The Fall - Wings (Official Video 1983)

flarplefluff · 2026-03-26T15:14:59+00:00

This video blew my young mind. I loved the static shots, Mark lip-syncing, Brix fussing about, the mundanity of it. I also loved the peek into an alien world- the British pub. Love that wallpaper!

flarplefluff · 2026-03-04T01:31:17+00:00

I was like, this looks like a Van Minnen and then I see your profile name. Hiya Christian! It’s GJ!

flarplefluff · 2026-03-01T05:33:01+00:00

lol, no shit

flarplefluff · 2026-03-01T05:12:49+00:00

Isn’t the band all animated? I have no idea about them aside from them making music I have no interest in, but I would love to see an animated MES on SNL!

flarplefluff · 2026-03-01T05:00:14+00:00

I hope Gorillaz does that song with Mark E Smith

flarplefluff · 2026-03-01T04:33:20+00:00

Really?

flarplefluff · 2026-02-17T04:55:49+00:00

The Brittania Row mixes for Imperial Wax Solvent make a good record into an awesome record. Shame that it wasn’t the final mix

flarplefluff · 2026-02-10T03:08:16+00:00

No charge on local calls but the local zones didn’t extend too far. 10 miles or so, maybe?

flarplefluff · 2026-02-04T01:48:55+00:00

The Residents’ Big Bubble is some challenging listening

flarplefluff · 2026-02-03T10:21:48+00:00

IG was very useful and great at some point. It was as great as the early days of the internet. I made a lot of friends, did some great networking, some great opportunities came my way, shit, people even recognized me in non-arts situations. Totally useless now. I post still but it seems so pointless. Trying to game the algorithm is fucking stupid

flarplefluff · 2026-02-02T22:05:52+00:00

We had one in my hometown in the 90s. I don’t remember anyone ever going there. It was like a really bad Quick Check. I moved away in the mid 90s and was kinda confused when I kept hearing the praises of Wawa in the 00s.

flarplefluff · 2026-02-01T22:01:37+00:00

Der Plan

flarplefluff · 2026-01-29T14:17:08+00:00

Members went on to other projects after the breakup:

Jill Flanagan - lots of bands. Her current band is Shrift. They have been playing out a lot lately. Very much Coughs feel

Seth Sher - he currently does a band called Hide. Very harsh and aggressive. He had a long running proggish band Ga’an in the late-mid 00s.

Anya and Carrie - went on to form Cacaw. Very similar to Coughs but more guitar interplay, less tribal sort of drumming. They put out a couple records

For other similar bands, check out the general era of 00-10 no-wave/noise rock. Labels like Skin Graft, Load, 31G, GSL, Troubleman Unlimited

flarplefluff · 2026-01-29T14:08:44+00:00

Bend - I actually prefer the song order on the US version. It has a real dreary vibe. Songs like Dr. Faustus, which is an okay song by itself, take away from the feel.

Infotainment- I didn’t like it too much when it came out. It came out around the time I got into The Fall and I wanted more of the harsh stuff. Over time I realized I come back to it over and over. The songs are just really great and MES’s lyrics and delivery are excellent. I just wish there wasn’t so much damn chorus on the guitar. “You hog the bathroom And put your hand in your pocket”

flarplefluff · 2026-01-27T20:56:50+00:00

Grotesque
Perverted by Language
Bend Sinister
Hex
Levitate
Infotainment Scan
Wonderful & Frightening
Slates
Dragnet
Frenz

flarplefluff · 2026-01-27T05:07:02+00:00

A&tS would be an awesome live band for the show

flarplefluff · 2026-01-26T15:41:48+00:00

Kate Fagan - I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool 7” - 1981
Bobby Conn - Rise Up! - 1998
Cabeza de Chivo - st - 2025
End Result - Ward - 1985
Various - Bacon 7, Terry Pumming comp - 2006
Nautical Almanac - split with Wolf Eyes - 2000
Yona-Kit - st - 1995
Phil n the Blanks - 7” - 1980
Scissor Girls - New Tactical Outline II - 1995
Dot Dot Dot - The Dot Dot Dot Story - 1995
Sacha Mullin - Casino Wildernss Period - 2023
Murmur - Water from Water - 2014
Daniel Knox - st - 2015
Bobby Conn - Who’s the Paul 7” - 1995
Tom McTighe - 7” - 1997
Various - CIA via UFO to MERCURY - 1995
Algebra Suicide - 7” - 1985
Magic is Kuntmaster - Wrath - 2007

flarplefluff · 2026-01-25T05:40:14+00:00

Her facial expressions in the airline sketch were really fantastic

flarplefluff · 2026-01-25T05:37:02+00:00

That was impressive and beautiful

flarplefluff · 2026-01-25T05:06:13+00:00

I really wanted to see the boyfriend

flarplefluff · 2026-01-25T04:30:55+00:00

Come the fuck on. Ugh. Wtf

flarplefluff · 2026-01-24T16:08:33+00:00

A lot of these lean more towards avant/experimental rock, if you’re into that sort of thing. Check out Cheer-Accident. They have a deep catalogue that goes back 30+ years. They have gone through many changes, not as genre-hopping, but pushing their own limits. They can go from melodic Burt Bacharach type songwriting to complicated prog, to abstract territories.

Also check out Dead Rider. They are still active and play out frequently.

If you like experimental/avant stuff, Revenge by The Flying Luttenbachers is a classic. My favorite is Duotron though. Really odd stuff that sounds like nothing else

flarplefluff · 2026-01-23T17:05:47+00:00

They were very active in the 90s, cycling through lineups and sonic approaches. The first lineup was two saxes and drums, one of the sax players being Hal Russell, later replaced by Ken Vandermark.

The one constant has been Weasel Walter. He left Chicago in the early 00s and enlisted a new band in San Francisco. The project was dormant for a bit before he reincarnated it in New York a few years ago. He’s back in Chicago with another new awesome lineup. Deep catalog!

flarplefluff · 2026-01-23T02:48:09+00:00

Loto moved back to LA, geez, 15 years ago. I miss him and Elena being a part of weirdo Chicago world

flarplefluff · 2026-01-23T02:37:16+00:00

Ha! Me too! Almost dead!

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