November Coming Fire
It's good to get back here after so long. The Sticking Point has been on my mind for months, but I had far too little time to get anything up here that would be worthy of your time. Now I'm ready to...
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Celebrity Crackup
Here's a cool one from almost 30 years ago. The Modernettes are out of Vancouver, and play it like Ramones vs. Undertones. That's good. The "Teen City" EP is out of print, I believe, but easy to find...
View ArticleYou Are Warned
OK... This is a cool song. The video is EXTREMELY NOT SAFE FOR WORK. You might not even think it's "safe" for home. If you are watching at the library, please clear the computer's cache before leaving...
View ArticleRowland S. Howard 1959-2009
Last year just couldn't help itself. One more great one has gone.Rowland S. Howard -- guitarist in Crime and the City Solution, Boys Next Door, and The Birthday Party -- died on December 30 from liver...
View ArticleAm I Wrong?
The best thing about shuffling the songs on the iPod is the possibility that you'll hear the right song at the right time. It happened today while I was on the subway, one I hadn't heard in a while...
View ArticleThe One With The Traps
Today was the final workout before the powerlifting meet on Saturday. As is protocol for the last week leading up to a meet, today’s workout was real light. Just got the lifts in, and did extra...
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The Philadelphia Experiment
I've been trying to get to this for a few days, it's a bit about what-all went on over the weekend in Philadelphia at the USAPL Meet.After a simple dinner Friday night, my wife S. and I just went back...
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Moody Blues
I was at the gym again this morning. I’ve had to make some adjustments to my training, as I gradually get back up to strength after almost two weeks away. I am not just fighting the effects of the time...
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Nuts About Thunders and Suicide
I spent some time in Los Angeles recently. Driving the rental Hyundai around, I was forced to do something I never do in New York: listen to FM radio. Luckily, KROQ still exists, and better yet -- it's...
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"Making the Most of a Bad Time"
A few weeks ago on this site, I called Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba a genius and wrote that the band's songs depict "every strain of heartbreak, revenge, rejection, and catastrophic no-mance you and I...
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Toofer
A Phair to remember... ...and the best of her late-career obscurities. Click to listen to "Table For One."10 Table For OneYahoo! Media PlayerPlayback ControlsPreviousPlayNextVolpowered by RhapsodyKeep...
View Article33 1/3
This one was emailed to me from Brian Last Stop. What happens when you play a record at the wrong speed? Sometimes something magical. Or, in this case, unnerving.
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Yes, Lord?
Heard a great song today, via random shuffle on the iPod. It doesn't spring up all too often, so it was a real treat: "Coma Girl" by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros.01 Coma GirlIt doesn't matter what...
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Well, why the hell not?
It's June 4th, as good a time as any to look back at the past six months of my listening habits. Some brand new favorites made the charts (Sleigh Bells), and the usual suspects (guess who) maintained...
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