ‘Mogwai Cancels Tour, Martin Hospitalized’
I wasn’t able to listen this weekend. I regret it. I’m sure there are many more like me. So I ask ye… who out there recorded Lilys, Lightning Bolt, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Alexander Tucker, Om, Bardo “Motherfuckin” Pond, Wooden Shjips, My Bloody Valentine, and/or Growing a la WFMU’s stream this weekend? WFMU did not archive the jams, so the psychedelic community will handsomely reward anyone who steps up with hugs, kisses, and possibly some weeeeed. I found a few, but not many… MP3s that is, not weed. Continue reading ‘Anyone Record the ATP Stream?’
In an effort to make this blog, ya know, legitimate, I’m looking for another writer. Maybe two more writers. Why not? Being a contributor to the Decibel Tolls requires no knowledge of how to run a website – I take care of that. I just need a few good writers. I’m looking for thoughtful, articulate people with a passion for music, bizarre topics, and the ability to connect the two. Continue reading ‘Looking for a Few Good Writers!’
A fun thought experiment I like to engage in with friends, neighbors, and peers concerns what particular public figures are doing right now, at this moment. Last week on FaCeBoOk, I played “What is Sarah Palin Doing Right Now?” with everyone. Many of my cohorts left decidedly excellent responses – everything from cleaning muskets, to shooting polar bears, to grilling mooseburgers, to Wikipedia-ing “VP,” to activities and extracurriculars that I dare not reprint here. Despite my penchant for making cusses every now and again, I try to keep this blog PG-13.
Time to play again! What do you, dear reader, think that Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records, is doing right now? My educated inference: he’s probably still waxin’ on why and how much he, with the fury of colliding galaxies, loathes Kevin Shields. Dude hates Kevin Shields Continue reading ‘Creation Records, For the Win’
We’re still here… supposedly. I don’t mean that in an existential way, simply that the first CERN experiment went well and Earth was not black-hole-swallowed. There will be more though, so let’s hope everyone at CERN brings their A-game, because I’m totally not in the mood to die. The Decibel Tolls hasn’t even been invited to SXSW yet! That has to happen first. However, assuming the Large Hadron Collider functions smoothly, there’s still a grab-bag of apocalyptic scenarios out there to garner a breathy “fuuuuuuck” to slip from your lips.
Continue reading ‘First, Black Holes – Now, The Antichrist! Egad!’
Just got word that famed music venue The Dame in Lexington, Ky. is relocating after three months of uncertainty. You heard it here first. Continue reading ‘For My Kentucky Friends – The Dame to Reopen’
