Late night radio received some horrible news tonight when popular Coast to Coast Am host, Ian Punnett, the best C2C host ever (he’s surpassed the great Art Bell) announced yesterday that he has been suffering from tinnitus and hearing loss. To aggressively treat this condition, Punnett will take time off from the show beginning January …
Month: December 2011
Lost Wax Method has put together a lovely sonic Advent Calendar which features delightful, rediscovered, seasonal music every day ’til Christmas. This includes more of Jimmy Smith. See also: The Three Greatest Recordings of Handel’s Messiah, By Don Lundell The 20 Greatest Christmas Albums of All Time, By Don Lundell Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium …
And don’t forget the pug who says the word “Batman” when he barks.
Here are both versions of Lana Del Ray’s new single, “Born To Die”. Another blogger writes about LDR… “This is just mesmeric. More produced. Less immediate (not that the last one was exactly pop-obvious). Very slightly emasculated, as she now offers to “kiss” as opposed to “fuck you hard in the pouring rain”. She has …
The parallel to this story found on the website of the Evangelical Covenant Church (anybody like Mission Covenant Church better?) and Mr. Alice Cooper is the death penalty. Man should not execute human subjects because the person could at some point invite Christ into his/her life. Penitentiary is derived from penitence; they should sit in …
When people ask why I left Seattle in 2005, I never tell them real reason which was, “Because I stopped drinking the coffee.” Seattle is only fun while you’re drinking coffee. Once you stop drinking their delicious coffee it becomes obvious that you have to leave. I was about 30 when I moved to Seattle …
Thanks to Daniel Housman for this very funny link: Welcome to Chicago “We’re glad you’re here” …or are you? http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/2011_11_01_archive.html
Electronic Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – They Might Be Giants – Official Video from They Might Be Giants on Vimeo.