A customer sold pretty much the entire Rapoon discography to the store the other day. To say I was geeked would be an understatement. I’d discovered Robin Storey (co-founder of Zoviet France,…
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We Are Not The People We See In Movies
Yesterday’s Guardian post about a dude who tried to retrace the steps of Aron Ralston (you probably know him as Heath Ledger James Franco in 127 Hours) and wound up with a…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 229
It would have been nice (considering the seriousness with which I took this morning’s half-marathon) if I had the opportunity to run 13.1 miles on good rest. Alas, this was not the…
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White Noise – An Electric Storm
1969 stereo UK LP with textured pink labels with white “i” logo. Per Wikipedia, White Noise is an experimental electronic music band formed in London, England in 1968 by American-born David Vorhaus,…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 228
Things I learned this weekend: Apparently it’s grounds for an ass-kicking when you’re black-out drunk at a bar and you tell a girl her boyfriend is “limp dicked” and ask her if…
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Cosmic Travellers – Live At The Spring Crater
Initially released in 1972 on Volcano (Vulcan) and limited to 1000 copies with a poster insert. According to Patrick at the Acid Archives, Liveā¦ is “Top-level guitar blowout in the form of…
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Five Things I’ll Never Understand
An enlightened man, a man who is sensitized to the value and charm of humankind, he might not be so quick to complain about how everything sucks all the time. But I…
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Melodic Energy Commission – Stranger In Mystery
In the realm of private label post-Hawkwind groups, MEC was a sadly overlooked prog/psych band from Canda. In fact, the band actually featured a former member of the Hawk, Del Dettmar on…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 227
See, the problem with working Sundays for the past three years is that I’m not too familiar with what’s going on in the National Football League. So when someone offers me the…
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Music For Running
Each Saturday morning I awaken early and take my weekly “Long Run”. According to the common training program used by beginner marathoners, these are the keys to preparation for any marathon. They…