Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters consists entirely of remixed (and retitled) versions of songs from the band’s self-titled first album. Some of the remixes were performed by band members, others by friends of…
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A Morbid Trip To The LA Memorial Pet Park
Today Nicci and I ventured out on our respective off-days to a local attraction that was recommended by the Weird California website: The LA Pet Cemetery. Now, I know what you’re thinking,…
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Songs: Ohia – The Ghost
Supposedly this release is limited to 500 copies, but I don’t believe it for a second. I’ve seen Jason Molina live at least a half-dozen times and he always has copies with…
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Ancestors / Conifer / Lightning Swords Of Death / Earthless @ Mountain Bar; Los Angeles, CA
It was a weird, post-apocalyptic mess in Los Angeles this weekend. From Santa Barbara to Anaheim, thirty-five thousand acres of land have been scorched by wildfires. The closest flames to LA are…
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Sunday Mix Tape – Number 119
Thanks in part to Bob Dylan (well, not Bob Dylan himself, but one of his fansites), this website has shattered its single-day web traffic record. Right now it is on pace for…
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The Top Ten Things I’m Not Good At
It’s Friday. I left work early. I’m supposed to be preparing “family dinner” tonight, which means I only have an hour to decompress and complete this post before I have to gather…
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Michael Gira – I Am Singing To You From My Room
The songs on this CD were recorded to a DAT machine on Michael Gira’s desk in his office. He used an Audio-Technica stereo microphone and played seventeen songs. “Rose Of Los Angeles”…
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Bob Dylan vs. AJ Weberman
Here it is folks, one of the scarcest Bob Dylan releases ever. It’s mostly been circulated as a poor-quality bootleg since the late ’70s, but here it is in its original form.…
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Top Chef Returns Tomorrow
A new season of Top Chef begins tomorrow evening, exactly five months after the last one ended. Remember when I live-blogged the finale, drunk? Remember how I accidentally clicked on Wikipedia and…
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The Three Most Annoying Phrases In The English Language
Researchers from Oxford have compiled a list of the ten most annoying phrases in the English language. Unfortunately its missing some key phrases, including what I believe to be the most annoying…