It’s pretty amazing that I’ve lived in Los Angeles for over a year and a half and I haven’t yet stepped foot inside one of the city’s most-famous eateries. I’m not talking…
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Interview: Paul McDonald
Paul used to be my neighbor. Now he’s a friend! Also, he’s still Nicci’s neighbor, so I see him pretty much daily. He’s kind of an enigma, because he acts like he…
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Sunday Mix Tape – Number 129
I had a strenuous day at work, helping to re-price all the jazz LPs in the store. It entailed pulling all the records and lugging them to the back of the store,…
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The Top Ten Things I Could Have Done While My Website Was Down (That I Did Not Do)
Apparently my web host’s server crashed on the morning of the 22nd. The company, 1&1.com, was doing a horrible job of quelling my rage and anger, so I decided that after two…
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Dog Faced Hermans – Hum Of Life
“Orchestral instruments, including viola, trumpet, and saxophone, were combined with such oddities as hippo tube and foghorn to create the ultra-loud post-punk sounds of the Dog Faced Hermans. Although the group disbanded…
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My Bloody Valentine – September 21st, 2008 (All Tomorrow’s Parties) Kutscher’s; Monticello, NY
You might remember how, four months ago, part-time Swan Fungus field correspondent Ian shared his thoughts on the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival in upstate New York. He also took some beautiful photographs.…
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Big Star – March 31st, 1974 Performance Center; Cambridge, MA
It doesn’t sound great, but it’s fucking Big Star, they cover “Candy Says,” and I don’t have anything else to really post right now. I left my hard drive at home. “The…
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Howlin’ Wolf – This Is Howlin’ Wolf’s New Album
From Chris Goes Rock: “If the large black text on the album’s cover stating: ‘This is Howlin’ Wolf’s new album. He doesn’t like it. He didn’t like his electric guitar at first…
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Sunday Mix Tape – Number 128
Hi lovers. Tonight is Sunday. LOST begins again on Wednesday. That’s like, three nights! Holy fuck balls! RULES for uninitiated noobs: With roughly 100MB of webspace, I give birth to a weekly…
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Interview: Lightning Swords Of Death
As you all know, I am a rabid fan of all things metal. Just take one look at me, and what do you see…A rabid death metal fan, right? So you can…