Cue the temporarily non-ironic ’80s nostalgia kick — now on steroids! — where people actually pretend they were “moved” by songs like “Bad” and “Thriller” as children in 3…2…1. Let’s not forget…
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High Tide – Sea Shanties
From Julian Cope’s Head Heritage, as written by The Seth Man “‘High Tide’ is putting it lightly: it’s an extremely apt description of where this group’s muse was at when they recorded…
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The First Annual East Los Angeles Pizza-Off
Photos by Gary Mecija It all started with a simple top ten list. Now many months later it was finally put to the thest. After several botched attempts and weeks of poor…
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Jr And His Soulettes – Psychodelic Sounds
This is one of those rare LPs that you usually only see once in a lifetime. It’s been repressed and bootlegged and made available on CD, but to find an original is…
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Softball Review: Los Nuevos Expos 14 – Bunch Of Guys 15
Here’s the recap for last Thursday’s heartbreaking loss. In the bottom of the final inning, Bunch Of Guys beat us on a walk-off one-out double. It stung. Top 1: Nate K’s one…
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Arcwelder / Shellac @ Echoplex; Los Angeles, CA
The first time I saw Shellac in 2002, I decided that I would never miss their live show again. Since then I have kept that promise to myself. On Saturday the band…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 149
In case you’ve forgotten, today is the longest day of the year. That doesn’t mean it just feels like the longest day of the year, but that it is the day with…
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The Top Ten Records Of 2009 (January – June)
When I woke up and read this morning that a character on Nicci’s favorite TV show had a sex tape leaked, I immediately assumed it was those two dudes who are totally…
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Record Review: William Fowler Collins – Perdition Hill Radio
One year ago I interviewed William Fowler Collins for this website. We discussed his first album, Western Violence & Brief Sensuality, his home state of New Mexico, and his musical past. Since…
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Mars – 78
A long time ago, in a blog post miles away, I shared an album called John Gavanti with you. The No-Wave oepra writen by Mark Cunningham, Sumner Crane and China Berg of…