Signifying Nothing 2-27-12

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Supertouch-Struggling To Communicate (Live On WNYU)
Krakdown-Idle Hands (Demo)
Pressure Release-Not In The Head (Prison Of My Hope)

Innumerable Forms-Life Beyond Life (Self Titled)
Absolution-Dead & Gone (Murders Among Us)
Bl’ast!-Look Into Myself (It’s In My Blood)

Integrity-Darkness (Those Who Fear Tomorrow)
Crossed Out-He Man (Self Titled)
Ripping Corpse-Anti God (Dreaming With The Dead)

Youth Brigade-It’s About Time We Had A Change (Possible)
Crass-Systematic Death (Penis Envy)
Partisans-Police Story (Police Story)

The Birthday Party-Jennifer’s Veil (Mutiny & The Bad Seed)
Laughing Hyenas-Walk (Crawl)
One Last Wish-Three Unkind Silences (1986)

Mind Eraser-Brought Back To Life (Generations)
Carcass Limb From Limb (Demo)
Sick Fucking O-Gut Feeling (Demo)

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Weekly Reader

• The long awaited essay on Macedonio Fernandez, Borges’ mentor, in The Quarterly Conversation does not disappoint. I am looking forward to the publication of one of his novels in English next year from Open Letter.

• Also, from The Quarterly Conversation, Grant Bailie’s new novel looks interesting, Bolano receives a lukewarm review for Nazi Literature In The Americas, and Daniel Green covers Donald Barthelme, an author I have wanted to check out for a number of years.

• The New Yorker profiled Hugo Chavez a few weeks ago. I am really not sure what to think of this guy. They also covered former Doctor Who companion Billie Piper’s new show Secret Diary Of A Call Girl.

• Reproductive Rights Blog on vasectomies.

• The New Yorker on itching and the brain.

Meanwhile…

• I am happy to report that Newspaper Blackout Poems (previously discussed) is going to have a full length book published. Very cool.

• StateControl recently devoted an entire podcast to the band Harvey Milk. I have been hearing about this band for a few years, but this was the first time I really checked them out. Pretty good stuff.

On Twitter….

• WordPress 2.6 came out this week. Everyone should upgrade their blogs as soon as possible. The best way I have found is to install this plugin, which takes care of the upgrade rather seamlessly.

• Dr. Kinsella has finished uploading his student’s readings of Paradise Lost from this past semester. I am going to give these a listen soon.

• I am really impressed with the new version of last.fm that was opened up for the public a few days ago. Add me on there. The “neighbors” stream is quite impressive; it gave me artists as varied as Devo, Eric Dolphy, Negative Approach, and The Birthday Party the other night.