Inspired by Soup's Wonder Years intro vid post. I loved that show, every second of it. I...

Not blogging about the new Where the Wild Things Are theatrical trailer that you should have already seen by now. Not proclaiming it, by merit of the trailer alone, an early contender for film of the year. Not posting the shorter, lower-quality version of Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" that is included in the teaser ( it's like they made that trailer just for us ), though you can get it here . Instead I invite you to stare directly into the yellow eyes of an even bigger monster; the sultry, black foam snake that is "Wake [...]

(Pure) Essence: Third Rock From WEBN Album Project #2 (Circle Communications, 1977). Also on the Pure Essence 12" . Four Tops: Still Water (Love) From Still Waters Run Deep (Motown, 1970) Los Fabulosos Festivals: Can I Change My Mind ? From 7" (?, 1970) Hot off on the tail of the Pure Essence post , I just got in the only other song that Cincinnati group ever recorded: "Third Rock." [...]

Pure Essence: Wake Up (Edit) From 7" (Mantra, 1976). Also available on 12" . Long before L.A. Reid became, well, L.A. Reid, he was one of the countless aspiring musicians to come out of Cincinnati, arguably one of the most talent-rich cities in America. Back then, he was a drummer and ended up claiming one of his first recordings with the band Pure Essence, lead by Steve Tucker. Short-lived (they only ever recorded two songs), Pure Essence still has made quite the splash when their "Wake Up" 7" was "discovered" a couple years [...]
Audiversity's weekly column on random music in exactly 144 words. MA: (#144 of a random playlist generated from my ever-changing database of 12,500+ songs) I'm not too pleased with what the spirits of random chose this week: RJD2's "Clean Living." Not that I dislike the song, but RJ is an artist I have fell out of sorts with in the last year. I have yet to hear his new album, but everyone seems pretty up in arms that he turned his back [...]
Dec 14, 2006, 7:19pm
FPSA

I'm off to DC this weekend to visit Gregg (AKA Gigante). He's the closest thing to home that I'm gonna see in a long time. Enjoy some holiday pictures from around the city. BTW, there's a mixed-tape down there somewhere. shiny balls, each about 10 feet in diameter Sacks on 5th Ave. These lights are synchronized to Christmas music. Quite a sight. 30 Rock [...]