Battered Ornaments were credited as the backup band to Pete Brown on their first album, 1969’s A Meal You Can Shake Hands With in the Dark. For the follow-up, however, they chucked…
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Ranking The Studio Albums Of Low
There I was, somewhere on the 134 heading West, trying in vain (again) to get all the way through The Invisible Way, when I started to wonder, “This is easily the WORST…
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Flied Egg – Good Bye
In the midst of my grand scheme to own every (worthwhile) Vertigo Swirl ever produced on this planet, there’s Flied Egg’s Good Bye, which Julian Cope (je-sais-tout of progressive and psychedelic music)…
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A Merry Monday Mix Tape
Cheers kids. My 24-hour bug seems to have subsided. I’m sure you were all waiting on pins and needles for an update on my health, right? No? Oh. Well, in any event,…
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Henry’s Dress – Henry’s Dress
Sorry guys. I’m sick today and operating on just two hours of sleep. I’m pretty much unable to function, so I’ll post a Mix Tape tomorrow night if I’m feeling better. Until…
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The Ten Best Beers I’ve Consumed In 2013 (So Far…)
With the exception of two weekends (Ian’s bachelor party & Ian’s wedding), I was sober throughout the last four months of 2012. I’ve never done that before. Well, not intentionally, anyway. As…
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Friends And Their Music Recommendations
For the first time in — dare I say months? — I took a friend’s music advice and it led to me stopping by Amoeba to pick up a new LP. This…
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Fergus macRoy – Mystic
I’ve seen this record listed on some collectors’ websites as a gospel/soul record, a folk/country record, and a mysterious outsider record. The reality is, it’s most likely Canadian composer (and Grammy winner!)…
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Boards Of Canada – Peel Session
From the unofficial Boards of Canada wiki: “Boards of Canada’s Peel Session is a recording of their 21 July 1998 broadcast on BBC Radio 1 for John Peel’s radio program. It features…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 306
Happy Game Of Thrones Sunday! Happy Cinco de Mayo! As of today, I’ve officially been a resident of the city of Los Angeles for 6 years. Although not technically, because I still…