Bill Still Poop 2022
Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy // Sun Ra Arkestra // Bjork // Kurt Vile // Bitchin’ Bajas // Horace Andy // Jeb Loy Nichols // The Sadies // Oneida // John Colpitts // Vieux Farka Toure & Khruangbin
Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy // Sun Ra Arkestra // Bjork // Kurt Vile // Bitchin’ Bajas // Horace Andy // Jeb Loy Nichols // The Sadies // Oneida // John Colpitts // Vieux Farka Toure & Khruangbin
Real Estate, Bill Callahan, Stephen Malkmus, Fleet Foxes, Bob Mould, Nada Surf, Garcia Peoples, Shape of the Rain, Silver Synthetic, Lou Reed, Kurt Vile,
SHEMEKIA COPELAND – America’s Child: She’s been recording for 20 years now but I really haven’t been following since her first album. I first started hearing bit and pieces of this CD on a Canadian radio station of all places. It hits in all the right places- good band, very political and a great duet with John Prine.
2015 just might become known as the year to beat when it comes to unbridled stupidity in America. But more alarming than that, I fear that with good ol’ American gumption, the coming election year will no doubt leave it behind in the dust. Recently I learned that the oft paraphrased H.L. Mencken quote, the one about how no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people, actually had an even more apropos follow-up sentence: “Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.” But while the American political system as we know it is currently circling the drain, we the POmpous and OPinionated have responded in the best manner we know. While some of those who would be President prattle on in their assholier-than-thou vitriol, 25 POOPsters have found 10 or 25 or so causes for which to campaign, with civil discourse and free of all squirmishes (thanks, Sarah P!). Feel the POOP.
Last Minute “favorite” releases of 2015. I am old, and spent most of 2016 listening to Taylor Swift’s “1989” – that is until Ryan Adams released his version of “1989”. Life is good. Anyway, in no particular order, a list of records I enjoyed over the last 12 months.
My apathy is immeasurable. Lost part of my vision and a good part of my heart (the latter is more of a metaphysical thingy) and had no desire to search for new music with the same vigor as previous years. I’m sure there was plenty of great whatever out there, but I could barely give a poop. Poop. See what I did there? Here’s some stuff I liked: THE BEVIS FROND – Example 22 STICK IN THE WHEEL – From Here GIANT SAND – Heartbreak Pass YO LA TENGO – Stuff Like That There KURT VILE – blieve I’m goin…
Dear PoOpoids: It is with great pleasure that I return to the poop realm and deliver the poopiest poop I know how to deliver to you. 2015 has been a challenging year however I have been able to squeeze it out for your enjoyment, happy relieving of yourselves…… Buy New or Used via Amazon Rent via iTunes [?] FAILURE – THE HEART IS A MONSTER: The first few listens I was skeptical as any die hard would be as it has been 19 years yes you read that correctly NINETEEN YEARS since their last Masterpiece – “Fantastic Planet”, however Ken…
Blundetto, Ennio Morricone, Gianfranco Plenizio, Giuliano Sorgini, kurt vile, Piero Umiliani, The Arcs, Tommy Guerrero
Courtney Barnett, Django Django, Drive By Truckers, Jason Isbell, Jesse Malin, kurt vile, Low, Richard Thompson, Songhoy Blues, The Sonics
Built To Spill – Courtney Barnett – Eagles of Death Metal – Fargo – Jim O’Rourke – Ken Beck – kurt vile – My Morning Jacket – The Velvet Underground – Titus Andronicus – Tobias Jesso Jr
Dear POOPster: I know you’ve been waiting with bad breath for the front-page POOP analysis and tabulation. So on this occasion, the 27th annual foray into the realm of the POmpous and the OPinionated, I present to you the combined musings of pretty much the same gaggle of blowhards, 28 of them to be exact. For reasons that both escape and annoy me, we are once again an almost entirely male sampling of swillmeisters; it’s getting right testosterony up in here. Talk about fitting the record geek profile. . . Anyway, to the Price-Waterhouse stuff. As usual, I’ve attempted to…
TOP 13 FOR ’13 Buy New or Used via Amazon 1. Superchunk – I Hate Music Buy New or Used via Amazon 2. Neko Case – The Worse Things Get… Buy New or Used via Amazon 3. Petra Haden – Goes To The Movies Buy New or Used via Amazon 4. Saturday Looks Good To Me – One Kiss Ends It All Buy Newor Used via Amazon 5. Haim – Days Are Gone Buy New or used via Amazon 6. Diarrhea Planet – I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams Buy New or Used via Amazon 7. William Tyler – Impossible…
Buy New or Used via Amazon 1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Push The Sky Away Buy New or Used via Amazon 2. Phosphorescent: Muchacho Buy New or Used via Amazon 3. Bombino: Nomad Buy New or Used via Amazon 4. Kurt Vile: Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze Buy New or Used via Amazon 5. Mark Lanegan: Imitations Buy New or Used via Amazon 6. John Murry: The Graceless Age Buy New or Used via Amazon 7. Heliocentrics: 13 Degrees Of Reality Buy New or Used via Amazon 8. Wooden Shjips: Back To Land Buy New or Used via…
“I hate music. What is it worth?Can’t bring anyone back to this earth.But fill in the space between all the notes,And I’ve got nothing else so I guess here we go.” – “Me and You and Jackie Mittoo,” Superchunk This list goes to eleven: Buy New or Used via Amazon Jason Isbell – Southeastern. Just a perfect alt country album. Buy New or Used via Amazon Kurt Vile – Wakin’ on a Pretty Daze. Love him and he’s just getting better and better. Buy New or Used via Amazon Steve Earle – The Low Highway. One of his very best….
PoOp 2013 as delivered by Jeff Schwartz from Green Brook…… So the recordings listed below from the year twenty thirteen allowed for much toe tapping, head bobbing, songs sticking in my head and pleasantly holding my mind hostage, music that begged to be sung out loud at the top of my lungs (while alone of course in my car a scary sight for one to visualize be glad none of you had to be subjected to that), and overall what I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this past year….I offer this to you in a most pleasant, to the point, form…
BEST: 2013 “Time for the comedown.” Buy New or Used via Amazon 1. Kurt Vile / Wakin On a Pretty Daze: A mobius strip of psychedelia blooms up, up and away from this newly-minted guitar icon, who unfurls eighty minutes of magic here, and makes it seem effortless. Wonderful. Buy New or Used via Amazon 2. Mikal Cronin / MCII: Former sidekick kicks down the mike stand, making your eyes widen and your heart pump love. Brendan Benson, take notice: this guy is eating your lunch. Buy New or Used via Amazon 3. Islands / Ski Mask: Another fancy hopscotch…
BeCk PoOp 2013 Buy New or Used via Amazon Kurt Vile – Wakin on a Pretty Daze [Matador] Buy New or Used via Amazon Queens of the Stone Age – … Like Clockwork [Matador] Buy New or Used via Amazon Yuck – Glow and Behold [Fat Possum] Buy New or Used via Amazon Of Montreal – Lousy With Sylvianbriar [PolyVinyl] Buy New or Used via Amazon Superchunk – I Hate Music [Merge] Buy New or Used via Amazon Endless Boogie – Long Island [No Quarter] Buy New or Used via Amazon Shuggie Otis – Inspiration Information/Wings of Love [Sony] Buy…