After graduation, I ended up drinking with a select group of ex-students, culminating in visiting a '90s theme bar': a horrifying concept to someone who was actually there, man. The corporate bar's version of the 90s was everything I hated first time round: flaming Sambucca and the very worst confected pop bands of all time. I doubt that even 5ive's mothers play their singles.
Last night was a form of anecdote. I cooked a cider-soaked pork joint (take that, the 1/24th Jewish blood in me), roasted some parsnips and had friends round, and we settled on great American lo-fi for the evening: Folk Implosion, Sebadoh, Slint and some riot grrl - Babes in Toyland - from the days when indie music wasn't merely a celebrity vehicle.
Anyway, enough proto-Riot Grrl: I've a Shakespeare class to teach, and lots of other things on today, so I won't harass you too much.
5 comments:
...no Guided by Voices?
Not last night, but good call, they are great. Also not played but wonderful: Yo La Tengo and East River Pipe.
I'm vaguely aware of Yo La Tengo, but I shall have to investigate East River Pipe.
I've always preferred Dionsaur Jr. over Sebadoh to be honest...
Well, Dinosaur Jr. did feature Lou Barlow of Sebadoh until J. Mascis smashed a guitar over his head, during a gig…
Try State River Widening too.
Yup, 'Freed Pig' is a great song - though I missed the reference to him being hit over the head with a guitar!
Thanks for the tip. Is there a 'river' motif to lo-fi rock that I'm unaware of?
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