Today we awoke shortly after nine o’clock and started a long day of driving and sightseeing. We were out of the city a few minutes past 11, and on our way north.…
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Cosmic Michael – Cosmic Michael [Private (Bliss, 1969)]
This one came into the store last week. I don’t know too much about it, but the basics are that Cosmic Michael is a “real people” record by a guy who calls…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 153
Nicci and I went to see the Bruno movie this evening. It was pretty alright. Nothing revelatory. There were a few laugh-out-loud funny scenes, but for the most part it was Borat-like…
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The Top Ten Weird Movie-Related Dreams/Nightmares I’ve Had
For those of you who do not follow every move I make with the fervency of a religious zealot, I made my latest post for WFMU’s Beware of The Blog yesterday. It…
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U.S. Christmas – Salt The Wound
U.S. Christmas, also known as USX for short, hail from the mountains of North Carolina. Their sound is huge, enveloping, painkiller-slow jams. Totally psychedelic and far-out, this is one of the first…
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Interview: Z
At some point on my never-ending quest to interview all of my friends, I realized that I had a life before Los Angeles. I thought, it might be pretty funny to interview…
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Hendrickson Road House – Hendrickson Road House
Another album from my list of the top ten private press records all music fans need to hear during their lives. Lovingly donated by an anonymous Swan Fungus reader. Two short reviews…
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41 Seconds In State Prison
It was one of the more surreal “mystery drives” I’ve taken. After driving 86 miles north of Los Angeles, I found myself on some road called Avenue J near Lancaster, California. As…
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Earthless / Tortoise @ The Troubadour; Los Angeles, CA
My concert attendance has been so haphazzard lately, when I look at listings I feel like I’m high and could possibly make some really bad decisions. The only shows I want to…
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Softball Recap: Cube Zombies 24 – Los Nuevos Expos 18*
Yes, that asterisk is intentional. You’ll learn all about it later. This week our team was dealt a crushing defeat. Truly this was another matchup we should have won, but defensive lapses…