Two of my most favorite things in the whole world — Russian history and outer space — finally available for the first time in one place on a monaural 45rpm 7″ EP.…
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On Forgotten Drummers
Thanks for the feedback on my little list I drunkenly posted last night. It would seem, according to some of you (cough cough Ian cough cough) that I left a bunch of…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 307
Whew! What a weekend. Wait, was it what a weekend? I don’t even remember what I did Friday night! I know I worked late…but after that…Oh, right, I stayed in. That wasn’t…
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Battered Ornaments – Mantle-Piece
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…