This is one of my fave tunes from The Staxx Brothers recent album, Jungle Cat, and I’m glad to see that it has a video now:
Media has finally come to understand and harness the power of cats:
When I walked into the legendary Showbox across from the Pike Place Market, last Sunday night the first band of the Pop Punk’s Not Dead show was already on stage and in full swing. This Time Next Year is a Bay Area pop/punk five-piece that play a very poppy sound with punk thrown in and …
Of all the American songs that came out of World War II, Hitler Blues is one the very few that blames Hitler for his mistreatment of the Jews. This gritty 1942 recording by Huddie William Leadbetter (Lead Belly) is the definitive version, but is not the original. Hitler Blues– it’s actually not a blues but …
Five years old but still funny. The contortion move with the back and butt is a number 8:
From the publicist – “Amanda “Fucking” Palmer, who recently wrapped a west coast tour with husband Neil Gaiman, has been visiting Occupy sites around the country, making stops at Occupy sites in L.A., Oakland, Portland, Vancouver, and Seattle, in addition to her recent stops in Boston and Occupy Wall Street. “One of the most fascinating …
Chapter Sixty-One A doctor was leaning over our daughter’s isolette listening to her with a stethoscope. I suddenly felt weak. That wasn’t a good sign. Keith wrapped an arm around me and squeezed me tight. The nurse who stood beside the doctor noticed us and approached. “We were just about to rouse you,” she began. …
Gosh. A very early listen to a new single from FOE that will be out in January. I like it lots. It still has a skewed and twisted theme, but compared to say ‘Tyrant Song’ or ‘Genie’ it’s… dare I say it… almost a bit more mainstream? And, there is news on the album Bad …
We have all seen and heard Video Games by now, possibly the best single song I have heard performed in the last year. I was desperate to get to this gig and couldn’t, even with shall we say ‘certain connections’ it wasn’t going to be, and I’m still sad. So I was grateful to see …
IF I should die, think only this of me; That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware, Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam, A body of England’s …
I loved the last Peter Gabriel album, where his transcendent cover (cocreation? PG supplied the melody) of Lou Reed’s “The Power of the Heart” (which somehow quotes “Ol’ Man River” in a love song to Laurie Anderson) almost balances out the Lou-Metallica combo/car crash. Speaking of Lou, James Wolcott’s memoir of NYC in the 70s …
It’s the 20th anniversary of Loveless by My Bloody Valentine. It may not be anybody else’s cup of tea, but I love Loveless (though I can’t claim to know it—it is a surpassingly strange album), but it is a landmark, and Stereogum puts it as well as anyone I know: Click here. – Tom Fredrickson …
Chapter Fifty-Eight All Keith and I could do was hold each other and listen to our baby scream as they stuck a tiny needle in her leg to insert an IV. My stomach turned into knots and I felt like I was in the middle of some horrible nightmare as medical staff rushed to Mandy …
In 1989, Pedophilia State University head football coach Joe Paterno wrote a book called “By the Book.” How telling, in retrospect. In the strictest sense, Coach Paterno adhered to his legal requirement by reporting to his supervisor the anal rape of a 10 year old child by Paterno’s longtime friend and coworker. Perhaps Coach Paterno …
Chapter Fifty-Nine Keith spun around and froze. It took me a second to realize who they were. Then I recognized Keith’s father. Even though I’d only seen him in a dark nightclub, I recognized his eyes. His black hair had more silver than I remembered. His mother‘s hair was cropped short and almost nearly gray. …
This clip is from 1992: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZwgu8_b0Vw
When it comes to sports, it’s the NFL’s world. All the other leagues just live in it. While the NBA and MLB hope and pray that at least one East Coast big-market team goes deep into their playoffs in order to generate fan interest, the NFL can match up bottom-feeders from such trendy cities like …
I love this video. It is certainly my favorite Swedish hip hop video of all time. Curiously, it features a baseball bat. They don’t play baseball in Sweden, and, given their history of neutrality and rank civil order, I assume Swedes discourage the sort of aggravated violence which occurs when a baseball bat is used …
Chapter Fifty-Eight Keith pulled me into his lap and wrapped me in his arms. “Your mum called and says the baby made it through another night.” “I can’t wait to see her. This has been a nightmare I don’t care to repeat.” A nurse came in pushing a wheel chair. “Ah, your limo has arrived,” …
Today is the 40th Anniversary of the release of Led Zeppelin IV, the high water mark of the rock era. Thanks to Sir Tom Kipp for notifying me of this momentous release date anniversary. By “high water mark,” I mean the point where the wave crested and broke. It’s not that there would be no …
On Thursday, 11/17/2011, Portland’s supercool, cassette-only, indie label, Apes Tapes, will celebrate one full year in business and the release of a sensational new mix tape (Mixed Ape) of local artists with a celebratory show at Holocene featuring ONUINU, ADVENTURES! WITH MIGHT, (a reunion performance of) VANIMAL, XDS and PEGASUS DREAM with special mini sets …
In this video, mixed media beadwork artist and EPB contributor Betsy Youngquist takes a brief look at some of the art exhibited during the ArtPrize competition held in Grand Rapids, MI, September 21 – October 9, 2011:
“Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Def Leppard Key Lyric: “Love is like a bomb baby come on get it on.” The Message: Do me. Everything you need to know is on the table by the second line of the song. Bluntly put, “Pour Some Sugar on Me” is about f**king. It’s the clever, we’re-talking-about-it-but-we’re-not-really-saying-it …
Thanks to Reddit:
They’ve been around since 2003, but I just discovered Portland Radio Authority. Here’s how they explain themselves on their website: The PRA is a non-commercial, listener supported, online radio station. As a free form community media source, we are committed to bringing independent artistry and marginalized viewpoints into regional and international view. We aim to …