Blog: Direct Current

"If you want to come over, come over and get high, we can listen to The Dark Side of the Moon" sings Charlie Mars in this shuffling preview of his forthcoming album Like A Bird, Like A Plane (June 9). Featuring the always watchable actress Mary Louise Parker, the "Dark Side" video has a grainy, homemade charm and music that just lazily chugs along astride B3 organ fills and a percolating bass/drum ticking beat. And how perfect is it that the star of "Weeds" stars in this bong-toke homage? [...]