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Sunday.22.August.2010
Concert: ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI w/ Magic Kids and Puro Instinct on Friday.30.July.2010
Concert: CROWDED HOUSE w/ Lawrence Arabia on Sunday.1.August.2010
EP: Journal of Ardency by Class Actress
Quote: Actually, to be more precise, they were LOUD-OUD-OUD-OUD-OUD.
(You Might notice that the above is a new feature for us. Well, after re-reading the entire site in the first half of this month, I have decided to post some great, funny quotes from older reviews with each regularly scheduled biweekly content posting. The quote is linked to the review it came from. Enjoy.)
Friday.13.August.2010
Happy Birthday to me, again. Well, actually, this is a continuation of the EvilSponge 10th Anniversary. You see, it was 10 April 2000 that this website first debuted on the WWW, but it was on 13 August 2000 that the flow of reviews began. For those first four months, EvilSponge had a smattering of half0formed reivews, and a few different designs. But on 13 August, 10 years ago today gentle reader, we began our regular postings.
In order to celebrate, we have prepared some links for you. Please, dear reader, delve with us into the past of EvilSponge, storied, sordid, and otherwise.
PART 1: Baby Pictures (our first reviews). Here are the first reviews by each Minion. Aren't they cute at that age?
bill E. joel: Album: Under the Waterline by Hinterlinand
Brett Spaceman: Album: Film School by Film School
Brillo: Album: All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2
Dilletante In Distress: Concert: THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS w/ Echo & The Bunnymen and Glide
on Thu.15.Nov.01
Fyno: TV Movie: Live From Baghdad
Gooner: Concert: HOOD w/ cLOUDEAD and DNTel in LA on Wed.27.Mar.02
Gumdrop: Album: Promised Land by Dar Williams
Indoor Miner: EP: Promo EP by The Longcut
Inspector Jason: Album: Velocifero by Ladytron
K-Tron: Concert: INTERPOL w/ Blonde Redhead on Mon.21.Mar.05
Kharybdis: Album: Everything Is Good Here/Please Come
Home by Angels of Light
Lawton: Album: Telegraphs in Negative / Mouths Trapped in Static by Set Fire to Flames
Madd: Concert: SWIL live in Oregon on Fri.10.Sep.04
Malimus: Albums: 3 Live Records by Archers of Loaf, Built To Spill, and The Drive-By Truckers
Mediahostage: Album: Cedars by Clearlake
Mr. Pharmachist: Album: Rejoicing in the Hands by Devandra Banhart
Once A Punk: Album: Send by Wire
PostLibyan: Album: The For Carnation by The For Carnation
Priestess: Film: But I'm a Cheerleader
Rashomon: Festival: Drive Invasion 2004
SilverGeek: Film: Dancer In The Dark
Sparklehonkey: Album: Black From the Dead by Black From the Dead
Squid: Film: Chocolat
Thomas Miner: Album: Noisy Songs for Noisy Kids by Thunderlords
Tracers: Album: Knee Deep by Cafeteria
Our first "group" review: Concert: WRAS benefit on Fri.18.Jan.01
Our first promo, reviewed: Villa Claustrophobia by Tanakh
Our first review of a download: Free EP by The Fairburn Royals
Part 2: Best Of. I love all of my Minions equally, but some reviews are better than others. Here are my favorite reviews by each of the reviewers who have been with this Zine for a time.
Brett Spaceman: EP: The City / E.P. by Carrie & The Oslo Deadtrash Project
Brillo: Compilation: Land by Patti Smith
Indoor Miner: Album: Profile by Githead
Inspector Jason: Album: Lifelike by The Rosebuds
K-Tron: Album: Goo (Deluxe Edition) by Sonic Youth
Lawton: Album: Paper Tigers by Caesars
Madd: Concert: SWIL live in Oregon on Fri.10.Sep.04
Malimus: Concert: THE ROCK*A*TEENS w/ The Glands and 8-Track Gorilla on Sat.7.Oct.2000
Mediahostage: Album: Dear Catastrophe Waitress by Belle and Sebastien
Mr. Pharmachist: Album: Rejoicing in the Hands by Devandra Banhart
Once A Punk: Album: Send by Wire
PostLibyan: Album: This Is Not a Film by Underwater
Priestess: Film: Quills
SilverGeek: Film: Y To Mama Tambien
Sparklehonkey: Album: Black From the Dead by Black From the Dead
Squid: Film: The Count of Monte Cristo
Tracers: Concert: SUPERCHUNK w/ Spoon on Fri.23.Feb.01
Group Review: Festival: Other Sound 2007 - Day 4 on Sun.9.Sep.07
Part 4: Meta. We actually can be pretty deep at times. On this page I have gathered together some of our deeper thoughts about what we do.
Part 5: One Liners. Sometimes we come up with hilarious things to say. This page lists some of our funniest moments.
In Summary. Well, gentle reader, that about wraps it up for our 10th Anniversary. I hope that you have enjoyed this as much as I have.
Sunday.1.August.2010
Album: Intriguer by Crowded House
Album: Chasing After Shadows ... Living with the Ghosts by Hammock
Album: A Silent Effort In the Night by Louisville
Album: Walls by Walls
EP: Dagger Paths by Forest Swords
Sunday.18.July.2010
Album: Is Last by Faust
Album: Koyo by Junkboy
Concert: SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS on Thursday.8.July.2010
Concert: VENICE IS SINKING w/ The Caribbean on Saturday.10.July.2010
Monday.5.July.2010
Album: Interloper by Carbon Based Lifeforms
Album: Honeysky by Guitar
Album: Tearing Down Paisley Garden by The Purrs
Album: As the House ... by This Piano Plays Itself
Album: Sand & Lines by Venice Is Sinking
Album: Church of the Haunted South by The Winter Sounds
Monday.21.June.2010
Album: Oversteps by Autechre
Album: No Rest by Christy & Emily
Album: Gute Luft by Thomas Fehlmann
Album: Summer House by Gold Motel
Album: Endless Falls by Loscil
Concert: FAUST on Thursday.13.May.2010
Concert: THE DAMNED w/ Eddie Ten Pole on Saturday.5.June.2010
Concert: MAGNAPOP w/ The Polar Dunes and The Water Lions on Saturday.11.June.2010
Sunday.6.June.2010
Album: Find a Place To Be Safe by Collapse Under the Empire
Album: The Sirens Sound by Collapse Under the Empire
Album: An Examination of Being by Order of Ennead
Album: Abuse by Wormrot
Concert: JUPITER WATTS w/ The Good Graces on Friday.21.May.2010
Concert: THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS w/ She Wants Revenge on Saturday.29.May.2010
Sunday.23.May.2010
Album: Qua by Cluster
Album: Monomyth by Fin Fang Foom
Album: From the Ground Up by Shady Bard
Concert: BEACH HOUSE w/ Washed Out on Thursday.29.April.2010
Concert: IGGY AND THE STOOGES w/ Suicide on Sunday.2.May.2010
EP: Disclosure by RxGibbs
Sunday.9.May.2010
Album: There Is Love In You by Four Tet
Concert: THE CHURCH on Saturday.1.May.2010
Sunday.25.April.2010
Album: Brave the Elements by Lost Idol
EP: War Sucks by Spectrum
Sunday.11.April.2010
Album: A Parable On The Aporia Of Vengeance And The Beauty Of Impenetrable Sadness
by A Death Cinematic
Album: Haunt the Upper Hallways by The Declining Winter
Album: Further On by Warning Light
Concert: THE DECLINING WINTER on Saturday.13.Feb.2010
Concert: THE MERCURY PROGRAM w/ Fin Fang Foom on Thursday.18.Mar.2010
Saturday.10.April.2010
Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday EvilSponge, happy birthday to me! Believe it or not, today marks the Tenth Anniversary of EvilSponge. Yes, way back in 2000 we posted our first presence on the internet. In order to celebrate, we have a special posting for you today.
Danger: Ever wonder why music critics here don't use their real names?
Essay: Malimus has prepared an essay about his experience in music during our first decade.
Essay: PostLibyan has prepared an essay on the history and nature of EvilSponge.
List: Indoor Minor lists "25 Great Albums of the Decade"
List: Indoor Minor lists "100 Great Songs of the Decade"
List: Several Minions list "Records that Are Never Far From the Stereo"
List: Several Minion collect a hodge-podge of interesting and humorous anecdotes.
Photo: Have you ever wondered what we look like? Here is an EvilSponge family photo to satisfy your curiousity.
Social Networking: FaceBook pages have been created for Brendan, your humble editor, as well as a fan page for Evilsponge.org in general, complete with an area for discussions!
Statistics: Here is a list of our top three reviews of all time, as well as a breakdown of some statistics on our web use.
Sunday.21.March.2010
Album: Automatic Movements by Everything Is Made In China
Concert: THE NIGHTINGALES w/ Hotpants Romance and Guilty Pleasures of the Snow
Angel on Saturday.13.Feb.2010
EP: Gold Motel EP by Gold Motel
Sunday.28.February.2010
Album: In This Light and On This Evening by Editors
Album: Smack by Neon Judgement
Album: 11:11 by Rodrigo y Gabriela
Album: Instant Everything, Constant Nothing by Untied States
Concert: TORTOISE w/ Disappears on Sunday.14.Feb.2010
Sunday.14.February.2010
Album: Sound to Light by Channel One
Concert: RETRIBUTION GOSPEL CHOIR w/ Jupiter Watts on Saturday.6.Feb.2010
EP: Heavyweight Champions by Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun
Sunday.31.January.2010
Album: Constellations by Balmorhea
Album: Wildlife by Headlights
EP: Take Us By Sea by Tealights
Saturday.23.January.2010
Photography Restructuring: Some things went on behind the scenes today folks. You might
have noticed that over the last few years, EvilSponge has started doing more and more
concert photography. Well, when we started doing so we had no plan on how to organize
the photos on the server, and eventually this lack of structure became unwieldy. So today
all photos have been organized into folders based on calendar year. This will not affect
you, our loyal readers, but quite a few bloggers have linked to our photos, and they will
need to adjust their links accordingly. I apologize for any incovenience, but it does bring |
us to something we have needed to post here for a while.
Photographic Legal Disclaimer: All photographs on this site remain the legal property of the
photographer. You make link to these photos on your own website, but please give credit
to the photographer, or a link back to the page on EvilSponge where you originally found
the photograph. If you are the subject of a photograph, feel free to contact the
photographer for higher resolution versions of what you see here. Likewise, if you wish
to use some photo for purposes other than posting on your blog, please contact the
photographer. A link to their email is included in each review.
Sunday.17.January.2010
Album: Wish You Well by The Orphins
Concert: THE PURKINJE SHIFT w/ Lumens on Sunday.20.Dec.2009
EP: The Rise by The Atomic Square
Single: The Last of the Melting Snow b/w A Short Weekend Begins With Longing
by The Leisure Society
Friday.1.January.2010
Another year over and done with. We have gathered together our thoughts on the year 2009 for your reading pleasure.
Best Of Lists: Brett Spaceman of [sic] magazine lists some records that he enjoyed.
Best Of Lists: Indoor Miner talks music.
Best Of Lists: Inspector
Jason tells us which songs, albums, films, and concerts he enjoyed.
Best
Of Lists: Malimus discusses some records he loved, yet somehow never got around
to reviewing for this site.
Best Of Lists: Mr. Pharmacist
discusses music for the middle aged.
Best Of Lists: PostLibyan
discusses the music in many formats, and movies.
Best Of Lists: Tracers
talks records.
This is the tenth year that we have done such lists. How time flies.
Sunday.20.December.2009
12": Moses by Elizabeth Fraser
7": Liquid Mercury by the Wild Swans
Album: Kram by Dieter Moebius
Album: Manafon by David Sylvian
EP: Murmur by The Sight Below
Sunday.8.November.2009
Album: Electronic Mischief by Asmodella
Album: Logos by Atlas Sound
Album: Beast by Beast
Album: You Dig The Tunnel, I'll Hide The Soil by Hatcham Social
Concert: HEADLIGHTS w/ Pomegranates on Tuesday.27.Oct.2009
EP: Opiate Sun by Jesu
Sunday.25.October.2009
Album: Carousel by Robin Guthrie
Album: Heaviness by Heaviness
Album: Amused, Confused & More Bad News by The Purrs
Compilation: The Sub Pop Years (1995 - 2002) by Damon and Naomi
Sunday.11.October.2009
Album: Saltykisses by Guitar
Album: The Hour Is Upon Us by Hour of the Shipwreck
Album: ...And The Horse You Rode In On by The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
Concert: ASOBI SEKSU w/ Sealions on Thursday.24.Sep.2009
Concert: THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART w/ The Depreciation Guild and
Cymbals Eat Guitars on Monday.28.Sep.2009
EP: In All the Empty Houses by Epic45
Sunday.27.September.2009
Album: Unconfirmed Reports by Akatombo
EP: Remix EP by Dark Captain Light Captain
Sunday.13.September.2009
Concert: THE ORPHINS w/ The Selmanaires and Club Awesome on Sat.15.Aug.2009
Download: Balding Generation (Losing Hair As We Lose Hope) by Port-Royal
Sunday.30.August.2009
Album: Drowned In a Sea Of Sound by The Daysleepers
Album: But Distractions Abound by Escapade
Album: Fever Ray by Fever Ray
Album: Has Been by Retconned
Album: Haunted House Vol. 1 by Strezo
Sunday.16.August.2009
Album: Acoustic at Olympic Studios by Asobi Seksu
Album: Amp on Fire by Do the Robot
Album: Immolate Yourself by Telefon Tel Aviv
Concert: OCTOPUS PROJECT w/ Tealights and Living Rooms on Thursday.6.Aug.2009
EP: Who Are Your Songs For? by Guernica
EP: Angel Falls by Robin Guthrie
Remix Album: Kora! Kora! Kora!, songs by the band Kora remixed by Cabaret Voltaire
Sunday.3.August.2009
Album: Mirrorball by John Foxx and Robin Guthrie
Album: The Eternal by Sonic Youth
Concert: ROYAL BANGS w/ What Happened To Your Fire, Tiger? on Saturday.18.July.2009
Concert: WILD SWANS w/ Rebecca Joy Sharp on Thursday.23.July.2009
Concert: WILD SWANS on Friday.24.July.2009
EP: A Flower White by Susumo Yokota
Single: Goodbye by Seeland
Sunday.19.July.2009
12": Moth b/w Wolf Cub by Burial and Four Tet
Album: Strike a Match by Autodrone
Album: Deaths and Entrances by My Latest Novel
Concert: VENICE IS SINKING w/ Siberia My Sweet on Friday.19.June.2009
Sunday.5.July.2009
Concert: THE DECEMBERISTS w/ Blind Pilot on Wednesday.03.June.2009
Sunday.21.June.2009
Album: Holofon by Dorena
Album: El Siete Es La Luz by French Teen Idol
Album: Azar by Venice Is Sinking
EP: The Natural Order of Things by Trespassers William
Sunday.31.May.2009
Album: 3 Rounds and a Sound by Blind Pilot
Album: Some of These Numbers Mean Something by Darkroom
Album: Dyrdin by Dyrdin
Album: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Concert: THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART w/ Zaza and Sealions on
Sunday.03.May.2009
Concert: TODAY THE MOON, TOMMORROW THE SUN w/ Pistolero and Tendaberry on
Friday.08.May.2009
EP: Options by Portal
Sunday.17.May.2009
Album: Fits and Cycles by Cinemasophia
Album: O + S by O + S
Album: Tomorrow Today by Seeland
Album: Thy Mighty Contract by Thy Mighty Contract
Concert: WINDY & CARL w/ Benoît Pioulard, Lamb's Laughter, and Lyonnais on
Saturday.02.May.2009
EP: Kingdom by Naam
Sunday.26.April.2009
Album: Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future by The Bird and the Bee
Album: Sunset Over Saxapahaw by The Good Graces
Album: The Mountain by Heartless Bastards
Album: Afterhours in the Afterlife by Voyager One
Album: Arrivals by Worriedaboutsatan
Concert: THE POGUES on Monday.09.March.2009
Concert: MY EDUCATION w/ Night Moves on Saturday.04.April.2009
Friday.11.April.2008
It's here! It's here! Our review of the four days
of mayhem in Texas known as South By SouthWest. This year we provide you with 17,040 words (that is about 20 pages, single-spaced, in MS Word) and 136 photos (edited down from 1200). This is a lot of content, so please be patient with the pages as they will take a while to load. Enjoy:
Day 1 featuring Dancer vs. Politician, Twin Tigers, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Vivian Girls, Harlem Shakes, Themselves, Fol Chen, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, A Armada, The Besties, Rotary Downs, Venice is Sinking, My Education, Maserati
Day 2 featuring O + S, The Carrots, Death is not a Joyride, Foot Patrol, Azeda Booth, Ohbijou, My Latest Novel, Tungsten Coil, That Petrol Emotion
Day 3 featuring Winter Sounds, Ulrich Schnauss, Longview, The Union Trade, Western Keys, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, School of 7 Bells, Ladyfinger, O + S, Lonely Deart, Headlights, Asobi Seksu
Day 4 featuring Natccu, Great Northern, Low Line Caller, Peel, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, The Love Me Nots, Efterklang, An Horse, Lou Barlow, Say Hi, The Rosebuds
Extra: Photo gallery.
I thank all of our loyal readers for their patience as we prepared this massive, in-depth, review of a long event. I have been working my pseudopods to their calcium cores over this for the past three weeks! I am glad that, finally, SxSW09 is complete.
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