{"id":722,"date":"2014-01-17T08:08:49","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T08:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/douglascowie.com\/?p=722"},"modified":"2014-01-16T08:20:45","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T08:20:45","slug":"song-of-the-week-spectra-sonic-sound-by-nation-of-ulysses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.douglascowie.net\/?p=722","title":{"rendered":"Song of the Week: &#8220;Spectra Sonic Sound&#8221; by Nation of Ulysses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each Friday I pick a song\u2013new, old, borrowed, blue\u2013that\u2019s been on my mind and in my ears, and write a short post about it.<\/p>\n<p>This is &#8220;Spectra Sonic Sound&#8221; by Nation of Ulysses:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i18-QzqlmkU\" target=\"_blank\">Nation of Ulysses &#8212; &#8220;Spectra Sonic Sound&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nation of Ulysses was a Washington, DC hardcore punk band. &#8220;Spectra Sonic Sound&#8221; is from the album <em>13-Point Plan to Destroy America. <\/em>Ian Svenonius, the band&#8217;s frontman, has also written a couple of books, including <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dischord.com\/release\/AKb258\/supernatural-strategies-for-making-a-rock-n-roll-group-a-how-to-guide-2\" target=\"_blank\">Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roll Group: A How-to Guide<\/a>. <\/em>It&#8217;s a very funny and very insightful read. 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