Totally went off last night at Nate’s birthday party. There was a gnarly stripper in a LOST replica DHARMA Initiative jumpsuit, way too much Flip Cup, a 4:00am Dance Dance Revolution competition,…
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The Top Ten Reasons You Should Ignore The New Radiohead Album
Hey, maybe while you’re out in the woods you guys could…you know…find a GUITAR!? MAYBE!? I was taking my lunch break today, reading that abysmal article in the LA Weekly about Godspeed…
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An Evening With Ray Kurzweil
Last night I had the pleasure of attending a sold-out screening of Transcendent Man, a documentary film on the life and ideas of Ray Kurzweil, an inventor, futurist and the author of…
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German Shepherds – Music For Sick Queers
A customer who stops by the store on a weekly basis turned me onto this record. He saw it up on our wall and asked if I’d heard it yet. He described…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 212
Good times last night at the Whitehorse. Mark’s birthday party. I didn’t get nearly as intoxicated as Friday night, but I still managed to have a good time. It just goes to…
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Theater Review: Spring Awakening @ Pantages; Los Angeles, CA
At it’s best, Spring Awakening is a musical that guy like me can not only appreciate, but enjoy thoroughly. I’m not the type of person who will go out of his way…
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Ugly Casanova – Sharpen Your Teeth
Perhaps the least-known Sub Pop records of the last ten years — okay, maybe Combustible Edison or the Blue Rags might be more obscure — Ugly Casanova’s Sharpen Your Teeth is everything…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 211
Happy Super Bowl Sunday, you super people! I hope your team won, if you’re a sports guy who likes a certain sports team. Otherwise, as we say in New York (about the…
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The Top Ten Bands I Don’t Understand
Thanks to everyone who has commented on and shared the link to that White Stripes post I made yesterday. I’m happy it created some dialog, and I’m even happier it wasn’t perceived…
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Nine Days Wonder – We Never Lost Control
Nurse With Wound List alert! I’ve been lusting after this since I first heard it on progressive/experimental blog. A dealer was selling a nice near-mint example at WFMU in October for $75,…