Hello readers, Evan here. My first full day back in suburban New Jersey was an eventful one. Of course, I didn’t actually lay my head down to sleep until well after 4:00am…
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Boy Blunder Brought Back: Day 1
The clock struck 7:00am and I was already awake. I rolled out of Nicci’s bed, dressed, packed my dirty clothes and gathered my belongings before waking her up and leaving for the…
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Hawkwind – Space Rock From London / Loop – A Gilded Eternity / Index – Index / Tar – Roundhouse
…If you don’t know who Hawkwind are by now, you’re not even trying. For those who are unaware, Hawkwind — they of the constantly changing lineup — are one of my all-time…
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The Top Ten Musical Duos Of All Time
Deep with the womb of time, a creature thus be born. The seed of life is united with the egg of tyranny. Gestates forth from within the womb of life for three-quarter…
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Question Mark And The Mysterians – 1st And 2nd Albums / Louis Barron & Bebe Barron – Forbidden Planet / Swans – Filth
Imagine writing one song that makes you an absolute music legend. That’s the story of Question Mark (legal name “?”) and his band The Mysterians. The smash hit “96 Tears” was number…
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The Bachs – Out Of The Bachs
When I worked at Crescent Golf Range (formerly 2235 Springfield Ave in Union, New Jersey), I had the closing shift. One night I was driving home from work late and listening to…
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Judy Henske & Jerry Yester – Farewell Aldebaran / Tony Cuffe – When First I Went To Caledonia / Fraser & DeBolt – With Ian Guenther / Swans – Burning World
Sunday has been transformed. I guess since the mix tapes went bye-bye, I’ve replaced them with the rare, out-of-print downloads. It seems natural and easy to do this, because I spend my…
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Record Store Day
I’ve just returned from the store, where I put in a modest nine hours of work today. I’ve worked in retail before — in fact, I’ve worked in retail since the age…
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The Worst Concerts I Have Ever Seen
Meet Spot. Spot is my newest friend. If you click on that picture, you can see a bigger version. Spot lives inside the STOP sign at the end of the street. At…
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Laundromats, The Desert, A Gay Western Bar: My Time In Palm Springs
Today I had my first foray into the world of commercial real estate. I was scouting locations for a new laundromat. It wasn’t something I up-and-volunteered for (okay, I guess it was),…