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April’s Picks: March 2016
I know I say this every month, but April really brought the goods this time. Even if the only song she included on this month’s playlist was the Sturgill Simpson cut this would be worth your time, but the great bereted one added another eight tasty tracks. Well done, April!
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250. All the Greenery Is Comin’ Down, Boy
I left Upstate South Carolina at age 18. In the seven years that followed I went to art school, managed a record store, fell in love, got a dog, dropped out of art school, appeared in a movie, got rid of the dog, moved to Los Angeles, was mistaken for Bobcat Goldthwait by Don Rickles,…
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From the Stacks: XTC – ‘Skylarking’
XTC’s ninth album, 1986’s Skylarking, is not only one of their best but possibly their most fun to collect, too.
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Choose and Defend: The Time Machine
You’re walking through a shopping mall when you notice that your watch battery is dead. After much searching, you find a little shop named The Time Machine located next to the Orange Julius. “May I help you?” the fellow behind the counter asks.
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Throw Beck Thursday: Bicycles, Puppy Love, & My Secret Fondness For Hall and Oates
My first bicycle was a sixth birthday present: A blue Montgomery Ward knockoff of a Schwinn Stingray; sissy bar and ape hanger handlebars; a black banana seat with a white racing stripe. I wasn’t a quick learner so I spent the first few weeks running next to my ride up and down my neighbor, Swede’s,…
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Deep Cuts: Boredom Songs
Maybe I was a little harsh on my social media friends when I suggested that they’re boring me.
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Dear Facebook: You’re Boring Me
My social media feed consists of roughly 40 percent marketing and promotion, 10 percent photos and cat videos, and 50 percent bitching and moaning.
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From The Stacks: The Penetrators – ‘A Sweet Kiss From Mommy’
Once upon a time there was a brilliant band named The Beat Farmers, whose drummer, Country Dick Montana, would step to the mic for classics like “Happy Boy.” But every bible has its begats, and the West Coast Punk/New Wave bible is no different.
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Deep Cuts: Breakdown Songs
Breakdowns: We all have at least one.
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249. Scratch the Ice Let the Telephone Ring
Int., Su Casa Apartment #207, Night: Peter Gabriel’s Passion on the stereo. I walk to the kitchen and grab a knife from the silverware drawer. It is cheap and dull. I carve a cross into my side. Int. Insomnia Cafe, Night: I draw variations of 47 repeatedly. Four years seven months: My time with Jody.…
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