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This is a companion piece to this week's The Offense Newsletter podcast. The Cocteau Twins played one of five shows in the U.S. in September of 1985 at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio. It was big enough news to warrant not one but two nights of coverage on local tv station WBNS.



Dig those new-wave hair styles and Curt Scheiber's ripped jeans!

Some of you might recognize the band name Clem Snide more than you will its singer and songwriter, Eef Barzelay. But at this particular juncture, Clem Snide is Eef Barzelay and Eef Barzelay is Clem Snide. Barzelay recently released another album, and I've got a song from it to lay on you. It was hard for me to pick just one. I thought first of going for one of the numerous loud, rockin' numbers because it illustrates that, if I'm reading the news correctly, this disc started out as a Clem Snide project but eventually was released under Barzelay's name. His 2006 release, Bitter Honey was a solo acoustic affair, so it's refreshing to hear the amped-up tunes on this new record.

Instead, I picked the quieter "True Freedom" because it illustrates Barzelay's ability to create poignant and chilling characters in song. "True Freedom" is the first-person musings of a teenage suicide.


Right-click (or Cntrl + click on a Mac) this link and select "Save Link As" or "Save Target As" in order to download this song: Eef Barzelay - True Freedom

Thanks to Bruce Rosendahl and the good people at 429 records for allowing me to post this tune. Pick up Lose Big at your favorite independent record shop. If you're desperate, it's on Amazon.

More importantly, see Eef Barzelay at the Rumba Cafe on Friday, August 8. Friend of pat radio Lydia Loveless is opening.

Video Bonus

Here's the video for the title track to Eef's latest record, Lose Big.

Okay, I know it was a week ago and I should probably be writing about the parking lot blow-out instead, but here's some pictures and video clips from Comfest.



Matt Wagner holding up the "bass solo" t-shirt during the Lindsay's set on Sunday. Thanks to Casserole for this wonderful shot.



Lydia Loveless singing "I Always Lose" on Friday. Thanks, orlosperry.



Despite the poor sound quality, this gives you an idea of how the Kyle Sowashes rock out, even with the physical impairments. Thanks, corggirl.

I'm getting to like this pitchfork.tv stuff. Here's Caribou doing "Barnowl" from a recent show at the Metro in Chicago. I would totally pay a subscription fee to have quality video like this delivered over the internets to me. Right now it's free. Enjoy.

...and I should have found it sooner...


From NoodleScar.com

...And Nick of Datapanik just sent me this one: