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From the Stacks: Wilco – ‘The Performing Arts’
This isn’t a bad bootleg. I mean, it’s Wilco in 2004–what’s not to love?
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Throw Beck Thursday: James Graduates From Classic Rock to Punk
“I’m not driving to Colorado every time your grandfather decides he’s dying,” my father muttered.
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April’s Picks: May 2016
How good are April’s monthly picks?
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The Cinnamon Bar
I dreamed last night that I moved to Minneapolis.
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From the Stacks: The Firesign Theatre – “Fighting Clowns”
There is so much about this album that I love, and very little of that has anything to do with the music.
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Throw Beck Thursday: 11 Records For A Penny and Deathtrap Kid Cars
My goal as a kid was to get my hands on as much music as possible. I recorded The King Biscuit Flour Hour whenever I found it on the FM dial. When we finally got a VCR I taped Saturday Night Live musical guests, Friday Night Videos, whatever I could; and what I couldn’t record…
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Deep Cuts: LSD Songs
Don’t let anybody tell you otherwise: LSD is some intense shit.
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Park La Brea
I walked down Santa Monica Boulevard, past the hustlers lurking near clubs named Offshore Drilling and Spike, past the Pussycat Theater and its chlorinated darkness. I turned left on Fairfax and walked past the high school where the Red Hot Chili Peppers formed. I came to the CBS Television Studios, where hunks of the gaudy…
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From the Stacks: Jandek – ‘White Box Requiem’
I always pick up used Jandek CDs when I find them, but here’s a secret:
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Throw Beck Thursday: Myrtle Beach Circa 1982
“Stop it!! Mama, make him stop it.”
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