When the Giants clinched the National League West title with almost two weeks left in the season, I put in a call to my brother in San Francisco. “We need to go to a playoff game,” I said. “It could be ten years before they get back again.” That had become my standard method of …
Month: October 2012
This is what our taxes should be going for. Now if Boeing, Microssoft and the wealthy would pay taxes, these kids would have a home, get schooling, job training, medical care, etc. Pets have proven to be very therapeutic and can act as a stabilizer for people who suffer from mental illness (among other things). …
Kid Cudi put out a great debut album with killer production and then just blew it and fell off the map with a weak-ass follow up. His newest single, “Just What I Am” sounds exactly like all the songs I admired him for and fell in love with. – Jon Harthun
How is it that Mavis Staples put a record out and I can’t find it on EPB? Mavis Staples, of the first family of American singers (the Cash-Carter clan is a close second, but cannot sing as well) released an excellent album of mostly Gospel tunes in 2010 called, “You Are not Alone.” It was …
Instead of watching the VP debate, I was watching our 32nd President at a screening of Hyde Park on Hudson. BEST. MOVIE. EVER. Yes, Bill Murray and Laura Linney were fantastic as always but the rest of the cast–simply exquisite– from Olivia Williams as Eleanor, Samuel West and Olivia Colman as the King and Queen …
Most owners of small businesses would like nothing better than to provide health care for all their employees. Health insurance greatly increases the quality of your workforce and allows for more competitive hiring. It also is proven to increases productivity and morale, not to mention elevating the status of your company on a whole. But …
Indoor lighting is usually something that most people take for granted, but it is actually one of the most important elements of design in your home. When used properly, it can accent a room or hide the flaws of a home’s interior. Whether you want to update the look of a room or add some …
So you’ve built a good foundation for your small business – your start-up is off the ground, and you need help. Though the most common piece of advice you’ll find is to put off hiring as long as possible, you’ll know when the time comes that you need at least one employee. It’s a landmark …
This is not as bad as the concept seems at first blush. It’s synthy, nifty, okay-ish. According to the Youtube description, Debbie Harry recorded this tune for the movie “Three Businessmen” in 1998.
Meet “Bessie the Werecow.” It’s a combination of “Ghost Riders in the Sky” and “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” into which the author certainly has put many hours of work. I like the guitar playing… http://bessiethewerecow.com/
[Editor’s Note – On Sunday October 7, 2012 a great show went down at Studio Seven in Seattle. One of the rockin’ bands to win over the audience was Portland’s Own, Toxic Zombie. A complete description of the show with photos of headlining band, the Koffin Kats, can be found here. Since Toxic Zombie showed …
[Editor’s Note – On Sunday October 7, 2012 a great show went down at Studio Seven in Seattle. One of the rockin’ bands to win over the audience was Johnny Hoffman and the Residents. A complete description of the show with photos of headlining band, the Koffin Kats, can be found here. Since Johnny Hoffman …
Go here. (Thanks to Bill Tong.)
In the Business section of yesterday’s conservative Chicago Tribune, writer Gail MarksJarvis has a column about the Standard & Poor 500 index’s performance over the last five years. I will use her analysis to further inform the masses of the depth of the damage caused to this country by President Obama’s immediate predecessor, #43. In …
Why couldn’t they have waited for the film’s debut, instead of tempting greedy bastards like myself? I will say that I only listened to about 30 seconds. Didn’t want to completely spoil it for myself. – Steve Stav
The Vaccines “I Always Knew” is a musical throwback to sixties psychedelia. Lyrically there’s not much here that’s original. Two people who are in love but can’t quite connect as intimately as they both seem to want. Yeah, been there, heard that. The song is pleasant, though. Twangy guitars and a catchy tune, it sounded …
Dominican-American singer, Leslie Grace, has a true crossover hit with her version of the Shirelles 1960 hit “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?”which she sings in both English and Spanish. (A live clip of the Shirelles performing this tune in 1964, backed by a rough, rockin’, almost garage-like band, is here and embedded below.) According …
In an effort to win the world over to her electrifying good looks, penetrating singing style and sexually charged performances, the Egine has been blanketing Facebook with paid advertisements. She is also preparing a new album and showing off some nifty covers on her Facebook page. As for this tune, here’s some description from the …
Sunday Night October 7, Studio Seven hosted The Koffin Kats — Detroit’s foremost psychobilly band. This is my third time seeing The Koffin Kats and I’ll see them again and again and again… The Koffin Kats need no introduction. They dive head first into their songs with Vic Victor serving up vocals while dancing a …
In 1971, Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg wrote and recorded together. Bob took the tapes to CBS Records, who said “no way will we release this crap.” The tapes went unheard until 1982, when producer John Hammond started his own record company and put them out, as he saw it as a “landmark cultural moment.” …
In the summer of 1983, needing a break from my high-paying, but totally dead-end job at Kodak in Rochester, I asked for a month off and got it – and I bought my 19 yr old self a plane ticket and Euro-Rail Pass and set off to Europe. I brought a Walkman and just ONE …
Thanks to James Bresnahan:
I’ve always had to call into question not just the musical taste of someone who claims not to like Van Morrison, but their entire being. For me, it would be like saying that ‘I don’t like to breathe fresh air’ or ‘I prefer to live in a dark cold cave’ than enjoy a sunshine day. …
Recently I was given the new release by Seattle Oi band, Sledgeback called 7 Years Like A Broken Record. In my humble opinion, Sledgeback should be given the title of Seattle’s foremost oi band. They bring oi to its most pure levels. Singer Gabi Hun is originally from Hungary and this gives Sledgeback its unique …
Most of you have seen the Black Power Mixtape which isn’t music, it´s Swedish TV interviewing Movement leaders in the 1960s, but here’s Carola Standertskjöld, a Finnish jazz singer, singing an Elaine Brown protest song in 1970 on TV with posters of Huey Newton behind her. The Scandinavians really embraced Black Power, hence my Listen …
People have writen off the CD, which turned 30 this week. Then again, they’ve also written off the iphone4, 3, 2 and 1. They’ve even written off iphone5, because of the maps. Vinyl is the new king that accounts for 2% of album sales and Neil Young charges $75 for his new vinyl release… It’s …
I’m rediscovering Van after 30 years away. At the very least “Jackie Wilson Said” has to be the best of the Van Morrison singles and probably the high water mark of his career: Here’s a fantastic clip from live TV on the continent. At the very least you must listen until the foghorn whistle blows: …