“You just have to look at the facts,” I said. Matt didn’t even look up from our frog. “The only fact is that it sucks and nobody cares about it.” The frog […]
65. Wherein I Am Completely Wrong
Zappa Plays Zappa at the Crest Theatre, 2/18/12
Sacramento, California’s Crest Theatre is a beautiful landmark. In its current form the Crest has been around since 1949, but as the Empress Theatre it dates back to 1912. That’s one hundred years of […]
From the Stacks: Party Party, Original Soundtrack
Never released in the United States, Party Party’s soundtrack at least makes it look like one of the stupid Eighties teen movies that have been this week’s topic. Maybe some of you UK readers […]
Deep Cuts: Top Ten Songs from Nic Cage Movies
Nicolas Cage’s career is a beautiful car wreck. It started off fast and wild, careening from weird to weirder. No matter how bad some of those early movies were he was always […]
On My Turntable: A Different Kind Of Truth
I picked up Van Halen’s latest album, their reunion with front man David Lee Roth, for the same reasons that I Facebook friended the hot girl from my high school. I hoped […]
64. I Started Drifting To A Different Place
Valley Girl opened the same weekend as The Hunger. I didn’t have any interest in seeing it. As far as I was concerned the film makers were morally destitute thieves who ripped […]
Help Stripmall Architecture, Score Some Cool Stuff
Stripmall Architecture is working on a new album, Lowbrow in the Evening, and they’re opening up the vaults and cupboards to make you a part of it. This is a truly great […]
From the Stacks: Mr. T’s Commandment
Don’t be a fool. You can trust me. I have a mohawk and twenty pounds of gold chains. My tube socks don’t match. Stay in school, don’t do drugs. Now get in […]
63. The Alton Ellis Incident
Misfits come in all shapes and sizes, at least Alton Ellis did. He was 6’4″ easy, though his clothes were 5’8″. He had a huge pimply nose in the middle of a […]
Don Cornelius: 1936-2012
Don Cornelius, creator and host of Soul Train, appears to have killed himself at age 75. Gunshot to the head, ugly way to go. I’ll be interested to learn over the next […]
