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Based just on the number of cars I heard booming it, Jamrock was definitely Brooklyn's summer jam this year. Whisper Song probably a close second...

Actually, I've found that most people on Dissensus usually go around dressed like that.

Technics DJ-1200s...the sound isn't on a par with the better Sennheisers (it's a little too bassy and mids and highs are not as crisp) but you don't need audiophile headphones for playing records in public, you need something that can take a beating and these things are indestructible. I've sat...

heh, love it.

I dunno...it may be a factor but I reckon it's equally a cultural thing. The cocaine content of crowds in NYC at the moment seems to be higher than its been in a while and I rarely see anyhing go down. One of the things I love about living here. Last time I went home to Dublin I came close to...

Thinking about the joy of stumbling across rare records in unexpected locations, it occurred to me that my most serendipitous finds over the last few years have occurred when buying directly from people having moving sales or making space. It's probably 'cause I tend to go straight to GEMM when...

Ha! Love it. One of those apocryphal stories that deep down I knew had to be true.

And don't forget (as if anyone could!) 'Who the fuck is James Brown' by Traumatic Stress. Didn't 'James Brown is Dead' chart in the US? My girlfriend used to vaguely know one of the guys involved and apparently it kept him in pocket money throughout much of the 1990s. Have also heard that one...

True, but Muammar does have an all-female squadron of bodyguards, which is way cool inna James Bond villian stylee: On the flip side, Lionel has - to the best of my knowlege - never sent assassination squads after dissident record reviewers.

That is so fucked up. It reminded me of the kind of refugee experience you hear about occuring in places where full on civil war has broken out.

The problem with Tripwire is that, unless you're willing to risk completely fucking up your life by using ephedrone, you're missing out on a significant part of the equation. It's like going to a huge rave circa 1992 and deciding to skip the E. You'll pick up on some of the vibe, but the chances...

I've had difficulty downloading stuff from Rapidshare when using a Mac (in both Safari and Firefox)....what's most frustrating is when a download doesn't start but the site tells you that you've reached your limit and need to wait an hour before trying again. I generally give up at that point.

What about bands that do (for the band) surprisingly straight covers of songs that end up messing the the bands DNA? Two that spring to mind are My Bloody Valentine's version of 'We Have All The Time In The World' and Sonic Youth doing 'Superstar' and keeping it almost feedback-free (unlike...

Well, Sploid is pretty much out as a lefty Drudge Report so it's not surprising that they'd find the fact that Bush was in Utah at the same time worth mentioning...I dunno if there's necessarily a (direct) connection though. Still, part of me is wondering what the hell is out there in that...

Lotsa links and info here: http://www.sploid.com/news/2005/08/22/troops-raid-utah-rave-with-guns-gas-118551.php

That video footage is really fucked up. According to participants and organizers, the rave was completely legal and had all its permits in place. According to the Salt Lake City Tribune it was an 'illegal' rave where children were practically being forced to consume a wide range or terrifying...

Is the punch-up going to be preceeded by an intensive binge drinking session? In my experience this ususally helps.

After re-reading this thread, I stumbled across an old Frank Broughton article about the early days of house music and the 'fresh breeze blowing through the Windy City' in 1995. Nothing that I hadn't read about elsewhere (albeit probably in 'Last Night a DJ Saved My Life'), although I hadn't...

It makes people self-obsessed and self-important, gives them the attention span of a mosquito and reduces their critical faculties practically to zero. Talking shit and ordering drinks takes precedence over music and dancing. I have no problem with people doing coke either, but the club...

I reckon it's just around the corner...there are already some free software projects that integrate RSS feeds with easy to use BitTorrent clients and trackers, enabling anyone with a computer and a halfway decent internet connection to disseminate large files without the need for server space...