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Sad news. Looks like Tonic will be closing in a couple of weeks. Story here: http://www.timeoutny.com/newyork/tonyblog/?p=1874 Shame. Was just there last Thursday and Friday for some shows. Q for petergunn: will subtonic and/or your pure fire night continue elsewhere? Hope so.

Caroliner, or Caroliner Rainbow, as they were also known, have been one of the more enigmatic groups for the past 20+ years, and after a multi-year hiatus, they've gotten back together to play live shows again. If you've seen them live, you will understand that this is an event. I saw them...

Was listening to this today. Hailed by many as a classic psyche record, it came out in 1969, and is a much sought after vinyl rarity. The only one released under the Arzachel name. Supposedly recorded in a day. Dave Stewart and Steve Hillage formed the band in late '67, were originally...

Also known as Cassette and Compact Disc, depending on the format. What do people around here think? Came out in '85, so falls just out of the purview of RIUSA, (there may well be a reference to Album in RIUSA, but I couldn't find it a moment ago when I looked). It's an odd record, with an...

Iva Bittová is said to be the Czech Republic's best known avant musician, she's a singer, violinist and composer. She began as a film actress, but eventually made a mark in music as well. Her father was a well known Slovakian Roma (gypsy) musician, her mother a professional singer. Bittová...

Difficult to imagine the past half century of music without him. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6672335

Woebot on a handful of Nonesuch records: http://www.woebot.com/2006/10/nonesuch_electronica_111.html Gutterbreakz on various oddities, some but not all Moog-related: http://loki23.blogspot.com/2006/10/nonsense-electronica-101.html Blissblogger's contribution...

Saw this on SF/J's blog, thought it be might worth discussion. Album disqualified from the charts b/c of "unfair advantage": http://www.spin.com/features/news/2006/10/061004_beckuk/

recent Albini interview, not without interest, here: http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/themeter/060929/ new Shellac will be out early 2007, he says he'll also produce a new Stooges album. Iggy, both Ashetons, the sax player, and Mike Watt on board woops i forgot that there was a...

As many people around here know, T&G are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. With a weekend of concerts. Old bands like Big Black and Scratch Acid will be re-uniting for the performance. A mindboggling list of other great bands, old and recent, are also slated to play: Shellac...

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Vidal-Naquet passed away yesterday.

Good news here today, Noodles says that they'll repress the entire back catalog. (Prob old news to the heads, but thought it worth mentioning.)

If you're in the New York City area, DJ Clever (Offshore Records) and DJ Baggs, two of the very best DJs in jungle and both in possession of immaculate skills and taste, are playing tomorrow (Saturday) night at the Direct Drive weekly event. Not to be missed! (Would have posted sooner but I...

Not sure why we wouldn't have one of these too - Stelfox's reservations duly noted. And I suppose that today's installment of Jess Harvell's "the month in drum and bass" column for pitchfork is as good a place as any to start. Rather than airing quibbles with Mr. Harvell's piece, I'll just...

In view of an Exegene release appearing on DJ Clever's new Knowledge mix, and in connection with other discussions among Dissensians and Dissensus-related bloggers about the state of jungle, I thought it might be worth mentioning a refreshing and relatively new drum and bass netlabel: Exegene...

For those of you who lamented the end of the Blackie Lawless Fanclub: http://fineturkishtobacco.blogspot.com/

Am sure everyone has already heard this (thanks to Sasha Frere-Jones), but if not, please do go to http://stickershock.abstractdynamics.org/archives/005335.html for the latest . . .