Until recently I knew this record only as the 1-sided Arthur record on Two:Dot. I knew the artist was Arthur Gee, but other than the fact that it was a Two:Dot record…
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Tuesday Mix Tape Number 224
I’m not usually an Independence Day person. I like to grill and drink, but I don’t approach it the same way I do, say, Christmas Eve (see: any of the past four…
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Circuit Rider – Circuit Rider
From the Acid Archives: “I initially wrote this off as yet another Blessed End but further plays revealed more interesting aspects. Still sort of goofy in places but has some truly freaky…
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The Top Ten Discontinued Food Products I Want Back
Ah, July 4th weekend. It’s finally here. I’ve been thinking about this moment for at least…three or four days now. Pretty much since I wrote out my rent check and realized, “Oh.…
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Relatively Clean Rivers – Relatively Clean Rivers
Released on the private label Pacific in 1976 with a gatefold cover and photo insert. According to the Acid Archives, this is a “Post-Beat Of The Earth classic in a melodic ’70s…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 223
The Los Angeles Times has a tad bit more journalistic integrity than I do, so you’re more likely to trust their opinion than you are mine. The reviewer on hand at the…
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The Top Ten Albums of 2011 (January 1st – June 24th)
The Top Ten Albums of 2011 (January 1st – June 24th) 2011 is half-over. How has it been for you? Same old, same old? Yeah, I hear ya. My year so far…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Meals By Genet
From Left to Right: Maryn, Genet, Nate, Evan, Louise, Mark Oh, if only this were the year 2007. Rob, Sari and Nicci could actually see Dinner Club in action. Believe me when…
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Pete Francis @ The Knitting Factory; New York, NY (2002-06-27)
Nine years ago this week I took my then-girlfriend to see one of her favorite musicians, Pete Francis. He played in a band she loved called Dispatch. They were a late-’90s early-’00s…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 221
Kid needs some rest. I promised myself early last week that I was going to take it easy for a while and then I fell back into the habit of going out…