I never pass up compilations of dirty (or druggy) blues and jazz songs.
From The Stacks: ‘Copulating Rhythm, Volume 2’
Deep Cuts: “Loud Songs” (But Not Loud Songs)
We are loud people in a loud culture.
From the Stacks: Jandek – ‘White Box Requiem’
I always pick up used Jandek CDs when I find them, but here’s a secret:
242. Came Home Last Night There Was Fire and Smoke on the TV
Perry Farrell had a new band, and they were playing in the desert outside of L.A.
Deep Cuts: Your Obligatory New Years Playlist
It’s going to be a rough one, folks.
2016: The Year Things Will Change Slightly
We’re about to enter 2016, 40 years removed from the Bicentennial. In another ten years we’ll likely see another red, white, and blue marketing blitz similar to the one in ’76. Although […]
From the Stacks: ‘Here’s Johnny …. Magic Moments From the Tonight Show’ (8-Track)
Johnny Carson was one of the biggest stars in the U.S. in 1974, but the album he released that year almost destroyed the record label.
Choose and Defend: The Only Concept Album We’ll Ever Hear
Here’s the scenario: It’s 2017, and that awful person you hate won the election. Just as you warned, he or she and his/her jackbooted thugs are imposing their horrible agenda upon the […]
From the Stacks: KISS, ‘Lunch Box’ and ‘Blitz London’
These are actually two bootlegs of the same show, a May 16, 1976 gig at London’s Hammersmith Odeon.
Choose and Defend: Fireworks or Jack-O’-Lanterns?
Independence Day — a time to reflect on the founding of our great nation by eating burned hot dogs and blowing shit up.
