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177. People Going Nowhere Taken For A Ride
I wonder sometimes whether people too young to remember life before the internet can ever fully understand the power of the bookstore, record store, or junk shop. When everything you want is just a click away, dusty things kind of lose their charm. I could live in the middle of Wyoming now, and provided I…
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From the Stacks: The Best of the Goon Shows No 2
Oh, the comedy record. I loved them when I was a kid: Steve Martin, Richard Pryor and Monty Python in particular. That was my generation of comedy, but those guys had their favorites, too, and in the case of Monty Python and many other British comedians, it all begins with The Goon Show.
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From the Stacks: David Bowie – The Complete BBC Sessions Part 2: The Sun Machine is Coming Down
About ten years ago Bowiephiles finally got an official release of The Thin White Duke’s BBC sessions. I greeted the collection with mixed emotions as I’d held onto my BBC Sampler, which was trading for about 500 bucks at the time. The sampler was a promo for an official release that never happened and thus…
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April’s Picks: June 2014
Geez, is it June already? Time for April to bring you more (mostly) new music that you shouldn’t be missing. Pay attention, this will be on the test:
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My Conversation With Sebastian Junger
You probably know Sebastian Junger as the author of The Perfect Storm, and if that’s all he ever accomplished he’d still have a damned impressive resume. But it isn’t. Junger is a brilliant journalist, war correspondent, and documentary filmmaker. I jumped at the chance to interview him regarding his latest movie, Korengal, which opened recently…
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176. With the Devil Snapping at My Heels
And so we settled into our new home in unit 207 of Su Casa Apartments, which didn’t take too long. I shook out my duffel bag on the closet floor, stacked my art supplies on the shelf, and set my typewriter on the box that previously held my paints and pastels. I propped my…
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From the Stacks: Gong – Gazeuse!
Cool album cover, huh? There’s a gnarly story behind this one, so get comfortable.
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This Week on Paste: Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
Lagunitas Brewery’s headquarters is just a couple hours down the road from me, or as I like to think of it: There is a God. I’ve loved every Lagunitas beer I’ve tried, but that was before I tried Hop Stoopid. Are they still batting a thousand? Read for yourself.
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From The Stacks: Camera Obscura – Underachievers Please Try Harder
This is a great little band from Glasgow that lays down a mellow vibe that reminds me of The Dream Academy. Underachievers is their second album, and it’s the one that brought them some attention stateside. Check it out:
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Deep Cuts: Waiting Songs
I still don’t understand what’s so damned difficult about serving French food in a mall restaurant, but I know this: Waiting tables is a tough job. To this day I remain convinced that my short tenure as a waiter taught me everything I need to know about the job market. Each table is an immediate…
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