You’re in a hell, and you’re gonna die in a hell, just like the rest of ‘em! What better way to confront a crumbling and corrupt society? The Daily Dance is the embodiment of that nihilistic beast of your dreams or nightmares, a righteous plague that reflects all the toxic elements of corruption and hypocrisy …
A Radical Bond: Iggy Pop & Michel Houellebecq – Préliminaires (2009)
All societies have their points of least resistance, their wounds. Put your finger on the wound, and press down hard. Michel Houellebecq, To Stay Alive The adolescent years are crucial for the development of your spiritual and intellectual lineage, and your future track along it. You are and will always remain what you read and …
The Record That Changed My Life: James Willamson on BOB DYLAN (1962)
I could actually name any Dylan album of the Sixties here, but no other album has turned my life so completely upside down like his debut did. Maybe we don’t sound like him, but even for The Stooges his approach was very important: Dylan wasn’t only endlessly talented, he was also the first Rock-musician who …
Iggy Pop on The Rolling Stones ’12×5′ (1964)
Others wanted to hold hands, the Stones wanted to fuck. I was 17 and still in high-school when this record came out. But I was already thinking about taking the consequent step into showbusiness and music- and at that point that album was a big thing for me. This here must have been the second …
IGGY POP – FREE (2019)
The opening paragraph of Pitchfork’s review of Iggy Pop‘s latest album Free (2019) points to the sad mental problems and painfully insufficient intellectual capacities of our time’s people. We are still waiting in vain for the last hopeful twists of the West on its way to decline, while brains and imagination have already collectively been …
Vinyl Wankers – 3 / Audiophiles
Can you hear me wanking on my stereo? On this third Vinyl Wankers installment, we’ll have a look at the species of audiophile snobs. These are people who spend a ridiculous amount on high-end audio equipment and original pressings because they cannot enjoy music otherwise, people who likely clean their records with the four-times-distilled sperm …