Vinyl Update: Anthony's 7"s, Part 4

October 12, 2015theneedledropComment

ANTHONY'S SEMI-MONTHLY VINYL UPDATE! YEAHHAHHAHAH! He's taking a dive into his collection of 7"s and 45s. This is the last 7-inches video.

Vinyl video playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...

Here's a list of the artists mentioned in this video:
Eddie Money
Mister Mister
Eddie Murphy
The Normal
OFF!
Outer Limits Recordings
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Carl Perkins
Pink Floyd
Queen
Ripshit / Offsides Split
Santa Esmeralda
Shizune
Soap & Skin
Sorry Excuse
Sunset
Superhumanoids
Veronica Falls
Tamutamen

YUNOREVIEW: September 2015

October 12, 2015theneedledropComment

The magical monthly segment where Anthony briefly touches down on a gauntlet of albums he didn't get a chance to review this past month. These are just his short, straightforward, passionate, biased opinions.

This month Anthony didn't review:

Great Albums: September 2015

October 5, 2015theneedledropComment

Anthony rounds up his favorite releases of September 2015. Mentioned are:

Anthony's Smut Cave Interview

October 1, 2015theneedledrop1 Comment

"The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd meets The Internet's Laziest Cavern Perv in this all-access interview with the one and only Anthony Fantano! Join Anthony and the Spelunker as they ruminate on the Needle Drop web series, Limp Bizkit, and Drake memes, THEN follow them to Internet Yami-Ichi, the legendary internet flea market making its first-ever appearance in the US! You won't want to miss this massive adventure from two titans of I.N.T.E.R.N.E.T.! Also Cal Chuchesta...." [via Scrapple TV]

Merzbow Starter Pack

September 27, 2015theneedledrop1 Comment

We've been in a pretty noisy mood lately. Last week we brought you a sprawling noise rock playlist and now you're getting a 2.5-hour-long set of tracks from the master of harsh noise, Masami Akita (b.k.a. Merzbow). In a sense he is the perfect subject for one of these starter packs, as his career spans nearly 300 studio albums over the course of four decades and features a wider array of textures and recording techniques than just about any other harsh noise musician's. However, some of his great works (for instance Rainbow Electronics) are comprised of one very long track, thereby not lending themselves to playlist listening. And many interesting releases, like much of his 80's sound collage output and his masterpiece 1930, aren't on Spotify. Nor are his collaborations with Boris (with the exception of the too-long Sun Baked Snow Cave), which is a potential disappointment for those looking forward to next year's double-album Gensho.

With all that being said, hopefully you will find this set to be as varied and comprehensive as possible. We understand that harsh noise isn't the easiest genre to get into and we can't really help you "get it" if it's not your thing, but if you're looking for some insight into how this type of music can be enjoyable, check out Anthony's talk with Mike Rugnetta about noise, among other styles of experimental music. Whatever y'all get out of it, enjoy!

Further listening - the lighter side of Merzbow:

Vinyl Update: Anthony's 7"s, Part 3

September 27, 2015theneedledropComment

ANTHONY'S SEMI-MONTHLY VINYL UPDATE! YEAHHAHHAHAH! He's taking a dive into his collection of 7"s and 45s, which will comprise his next few vinyl videos.

Vinyl video playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...

Here's a list of the artists mentioned in this video:
Fergus & Geronimo
Roberta Flack
Ben Folds
Foreigner
Future Islands
Marvin Gaye
Health
Iron Hand
Iron Prostate
KMD
Lord Flea
Man or Astroman?
MC5
Meatloaf
MGMT
Minor Threat