You know how I’ve been promising my list of the Top 10 Burgers in Los Angeles for, like, two years now? Well, I thought last week I would finally be able to…
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On The Greatest Movies Of All Time (Again? Really? Why?)
Well, well, well…it appears as if British magazine Sight & Sound has published its newest list of the greatest films of all time. And, surprisingly, Vertigo has overtaken Citizen Kane as the…
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Far East Family Band – Nipponjin
Good ol’ Julian Cope wrote: “Ey-up, it’s the Cosmic Jokers… Oops, silly me, Klaus Schultze has been at the mix again and turned Far East Family Band’s Moody Blues fixation into a…
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On Really Good Beers
I’ve started training for my next marathon. I’m scheduled to run a half-marathon during week 9 (I think that might be the last week in September?) and during week 14 (The LA…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 270
See, that wasn’t so bad, right? Last Sunday night I sat here and told you that I was sorry for not putting forth any effort with my blog entries that week. Now…
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Tolly – Cosmic Melodrama
What do we really know about Tolly Burkan? Pretty much nothing. Though the back cover of Cosmic Melodrama lays out a bit of his raison detre for us: “Tolly has encircled the…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: The ‘Merica Burger @ Slater’s 50/50
Only a refined palate such as mine can transition from dining on escargot and chirashi to ordering the ‘Merica burger at Slater’s 50/50 in a span of 48 hours. It takes real…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Vagrancy Project @ Allston Yacht Club
Miles Thompson, a 24-year-old chef who has worked in notable Los Angeles kitchens at Nobu, Animal, and most recently Son Of A Gun, served up my favorite meal of the year last…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 269
I’m exhausted. For the last time in 2012 I stayed out all night partying on a work night. My body is definitely hating me right now, but not as much as I’m…
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Spiritualized – Radio City Music Hall; New York, NY (04-18-1998)
Hoo boy am I exhausted. I didn’t get home from the movie theater until close to 4am, and after all the coffee it took me to stay up through the film I…