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OKAY, THAT IS JUST WAY TOO MANY DRUMSPosted by Sam on 02.04.10 | 0 comments

You know who sucks? Terry Bozzio.

Not in the traditional sense of the word "sucks", because that would imply that he is not a particularly adept drummer, which he is, but "sucks" in the sense that he plays drums like a wanky, pretentious nerd. LOOK WHAT I CAN DO is what the below video says to me.

And really, what is it that he's doing? Playing a bunch of roto-toms in a way that sounds like some proggy, ambient Fern Gully ish? Background noise to The Last Emperor? The most boring ballet music ever? It just so...lame. And indulgent. I  continue reading

VBS GOES TO LIBERIA, MAKES MOST INSANE TRAVEL DOC WE'VE EVER SEENPosted by Sam on 02.03.10 | 0 comments

Let me be real: it's been a really long time since I actually sat down with a copy of Vice Magazine. If someone asked me where they could find an issue, I would probably direct them to an American Apparel instead of a newsstand, though that's more of an assumption than actual knowledge. Instead, my engagement with their usually interesting, sometimes amazing exposés on all things dangerous or degraded is now wholly confined to VBS.TV, their online video channel.

I could recommend a litany of VBS programming–Ian Svenonious' Soft  continue reading

Dovecote, Viva La Rock and London Fog offer sweepstakes with free giftsPosted by DovecoteGeneral on 02.02.10 | 0 comments

London Fog has offered free prizes in conjunction with Tim Williams' release "Careful Love"

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This was in my inbox this morningPosted by Carter on 02.02.10 | 0 comments

So part of me thinks this is a poor online marketing drone having some fun (possibly on his way to unemployment) but the other part of me thinks that some “genius” in their online department went: YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE LOVE? - MUFF DIVING.  THEY JUST LOVE IT AND IT WELL SELL OODLES OF TICKETS.

Introducing Your New Blog Host And His Or Her Passing Thoughts On The GrammysPosted by Sam on 02.01.10 | 0 comments

Greetings, disciples of Dovecote.

With a minimal amount of moxie, I somehow convinced the higher-ups at this fine label to lend me the keys to this blog indefinitely.

To agree to such terms means only one thing: they are obviously super, super, stuck-on-the-ceiling high.

What that means for me is a space to wax unrestricted about anything I damn well please, and what that means for you is a more regularly updated, 100% more interesting-to-read Dovecote blog. I know, like you need another RSS feed to munch on, but hopefully our feigned  continue reading