Incidentally, I’ve posted the previous installment of Michael’s music reviews. It’s worth a read if you’re looking for some new tunes. Soon, I hope to integrate them a little more seamlessly with the general web page.I suppose that will happen when I make the full move to www.hollywoodland.la
I’ve mentioned my music maven friend Michael before. He’s got a knack for writing about records. In fact, I had intended to post his round-up of the best of 2004 a couple months ago, but I’ve been so busy keeping my head above water lately, I never got around to it. A couple days ago […]
I promised a couple of tunes the other day and I got kinda woozy again, so I ended up not posting them. Here they are. I’m posting two of them because they’re so far apart stylistically that it only makes sense they appear together. Lightning Bolt is not so much music as it is a […]
February 15, 2005 – 11:01 am
What do you do if you’ve attended Julliard, studied the classics and driven yourself to the heights of guitar virtuosity? You become The Great Kat, of course. Her blood photos are pretty outrageous. Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. I got a paper cut under my fingernail.
February 3, 2005 – 10:54 pm
Two years ago I track down Night On My Side, the debut full-length by singer/guitarist Gemma Hayes. This is during a time of serious transition, and I dig deep into the CD for a few weeks as if it were an emotional salve. On impulse I drop it into my player the other day and […]
January 28, 2005 – 11:36 pm
The CD purge continues Jerry passed the torch. Here’s the stuff. Music Questionnaire: 1. What is the total amount of music files on your computer? 41.7 GB at the moment. This is not only everything I’ve checked out from Amoeba since I started in June, but it’s also the accumulated tunage I’ve ripped from the […]
January 12, 2005 – 1:37 am
Wow. After hearing about Newsom three months ago, I’ve finally gotten my grubby paws on a copy of her solo debut (she also works with The Pleased and Nervous Cop.) If you haven’t heard her before be prepared for something unique. Not only is harp her primary instrument here, her voice is so unusual it […]
December 17, 2004 – 1:40 am
I’m finally putting together a cd cover and label for my latest mix. I’m calling it Prime, because it assembles eleven of my most favorite tracks from the past three and a half years (which is how long I’ve had my turntables.) Tracklist: 1) Breeder � Tyrantanic 2) Gus Gus � Purple (Sasha vs. The […]
December 15, 2004 – 1:29 am
Christmas is roaring down the pike full-throttle now at Amoeba. Mondays feel like Saturdays. Saturdays feel like Armageddon. Everyone’s running around with a “just trying to hold it together” look on their faces. I have to work nine hours on Christmas Eve. Then I’m driving up to SLO for two days. This, of course, depends […]
December 12, 2004 – 11:42 pm
I lock myself out of my car tonight. I enter through the passenger side, grab a piece of paper and a pen and write a note to put on Sara’s car (in retaliation for the note she left on mine.) When I’m done, I get up and instinctively lock the door, realizing even as the […]
December 9, 2004 – 5:51 pm
How’s this for crazy? Pantera guitarist Darrell Abbott gunned down by a crazed fan while on stage with his new band. This world keeps getting weirder and weirder. Forgot to have coffee this morning. I’ll write more once I extract the white hot brass knuckles from my head.
October 27, 2004 – 9:53 am
The first time pick up a PJ Harvey disc in the summer of �93. Rid Of Me. I buy it because of the cover, in which PJ swings a soaking wet arc of hair over her head. That, and a good review I read somewhere. And over the years, as every new album comes out, […]
October 5, 2004 – 1:17 am
A used copy of the score for Angels In America finally shows up at Amoeba today. That means I can borrow it. I haven’t seen the film yet, but that can wait. Newman is what matters here. Anyone who’s ever hung out with me at length has probably heard me expound upon my obsession with […]
September 14, 2004 – 1:54 pm
Just wanted to give you all a taste of the aforementioned Dot Allison disc. I love hypnotic stuff like this. Click for the mp3 stream: Message Personnel (Arab Strap remix)
