Oct
31

I Like My Beats Funky, I’m Spunky and I Like My Oatmeal Lumpy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-jVU5Lqxx0 In a last-minute burst of inspiration, I’ve decided to dress as Humpty Hump. Somehow, in a brief hour excursion through Los Feliz Village, I managed to acquire all the right accouterments: Groucho glasses, a gold cable, a black furry hat, a polka dot tie and an old woman’s overcoat. Coupled with my all-world Humpty… Continue reading »

Oct
31

Why KLF’s “3 a.m. Eternal” Continues To “Rock Me” 17 Years Later

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXEOESuiYcA 10. At first, the Metropolis-like dystopia of urban ruins and decay conjures a less than dazzling vision of the future. But next thing you know–bam!–there’s the multi-racial KLF collective, guys in leather, and guitar shredding a-plenty. Suddenly, the prospect of dining on squirrels and sundry carrion doesn’t seem so bad after all. 9. Like… Continue reading »

Oct
30

Who is the Real Tito the Builder?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaU9W7TDxkY I ask you this, people of America: what exactly do we know about this so-called Tito the Builder character and why have we never seen him and Tito Santana in the same room? I want answers, Palin, and I want them now. Download: MP3: Santana-”Evil Ways” See Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iVaX6SvAI0

Oct
30

Great Scott: Legends of the Fall

Scott Towler’s screeds can normally be found here, or outside the Silverlake Gelson’s, where he berates innocent by-standers for buying too much soap. This fall marks television’s return following last years’ ill-conceived writers strike, and while I initially thought the slate might be the ideal jump-start to coax audiences to return to the tube, thus… Continue reading »

Oct
29

For the Literary Nerds (Ya Out There)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLyvszhFAC4 Via the inimitable Alfred Soto, comes this 1984 Buchanan/Braden Program clip, featuring Gore Vidal at his most mordant: alleging that Lincoln was syphilitic, eviscerating the idea of the film auteur, and dismissing Ernest Hemingway as a glorified Field and Stream writer with a gift for publicity. Download: MP3: Rakim-”New York (Ya Out There)”

Oct
29

Erebus and the Elliptical

A hearty “go-to-hell” to the guy on the elliptical machine yesterday who kept on unleashing violent paroxysms of laughter every 15 seconds while watching an episode of Reno 911. Honestly…is it too much to ask for a man to be able to read his so-called Time magazine in peace? Also, to whomever it was doing… Continue reading »

Oct
29

The Beat Generation-Girls I Strike Out With

After a long hiatus spent attempting to assassinate Blake DeWitt and blogging at Clap Cowards, Zilla Rocca has returned. If you have yet to hear his excellent new mixtape, Bring Me the Head of Zilla Rocca, download it here.  I can assure you that it is better than anything Charles Hamilton and Asher Roth will ever do… Continue reading »

Oct
28

Parson Redheads Show This Saturday at Spaceland

Not normally into the show promotion game, but this was a late add to the Spaceland calendar and you’d be more hard-pressed to find two more awesome entities in Los Angeles than the Parson Redheads and Aquarium Drunkard. In all likelihood, I will be in attendance, so all assassination attempts, flower bouquets and impromptu blunt… Continue reading »

Oct
28

V/A-1970′s Algerian Proto-Rai Underground

About two and a half years ago, I jettisoned my prosperous Jai Alai career in exchange for the champagne wishes and caviar dreams world o’ blogging. At the time, I distinctly remember mocking music writers who championed the most esoteric music possible: ’40s Turkish Jazz. ’60s Croatian Psych. 18 th Century Prussian Waltz Music (Frederick… Continue reading »

Oct
27

Q-Tip ft. Camp Lo-”Gettin’ Up Remix”

I ignored the “Gettin’ Up” remix featuring Eve because well, it’s an Eve song in the year 2008 and that fact seems explanation enough. Naturally, I couldn’t apply the same logic to the subsequent Apple Juice Kid remix featuring the legendary, Camp Lo, who I can continue to ride for since they sagaciously switched back… Continue reading »

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