There I was, somewhere on the 134 heading West, trying in vain (again) to get all the way through The Invisible Way, when I started to wonder, "This is easily the WORST studio album Low has released, right? I mean…it has to be. What's worse than this?" And I drove, and I thought, and for [...]
Dear Sir, While I appreciate your desire to appear formal, I'm pretty sure you can't use the word "appointment" to describe the act of waiting an hour for you outside Ralph's seated next to a guy who smells like he's been marinating in his own urine for weeks. Sincerely, Evan I don't know what you [...]
In the midst of my grand scheme to own every (worthwhile) Vertigo Swirl ever produced on this planet, there's Flied Egg's Good Bye, which Julian Cope (je-sais-tout of progressive and psychedelic music) hates but I quite enjoy. Cope writes of Good Bye, "Flied Egg’s second and final album…was a far less eclectic and therefore much [...]
Hmm...what could this be? Trans-Millenia Consort - Power And Mystery [MP3]
Cheers kids. My 24-hour bug seems to have subsided. I'm sure you were all waiting on pins and needles for an update on my health, right? No? Oh. Well, in any event, here's the mix tape I should have posted last night. I hope you enjoy it. RULES for uninitiated noobs: I give birth to [...]
Sorry guys. I'm sick today and operating on just two hours of sleep. I'm pretty much unable to function, so I'll post a Mix Tape tomorrow night if I'm feeling better. Until then, here's what I'm listening to while I attempt to nurse myself back to health (what, it's not like I have anyone ELSE [...]
• I knew there was a reason I liked popping Vicodin, grabbing a book, and going to sit in the park for a few hours on my days off. Apparently it's because natural sunlight lowers your blood pressure! And, as we all know, my blood pressure reaches Lewis Black at full fervor levels ON THE REG, [...]
With the exception of two weekends (Ian's bachelor party & Ian's wedding), I was sober throughout the last four months of 2012. I've never done that before. Well, not intentionally, anyway. As a craft beer drinker (I wouldn't call myself a connoisseur, but then again that's not really for me to decide…my knowledge might dwarf [...]
For the first time in - dare I say months? - I took a friend's music advice and it led to me stopping by Amoeba to pick up a new LP. This happens very infrequently. Alas, the album - Excavation by The Haxan Cloak - was too good to pass up. I know I don't typically post [...]
I've seen this record listed on some collectors' websites as a gospel/soul record, a folk/country record, and a mysterious outsider record. The reality is, it's most likely Canadian composer (and Grammy winner!) Galt MacDermot fucking around under a pseudonym. Kilmarnock, the label that released Mystic in 1969/70, was almost exclusively the home of MacDermot, and [...]
This large, purple box arrived via UPS today. I wonder what its contents include? I wonder if…maybe…an announcement about a new project is forthcoming. Perhaps early next week? Perhaps on Monday? We'll see… in the meantime, feel free to speculate, either here or on Facebook or Twitter. I'll be posting some more little pictures throughout [...]
From the unofficial Boards of Canada wiki: "Boards of Canada's Peel Session is a recording of their 21 July 1998 broadcast on BBC Radio 1 for John Peel's radio program. It features significantly different takes of both Aquarius and Olson. The version of Happy Cycling that we see on this release is not the same [...]
Happy Game Of Thrones Sunday! Happy Cinco de Mayo! As of today, I've officially been a resident of the city of Los Angeles for 6 years. Although not technically, because I still don't have a CA driver's license. Oh well. Someday. Cheers to transience! RULES for uninitiated noobs: I give birth to a weekly Mix [...]
• A recent news story published the Daily Mail Online (UK) wonders if scientists have unlocked the door to eternal life. Supposedly the region of the brain which controls aging has been found. This means, of course, experiments can begin trying to "turn back the clock" for humans, preventing old age and, presumably, death. I [...]
If you read yesterday's post, you'll recall that the dish I was trying to replicate Wednesday night was a memorable appetizer I consumed at a dinner theater…place (what's the proper term for that, anyway?) in Claremont. It was so good that I was still fantasizing about it three years after I initially consumed it. It [...]
I like my women like I like my oceans: unrestricted, brimming with life, and filled with my pollution. But wait! Before you write me off as another pervert, think about that statement. It could just as easily be applied to food as it could bodily secretions. And, on a scale of "healthy" to "pollution," my [...]
Here's a scarce compilation, reportedly from a tiny little East Coast label called Neume Sound. The only artist info I can really find regards Dave Mallett, who plays on the first two tracks with Don Hinkley. Mallett was from Sebec, Maine and attended the University of Maine at Orono. There he joined up with Hinkley, [...]
Ethan Rose - Scenes From When [MP3]
• Most of you who read this page regularly are aware that I absolutely loathe news stories involving first-hand accounts of alien/UFO sightings, Bigfoot ephemera, religious/divine occurrences and the like. I'm a pragmatist. Which is to say I'm a rational guy who doesn't believe a single report of paranormal or divine activity in the news. [...]
Here's what a fucking moron I am. I accidentally overdosed on Sudafed yesterday and wound up not getting a wink of sleep, with an insane heart rate I couldn't calm. It was one of the most uncomfortable nights of my life. I thought I was taking 6-hour Sudafed but I was taking 12-hour. The instructions [...]
Swan Fungus
Holy Ghost! "Dumb Disco Ideas"
The Weeknd - Kiss Land
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories Unboxed
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (Explicit)
MØ - Waste Of Time (Audio)
Lana Del Rey is the “Queen of Disaster” on New ‘Born To Die’ Leak
Drake will also be in Anchorman 2
Daft Punk - Doin' it right (The Golden Pony remix)
Todd Edwards Essential Mix
