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  What’s More Psychedelic Than Animatronic Animals?

  08.03.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Aaron Fechter has an awesome job. Fechter was one of the original engineers/designers of Rock-afire Explosion, designed by Creative Engineering, Inc. These were the folks responsible for those mighty, mechanical, probably bionic animatronic stage animals that performed for such fine dinner theater establishments as Chuck-E-Cheese and Showbiz Pizza. I was all about [...]

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  Totally Not Going to Lollapalooza

  08.01.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  All I’m going to see of Lollapalooza this year is this pretty nifty aerial view from the 68th floor of the Aon Center (click the above photo for high res action), where I work. And that suits me just fine. In contrast to how right Pitchfork got their music festival this year, Lollapalooza offers [...]

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  The Flying Saucer Attack, Jessica Bailiff, Odd Nosdam Connection

  07.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Continuing the Decibel Tolls’ celebration of Mr. David Madson, a.k.a. Odd Nosdam (featured below, lookin’ mighty handsome), finally collecting all of his sludgegaze-hop non-LP jams together on one priced-to-own, triumphant double disc collection, Pretty Swell Explode, it’s time to celebrate… with a super fun history lesson, complete with classroom activity ideas. Take a seat, [...]

• Noise Consultations, Rockshows

  Noise Consultations: Pitchfork Music Festival ‘08 Preview

  07.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Straight from my view from the cheap seats, here’s the Decibel Tolls’ preview for some choice artists I’m anticipating seeing at this year’s festival. My prophecies for these shows have been gleaned from my experience with a couple of these artists in the past, general intuition, and my magic 8-ball. First, it should be noted [...]

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  Sitar-Guitar for Sale

  06.30.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Stumbled upon this dude randomly. It’s SOMEHOW a sitar-guitar, sold by Jerry Jones Guitars in Nashville, TN. Known as the Coral, JJ goes into detail concerning this aesthetically unattractive but fascinating instrument: “The Coral Sitar was such a defining sound of the 60s and with our refinements you will feel like you [...]