The Slurping of Sour Sounds for Sustenance

For now, this is an aimless work in progress.

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Pour a Rat Layer Over Your Heart: An Interview with Buck Gooter’s Billy Brett

by Brian Flota, March 31, 2016

Buck Gooter, Stainless Steel Mirrors, Feeding Tube Records 2016

Buck Gooter is a Harrisonburg, Virginia-based band whose Bandcamp website describes their sound as “PRIMAL INDUSTRIAL BLUES.” There’s no better way to describe it. Big 80s new wave beats provide the foundation for acoustic guitarist Terry Turtle’s pickup-fueled runs and primary vocalist Billy Brett’s furious vocals and bloody theremin bleeps.

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March 11, 2016

Record of the Day: X-Ray Spex, “Oh Bondage Up Yours!” b/w “I Am a Cliche” (1977, 1978; Virgin Records VS 189, green label reissue)

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March 10, 2016

Record of the Day: Van Halen, “Jump” b/w “House of Pain” (1983, Warner Bros. Records 29384-7, 7″ single, with picture sleeve)

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March 1, 2016

Record of the Day: William S. Burroughs / Kurt Cobain, The “Priest” They Called Him (1993, Tim Kerr Records TK9210044, 10″ record, with etching on B-side)

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February 25, 2016

Record of the Day: Andrew W.K., I Get Wet (2001, 2002; Island Records 314 586 588-1)

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February 23, 2016

Record of the Day: David Bowie, [Blackstar] (2016, ISO Records 88875173871 S1, in shrink wrap with stickers on cover, vinyl comes in plastic mylar sheet, with booklet and download code, die-cut cover)

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February 18, 2016

Record of the Day: T. Rex, Electric Warrior (1971, 2012; Reprise Records R7 530711, 6x7″ box set)

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February 5, 2016

Record of the Day: Ramones, Road to Ruin (1978, Sire Records SRK 6063)

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February 2, 2016

Record of the Day: Explosions in the Sky, All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (2007, Temporary Residence Records TRR-99, two-record set, with etching on Side D)

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January 29, 2016

Record of the Day: Joan Jett, Bad Reputation [Joan Jett] (1981, 1982; Boardwalk Entertainment FW 37065, with sticker on cover, promotional copy)

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January 27, 2016

Record of the Day: Billy Idol, “Dancing with Myself” b/w “Love Calling (Rub a Dub Dub Mix)” (1983, Chrysalis Records VS4 42723, 7″ single, with picture sleeve)

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January 26, 2016

Record of the Day: PJ Harvey, “A Perfect Day Elise” b/w “Sweeter than Anything” and “Instrumental #3″ (1998, Island Records IS 718 / 572 408-7, 7″ single)

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January 24, 2016

Record of the Day: John Lennon, Menlove Ave. (1986, Capitol Records SJ-12533)

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January 23, 2016

Record of the Day: The Beatles, “Yellow Submarine” b/w “Eleanor Rigby” (1966, Capital Records 5715, with “East Coast” picture sleeve, 7″ single)

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January 15, 2016

Record of the Day: Gram Parsons, GP (1973, Reprise Records MS 2123)

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January 14, 2016

Record of the Day: Prince, Sign "☮" the Times (1987, Paisley Park Records WX88/925 577-1, two-record set)

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January 11, 2016

Record of the Day: Bob Dylan, Time Out of Mind (1997, Columbia Records C2 68556, two-record set)