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Co-editor of the oral history book about Canadian punk rock band NoMeansNo: From Obscurity To Oblivion published by PM Press. Editor of Ready To Die For Xiu Xiu. PhD in Engineering. https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1505

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Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · Nov 19

If you are a fan of NoMeansNo, then I invite you to check out this oral history that myself and the esteemed Jason Lamb put out on PM Press earlier this year.

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Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 23h

Having a cat that is completely chill about having his nails trimmed is a huge game changer.

Cat leaning back exposing his paws while sitting on a lap. Completely chill and purring after having his nails trimmed.

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Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 1d

Jackson Browne's hair also deserves special mention.

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 8d

Check out the Brown Acid series by RidingEasy Records for more obscure and forgotten early underground hard rock:

ridingeasyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/brown-...

Brown Acid "The Twenty-First Trip", by RidingEasy Records

10 track album

ridingeasyrecords.bandcamp.com

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 9d

What KISS did, they did very well. That can still be appreciated. I will always have a soft spot for "New York Groove."

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 10d

"...dragging themselves through the malls at dawn looking for an angry stitch."

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 10d

In addition to all of the above, Twilight Circus Dub Sound System:

twilightcircus.bandcamp.com/album/dub-pl...

Dub Plate Selection, by Twilight Circus

14 track album

twilightcircus.bandcamp.com

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 12d

From the book NoMeansNo: From Obscurity to Oblivion by Jason Lamb

“Ian MacKaye—Minor Threat, Fugazi I’m surprised to see that Fugazi only ever shared one bill with NoMeansNo, and it was in DC. I feel like they flourished much more in Europe than they did here. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, bands like NoMeansNo, Victims Family, and Naked Raygun were quite huge over there. These bands weren’t in competition, but more like peers. These were bands in Europe that people really talked about.
Part of the deal is when you are orbiting, you don’t cross other people’s orbits that often. They’re out there touring and doing the work at the same time we are. We’d play the same venues, but not at the same time.

We did do one show with them in Washington, DC, in 1991. It was us, NoMeansNo, and the Ex. Wow, what a gig! We had a long-standing tradition of playing in church halls in DC. Not the church itself, or the sanctuary, but the halls. The rationale behind this, especially with Fugazi, was that in DC we never made a penny from the shows. Every show we did was a benefit or a free show. “The people organizing the shows, a political action group called Positive Force DC, never took money. The sound people would get paid, and you had to pay for the venue.

The show with NoMeansNo was a benefit for the Washington Free Clinic. There were about 1,400 people there, and NMN and the Ex were great. We had to step up our game following them that night. Occasionally, you play with two bands, and both of those bands are just so unique and so fresh and so original. When you go onstage, you have your work cut out for you. That was one of those nights for sure.”

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 12d

Fugazi and NoMeansNo actually played one gig together in DC:

Text from the book NoMeansNo: From Obscutity to Oblivion by Jason Lamb

“Ian MacKaye—Minor Threat, Fugazi I’m surprised to see that Fugazi only ever shared one bill with NoMeansNo, and it was in DC. I feel like they flourished much more in Europe than they did here. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, bands like NoMeansNo, Victims Family, and Naked Raygun were quite huge over there. These bands weren’t in competition, but more like peers. These were bands in Europe that people really talked about.

Part of the deal is when you are orbiting, you don’t cross other people’s orbits that often. They’re out there touring and doing the work at the same time we are. We’d play the same venues, but not at the same time.

We did do one show with them in Washington, DC, in 1991. It was us, NoMeansNo, and the Ex. Wow, what a gig! We had a long-standing tradition of playing in church halls in DC. Not the church itself, or the sanctuary, but the halls. The rationale behind this, especially with Fugazi, was that in DC we never made a penny from the shows. Every show we did was a benefit or a free show. The people organizing the shows, a political action group called Positive Force DC, never took money. The sound people would get paid, and you had to pay for the venue.

The show with NoMeansNo was a benefit for the Washington Free Clinic. There were about 1,400 people there, and NMN and the Ex were great. We had to step up our game following them that night. Occasionally, you play with two bands, and both of those bands are just so unique and so fresh and so original. When you go onstage, you have your work cut out for you. That was one of those nights for sure."

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 16d

Suggested soundtrack:

Cover art illustration for the Bomboras album Head Shrinkin' Fun showing two boys playing a board game with eyeballs and shrunken heads.

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 17d

Have you seen this video that surfaced about a year ago? Excellent audio.

youtu.be/c9D7SZunnF4?...

Sugar - Live 1992

YouTube video by VidCat

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Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 17d

Listening to the Santana live album Lotus, and towards the end of "Samba Pa Ti" he quotes "Never Can Say Goodbye."

Although Santana was referencing the Jackson 5 version, I can easily imagine Jimmy Somerville (Communards) adding his falsetto to Santana's shredding.

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 19d

Despite two years of French in junior high school, the entirety of my French vocabulary are the lyrics to the Police song "J'aurais Toujours Faim de Toi."

I have since learned that this is not very useful when trying to order at a Tim Hortons in rural Quebec.

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 19d

Once you join a server, there will then be different forums about various sub topics where independent discussions will happen. At least that is how it is for the two musical group servers I have joined.

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 19d

I stopped upgrading the OS on my Mac years ago so that I can continue to use Peak.

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 21d

The debut performance in Blackpool in 1982, although stretching to 7 minutes, does contain a few bum notes and different "scratch" lyrics, including one line that is rather offensive if I am hearing it correctly.

youtu.be/EkAO-_DQCXk

New Order-Age Of Consent (Live 8-30-1982)

YouTube video by Fractured/Image

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Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 22d

Today’s Bandcamp Friday haul:

A Guide to the Birdsong of Migration- 4th volume in series of music created from birdsongs.

Silberland Vol 3: The Ambient Side of Kosmische Musik- Bureau B series on experimental German music.

Mick Harris: Culvert Dubs Session Six- Latest heavy dub from Mr. Harris.

Bandcamp screenshot showing the album cover artwork of the three albums described above.

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 23d

It's gonna come down to which team makes fewer mistakes. Neither side has been playing outstanding baseball.

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 25d

I believe the Westwood One “Milwaukee” recording is just the Stop Making Sense film soundtrack.

www.reddit.com/r/talkinghea...

From the talkingheads community on Reddit: Stop Making Sense Tour: Live in Milwaukee Wisconsin 1984. unofficial release 2 record set 14 tracks released in 2016

Explore this post and more from the talkingheads community

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Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 25d

That is the one. I mean if Nardwuar loves it, how can you go wrong?

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Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 25d

I hear that the recently published book about them is quite good…

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Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 27d

I would like to see the first two games played as a back-to-back doubleheader. Make it even more stressful and difficult for the Wild Card teams.

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Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 27d

We good. I was even at Fenway today.

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 28d

Yes, I received FLAC’s from the company that converted the LaserDisc.

Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · 29d

My essay on the variations of the Talking Heads album Stop Making Sense has been published by the wonderful I Have That On Vinyl website.

bring on the headless horses @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 29d

today on IHTOV: author @paulrprescott.bsky.social goes deep on the vinyl variations of stop making sense. he's even got charts! really fun and interesting read that's worth your time, especially if you are a talking heads fan (and who isn't?) ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/same-...

Same As It Ever Was? The Many Versions of Stop Making Sense

The Talking Heads album Stop Making Sense is one of my favorite live albums. So much that I have developed an obsessive relationship with it. I would argue that this is not entirely my fault. Had Talk...

ihavethatonvinyl.com

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Paul Prescott @paulrprescott.bsky.social · Sep 22

I surprised those aren’t the lyrics to the Xiu Xiu version of “Fast Car.”