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Oscillator Zine

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About Me

http://oscillatorzine.blogspot.com

A fanzine about the music i like and the artists i think deserve to be covered, from soft and pretty to harsh and abrassive.

Formerly known as "The Obsolete" and "Sweet Dissonance N' La Dulce Disonancia"


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My Interests

Music:

velvet underground, led zeppelin, hendrix, the stooges, mc5, blue cheer, new york dolls, king crimson, black sabbath, captain beefheart, can, faust, neu!, mahavishnu orchestra, big star, the clash, sex pistols, the germs, ramones, pink floyd, adolescents, black flag, sonic youth, the gun club, iron maiden, minor threat, the faith, void, goverment issue, motley crue, redd kross, flipper, birthday party, dead kennedys, social distortion, xbxrx, die kreuzen, frodus, mission of burma, bad brains, SSD, DYS, the proletariat, gang green, jerry's kids, deep wound, 45 grave, metallica, slayer, corrosion of conformity, aerosmith, husker du, einsturzende neubauten, merzbow, discordance axis, the smiths, minutemen, megadeth, replacements, celtic frost, sodom, destruction, kreator, jesus and mary chain, suicide, dead boys, television, patti smith, richard hell and the voidoids, mars, dna, magik markers, teenage jesus and the jerks, lydia lunch, the contortions, agnostic front, cro-mags, crumbsuckers, youth of today, beat happening, exodus, possessed, candlemass, voivod, dark angel, guns n' roses, napalm death, anthrax, descendents, butthole surfers, big black, rapeman, embrace, prong, quicksand, dinosaur jr, dri, white zombie, the cure, godflesh, tad, tar, cows, skullflower, nirvana, jane's addiction, pantera, fugazi, swiz, soulside, dag nasty, nation of ulysses, entombed, depeche mode, boredoms, hanadesha, sepultura, slint, tortoise, rites of spring, melvins, a tribe called quest, miles davis, sun ra, pharaoh sanders, jesus lizard, superchunk, soundgarden, scratch acid, swans, my bloody valentine, slowdive, alice in chains, babes in toyland, circle jerks, bratmobile, jawbox, joy division, fastbacks, pussy galore, sebadoh, ministry, pj harvey, pavement, truman's water, i'm being good, wu tang clan, motorhead, smashing pumpkins, polvo, brainiac, liz phair, suicidal tendencies, prodigy, antioch arrow, swing kids, angel hair, kerosene, hoover, moss icon, still life, indian summer, mayhem, beherit, enslaved, thorns, abruptum, dissection, sunny day real estate, mineral, texas is the reason, karate, cap n' jazz, braid, the promise ring, planes mistaken for stars, kyuss, saint vitus, the obsessed, hidden hand, cathedral, guided by voices, girls against boys, rodan, june of 44, drive like jehu, brutal truth, samael, bikini kill, at the drive-in, portishead, shellac, nine inch nails, jawbreaker, carcass, radiohead, deftones (around the fur), six finger satellite, chavez, hum, morbid angel, suffocation, deicide, behemoth, meshuggah, fear factory, truly, darkthrone, autechre, aphex Twin, blonde redhead, rocket from the crypt, silverchair, ani difranco, life's blood/born against, sneaker pimps, weezer, boris, melt-banana, tool, the fall of troy, the plot to blow up the eiffel tower, unwound, dj shadow, karp, big business, chemical brothers, modest mouse, machine head, foo fighters, the gathering, spiritualized, sunburned hand of the man, bardo pond, double leopards, vibracathedral orchestra, emperor, enthroned, craft, fiona apple, sleater-kinney, hella, atari teenage riot, pixies, primal scream, heroin, crystal method, flaming lips, jucifer, neutral milk hotel, dj spooky, saetia, yo la tengo, union of uranus, universal order of armageddon, ooioo, massive attack, royal trux, zeke, turbonegro, cheap trick, outkast, refused, system of a down, mindless self indulgence, ...and you will know us by the trail of dead, rovo, jimmy eat world, dillinger escape plan, the necros, eminem (slim shady lp), lightning bolt, sigur rós, dmx, slipknot (s/t), tristeza, black dice, electric wizard, godspeed you black emperor!, eleven, mudhoney, cave in, air, opeth, erase errata, arab on radar, alkaline trio, ours, explosions in the sky, the shins, queen, queens of the stone age, low, thursday, mclusky, in flames, at the gates, the mars volta, no neck blues band, the vss, sunn o))), botch, ruins, pig destroyer, agoraphobic nosebleed, isis, pelican, the locust, daughters, the haunted, tomahawk, fantomas, poison the well, mono, denali, cursed, tori amos, afrirampo, most precious blood, the bled, the bronx, mogwai, blood brothers, 400 blows, venom, bathory, the icarus line, helmet, your enemies friends, ghost, zero 7, battles, the fall, public image limited, gang of four, converge, wilco, burnt by the sun, neurosis, old man gloom, acid mothers temple, mastodon, blues explosion, mean reds, wires on fire, wolf eyes, the arcade fire, les savy fav, fe-mail, burning brides, comets on fire, dead meadow, a frames, sixtoo, autolux, decahedron, elliot smith, tom waits, hot snakes, tv on the radio, harkonen, national acrobat, ink & dagger, thrones, jesu, gorillaz (demon days), red sparowes, aaron dilloway, hair police, unsane, hive mind, orthrelm, crom-tech, an albatross, xiu xiu, deerhoof, earth, spoon, four tet, helium, mary timony, belle & sebastian, clikatat ikatowi, death from above 1979, fennesz, hood, naked city, sufjan stevens, kraut, venetian snares, kid 606, khanate, oxes, need new body, paradise lost, q and not u, swervedriver, television personalities, brian jonestown massacre, jeff buckley, the raincoats, the damned, force fed glass, cult of luna, animal collective, andrea neumann, cut chemist, do make say think, electric dragon, ex-models, mouthus, the kills, glenn branca, underworld, free kitten, the go! team, trans am, jackie o motherfucker, i hate myself, bauhaus, christian death, the fartz, negative approach, x, nashville pussy, 27, high on fire, cccc, grind orchestra, sun kich, ufo or die, hanatarash, the decemberists, the evens, devendra banhart, six organs of admittance, matt valentine/tower recordings, fursaxa, add n to (x), angel corpse, arcturus, asva, austin tv, tex tex, dipsoma, eale, thc, orquesta de animales, the atomic bitchwax, fu manchu, avengers, big boys, the dicks, mdc, broadcast, burning witch, thorr's hammer, spacemen 3, anthony braxton, john coltrane, ornette coleman, german oak, polysics, sonny sharrock, 13th floor elevators, keith fullerton whitman, prurient, enon, john wiese, black eyes, red cross/redd kross, rogers sisters, buzzcocks, the byrds, cardigans, caribou, carlos giffoni, charles mingus, white mice, boards of canada, kid 606, phantomsmasher, dj dangermouse, mf doom, donovan, enthroned, the ex, exhaust, painkiller, john zorn, derek bailey, fred frith, giant drag, high rise, mainliner, gang gang dance, guapo, half japanese, alice cooper, hawkwind, deep purple, the idiots, beatles, john lennon (plastic ono band), george harrison, jim o rourke, jj72, johnny cash, johnny thunders and the heartbreakers, joy division, keiji haino, killing joke, kites, skinny puppy, la revolucion de emiliano zapata, masonna, mazzy star, the usa is a monster, mindflayer, nwa, public enemy, 2pac, mobb deep, naked raygun, neil young, nurse with wound, pink and brown, quicksand, poison idea, screamers, go-go's, mutant ape, scissor shock, silver jews, the stone roses, talking heads, jefferson airplane, teenage fanclub, these arms are snakes, usurp synapse, the unicorns, vaz, van der graaf generator, we versus the shark, whitehouse, weirdos, wire, the wipers, you and i, zeke, rah brahs, decahedron, no doubt, cactus, ocean, far, om, ariel pink's haunted graffiti, dragonforce, darkest hour, wooden wand and the vanishing voice, m83, crowbar, eyehategod, clutch, soilent green, the black dahlia murder, noxagt, god is an astronaut, hated, the album leaf, spectre folk, eyes and arms of smoke, dodheimsgard, satyricon (early), dissection, racoo-oo-oon, arab strap, aids wolf, loop, harry pussy, american nightmare/give up the ghost, smegma, daniel johnston, charles bronson, fuck on the beach, nisennenmondai, ground zero, lovesliescrushing, lush, ride, swirlies, flying saucer attack, eric dolphy, tom carter

Movies:

spinal tap, wayne's world, decline of western civilization 1 and 2, another state of mind, the filth and the fury, the clash: westway to the world, meeting people os easy: a film about radiohead, tool: salival, the power of salad, slc punk, flipside video series, minor threat: live at 9:30 club, guns n' roses: welcome to the videos, guns n' roses: use your illusions, live in tokyo; black flag: tv party, big black: live 86, the cure: trilogy, mötley crüe: greatest video hits, germs: media blitz, gravity video, fugazi: instrument, sonic youth: corporate ghost, airheads, iron maiden: the early days, iggy and the stooges: tv eye, converge: the long road home, tv eye video fanzine, kill rock stars video fanzine, dope guns and fucking up your video deck, school of rock, dead kennedys: dmpo's on broadway, sneaker pimps: videos, pixies' dvd, singles, led zeppelin: the song remains the same, woodstock.

Books:

psychotic reactions and carburetor dung; mainlines, blood feasts and bad taste; choosing death: the improbable history of death metal and grindcore, lexicon devil, lords of chaos, nothing feels good, the dirt, confusion is next, american hardcore, our band could be your life.

My Blog

XBXRX

English (para Español, ver abajo):Last Thursday i went to see XBXRX and it was great, my full review is here: http://oscillatorzine.blogspot.com/2007/02/concert-review-xb xrx-february-1-centro.html----...
Posted by Oscillator Zine on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:11:00 PST

2007 Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame

English (Para Español, leer abajo):So the artists inducted this year for the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame have been announced, and i like most of them (which is odd), i don't really care about this but i...
Posted by Oscillator Zine on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:46:00 PST

Eyehategod

English (para Español, leer abajo):I wrote a little about why i like Eyehategod because of the forthcoming tribute to them with bands like Kylesa, Brutal Truth, Lair Of Minotaur, Mouth Of The Architec...
Posted by Oscillator Zine on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:39:00 PST

Radio Oscillator/Oscilador .8

In English (para Español, ver abajo):New episode of the radio show, i play a bunch of new, forthcoming things by good bands, here's the playlist:1. Hella - Anarchists Just Wanna Have Fun 2. Econochris...
Posted by Oscillator Zine on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:15:00 PST

Blue Noise (first release on my label)

KRR0.01 "Blue Noise" limited CD-R compilation. Originally compiled and released by Starker Klang Records as a free download, this compilation showcases little known noise merchants with different tak...
Posted by Oscillator Zine on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:03:00 PST

Update on the first issue

The first issue of Oscillator is taking shape, i have new interviews with Melt-Banana, Discordance Axis and Rah Bras, plus a Yo La Tengo concert experience. I'm halway thru finishing a piece on my exp...
Posted by Oscillator Zine on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 04:41:00 PST

Radio Show .2 + other things going

I uploaded the second Radio Oscillator show, i apologize for not doing so earlier; anyhow here it is: Radio Show #2 Here's the playlist: 1. The Fall - Rouche Rumble2. Animetal Lady - Theme From Candy ...
Posted by Oscillator Zine on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:20:00 PST

Radio Show/Podcast .1

I recorded the first of a (hopefully) weekly radio program/podcast for your listening pleasure. Hear me trip over my words and presenting you with a mixture of songs across the genres; some songs are ...
Posted by Oscillator Zine on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 03:10:00 PST

Scotland Is This Week's Japan

http://oscillatorzine.blogspot.com/2006/02/scotland-is-this- weeks-japan.html Arab Strap's Monday At The Hug And Pint, 3 mp3s, check out a great band and read why....
Posted by Oscillator Zine on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:09:00 PST

News Up On The Main Site

Some convenient news is up. Featured are McLusky, The Rogers Sisters, Stereolab, AIDS Wolf, Melvins, Big Business, Britt Daniels, Doomriders, Coachella, Bonnaroo, Rose For Bohdan, Melissa Auf der Maur...
Posted by Oscillator Zine on Sat, 04 Feb 2006 08:46:00 PST