Download: L.A. RECORD "Pretty Sh!t Mix" I made a mix for L.A. RECORD to roust out dreamy girls and shy guys to the second in our series of Sh!t N!ghts at the Cha Cha in Silverlake. I may DJ but I may also better-valor and let Sian Alice Group (who are killer and did an upcoming L.A. RECORD interview that will win hearts forever) do [...]
Here's my weekly reminder to tune in to Sinking with Sylvia and Todd (and Matt Dwyer) Friday from Noon to 2:00 PM on Little Radio (click on tune in on the upper left side). Tomorrow their guest will be comedian Matt Braunger . You can catch Braunger's comedy show around town, including an appearance at the Upright Citizens Brigade with Janeane Garofalo (and Tim and Eric) on August 9th. That's show's only $8. Each week on the show, they feature an official You Set the Scene pick. My pick for tomorrow's show is the Millennium's [...]
The Sixties were a pretty sunny decade when it came to pop music, as these relatively obscure tunes demonstrate: The Millennium: Some Sunny Day [ purchase ] Skeeter Davis: Summer Sunshine [ purchase ] Hearts And Flowers: Try For The Sun [ purchase ] See also: Margo Further research: [...]
Ethiopia: mystical land of Rastafari roots, the origins of humans, and -- this Wednesday at midnight -- a party of epic proportions kicking off the nation's third millennium . Yes, Ethiopia is one of the oldest nations on the planet. Its borders have varied, most recently with the independence of Eritrea. But the fact remains that it's been around a long, long time. In ancient times it remained centred around Aksum, an imperial capital located in the northern part of the modern state, about 100 miles (160 kilometres) from the Red [...]
A couple of sunny west coast gems that move beyond the summer of love stylings and into broader, more heavily produced territories. Both bands were the brainchild of The Association's Curt Boettcher and producer Gary Usher. The two would push the projects to heights of soft psych perfection; beautiflully crafted and breezily carefree. Sagittarius- Present Tense The two producers, moving on from their work in The Ballroom assembled Sagittarius as a studio project, crafting beautifully melancholic songs that draped strong multi-layered [...]
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