I began my journey, nine-years-old, walking up SE Powell St towards my grandmother’s house. My cousin and I had our allowance of five dollars each and could have used the money to get on the bus instead of walking the 100 blocks to her house but it was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, …
Gosh – the album is brilliant, Nika’s voice is full-on loaded with emotion as well as being mighty powerful. It is quite possible to imagine her wreaking the effects portrayed in the video. In fact, just a tiny bit of that is actually the case, the water vibration patterns are her voice. I cannot wait …
I last saw Dum Dum Girls back in April. Since then, they have grown so much that they can only have achieved this by climbing onto their own shoulders, if that makes any sense at all. I’ve been playing a preview copy of their new album to death. It’s called Only In Dreams and I …
Sadly Jessie J’s new video, “Who You Are,” is nothing like her smash-hit debut single of late 2010, “Do It Like A Dude.” “Who You Are” is pleasant enough standard R&B fare with a hint of ‘self-empowerment.’ Oh well, wait for the next one I suppose. I’ve posted this because I was so hugely enthusiastic …
I know very little about this guy – from Skåne Sweden and a recommendation from my friend Peter Dysart in the USA. Eeh ‘eck what a small world it is these days! I have to say it’s pretty understated and charming, something right for the dark days and endless rain of Portland. – Mike Hughes
I picked up the small cello bag, not sure I really saw the small white pills showing through what was obviously marijuana. My heart sank to my feet. Darkness enveloped me. I lost all interest in finding the club and felt like catching the next train back to London. How could Keith be using drugs …
[Re: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here – Immersion Box Set – Price $118.33] Love the idea, hate the price, and yet I do feel just the slightest tingle of temptation! LOL Will NOT be making said purchase, but would love to see/hear its contents at some point, as it’s my equal-fave amongst The Floyd …
In 1983, a Wichita, Kansas band called the Embarrassment released the album Death Travels West. Fourteen years later, the Kent 3 from Seattle put out a record called Stories of the New West. Coincidence? Yes, according to Kent 3 leader Viv Halogen, who informed me that he had never heard of the Embarrassment, or even …
Chapter Forty-One I slept in installments all night, finally getting up around eight. As expected, Keith was still passed out. After taking advantage of the free breakfast, there were two hours before we were leaving. There was time to paint one picture. I wandered a bit before happening upon an art gallery. I seized the …
I understand that LeAnn’s voice stimulates the pleasure centers of the male reptilian brain, but I still prefer the Frankie Laine version.
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It would be nice if there were English subtitles, but even without them, you can tell what’s going on via the international language of cats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyTpk6xyzzk
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The accompaniments of fame just keep rolling in for The Joy Formidable. Here are Ritzy, Matt and Rhyd on no less than Letterman, and doing a mighty fine job. They have just played such a well thought out game. The thing that really, I mean REALLY blows me away is that I have played this …
In the news report above, two reporters try to explain the punk scene versus the new wave music scenes of Seattle in 1981. Although the report was pretty shallow, it also tried to discredit punk the way almost all the media did at the time. The reporters mentioned punk bands liked to use shock tactics …
Chapter Forty I realized it was the Piss Ants’ van as it screeched to a stop inches from the throngs. Ryan rolled down the window. “Get in, quick!” We didn’t argue as Jimmy opened the back door and we dashed in at lightning speed. Ryan hit the horn, stomped on the gas, making the tires …
Earlier Big Audio Dynamite tracks, "E = MC2" for example, are quite nice. But nothing really KICKS it like "The Globe" later did, for whatever reason. I suspect that Simonon, Headon and Strummer would’ve kicked a lotta that early-B.A.D. stuff into a higher gear, much as Jones might well have added considerable verbal or melodic content to …
Not only this song, but virtually all of The Who By Numbers should have been a Pete Townshend solo album. Magnificent stuff, but “Pete’s Suicide Note”, as it’s been called, should have been Pete’s first real solo effort. Except for maybe Slip Kid, and that god-awful Squeeze Box, which should have been taken out back …
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Hmmmm – – here is an artistic and distinctly creepy video by Creatures Of Love. They’re about to go on tour supporting The Joy Formidable in the UK, and are releasing this on a 7″ CD, whatever that might be. I like what they do, need to find out more. I think I’ve almost been …
Chapter Thirty-Nine I woke a sleepy eye and and saw the clock. “La vache! It’s past eleven!” “Blimey,” Keith groaned. “We forgot to set the alarm.” Within seconds, Ryan banged on the door. “You need to turn in your key now or pay another night’s lodging!” “We’re coming!” Keith shouted back. “Don’t get your bollocks …
Proof that seals are the pugs of the ocean: