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All Hail The Mighty 'Stache 11 Nov 2011 | 12:11 pm
A single-concept tumblr blog done right. I defy you to look away.
Smile 3 Nov 2011 | 09:38 am
The greatest unreleased rock album just had its official release. (Link to the Guardian). I heard one track this afternoon and had to crank it up: the bass guitar line sounded eerily like something Pa...
Marty On George 1 Oct 2011 | 02:00 pm
Yay! Martin Scorsese's documentary on George Harrison, "Living in the material world", will air on HBO next week. The trailer is on YT. There is, however, no truth to the story that Ingmar Bergman w...
"ALL RIGHT!" 6 Sep 2011 | 04:11 am
I was "there" for Live Aid. In front of the television, anyway. And yes, kids - Freddie Mercury was just as larger-than-life then as he seems today. In fact, when he and the band performed "Hammer to ...
I'm Floating In A Most Peculiar Way 28 Aug 2011 | 05:18 am
Early psychedelic rock was influenced by children's literature. So it's fun to see "Space Oddity" rendered as a children's book. Lovely stuff, whether or not you are a fan of Bowie or of children's bo...
Jerry Lieber 23 Aug 2011 | 01:39 pm
"She said 'I'm gonna mix it up right here in the sink'" "You ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine" "You're gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion" *** Jerry Lieber, R.I.P. L...
The Dalai Lama: The Rolling Stone Interview 2 Aug 2011 | 02:20 pm
On India's democracy: "And here, too, I had the opportunity to visit Indian Parliament. I found big contrast. In Indian Parliament, lots of noise. No discipline. This was a clear sign of complete fre...
Stereotypical Teenagers Are Stereotypical 4 Jul 2011 | 05:46 am
A cousin's fifteen year-old daughter tells me, with a straight face and intensity that only fifteen year-olds possess, "American music is so overrated. I am into South Korean and French Emo-pop these ...
Once You Go Black... 1 Jul 2011 | 02:19 am
Image from a photoshop contest.
Dear Spammer, Always Remember to Use The Active Voice 12 Jun 2011 | 03:16 am
You know your inner Grammar Nazi has reached its full potential when receiving spam email bothers you less than receiving spam email riddled with typos and grammatical errors (and you seriously consid...
