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We Are Broken Animals (or If You Sell a Dog a Cookie)

By James Stafford on February 18, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

From The Stacks: Jefferson Airplane, ‘Thirty Seconds Over Winterland’

By James Stafford on February 17, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Cartoon Saturday: The Phantom Surfers, ‎’The Great Surf Crash Of ’97’

By James Stafford on February 16, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

From The Stacks: Duran Duran, “The Reflex” (Picture Disc)

By James Stafford on February 15, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘At the Latin Quarter With the Irving Fields Trio’

By James Stafford on February 14, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Deep Cuts: Heart Songs (But Not Songs By Heart)

By James Stafford on February 13, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

15. A Rambling Prologue To A Long Overdue Post

By James Stafford on February 17, 2011 • ( 5 Comments )

Growing up there were three of us kids, and our first allowance was tiered 50/35/25 cents, oldest to youngest.  At age seven a quarter per week was fine by me.  That was […]

14. What Time Is It?

By James Stafford on February 9, 2011 • ( 9 Comments )

The deeper I get into this little exercise the more I recognize that there aren’t distinct epochs inherent to one’s own musical soundtrack.  The development of musical taste isn’t a linear continuum where […]

13. Never Before Have I Turned On You

By James Stafford on February 2, 2011 • ( 13 Comments )

Ted Nugent is a bit of a cartoon character today.  With his hunting shows,  Fox News appearances, and general lack of ability to possess an unspoken thought, he’s either hero or embarrassment to […]

After These Messages We’ll Be Right Back

By James Stafford on February 1, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

“I don’t seem to get done with any text, but it doesn’t matter, I’m not interested in getting done with anything.  I am only interested in talking along and wandering around as […]

12. Does Anybody Want To Get Mellow?

By James Stafford on January 28, 2011 • ( 5 Comments )

By the time we settled in South Carolina I had embraced fully my outsiderness.  This is not to say that I didn’t want to make friends; rather, it’s more akin to a […]

11. Hey It’s Good To Be Back Home Again

By James Stafford on January 12, 2011 • ( 5 Comments )

Finding a road into South Carolina has been tough.  It should not be so difficult.  The interstate medians are wide there, and the traffic is light.  But those are the wrong roads, […]

10. Loose Nut

By James Stafford on December 26, 2010 • ( 3 Comments )

Henry Rollins is right. I should end this post right there, but that would be nowhere near narcissistic enough.   Over the past week I’ve been reading Smile, You’re Traveling, which is probably […]

9. The Cutout Bin

By James Stafford on December 16, 2010 • ( 9 Comments )

Texas was a blessedly short adventure.  We were only there for nine months or so before my father took a job in South Carolina and we were off again.  Not much grows […]

8. You Can Check Out Any Time You Like

By James Stafford on December 14, 2010 • ( 11 Comments )

Shortly after Independence Day 1976, we moved to Texas and reunited with my father. A new state, a new town, a new school. It didn’t take long to meet all of the […]

7. Your Dreams Were Your Ticket Out

By James Stafford on December 2, 2010 • ( 13 Comments )

After my father left we moved again, this time to a small rental home not too far from our old neighborhood. I didn’t have any interest in another round of fights just […]

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Cartoon Saturday: The Phantom Surfers, ‎’The Great Surf Crash Of ’97’

From The Stacks: Duran Duran, “The Reflex” (Picture Disc)

Deep Cuts: Heart Songs (But Not Songs By Heart)

From the Stacks »

From The Stacks: Jefferson Airplane, ‘Thirty Seconds Over Winterland’

From The Stacks: Janis Joplin Promotional Singles

From The Stacks: The Mojo Men, “Dance With Me” (Single)

Deep Cuts »

Deep Cuts: Songs About Guitars

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The Tale of the Swamp Beast (or 45 Years In the Life Of A Les Paul)

The Reason We Put Shape To Things

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On Diffuser: 32 Years Ago — R.E.M. Help Kickstart Alt-Country With Their Second Album, ‘Reckoning’

On Diffuser: Why the Death of a Musician Hits Us So Hard

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