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Here is a seminal proto-punk/rock band from Boston, that links Velvet Underground and Krautrock to Punk and Talking heads. I am not sure if it is unlucky that they did not do a second album or it is a blessing that their only album remains a gem, unspoilt by commercial pressures.

It is somewhat implicitly assumed that gender equality is a pre-condition for a better society. Although I am behind this idea, I never thought about the "why" question behind this. I am sure this is the topics of many dissertations and books. What occurred to me as I listened to my best alternative rock playlist in my mp3 player, that the quality of the music -as far as I can judge- is highly correlated with the gender equality in a band. All of my favorite rock bands have at least a single woman member: Kim Gordon - Sonic Youth (Bass) Maureen "Moe" Tucker - The Velvet Underground (Drums) Kim Deal - Pixies (Bass) Bilinda Butcher - My Bloody Valentine (Guitars/Vocals) Debbie Googe - My Bloody Valentine (Bass) By the way, you know where gender inequality leads. Spice Girls.

My dedication to America's sweet heart, and perhaps her next president, Mrs. Palin: Stephanie says that she wants to know, Why she's given half her life, to people she hates now? Stephanie says when answering the phone, What country shall I say is calling from across the world? But shes not afraid to die, the people all call her Alaska, Between worlds so the people ask her cause its all in her mind Its all in her mind. She asks you is it good or bad Its such an icy feeling its so cold in Alaska, Its so cold in alaska, its so cold in Alaska

June 26 and June 27 in Berlin this year will see two historic events for those interested in art-rock. On June 26 Lou Reed, who came to fame with Velvet Underground, will perform his most dark, and his best solo album Berlin - a fact I deny, my favorite is Metal Machine Music for its musical ingenuity and braveness - in Berlin with a large ensemble of musicians. For this album he worked with the eclectic producer Bob Ezrin, who is know best for his work with Pink Floyd in their Album "The Wall", and as a result the album was very symphonic. I don't wanna miss this album played in the lovely city that it was dedicated to. Here is a longer version of the title song, from Reed's first album: The next day, prominent noise-avantgarde rock band Sonic Youth will be performing their seminal album Daydream Nation . I have found a fan video to my favorite song of the album Providence, about which I had commented on my musical blog : The eerie telephone talk reminds me of God...