Targetski

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A Place To Bury Strangers Exploding Head

12 may 10

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Ah, it was my first time at unwound. But if it happens again, I’ll definitely let you know! What do you think of Ackermann's show, with the (partial) smashing of the guitar and the 'unraveling' of the strings? An old punk story, sure, but he made it a bit more 'erotic.' Despite his apparent clarity...

A Place To Bury Strangers Exploding Head

12 may 10

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I was there too, Ole! And I found it to be a great concert: truly, getting lost in the undulating layers of noise is a spectacular experience, perhaps searching for the serpentines of melodies beneath (which are definitely there, and in certain pieces they are worthy of an anthology, see "Keep slipping away", "Exploding head", "In your heart"). I would also add New Order among the influences, precisely because of the movement of certain melodies (and for the tone of voice, at times, see "In your heart"). Excellent combo review/report, bye!

Richard Skelton Landings

12 may 10

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Really excellent album. "Of the last generation" is spine-chilling.

Memory Tapes Seek Magic

30 apr 10

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Oh my God, psycho, I think you mean "green knight," which is the one I like the most! ;) Halfway through, a funky little guitar kicks in, and then there’s a delightful melody ("I wanna give you my love, I wanna call your name, but at the sound of my voice you turn away, I remember when you were young and afraid," which, by the way, are words from a poetically awkward and Morrissey-esque perspective that Mr. Hawk must really enjoy). Or else there's "Bicycle," the other great track, with an ’80s New Order-style ending that will definitely make your hands itch (to say the least)...;)

Memory Tapes Seek Magic

29 apr 10

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Congratulations to both of you, you and him. The album is spectacular for me: the new pop. "Green knight" is the pinnacle.

Francesco Targhetta Cinque improbabili domande al giovine Poeta TargetSki

15 apr 10

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@vivis: I replied to you then and I wrote to you again yesterday! ;) @azzo: may this wolf perish! as soon as I have something, I'll definitely send it to you! I'm already thinking about it...

Francesco Targhetta Cinque improbabili domande al giovine Poeta TargetSki

13 apr 10

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Guys, you move me. Thank you so much to Sfascia and the others for making me feel at home every time I open the site and for 'adopting' me so kindly. @voodoomiles: I know Dal Bianco, yes (he got into university, in Siena if I remember correctly), very narrative, just the way I like it. 'Fiaschi' is meant in both senses, as failures and alcohol, cause and effect. @kosmo: it's just that I try to hide my face as much as possible! ;)

Jeffrey Eugenides Middlesex

12 apr 10

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Ah, for me it’s a big novel (maybe because the underlying theme, which is the transition from adolescence, is very dear to me). Highly recommended. And I add that a trilogy of book-movie-soundtrack like that of "the virgin suicides" is an extraordinary miracle of synchronization.

Jeffrey Eugenides Middlesex

12 apr 10

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Beautiful, certainly, although for me the story is not credible at all, and it's not so with a certain degree of will. Calliope's family is practically involved firsthand in all the historical events (the Greek ones first, then the American ones), in a way that's a bit too amplified. And this, at least in my eyes, weighs a bit. Of course, it's true that, like in the "virgin suicides" (which, by the way, I prefer to "Middlesex"), Eugenides relies heavily on symbols and epic elements, even at the cost of improbability. However, in my opinion, he shines at the level of writing when he adheres to more intimate canons and registers (the pages on Calliope's discovery of sex during the summer stay with her friend are the ones I remember as the most intense). An important writer, nonetheless.

Pier Vittorio Tondelli Un Weekend Postmoderno

21 mar 10

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An essential book for understanding the Italian (and indeed European, in many pages) eighties. Tondelli's gaze captures in real-time the dynamics of things and their essence, translating them into phenomenal and eclectic writing (sometimes delightfully expressionistic, as in the pages on the Rimini fauna, other times measured and elegant). The best Italian pen of the late 20th century. A beautiful 'review'.