Monthly Archives: October 2009

Paisley Babylon Midnight Hallucinations CD/MP3

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Paisley Babylon Midnight HallucinationsIt’s Halloween season again, which can only mean one thing–Paisley Babylon is back to creep you out electronically with a collection of way-out synth sounds. Yes, Paisley Babylon is the ‘house band’ of Turntabling.net, a chronically unclassifiable synth project running since 1996. Some have compared PB to Dark Side of the Moon-era Pink Floyd, while others say it sounds a lot like a collision between John Carpenter and Goblin.

It’s tough to say who’s right, but one thing’s for sure, this CD/MP3 download is definitely the right soundtrack for your next Halloween shindigm, especially for when you want to turn out all the lights and get down with the adult recreational activities. Sex music for mutants? That was one person’s description of Midnight Hallucinations. You be the judge.

Antone’s Records Austin Texas

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The mighty Antone’s Records in Austin, Texas does NOT disappoint. Don’t be fooled by the modest exterior in this Austin strip mall, or the (comparatively) smallish space this shop takes up. Much like Doctor Who’s Tardis, this store seems to expand from within as the stock gets larger. And what a collection of fantastic records Antone’s has! This unassuming (and friendly) shop has an excellent assortment of rarities and more common titles. Behold:

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Vinyl Road Trip Snark-Every Picture Tells a Story

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by Joe Wallace

Here’s a bunch of images I haven’t published yet from the vinyl road rage trek across ‘Merica 2009. Complete with snarky commentary and juvenile behavior.

music with a message that sucksYou can always count on the gospel goofies for bad album cover fun. The name of this record by The Talleys is, in case you can’t read the script, Music With A Message. Judging by the array of instruments on the cover of this howler, you can bet that the message is “This music sucks.”

Tokyo Skunx Bakabillie Boogie LPThe word “baka” in Japanese means “stupid” or could even mean in the right context “retarded” in the current 7th grade put-down sense of the word. So for this record to be called Bakabillie Boogie is more amusing…to me. Unfortunately you can’t really see from this photograph that none of the band members are wearing pants. Yes, the dude in the middle is wearing a crotch holster. Continue reading Vinyl Road Trip Snark-Every Picture Tells a Story →

Vinyl Road Rage Update

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turntabling road tripby Joe Wallace

The weekend was full of interesting diversions–I took a side journey into the world of flea markets–the Texas vinyl collector’s old reliable alternative to the indie record shop. People who collect vinyl in Texas know flea markets very well and there are many bargains and rarities to be found. I’ll post a report on that soonest. I still have two excellent Austin record shops to write up and a look into the San Antonio market, too.

A good deal of Saturday was spent combing the flea markets, but the nighttime was spent watching Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains, which I can’t find ANYWHERE as an LP and while Amazon was offering downloads of the soundtrack when the DVD remaster came out, a rights dispute forced the tracks offline. Continue reading Vinyl Road Rage Update →