Remote Outposts

   Rioting. It is important. It is crucial. Some say it's the unbeatable high. Many want a riot of their own. Where do you find your ...

   This is the second in a collection of songs and random bullshit that doesn't really fit elsewhere. I make no excuses or apologies ...

   Back in 2005, a package showed up in my P.O. box from Dan B (from  IMPRACTICAL COCKPIT  /  UKE OF SPACES  /  Trd Wrd Records ) with thi...

   You may remember when I wrote about this band's  first demo  last summer. Since then, that tape went on to be my favorite tape of l...

   In 2006, I found myself in a junk shop called  Happy Birthday Mike Leslie  in Worcester, MA, which was run by my friend,  Jacob . As I ...

   I know, I know...I usually talk about totally random tapes and CD-R's that have been stuffed in boxes for eons, but I couldn't ...

   In my last year of living in Bloomington, IN, I made a whole lot of mix tapes for friends, both locally and far away. I would sit in fr...

   I have to admit that I didn't have high expectations for a band called LUMPY AND THE DUMPERS, but I was pleasantly surprised to hear ...

     The record pictured above is probably one of the most important records (to me) that I will ever put on this blog. This record is resp...

   Why the name "Remote Outposts" for a music blog? I like the sound of it. I like that it doesn't tie anything down to a cert...

    I went to a show in Asheville in 1999, not knowing that the bands playing would destroy my mind forever. The bands were SUBMISSION HOLD,...