It can be daunting, being in a band that winds up one of the influential acts of its day. If Boston’s Come, one of the most acclaimed groups to emerge from the early-’90s indie scene, had released nothing but debut album Eleven:Eleven, its importance for musicians in that scene would likely have been established anyway. Hard, noirish, frequently violent in its approach to blues patterns and styles slowed to a molasses-drip pace, few bands hit as heavy as Come. And few musicians, in Come or elsewhere, came as hard to the stage and the studio as Thalia Zedek. Now comes Via (Thrill Jockey), a record that finds her striking off in new aesthetic and collaborative territory. Zedek will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new feature on her.
Zedek: Yes folks, this is for real! Now that spring is here, it is time for us to sow (turn, turn, turn). Perusing a free catalogue generously mailed to me by Mahoney’s (my local “garden center”), I came upon an ad for this organic fetilizer made of … drumroll (or drumstick!) … chickenshit! I wonder who’s brilliant idea it was to market this. Can you imagine applying for this patent? Just to be clear, I think this is truly brilliant branding! (They also have a blog!)
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIaKg3h76Ls
