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Not that I disbelieve, but what's the source of this sad news?

Yes, indeed. In fact, every time I listen to 'Laughing Stock' I try to figure out why it seems to be the recieved superior record---and I remain at a loss. Maybe I'm a sucker for the one-two-three punch flow of the first side of 'Spirit of Eden,' but ultimately I just find the songs more...

This is the main reason I'm all for the distribution of O.O.P. (and likely to stay that way till interest is drummed up) vinyl via peer-to-peer services--the stuff has either been horded or lost to the point that in many instances, if you can find it now, it's only for unreasonable prices...

Occasionally I miss browsing, now living in a small city with few real surprises in the shops. But ultimately, this is one area where I will definitely forgo some of the romanticism of "the hunt" in the flesh for the ability to get exactly what I want and not waste time on filler records. When...

'Spirit of Eden' easily tops 'Laughing Stock' for me. Mark Hollis' self-titled took a while to hit me, but I think I've listened to it more than Talk Talk over the last few years. It moves even farther from definability--avant-garde acoustic jazz singer-songwriter ambient pop? It's great...

I don't think I'd make a mix responding to the love of Sigur Ros so much--I'm so far from seeing the appeal that I can't really sonically relate them to anything other than 'The Sounds of Whales' and 'Rainforest Relaxation' or something like that you'd see in some "eco" shop, mixed with other...

I guess after about age 17 and more than my fair share of horrible touring emo bands, I only liked the live experience, or the "cultural experience," when I ultimately liked the music itself, on it's own terms. I've seen most of the functioning bands/artists I'd consider contemporary...

I disagree with the notion that things sound less exciting the more experience one has with music. In fact, music has never sounded so good to me as it has during the last six or seven years, since I let go once and for all any investment in "being where it's at". Rather than trying to fill my...

I may not have been clear. I love Siouxsie and like a lot of the Cure, Bauhaus, Killing Joke, etc.---I like a lot of bands that tend to get called "proto-Goth" I guess. But I've never once had a moment where I felt compelled to wear all black or be self-dramatic in that way. I guess I've...

Again, reading about the music makes me wonder why I like all the post-punk stuff so much--while I am a "serious" person, I haven't really had a "goth" (or even Pop Group-ish) day in my life. Makes my continual returning to Can seem reasonable --the lyrics are generally obtuse enough that I can...

Soulseek is a lot of fun. I don't do much downloading, mainly sharing o.o.p. stuff--you get a lot of eager "regulars" when you share much good stuff. But when you really want to find some rare o.o.p. single without having to pay absurd money for it--there are good odds you'll find it there...

For me, it has to do with the fact that they seem to serve as a blockade against better music, via the terms by which they are described to/amongst young people. I understand the youthful desire to feel that one is living at the pinnacle of human achievement in basically all fields--to be...

A bad Windham Hill 'Sounds of the Whales & The Rainforest' record for the indie rock set. If I ever play Can for another 19 year old and hear them say "This sounds like Sigur Ros but not as advanced". . . .

'C81' should get a proper reissue. Obviously some junk, but mostly a good mix. Certainly better than C86.

I second Neonbabies. Their first record ranks just behind Slits and Raincoats, ahead of just about every other female-lead "arty" post-punk band. The second one is quite good, too--just got it this week. I'm not holding my breath for a CD reissue.

I don't. For me, it's been more like it's turned my own collection into the record shop of my life---except in order to re-access the albums, I don't have to buy them another time. Ripping them, even just a few at a time, and putting them into the "recent rips" folder on my player--it's like...

So none of you feels there's anything to be said for having ones entire collection--in my case, more than half of my life--ready to listen to anywhere, anytime (with good etymotic er-4 sound attenuating canal-phones)? I feel like I've begun to connect more fully to the process of my musical...

Much as I love the "music" of a city, I have to admit sometimes it's a great feeling to walk around hearing great music--combining so many of my favourite things all into one moment. But that doesn't make it "good," I guess--and I can see the argument that it's one more way of fragmenting...

It may seem like a minor quibble, but I dislike iPods mainly because of the control they take out of your hands. My mp3 player (100GB behemoth) has given me a similarly revelatory/revelling feeling--but primarily because it allows me to undertake an appreciation of the collection I've built...

In the context of Mr. Reynolds' recent book. . . Intensification, perhaps so--but necessarily an intensification of testosterone/masculinity/certitude? As an example, to my ears, PiL moved music forward far more than the Sex Pistols. Likewise, Scritti Politti seemed to intensify uncertainty...