It’s all here… Also in EastPortlandBlog.com: The World Series Championship Trophy Comes to Redding, CA – by Chuck Strom October Baseball in San Francisco, by Chuck Strom
I love this semi-obscure new wave gem, perfectly conjuring a white Angeleno’s dream fantasia after falling asleep to one of the high-wattage, unregulated Mexican radio stations of the 80s. And if you’ve ever fallen asleep to the radio (or, like me, let it play in the mornings, when you’re unable to get up and shut …
This is REALLY good. Much fuller than the lo-fi original. I know, I know, I’m missing the point. I always do… Also – Reggae, What Happened? The Critic’s Roundtable Talks London, Kingston – The single most trenchant and honest piece of writing about reggae, ever!
Leon Russell and the Shelter People is the greatest album which I’ve never talked about, never been drafted into an argument about. It seldom comes up in the best of all time lists, but should. Yet Robert Christgau disagrees with me: “Russell knows how to put music together, but he still has trouble putting it …
Thanks to Bob Smietana who says: “[This song contains] The theology of country music, in one song: God is great. Beer is good. People are crazy.”
Neko Case – Furnace Room Lullabye, by Steve Stav
It’s no secret that I used to consider "John in the Morning" [aka John Richards], KEXP’s vastly overpaid, morning drive time "Star" DJ, an absolute dweeb. Possibly a nice enough guy, but still…. However, after old pal o’ Husker Du Kevin Cole came over from Minneapolis to re-program the station a few years back, it …
The Dancing Jollibee Bee Bored Pinoy in Saudi
They love the Beatles and the British Invasion, or at least sound as if they do. Their album, Madeline, will drop on 2/15/2011. Here’s a nifty live clip from the Crystal Ballroom: Here’s a tender love song from Paul, er Derby: . Band Website = Derbyrock.com .
Nicki Minaj-Super Bass with lyrics
Yes, she did. Here’s the story. Her truncated performance is below:
These earnest lads have racked up almost three million views on their cover vid of Britney Spears’ “Hold it Against Me.” Impresssive, especially since Britney’s own video has yet to drop: