Nappy Brown was a Charlotte, North Carolina legend. Hit the intergooglewebtubes for some brilliant Nappy moments from the Fifties. Something Gonna Jump Out the Bushes came out during Nappy’s Eighties comeback, and […]
From the Stacks: Something Gonna Jump Out the Bushes
New Stripmall Architecture Video Released
You can view the video for “We Are Not Cool” here. (Spoiler alert: Yes they are.)
66. Give Me Three Steps Toward The Door
Lee G.’s family attended a Methodist church just down the street from the egomanical Dr. Fred’s church. I last attended church in the seventh grade, when the good doctor stuck his flock […]
From the Stacks: Holiday for Pianos
“Say, gals, freshen those cocktails?” “I don’t mind if I do, Louie.” “You dames ever been on a boat?”
Deep Cuts: In Defense of Styx
Let’s just get this out of the way right now: There won’t be very many deep cuts on this list. Styx is one of those rare situations where radio programmers have gotten […]
65. Wherein I Am Completely Wrong
“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 […]
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 […]
