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What We’ve Said Recently
- Maison Ikkoku eps 1 & 2 January 1, 2021
- Patlabor OVA ep 2 of 7: “Long Shot” January 4, 2020
- Love You ‘Til Tuesday (1969) January 3, 2020
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- Patlabor OVA ep 1 of 7: “Second Unit, Move Out!” January 1, 2020
- Episode 23: Welcome to Misaki and Episode 24: Welcome to the NHK July 1, 2017
- Vinyl – Hipster Affectation, Archival Format, Late Stage Capitalism Freak Out January 16, 2017
- Federale – They can Even do it Live January 15, 2017
- Episode 21: Welcome to the Reset and Episode 22: Welcome to God! January 14, 2017
- Lazy Friday Videos (warning:drumsolos) January 13, 2017
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![The live album is a wild card. Sometimes it’s fodder to fill a contract. Sometimes it is more – a new vantage, say, on the artist or the songs featured. […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/300-115x115.png "David Bowie – Live Santa Monica ’72; David Live; Live Nassau Coliseum ’76; Stage; Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture; A Reality Tour")
David Bowie – Live Santa Monica ’72; David Live; Live Nassau Coliseum ’76; Stage; Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture; A Reality Tour
Posted on February 19, 2013 | No CommentsThe live album is a wild card. Sometimes it’s fodder to fill a contract. Sometimes it is more – a new vantage, say, on the artist or the songs featured. […] -
![When Ghost’s Opus Eponymous came out, the reaction from the metal blogs and the forums seemed to be variations on: “This isn’t very heavy, is it?” That the image the band […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ghost_opuseponymous-115x115.jpeg "Ghost – Opus Eponymous")
Ghost – Opus Eponymous
Posted on February 2, 2013 | No CommentsWhen Ghost’s Opus Eponymous came out, the reaction from the metal blogs and the forums seemed to be variations on: “This isn’t very heavy, is it?” That the image the band […] -
![Not a hair is out of place. The pace drags, the key is low, and the fembot signifies doom – or, I guess, what it feels like to lude out […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bloom-115x115.jpg "Beach House – Bloom")
Beach House – Bloom
Posted on December 26, 2012 | No CommentsNot a hair is out of place. The pace drags, the key is low, and the fembot signifies doom – or, I guess, what it feels like to lude out […] -
![A sampler that goes for bombast, forgoing the deep cuts. Zep was AOR. Until 1990, they shied away from releasing compilations. Funny how time slips away – and the greed […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mothership-115x115.jpg "Led Zeppelin – Mothership")
Led Zeppelin – Mothership
Posted on October 27, 2012 | No CommentsA sampler that goes for bombast, forgoing the deep cuts. Zep was AOR. Until 1990, they shied away from releasing compilations. Funny how time slips away – and the greed […] -
![The psonics are cute – pretty but hard, as befits a hippie punk band – but only half the loony tunes sink in. As a document of where the band’s […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cloudstastemetallic-115x115.jpg "The Flaming Lips – Clouds Taste Metallic")
The Flaming Lips – Clouds Taste Metallic
Posted on August 18, 2012 | No CommentsThe psonics are cute – pretty but hard, as befits a hippie punk band – but only half the loony tunes sink in. As a document of where the band’s […] -
![The key track is “Private World”. Sans irony, and dispassion, the New York Dolls dreamed themselves up from the street, donning a sort of half-drag that said nothing and everything […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nydolls-115x115.jpg "New York Dolls – New York Dolls")
New York Dolls – New York Dolls
Posted on July 8, 2012 | No CommentsThe key track is “Private World”. Sans irony, and dispassion, the New York Dolls dreamed themselves up from the street, donning a sort of half-drag that said nothing and everything […] -
Alice Cooper – Killer
Posted on July 2, 2012 | No CommentsKiller, Alice's album that is good. -
![Black bubblegum. What KISS lack in musical chops (the lyrics are unironically stoopid and the riffs are lousy), they more than make up for in terms of chutzpah. Fans of […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/lovegun-115x115.jpg "KISS – Love Gun")
KISS – Love Gun
Posted on April 21, 2012 | No CommentsBlack bubblegum. What KISS lack in musical chops (the lyrics are unironically stoopid and the riffs are lousy), they more than make up for in terms of chutzpah. Fans of […] -
The Beatles – Let It Be
Posted on April 20, 2012 | No CommentsThe Beatles eke it out, and Phil Spector cleans up. Rating: A- -
![Yeah, I shelled out for The Smile Sessions (2011). And I rate it as highly as I do the 2004 version. Here’s the rub: Like Sgt. Pepper, that other beast […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sunflower-115x115.jpg "The Beach Boys – Sunflower")
The Beach Boys – Sunflower
Posted on December 10, 2011 | No CommentsYeah, I shelled out for The Smile Sessions (2011). And I rate it as highly as I do the 2004 version. Here’s the rub: Like Sgt. Pepper, that other beast […]