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The Internet is Dumb

NEW ZINE: ‘Here, You Throw This Away: A Zine About Flyering’

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Tyler • Leave a comment

36 pages, printed on Risograph at Striped Light, on fancy linen paper! Stories and advice from 15 years (give or take) of making, posting, and distributing flyers for whatever reason possessed me. I’ll have a couple of these on me in case you see me and want one (I’ll cut you a deal if you … Continue reading →

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FRIENDLYTOWN Zine Issue 3 Now Available!

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Tyler • 1 Comment

Thanks to everyone who came out last night for Friendlytown’s One Year anniversary show. We had a lot of fun, ate pizza and cake, and reflected on how The Pilot Light has, between Friendtown and 2 years of QED Comedy Laboratory before us, hosted comedy just about every Monday night for three years. Unbelievable. Check … Continue reading →

The Internet is Dumb

Unfunny, Shitty Stolen Memes (Part I)

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Tyler • Leave a comment

I’d never say I hate memes or viral videos, since that would be like saying I don’t like overarching concepts like music or sports. They exist for a reason and they’re not going away. But most of the time, they suck and have no reason to exist. That being said, very few things boil my … Continue reading →

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#nowlistening SAVES THE DAY - S/T (2013, @equalvision) __________ Shut up, this is genuinely good. Like, "some things are meant to be enjoyed and not analyzed" good. Like "Chris Conley deserves a lot of credit" good. A real "huh, 'Through Being Cool' really was made by a different band in a different century; I shouldn't compare those records at all" good. Thanks to @matt.distefano for clueing me into this when I thought all post-'Stay What You Are' hope was lost. How foolish of me. ______________ Top Tracks: 1. "Beyond All of Time" 2. "Ring Pop" 3. "Xenophobic Blind Left Hook" ______________ #savestheday #chrisconley #grapefruit #poppunk #powerpop #emo #equalvisionrecords #vinylcollection #vinyl #recordcollection #turntable #33rpm #theycanallgotohell #newjersey #vinylnerd

#nowlistening BELLE & SEBASTIAN - "DEAR CATASTROPHE WAITRESS" (2003, @roughtrade) _________ You wanted another Steve Jackson-related post, you get a post about another Steve Jackson. This one here is usually called Stevie, though, and only sings lead sporadically, but I'm dying on this hill. Anyway, it's Belle & Sebastian! Most of you have me pegged (accurately) as the kind of dude with lots of opinions about this band. This record isn't my favorite of theirs, but it may have the most memories tethered to it. Belle were playing a couple nights in Madrid at Sala Aqualung when my family paid me a visit in 2004. On March 10, some friends and I took my little sister to her first rock concert. She had so much fun and thought (accurately) that Stuart Murdoch was cute onstage. I even jotted down the B&S set list in my notebook; my roommate Chris (accurately) called me a nerd. Looking at it here, it's funny how many titles I didn't know at the time since I'd only heard most of their new songs at a #Madrid Rock listening station. I could have sworn I took a couple pictures, but I couldn't find those (so I included a 📷 of me and Britt in #Valencia). I mentioned the date above because the morning after the show, a sequence of bombs exploded on Cercanías trains around Atocha station. Then Zapatero upset Rajoy in the election. What a week that was. Musically, this album was a return to form following Isobel Campbell's departure (after she nearly did the band in) and that Todd Solondz soundtrack with a couple good songs. DCW is mostly just ... good. The band would continue in this sunny-pop iteration and put out a GREAT album a few years later, though. Maybe Trevor Horn wasn't for them? For some reason, I wasn't possessed to pick this up on vinyl until the @spoonfulrecords moving sale last weekend. I'm glad I did, though, so I could go down this memory lane. Anybody else remember when the world was contemplating Mike Piazza's sexuality? ______________ Top Tracks: 1. Wrapped Up in Books 2. I'm a Cuckoo 3. Stay Loose ______________ #belleandsebastian #Glasgow #roughtrade @matadorrecords #indiepop #vinylstories #salaaqualung #vinyl #33rpm #recordcollection #stuartmurdoch

#nowlistening THE PIETASTERS - "WILLIS" (1997, @hellcatrecords) ___________ In honor of @thehardtimesnews flooding the internet with their epicurean ska humour this week, I thought I'd revisit this gem (like I haven't listened to this gem like once a month for the past several years). Also, since ska is one of ~4 styles of horn-utilizing music the Pietasters mastered by the time of this record, it felt like the wind was right to lay this relatable content on all of you. I have to say, in terms of amazing full-power second-verse entries, "Out All Night" is a solid 8 or 9 on a scale of 1 to "Photograph" by Def Leppard. Or, "Pussyfootin'" by Brainiac. Those are two of the best awesome-2nd-verse-entry songs. I can't decide. Now I've mentioned Brainiac in two consecutive entries without either actually featuring a Brainiac record. I'll be back soon with another Steve Jackson-related item. Not this Steve Jackson, though. A different Steve Jackson. (You nerds probably already know what I'm talking about). Anyway, The Pietasters are the greatest Northern Soul-ska-punk band to ever emerge from the DMV, and don't you forget it. ___________ Top Tracks: 1. "Out All Night" 2. "New Breed" 3. Either "Without You" or "Crime." Maybe "Bitter." I can't decide and I make the rules here. Side 2 is SO GOOD. ___________ #pietasters #Willis #ska #skapunk #northernsoul #alexandriava #dclove @pietasterssteve #hellcatrecords #skavinyl #timewontletme #90smusic #vinylcollection #vinylnerd #originalpressing #vinylcollection_feature #recordcollection #records #turntable #33rpm @skapunkdaily #newbreed

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#nowlistening SAVES THE DAY - S/T (2013, @equalvision) __________ Shut up, this is genuinely good. Like, "some thin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 12 hours ago
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#nowlistening BELLE & SEBASTIAN - "DEAR CATASTROPHE WAITRESS" (2003, @roughtrade) _________ You wanted another St… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
RT @JapersRink: One year ago today the Caps defeated the Lightning en route to their first Cup Final appearance in two decades. We look bac… 1 day ago
#nowlistening THE PIETASTERS - "WILLIS" (1997, hellcatrecords) ___________ In honor of @REALpunknews flooding the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago

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