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A Dozen Undeservedly Obscure Words We Should Embrace & a Logophilia Playlist

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2008-01-19 15:33:00 by trill42 in Kofi's hat
...obscure words have a charm, usefulness, and/or fun factor that merits their popularization. Anyway, we deserve some nice words after our Clockwork Orange -style reintroduction to the unlovely word "widget" (I dislike widget spam and the word widgets, but I try to find some solace in the fact that they're "a dream for marketers After perusing...
 
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JAPAN - Obscure Alternatives (1978)

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2008-04-16 11:47:59 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Obscure Alternatives there are more promising initiatives Automatic Gun has some really nice bass playing and is generally a pretty good song. Rhodesia which has a repetitive groove and some nice keyboard underlaying by Richard Barbieri ( now in Porcupine Tree) is even better. The album has started in a very good fashion. Love is Infectious...
 
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Canadian Racer - A Fine Selection Of Obscure Tracks From The Canadian Vaults by Pilooski

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2008-05-24 22:27:00 by jazzelicious in Boggienomore
...obscure tracks that were never issued outside of the maple leaf nation, and which now change hands between collectors at super-rare prices. Includes some killer jazzy numbers -- and the set list includes "Funky Feeling" by Bill Martin, "If I Were A Carpenter" by Don Carrington Trio, "Kgee" by Floyd Lawson & The Heart Of Stone, "Hook & Sling"...
 
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That Obscure Disc of Desire

2008-09-17 00:00:00 by newmusicrebloggers in New Music reBlog
 
...obscure recording on the Korm Plastics label called 4 5'18" (Forty-five Minutes, Eighteen Seconds) . It's a CD of nine versions of 4'33" by Thurston Moore, Keith Rowe, the Deep Listening Band, Voice Crack, and others. It doesn't seem to be available anywhere at the moment. Is there someone out there who could dupe me a copy, with program...
 
Tags: korm plastics label, reasonable price, silence, thurston moore, voice crack, keith rowe, program info, forty-five minutes, obscure
 
 
 
 
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Iron Maiden - Maiden Voyage (UK Heavy Progressive 1969)

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2008-12-01 07:01:00 by ChrisGoesRock in ChrisGoesRock
...obscure and earlier outfit with the same name. The 'A' side to their sole 45 is a brilliant lengthy guitar-led piece with a solo well beyond the length of a 1970 single.They were known as Burn up until January 1970 and in March of the same year they toured Australia 01. Falling - 6.04 02. Ned Kelly - 3.15 03. Liar - 12.21 04. Ritual...
 
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Obscure Sound: Best of November 2008

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2008-12-01 11:35:53 by Mike Mineo in Obscure Sound - Indie Music Blog
As I currently sit on this return bus to DC within a horde of traffic, I cannot help but turn my focus toward the end of the year. This Thanksgiving weekend proved to be quite a reliever for me after a rather grueling few months, preparing me for my insanely anticipated winter break in two weeks. This year, my break coincides with the time in...
 
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Song of the Day 12/1/08

2008-12-01 17:30:51 by delarue in Lucid Culture
 
...Obscure, cynical, lyrically-fueled treasure from this fiery two-guitar British bands lone 1982 album Too Late at 20, with David Gilmours kid brother Mark playing lead guitar. Sadly, frontman Nick Laird-Clowes would soon abandon his amped-up Costello-style rock for the lite FM sound that would make him a one-hit wonder with his next project,...
 
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May 2007 pt.1

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2008-04-18 04:09:00 by Rockaroola in iLuv Music 24-7
...obscure San Francisco band from the late '60s.Their all-original material emphasized heavy organ, long drawn-out fuzzy guitar solos, despondent stoned vocals, and minor-key melodies Then as a bonus you get to hear what the band sounded like a year or two earlier on a few tracks- the two or three old songs are more folky with a femal...
 
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July 2007 pt.1

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2008-04-18 04:11:00 by Rockaroola in iLuv Music 24-7
...obscure label formed by Simon Stable. This label only put out two releases: the Sam Gopal record and The Deviants Disposable Sam Gopal - 1969 - Escalator (1969) Psych [@320].rar Posted by Verybadboy at 7/13/2007 06:12:00 AM 11 comments Links to this post Labels: G , S , Verybadboy The Litter - 1967 - Distortions 01 Action Woman 02....
 
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New York City Live Music Calendar Plus Other Events: Mid-August/September 2008

2008-08-15 13:57:57 by delarue in Lucid Culture