Jul 16, 2007, 12:04pm
MVSW
Interesting shows this week around Los Angeles: Monday 7/16 Eskimohunter @ Spaceland Spoon @ Little Radio Tuesday 7/17 Benni Hemm Hemm @ Echo Crowded House @ Troubadour Sierra Swan @ Largo Groove Armada (DJ Set) @ Standard downtown Wednesday 7/18 The Polyphonic Spree, Jesca Hoop @ El Rey Lavender Diamond @ Echo Gomez @ Greek Mocean Worker @ Virgin Megastore (instore) Thursday 7/19 Delores O'Riordan, [...]
Look, I'm not a relationship guru. I can't offer you much in the way of sex advice unless you want to laugh at my portfolio of awkward sexual encounters, and I sure as hell can't tell you how to successfully pick up a woman and remain interested in one another for an extended period of time. Luckily for you, the couple in this BBC News story seems to have everything figured out. She says "yes" to everything he says, and doesn't mind if he wants to date other women. Sure, by the looks of them they could be [...]
Song: Iron Horse Artist: Motorhead Album: Golden Years Comments: Records stand to be beaten. In 1998 the iron horse fell to the Iron Man. Song: Iron Man Artist: Electric Eel Shock Album: Beat Me Comments: The Iron Man played 502 more games than the Iron Horse. Song: Vicious Streak Artist: New Order Album: Get Ready Comments: One could say that [...]

The year was 1996, the album was House of GVSB, the third release on Touch and Go by the NYC via DC band Girls Against Boys, and the song rockin' my lame ass was "Super-Fire." According to legend, Girls Against Boys, grabbed their antagonistic name from the state of the DC hardcore scene in the late eighties while playing under the name Soulside. It's an interesting little factoid, since I can't think of many band names that suits the players as well as Girls Against Boys does for Eli Janney (Bass), Johnny Temple (bass), Scott McCloud [...]

I'm back. In body, if not 100% in spirit. The last week has been manic, intense, fun, scary, active, tiring and full of booze. It's been 4 days since I've seen my own bed having been up and down the country, sat in conferences, stuck on trains, drinking in pubs and dancing in clubs. I am officially knackered. Plus I've caught a cold and am suffering from a rather nasty sore throat at the moment. Oh joy! Anyway, as my iPod has been my saviour over the last few days, I thought I'd [...]
Two weeks ago I dedicated an entire radio show to Merge Records . This week (August 29, 2006) I dedicated the show to Touch and Go who are celebrating their 25th anniversary with a three day festival starting Friday September 8th in Chicago. All twenty-nine songs I played are right here as MP3s... PLAYING FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH 1) !!! (Chk Chk Chk) - Hello? Is This Thing On? 2) Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone? [...]