Ian Chainey has been writing Stereogum's Black Market since 2014. He’s also the former editor and associate editor — respectively — of the music blogs, Invisible Oranges and Last Rites. His bylines span several publications as well, some living, some no longer with us. He’s produced many a podcast, and has two, in his words, semi-functional newsletters — Plague Rages and Wolf’s Week. He also likes cats.
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Music Mentions
- Metal Trenches
- R.E.M.
- New Kids on The Block
- “You Got It (The Right Stuff” by New Kids On The Block
- “Revolver” by The Beatles
- “Tomorrow Never Knows” by The Beatles
- Aerosmith
- Steely Dan
- “Black Cow” by Steely Dan
- WBCN Boston
- “Mysterious Ways” by U2
- “Losing My Religion” by R.E.M.
- All Music Guide
- Epitonic
- Pearl Jam
- Metal Review
- Invisible Oranges
- Fenriz
- Darkthrone
- Petethepiratesquid
- Parliament
- György Ligeti
- Jeromes Dream
Living in ‘golden ages’ (24:20):
- Krallice
- Encenathrakh
- Colin Marston
- Weasel Walter
- Mick Barr
- Paulo Henri Paguntalan
- Effluence
- Matt Stephans
- Anal Stabwound
- Trichomoniasis
- Hunter Peterson
Q&A
- The Metal Archives
- Pyrrhon
- Scarcity
- Starkweather
- Machine Music
- “Orange Crush” by R.E.M.
- “Monster” by R.E.M.
- Chloroma
- Embryonic Devourment
- “Keeper of the Shepherd” by Hannah Frances
- Al Stewart
- Kraftwerk
- The Buzzcocks
- Sunrise Patriot Motion
- Yellow Eyes
- Sonic Youth
- The Cramps
- “Primitive Thrill” by Weegee
- Prince
- Richard D. James
- John Coltrane
- Xeno & Oaklander
- “Pierced from Within” by Suffocation
Discovering music today (28:10):
- Bandcamp
- Doug Moore
- Wyatt Marshall
- Jon Rosenthal
- Spotify
- Rennie Resmini
- Ron Ben-Tovin
First album ever purchased (33:30):
- “Green” by R.E.M.
Most recent album purchased (34:25):
- “Prime Specimens” by Embryonic Devourment
Artists discovered in the past year (35:41):
- Hannah Frances
- Cosey Muller
- Weegee
Desert island discs (38:45):
- “Requiem” by György Ligeti
- “Free Hand” by Gentle Giant
- “Journey in Satchidananda” by Alice Coltrane
