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Jumping off from the jump- Here's a pretty wild thing that came to me recently via Morgan. So, we're all pretty aware that Steven Frank Albini died last year, but what you maybe didn't know is that his wife is selling his extensive collection of things.
Well, among said things was his AHTBM shirt, which just sold for a Benjamin;

That is truly wild;

Photo via Visual Violence
It’s bittersweet to be sure, and as a collector of such things, (and a sucker for provenance) kinda wish I’d had known about the chance to buy it back.
Now, this next bit is a lengthy watch, but if folks don't watch it now, bookmark this shit for later because it's real good;
Moonwalking along in news of new music you might be partial to, I'd like to introduce you to Eastern Bleeds' new record 'Lake Huron';

This is Bill and Bob from Who Rides The Tiger's new project, and though it's a fur piece from the aformentioned band, (or Bob's metal project O ZORN!,I quite like it and further proves Bill is a musical savant of our time.
Relatedly, only insofar as music is concerned, I was recently doing a deep dive on Matt Cameron's drumming technique, and then began reflecting on what a powerhouse Soundgarden was, which conjured a memory of the following live video;
I won't say the crowd didn't know what they were witnessing, but I can at least say they didn't have the perspective that this was going to go down as one of the most perfect live performances of the band's career.
Ok, finally, let's get down to the final bits and pieces.
Several weeks ago, Bob from Hokum Magazine inquired as to whether I'd like to join the likes of him, and Christmas Alley,and set up a table of our wares at the upcoming Made custom bicycle show.
(Notice how I didn't call it a 'handmade bike' show? See how easy that is?)
Anyway, I'll be there with a stack of zines (of which I've reprinted a few);

-As well ass prints, books, and various other bits and pieces from the AHTBM and Drunkingham archives.
Swing through and trade me some money for something cool. Mostly however, I'll probably be standing around and drinking beer at the Donkelope booth, the impresario of which I recently snapped a pretty good photo of;

I've seen the goods that he's gonna be bringing, and I can say without pause that he's stepped up his game in the two years of attending the show. I'm excited to see what folks think of his efforts.
Now with that, we've come to the conclusion of this week's effort of not really covering any specific topic in particular which as it turns, just happens to be what we do in the newest episode of Revolting;

I hope some of it was worth getting up for.

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@Jerko, while they weren’t a favorite at the time, I always, always respected the power of their output, and most certainly, Thayil’s perfectly crushing tone/volume. No one has ever even come close.
Soundgarden never gets enough respect, IMHO. Yeah, hate them for blowing up and going full Godzilla on the rock scene at the time but if you ever saw them live in the glory days before they started hitting the arena circuit you knew in your bones that there was nobody around capable of rocking that hard right then.
I’m talking about 1989/1990. I saw them with Alice In Chains the summer Facelift was released, at a tiny hall in Portland with probably a hundred other young shitheads. I think this was even before Badmotorfinger was released. There was no way not to know that you were in the presence of Rock Gods and that the only response open to you was instant fealty.
Holding Chris Cornell up as he rolled over the crowd like some sort of Rock Jesus at a snake handler show was one of the most triumphant moments of my music-appreciation career. Truly, they were from a different era. Thank you for noticing.
Soundgarden was always and still is my favorite of the Big 4/ye olde radio Seattle bands