black (adj):
Being of the color black, producing or reflecting comparatively little light and having no predominant hue. (JC – no light shall be cast back from the depths of a dark Scandinavian winter.)
Having little or no light: a black, moonless night. (JC – the sun is as low as the production can be)
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I was pawing through my collection of vinyl last night when I ran across Nirvana’s Nevermind. Seeing the iconic cover, I thought to myself, I wonder what the naked baby is up to these days? This morning as I am checking my RSS feeds I run across a story about Spencer Elden. I am sure [...]
Next in my, hopefully, continuing series profiling bands that are less than popular but I feel are worth listening to is Quicksand. In their short life they released one EP and 2 full albums. Both LPs are excellent. Their recorded debut was a self titled EP. In 1993 they released Slip on PolyGram. The single [...]
I love, love the new album from Earth, The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull. It is non-distorted guitar doom metal as written by Ennio Morricone and played by Bill Frisell. Well actually Bill Frisell does play on 2 tracks. The cover is both beautiful and fits the title perfectly:
Upon first getting this album [...]
This past weekend (2/170/07) I saw Mastodon at the 9:30 Club in DC. This is the first live show I have been to in at least 5 years. First it was a damn good show, second it has rekindled my desire to see live music, and third Mastodon are the best band out there right [...]
I want to try to make this a regular feature here at the old nothoo but time will tell if I am up to such a commitment. I suppose I ought to frame just what the hell I am trying to do here before I go and make future excuses for not doing it on [...]
I have spent more money at Tower Records than at any other record store. News that the winning bid in its bankruptcy auction is by a company that is going to shut down all of the stores, liquidate all of the inventory, and fire all of the employees is sad. This obituary from the Sacramento [...]
This upcoming Peel Sessions from PJ Harvey ought to be very good. I saw her back when I was but a starving university student on her Rid of Me tour. It was an amazing show and I was shocked as hell to learn that the disturbing background vocals on that album were provided by [...]
[Update: 9/21/2006] Pitchfork reviewed this album yesterday. A great review of a masterful album.
This past Tuesday, September 12th 2006, brought forth the new Mastodon album, Blood Mountain. My expectations were very high and they have been met. I am no record reviewer so I will let you read other’s opinions. But in short, it is [...]