
( photo via ) I've got no truck with organized religion - I'm not much into organization, in general - but it's impossible to not be in awe of the body of work dedicated to matters on high. The actual subject matter isn't important, the passion and the beauty behind them are more convincing evidence of a divine presence than a billion falling frogs. In the end everything is a love song, some loves are just bigger than others. It's also impossible to deny the role religious music has played in shaping our [...]

L.A. RECORD put together musical accompaniment for tonight's debate but I thought I'd post the excluded songs over here. The original ten songs here . My six-song rebuttal below. Also tip to Charlie for the striking art above. FOREIGN POLICY Download: The Fugs "Kill For Peace" Download: F "Attack" [...]

Image credit: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) Modern times. It’s great when everything’s working the way it should be. But the more modern our technology is, the less reliable it seems to be. With every new technology the utopia gains a little. Computer problems make me want to listen to old timey music. So as we seem to have some technical issues right here at the motel (hence the temporary new layout), why not sit back and enjoy a little blues and country from bygone days? [...]
BLESS OUR HIPPY HOME The Assortment Fenton : 1967 Available on: Scream Loud : The Fenton Story Wayback Records : 2006 [Buy It] Monday is Brian Howe day in this, the summer of our new Moistworks lineup. But Brian sent a mssg. to the MW superfriends last night: Doom and gloom, deadlines loom, anyone want to play DH? Well, ok. Everyone's getting married this summer, and I've got a few songs that, for one reason or another, never quite made it onto a wedding [...]