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Vintage Jesus Freaks Psychedelia

November 30, 2010 By Robert Lanham

Aquarium Drunkard just posted an interesting compilation of Christian psychedelia from the sixties and seventies:

This is so good. A couple of weeks back the guys at Crescere shot me an email hipping me to their latest creation; a two part compilation of super-obscure, often private press, outsider psychedelic guitar and folk music from the 60s and 70s… all with the underlying theme of the Jesus People’s Movement. From what I can tell a lot of this stuff has yet to be comped (though I’m sure it’s only a matter of time) making this collection all that much more interesting.

I was familiar with 2nd Chapter of Acts (don’t ask) but all of the others are new to me. If you can handle the proselytizing, this is certainly worth a listen and an interesting glimpse into a bizarre movement. Now excuse me while I go rock some some WinterBand.

“Red Lights” By Holy Fuck

October 29, 2010 By Robert Lanham

I love this video.

Aetheists & Agnostics Know More About Bible Than Christians

October 4, 2010 By Robert Lanham

Somehow, this doesn’t really surprise me:

Researchers from the independent Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life phoned more than 3,400 Americans and asked them 32 questions about the Bible, Christianity and other world religions, famous religious figures and the constitutional principles governing religion in public life.

On average, people who took the survey answered half the questions incorrectly, and many flubbed even questions about their own faith.

Those who scored the highest were atheists and agnostics, as well as two religious minorities: Jews and Mormons. The results were the same even after the researchers controlled for factors like age and racial differences…. Fifty-three percent of Protestants could not identify Martin Luther as the man who started the Protestant Reformation.

Yu(c)k – Automatic

October 4, 2010 By Robert Lanham

Yu(c)k – Automatic from Yuck on Vimeo.

This is still my favorite video of the year. Beautiful in its simplicity, especially in contrast to some of this year’s less subtle videos.

My Baker’s Dozen For 2009

December 22, 2009 By Robert Lanham

This is what I was listening to this year. The obvious oversight is Dirty Projectors. I appreciated their record—and they are flawless live—but I just didn’t listen to them enough to add Bitte Orca to my list. In addition to the records below, I’m totally addicted to Adron’s self-released first record which came out in 2008. Do yourself a favor and go buy it now.

Overall, 2009 was really a great year for music and I was happy to be in Brooklyn which has become the epicenter for the indie music scene.

	13. Passion Pit Manners [Columbia/Frenchkiss]
	12. Nosaj Thing Drift [Alpha Pup]
	11. Luke Vibert We Hear You (Planet Mu)
	10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs It’s Blitz! [Interscope]
	9. N.A.S.A. The Spirit of Apollo [Anti]
	8. M. Ward Hold Time [Merge Records]
	7. The xx The xx [Young Turks]
	6. Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi [NoneSuch]
	5. Fiery Furnaces I’m Going Away [Thrill Jockey]
	4. The Love Language The Love Language [Bladen County; 2009]
	3. Grizzly Bear Veckatimest [Warp]
	2. Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion [Domino]
	1. Girls Album [True Panther/Matador]

Update: I just posted FREEwilliamsburg’s list too. Check it out here.

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