Ecstatic Wax
A modest library of music-related topics, essays, humor, and interviews
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Boycott vs. the Boys Club
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History of Trench Records Part 2 1994 In the early 1990s, the DIY ethic spread like a virus. Everyone it seemed was starting a band or cobbl...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Mining the Motherload Railroad
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History of Trench Records Part 1 (1991-1993) In 1991, I started volunteering at my campus radio station. My intention was to host a weekly r...
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Friday, March 27, 2009
Goodbye, P-I
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Last week, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer rolled off the presses a final time, offering readers one last opportunity to savor the tactile e...
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Minding My Junk Heap
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I've been attempting a novel for several years now and have thus far been unsuccessful. It's hard to find the time, even harder to m...
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Blues for the Jews
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The Silver Jews have lost their luster—at least that’s what singer/songwriter/ guitarist David Berman , the man behind the moniker, believe...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Oh, Joy...?
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Tuesday was inauguration day. The country reveled, getting all drunk on hope and change. And in spite of the icebergs that continue to pierc...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Another Love Story
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Love Forever Changes Collector’s Edition (Rhino 2 CDs, 2008) Did we truly need another reissue of Love ’s Forever Changes ? Rhino Records—li...
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