Listen, I’ve started watching THE WIRE and I can’t stop. I think after tonight I might just focus the rest of the week on sharing that much-anticipated Adventures In Dating story I’ve…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 220
Oh folks. There are good times to be had, and I am making damned sure that I have each and every one. Last night was no exception. After finishing off the last…
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Burger Week At The Oinkster
Shame on you if you live in Los Angeles and you did not take advantage of “Burger Week” at the Oinkster. Unless you exist in a world that is entirely devoid of…
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Arthur Verocai – Arthur Verocai
An original copy of this album sold for $5,100 a few weeks ago. I have the Luv N’ Haight reissue which was released in 2003 and costs a considerable amount less than…
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The Hendrickson Road House Reissue Is Coming…
About a month ago today Sue Randall (formerly Sue Eakin/sAkins) of Hendrickson Road House e-mailed me. She asked if I would like to have the honor of announcing to the West Coast…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 219
Another day, another Swan Fungus reader finds their way into my presence. I promise one of these times if you approach me I won’t act like I’m having a panic attack. It’s…
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Colette Magny – Repression
From Music.us: “Born 31 October 1926, Paris, France, d. 12 June 1997, Villefranche-de-Rouerge, France. Magny was one of the most striking and politicized of French singer-songwriters to emerge in the 60s. The…
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The Top Ten Cheap Whiskies To Help Stock Your At-Home Bar
The Houston Press (is that the newspaper of record down there, or is it an alt. weekly?) ran an article yesterday advising its readers on how to cheaply stock an at-home bar.…
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The Pop Group – Y
Rock critic Piero Scaruffi considers “Y” to be, “One of the most intense, touching and vibrant albums in the history of rock music.” Bold praise, no? He continues, “[It] was the outcome…
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Marathon Man
As many of you know, I started running a little over a year ago. It started as a suggestion, quickly progressed to a hobby, and has since blossomed into a passion. For…