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Finis

March 14, 2010
Local Vertical — They say all good things come to an end, and then there's this blog. After 1200+ posts and almost four years, I've decided to discontinue Local Vertical as I just don't have the time anymore to give it the attention it deserves and requires. There... read more »

Introducing Sentient Machine

March 13, 2010
Default_artist_40px Local Vertical — Okay, this Friday just got a hell of a lot better. One of the first of 300 or so emails I opened had some info on a New York City band called Sentient Machine. If you don't like screaming, pulsing, pounding, instrument-destroying industrial experi... read more »

The Nondescript Friday

March 13, 2010
Default_artist_40px Local Vertical — I commented last week was such a good week that come Friday I was farting daisies; this week, every day felt like Tuesday. It did rain a couple days, but rain doesn't bother me; I look at it as a free car wash. Stuart's radio broke in one of the b... read more »

This Weeks' Kick-Ass Space Image

March 07, 2010
Default_artist_40px Local Vertical — Endeavour on approach to docking with the International Space Station. Not sure if the crew was playing any of the tracks below, but data indicates it.We • The Society of Rockets from the new Future Factory EPLift Off Cloud Controller • Watch Out ... read more »

Public Service Announcement

March 07, 2010
Local Vertical — Since this is going to be held right down the road from us and since it is slated to start this Friday, we thought we'd give another mention of what promises to be a great three-day set of shows for a good cause.The Harvest of Hope Fest has announ... read more »

Exclusive: New Music From Apteka

March 07, 2010
Local Vertical — One of my favorite bands on this or any planet, Chicago's Apteka is putting together a 7" for their appearance at SXSW. If you aren't too familiar with the band, they are one of the premier rock/psychedelic bands and include some of the most pound... read more »

From The Inbox: 28 February 2010

March 06, 2010
Default_artist_40px Local Vertical — This is Portland's Becca; just 20 years old, her music is mature beyond her years and the ferocity of her rock is unquestioned. She'll be at SXSW and during the spring she'll even appear at some local high schools. Her new album, Alive!!, will be ... read more »

We'll Take It Any Way We Can Get It

March 06, 2010
Local Vertical — CraftLass might be doing more to help NASA than pretty much anyone these days... read more »

Perfect Music For A Perfect Friday

March 05, 2010
Default_artist_40px Local Vertical — If I knew this week would have gone as well as it did, I would have doctored the calendar to include a couple extra days and still have it include the gorgeous sunset shown. Hate to see the week end, but glad to see the weekend. Even with all the ... read more »

Local Video: STS-130 In Power and Music

March 03, 2010
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More Visual Audio: The Raveonettes, Heart of Stone

February 27, 2010
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Welcome Home Endeavour!

February 22, 2010
Default_artist_40px Local Vertical — Last night's great ending to a great mission, only four more shuttle flights left (maybe) until the end of the program (maybe) and on to other things (maybe). A couple more days and things should settle down for a bit at work and we'll get back to... read more »

Visual Audio: N.A.M.B., Radiorace

February 22, 2010
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My God, It's Full of Stars Music

February 15, 2010
Default_artist_40px Local Vertical — As previously mentioned, the backlog of music has mutated into a folder of galactic proportions. All recently new music by some very talented (and patient) people. Not the worst way to spend 7+ hours! NEAR SIDEFess Up Face Down • Blaine Fonda, fro... read more »

This Weeks' Kick-Ass Space Image

February 14, 2010
Local Vertical — Endeavour on approach to docking with the International Space Station. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is the object in the foreground, parked illegally as always.The Heretic • from Andy J. Gallagher's killer debut album, Helicopter Dolphin Submarine read more »

Maintaining An Even Strain

February 13, 2010
4640126_thumb40 Local Vertical — Jeezus, I don't know what the deal is. I've been in a major funk all week; even Monday's shuttle launch, as glorious and perfect as it was hardly registered on the excitement-meter. I don't know if I'm just tired, disinterested or pissed but this ... read more »

Go Endeavour!

February 07, 2010
Default_artist_40px Local Vertical — Heading off to work for tomorrow Monday morning's 4:39am 4:14am launch of Endeavour and the STS-130 mission. It's the final night launch of a space shuttle and only four more of these in your manned United States space program, so try and catch th... read more »

The Blog That Time Forgot

January 31, 2010
Default_artist_40px Local Vertical — Well, I honestly had planned to spend much of the weekend posting as much of the payload of music patiently sitting in an unassuming folder on my desktop, but several things I needed to do took much more time than I had anticipated. Unfortunately,... read more »

Visual Audio: Langhorne Slim, Be Set Free

January 25, 2010
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New Music: Collider, BBM EP

January 24, 2010
Default_artist_40px Local Vertical — A Quiz:San Francisco's Collider are a-energetic; b-space rock geniuses; c-getting a bunch of well-deserved publicity; d-are not going to ruin a good thing by over-experimenting with it; e-all of the above. Easy answer: e. The band started the new ... read more »

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