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Monday.13.January.2003
Concert: The very last ever ROCK*A*TEENS show, with The 45s
and shannonwright opening, on New Year's
Eve, Tue.31.Dec.02
Saturday.4.January.2003
Updates are posted to our year-end reviews: Gooner added
a list of "Honorable Mentions" to his albums list. Malimus finishes
off his list, and PostLibyan gives us
his. Read our collected wisdom, and learn.
Wednesday.1.January.2003
Well, it's time for our "End of The
Year Lists". Not all of them are ready yet, but you can read what Gooner and Tracers have
to say in summary, as well as the first half of what Malimus has
to say. Stay glued to your monitor, as we will post the rest of these over
the next week or so.
Speaking of Malimus: "Bad Minion, no biscuit!" Rather
than review albums as he heard them, Malimus has waited until now to submit a
whole bunch of mini-reviews. So I have posted mini-reviews of 2002 releases by: Ryan
Adams, Azure Ray, The
Black Heart Procession, Neko Case, Centaur, Crooked
Fingers, Jack Johnson, Rhett
Miller, OK Go, The
Prima Donnas, The Reputation, Sixteen
Horsepower, Small Faces, and Sparta.
And he tells me there is more coming! Oy vey!
Sunday.15.December.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Streets
of Blah by Thomas Fehlmann
Album: Turn
on the Bright Lights by Interpol
Album: Aida
by Mus
Sunday.24.November.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Oh
Me Oh My ... by Devendra Banhart
Album: On
Involuntary Bliss by The Flashing Astonishers
Album: The
Trial Of St. Orange by The Shalabi Effect
Album: Murray
Street by Sonic Youth
Concert: AMERICAN ANALOG SET w/ Her Space
Holiday on Sat.10.Aug.02
Concert: MASERATI w/ The Mercury Program and
Fin Fang Foom on Fri.22.Nov.02
Tuesday.19.November.2002
Finally, at long last, we have updated our Most
Popular Pages list, as well as added some humorous
search phrases that brought folks here to The 'Sponge.
New Reviews:
Album: Asleep
In The Well by Faith Kleppinger
Concert: WIRE w/ Oxes on Sat.21.Sept.02
Concert: PERE UBU w/ The Features on
Fri.27.Sept.02
Concert: THE CLOSE w/ The Young Antiques and
The Ed Kemper Trio on Sat.26.Oct.02
Concert: THE FLAMING LIPS on Mon.4.Nov.02
Tuesday.22.October.2002
New Reviews:
Album: England,
Half English by Billy Bragg and the Blokes
Album: No
Means Yes by Crybaby
Album: People
Ruin Everything by The Kenmores
Concert: THE POSSIBILITIES w/ The Eskimos
and Two Cow Garage on Sat.28.Sept.02
Concert: CALVIN JOHNSON w/ Little Wing on
Sat.17.Aug.02
Tuesday.1.October.2002
New Reviews:
Concert: THE FIRST ANNUAL IG FESTIVAL w/ more
bands that you could shake a stick at on Thurs.1.Aug.
through Sat.3.Aug of 2002
Concert: +/- w/ The Clairvoyants and The Secret
Machines on Wed.21.May.02
Friday.27.September.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Land
by Patti Smith
Concert: THE WEAKERTHANS w/ Denali and Greg
McPherson on Sun.25.Aug.02
Concert: THE EVILS w/ Freakshow and The Blue
Flame Combo on Sat.24.Aug.02
Concert: FOG w/ Univac and Mummers on Tues.20.Aug.02
Concert: THE ORIGINAL SINNERS w/ Johnny Knox
& Hi Test and The Blue Flame Combo on Sat.27.Jul.02
Sunday.8.September.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Manic
Expressive by Her Space Holiday
Album: Sleep
by Telefuzz
Concert: 5-8 w/ RS5 and Motorway on Sat.31.Aug.02
Concert: MURRAY ATTAWAY AND THE REDEEMERS
w/ The Indicators and Kenny Howes on Sat.24.Aug.02
Concert: MÚM on Thu.8.Aug.02
Concert: THE RADAR BROTHERS w/ Earlimart and
Silversun Pickups on Thu.1.Aug.02
Sunday.18.August.2002
New Reviews:
Album: 45RPM:
The Singles of The The by The The
Concert: THE FLAMING LIPS w/ Folk Implosion
on Wed.17.Jul.02
Film: Y
Tu Mamá Tambien
Tuesday.30.July.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Oceanless
by Landing
Album: Way
Out by The Possibilities
Concert: SUNDAY'S BEST w/ Velvet Teen and
Exit on Mon.17.Jun.02
Film: Enigma
Monday.1.July.2002
New Reviews:
Album: The
Revolt Against Tired Noises by The Stratford 4
Concert: SPIRITUALIZED w/ Black Rebel Motorcylce
Club on Thu.18.Apr.02
Film: Minority
Report
Film: The
Powerpuff Girls Movie
Tuesday.18.June.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Geogaddi
by Boards of Canada
Album: Listen
Hard by Melissa Ferrick
Album: On
by Imperial Teen
Album: A
Cult of One by My Favorite
Concert: BULLY w/ Clemente on Wed.29.May.02
Update: We have actually updated our oft neglected
Features page with new silly links.
Really.
Sunday.7.June.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Source
Tags and Codes by ...And You Will Know Us By the
Trail of Dead
Album: Dynasty
by The Grace Period
Album: Villa
Claustrophobia by Tanakh
Concert: PEDRO THE LION w/ Damion Jurado and
T.W. Walsh on Sat.18.May.02
Sunday.2.June.2002
New Reviews:
Album: New
Everything by Big Lazy
Album: Modulate
by Bob Mould
Album: Maladroit
by Weezer
Concert: PLAID w/ Nobukazu Takemura and Mira
Calix on Thus.4.Apr.02
Tuesday.28.May.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Black
Rebel Motorcycle Club by Black Rebel Motorcycle
Club
Album: &
Yet & Yet by Do Make Say Think
Concert: CLINIC w/ The Departure Lounge and
The Close on Wed.13.Mar.02
Concert: PARLOUR w/ Silver Sun Pickups and
Gwendolyn on Wed.17.Apr.02
Tuesday.21.May.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Future
Songs by The Cranes
Album: The
Day Of The Ray by The Deathray Davies
Concert: THE DEAD KENNEDY'S w/ The SkaDaddy's
and Dr. Know on Sun.7.Apr.02
Concert: CONCRETE BLONDE w/ Steve Wynn on
Mon.15.Apr.02
Monday.6.May.2002
New Reviews:
Concert: SEAWORTHY w/ stillife;gaijin and
Audomobil? on Sat.13.Apr.02
Film: Hedwig and
the Angry Inch
Saturday.27.April.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Big
Lazy by Big Lazy
Album: Excuses
For Travellers by Mojave 3
Album: Get
Ready by New Order
Concert: FILA BRAZILLA w/ DJ Santo and Tikihutt
on Sat.6.Apr.02
Tuesday.23.Apr.2002
| Announcement: |
Today, EvilSponge.org goes bi-coastal. Yes, you
heard me right: tonight you see the first postings from
Gooner, my
first Minion on The West Coast of The United States.
I now have Minions in LA too! (Take that Squelishimous,
you old fart!) My domination of mankind proceeds according
to schedule....
Will all of you loyal readers out there please welcome
Gooner to the fold, and make him feel at home. Gooner
is, apparently, the West Coast version of Tracers. That
is, he is as addicted to seeing live music as she is,
and he has promised to give us updates on the live musical
occurances out there in LA. This should provide a different
perspective to our Concert Reviews, and give you more
chances to learn about bands.
Enjoy.
I am so proud. No, really. |
Reviews:
Album: Beautiful
Chaos: Greatest Hits Live by The Psychedelic Furs
Concert: BLACK HEART PROCESSION w/ The Devics
and Elia on Sun.31.Mar.02
Concert: HOOD w/ cLOUDEAD and DNTel on Wed.27.Mar.02
Concert: MOLDY PEACHES w/ Dressy Bessy and
The Deathray Davies on Wed.20.Mar.02
Concert: HOOD w/ Chicks On Speed, Louie Austen,
and Audomobil? on Mon.18.Mar.02
Sunday.31.Mar.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Furniture
by Fugazi
Album: Veni
Vidi Vicious by The Hives
Album: Moldy
Peaches by The Moldy Peaches
Album: Masses
by Spring Heel Jack
Concert: AMERICAN DREAM w/ Tijuana Hercules
on Sat.16.Mar.02
Concert: CRYBABY w/ Sharks and Minnows, 3D5SPD,
and Faith Kleppinger on Fri.15.Mar.02
Sunday.24.Mar.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Alone
I Admire by Auburn Lull
Album: Grounded
by Module
Album: Is
This It? by The Strokes
Concert: TRISTEZA w/ Rizzudo and The Remuxers
on Thu.28.Feb.02
Concert: MASERATI w/ Moreland Audio and The
Paper Lions on Fri.8.Feb.02
Concert: THE GLORIA RECORD w/ Her Space Holiday
and The Ides Of Space on Sat.2.Feb.02
Sunday.17.Mar.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Cold
House by Hood
Concert: THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS w/ The Frames
and Grumpy on Thu.14.Feb.02
Concert: THE DRIVE BY TRUCKERS w/ The Possibilities
on Sat.02.Mar.02
Concert: THE DISMEMBERMENT PLAN w/ Death Cab
For Cutie and Cex on Sun.10.Mar.02
Wednesday.27.Feb.2002
New Reviews:
Album: You
Brought Us Here by Bethany Curve
Album: Those
Who Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell The Truth Shall
Live Forever by Explosions In The Sky
Album: Stories
From The City, Stories From The Sea by P. J. Harvey
Album: Triple
Point by Loscil
Album: Last
Night Something Happened by Monster Movie
Album: Far
Away Trains Passing By by Ulrich Schnauss
Concert: BLAKE RAINEY w/ Kahle Davis and Faith
Kleppinger on Fri.15.Feb.02
Wednesday.20.Feb.2002
We actually track what things people read on this site, and
for the first time in a while we have a new Most
Popular Page! Yes, read our Features
to see who finally kicked Azure Ray out of the Number One spot.
New Reviews:
Album: The
Red Thread by Arab Strap
Album: The
Four Kingdoms of Black Lipstick by Black Lipstick
Album: Life
Is Full Of Possibilites by Dntel
Concert: 6X w/ The Moto-Litas on Sat.16.Feb.02
Film: The
Count Of Monte Cristo
Saturday.16.Feb.2002
New Reviews:
Album: 8Bit
by Alison's Halo
Album: The
Argument by Fugazi
Album: A
24 Syllable Haiku by Isobella
Album: Left
and Leaving by The Weakerthans
Tuesday.12.Feb.2002
New Reviews:
Album: For
The Birds by The Frames
Thursday.7.Feb.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Jetlag
Dreams by Departure Lounge
Album: BeautifulGarbage
by Garbage
Album: The
Sound of Space by Hypnotech 3
Album: Old
Liquidator by The Minus 5
Album: Girls
Can Tell by Spoon
Album: Killer
Eyes by Violet Indiana
Friday.1.Feb.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Elesgiem
by Lowsunday
Album: Weezer
(green album) by Weezer
Album: On
A Beach On A Mountain by The Young Antiques
Album: Wardrobe
For A Jet Weekend by The Young Antiques
Concert: THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS w/ Echo &
The Bunnymen on Thu.15.Nov.01
Concert: CATFIGHT! w/ Dixie Witch on Sat.12.Jan.02
Concert: SPECTRALUX w/ Potomac Accord and
Twittering Machine on Sat.26.Jan.02
Sunday.27.Jan.2002
The Minion Bio for Brillo,
which was lost in the upgrade back in October, has been replaced
with new and interesting content.
New Reviews:
Album: Split
EP by The Dismemberment Plan and Juno
Album: La
Prochaine Fois by Neotropic
Concert: AMERICAN DREAM w/ 3D5SPD on Fri.11.Jan.02
Concert: THE COUNTDOWN QUARTET w/ The Blue
Jays on Fri.18.Jan.02
Film: La
Prochaine Fois
Film: 61*
Sunday.13.Jan.2002
THEY'RE HERE THEY'RE HERE! We know you have been waiting for
our annual end of the year Best Of lists, and they are ready!
Click here to read them.
One thing i discovered as i processed
the reviews of my various Minions, the
self-titled debut album from Azure Ray was ranked as a best
album by every Minion who ranked such things. Apparently, their
form of slow female pop appeals to all people, from garage rock
fans like Tracers,
to indie rockers like Silvergeek,
to pop/rock fans like Malimus,
and even elctro-distortion fans like PostLibyan.
It is a strange, and unsuspected, occurance.
So congrats to Azure Ray.
New Reviews:
Album: Disparation
by Biowire
Album: Damon
& Naomi with Ghost by Damon & Naomi with Ghost
Album: In
The Pulse Of An Artery by Rothko
Concert: CASIONOVA w/ Crybaby and 1945 on
Wed.26.Dec.01
Thursday.3.Jan.2002
New Reviews:
Concert: FIVE-EIGHT w/ The Moto-litas, American
Dream, and Kenny Howes on Mon.31.Dec.01
Concert: THE ROCK*A*TEENS w/ The Woogles and
A Fir Ju Well on Mon.31.Dec.01
Concert: FLASH TO BANG TIME w/ American Dream
and Martyr And Pistol on Sat.29.Dec.01
Concert: CATFIGHT! w/ Chocolate Kiss and Sharks
And Minnows on Fri.28.Dec.01
Wednesday.2.Jan.2002
New Reviews:
Album: Light
As A Feather, Stiff As A Board by Sharks & Minnows
Album: Special
by Violet Indiana
Concert: ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO w/ Kelly Hogan
on Sat.1.Dec.01
Concert: THE DISMEMBERMENT PLAN w/ Ted Leo
& The Pharmacists and El Guapo on Fri.7.Dec.01
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