Category Archives: Video

“…Last Nail in the Coffin…”

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Max Sidman

I really don’t like Republican Texas Congressman Ron Paul, but this might be the best five minutes of political speech I’ve heard in a long, long time… Yeah, we’re doomed.

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And on the Drums…Chaka Khan

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Max Sidman

This little tune is hot fire, and the beat — courtesy of a 22-year-old Chaka Khan on drums — is dope. Notice where she screws up at the beginning and tries to stop the band, but it’s live TV, so … Continue reading →

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Oxbow: Still Before

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Max Sidman

This pretty much speaks for itself. Here’s a little more from the film’s web site… November 2009. Manuel Liebeskind, longtime European sound engineer for the  band OXBOW, joins their tour of Europe. He points his iPhone towards the scenery and … Continue reading →

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The Blind Shake Will Melt Your Face

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Max Sidman

I love The Blind Shake. Back in August of 2009, Ovipositor (my former band) played at Thee Parkside in SF with the Minneapolis trio — Dave on drums, Jim on Guitar / vocals and Mike on baritone guitar / vocals … Continue reading →

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Harvey Milk Live in Birmingham

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Max Sidman

Holy shit this is awesome — Harvey Milk live at the Bottle Tree in Birmingham, AL. I love this band but I’ve never seen them play live, and this clip just makes me feel like a supersized shithead for not … Continue reading →

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Such Hawks Such Hounds: Scenes From the American Hard Rock Underground

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Max Sidman

The homie G-Pek put me up on this indie documentary film about heavy music, Such Hawks Such Hounds, and I liked the trailer so much, I bought the DVD. Check this out…

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Bass Nerd: A Shitload of Cliff Burton Solo Tracks

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Max Sidman

The guys over at NoTreble threw up one of these clips — “For Whom The Bell Tolls” — a few weeks ago, I bookmarked it, and just recently went back to discover that the YouTube user who initially posted it also put … Continue reading →

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A Long, Slow Screw: Reading by Eugene S. Robinson

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Max Sidman

I don’t generally get down with the literary scene. I’m a relatively slow novel reader (my bookish voracity centers more around magazines and journalistic works), I’m not into snapping my fingers for applause (I don’t really even know if people … Continue reading →

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One On The Books For October…

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Max Sidman

Last year I didn’t post to this blog for an entire month (May, to be exact), so there’s a giant, soul-sucking 30+ day hole in this site’s archive, and I promised myself I would never let that happen again because…well… … Continue reading →

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Al Cisneros of Om / Sleep / Shrinebuilder on Percussive Bass

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Max Sidman

I don’t write professionally much anymore — no seriously, I used to earn a (meager) living at it — but from time to time I’ll pick up some freelance work if the subject interests me. I recently did a brief … Continue reading →

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