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Home » Murmur

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Posted inBlogs

Chicago prog weirdos Lovely Little Girls premiere the gorgeous monstrosity Glistening Vivid Splash

by Philip Montoro July 8, 2016August 18, 2021

Fronted by artist Gregory Jacobsen, Lovely Little Girls combine alien prog from the likes of Magma and Art Bears with abject histrionics and body horror.

Posted inBlogs

Thalia Hall’s Crap Beer Day asks: Does it even matter which cheap lager you drink?

by Philip Montoro May 21, 2015August 18, 2021

Sometimes you just want a cheap beer that you’re not supposed to pay attention to—and sometimes you do a blind tasting of seven of ’em that reminds you why you don’t pay attention.

Posted inMusic

Lil B’s 101-track mixtape 05 Fuck Em and 15 more record reviews

by Peter Margasak, Leor Galil, Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, Kevin Warwick, David Whiteis, Kim Kelly and Philip Montoro January 13, 2014August 18, 2021

Record roundup: Don Cherry’s joyful collectivist jazz, Against Me!’s transformative arena punk, and more

Staff Benda Bilili
Posted inMusic

In Rotation: Arriver guitarist Dan Sullivan on Duran Duran

by Philip Montoro October 17, 2012August 19, 2021

Current obsessions of Lovely Little Girls bassist Alex Perkolup and Arriver guitarist and vocalist Dan Sullivan

The cops thought the filming of Names Divine's first video was something vague and maybe rotten—the name of their last album
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Burying Treasure Town

by Leor Galil and Jessica Hopper June 27, 2012August 19, 2021

A final show at Treasure Town, cop trouble for Names Divine, arts and crafts with Nachtmystium, and more

Posted inArts & Culture

On the Records

by Bob Mehr November 10, 2005August 19, 2021

Two rock writers wade neck-deep into a favorite album.

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