The Beets (of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay via Jackson Heights/borough of Queens, NYC) are a band I like. This song is a hit, too. The Beets have two LPs and three singles available from Captured Tracks records. http://capturedtracks.com/beets.php – Tim Cook
. . My Dear Teee-ummm: After 20 full years, and due mostly to that faux-drunken Scotsman station ID/PSA by "Angus" that airs incessantly on KEXP, I’ve finally given Ned’s Atomic Dustbin a chance, which will doubtless warm the heart of your Super Promoter pal Roger Tamblyn to no end! I even heard a song by …
Obvious thoughts RE: “Year of Van Morrison” contrivance: 1. In high school everyone seemed to think that Morrison’s last name was “Van Morrison,” just like an older relative of Van Halen. 2. Mr. Morrison is very short, but this physical limitation did not prevent him from taking an adult-sized helping from the Communal Cocaine Pile …
This from Tim Cook via Facebook: “RE: the fifth Ramones record, and first bad one, End of the Century. These guys must not have noticed Spector ruined L. Cohen’s “Death of a Ladies’ Man” the year before. It would have been all worth it if only Spector could have put Marky Ramone down in 1980. …
7/01/2010 – from the great Tom Kipp: I always suspected ol’ Bob would bow out in the anniversary month of CG. [July 1969 seems longer ago than EVER right now.] And, after the conversation we had about Consumer Guide in 2006, driving back to his hotel from Greil and Jenny Marcus’ dinner party at the …