Remember last week when I shared that Relaxation and Self-Hypnosis album I stumbled across? Well, I think at the time I called it one of the weirder LPs I’ve ever heard. And…
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1 Mile North – Minor Shadows
You might recall one night in September of 2008, when I shared the story of my discovering 1 Mile North over ‘Glass Wars’, the first studio album from the duo of Jon…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 268
Long weekend, guys. Last night I drank to get drunk for the first time in a pretty long time. My hangover this morning was so bad I ate a sausage, egg and…
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Codeine @ Echoplex; Los Angeles, CA
“Last time we played Los Angeles, we didn’t know it was our last show. This time we know it is our last show.” This is the kind of “banter” bassist/vocalist Stephen Immerwahr…
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The Top Ten Scary Movie Baby Names
I was going to (finally!) unleash my list of the ten best burgers in Los Angeles today, but I got sidetracked. A few very important articles were brought to my attention this…
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Interview: Tres & Kitsy (aka The Children of Sunshine, aka Dandelions)
It’s been an exciting few years for Thérèse Williams (aka Tres) and Kitsy Christner. As ten year olds in the early ’70s, the sixth grade students wrote and recorded an album called…
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Dr. Herbert Sperling – Relaxation Hypnosis Self-Hypnosis
Another weird record I have never seen or heard referenced before, it showed up at the store randomly as a part of a collection I was asked to process, and I’ve been…
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On The Frogs
Across the Internet today, a number of tributes to Dennis Flemion have been penned. The founding member (with his younger brother Jimmy) of the independent rock band The Frogs was identified yesterday…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 267
Phew. What a weekend. Had a solid BBQ dinner followed by a heavy drinking session at Surly Goat on Friday, then took it easy on Saturday night and caught up on season…
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Kengo Iuchi / M.S.B.R. – One
When last you heard of Kengo Iuchi, I was declaring in not-so-uncertain terms that his solo record, ‘Inugami To Kachiku‘ was one of the greatest downer records you’ll ever hear. In fact,…