Techno/House Party Guide: How to find the best parties Part 3 of 3- BLOGCEMBER 4/31
Once you get to know like-minded party people- keep in touch with them. I went to this relatively tiny no-name club in London while there were droves of people who…
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Techno/House Party Guide: How to find the best parties Part 2 of 3- BLOGCEMBER 3/31
I’ll tell you the secret of a good dance party: If you walk in and see people dancing alone/ separately, you have hit gold. Good techno/house parties are not cliquey…
Techno/House Party Guide: How to find the best parties Part 1 of 3
For AW. What to look for in a good party. I was talking to my good friend who wanted to start going to good techno/house parties but didn’t know where
Saturday At The Movies
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A Brief History of "Oh So Many Years"
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A Brief History of "Oh So Many Years"
A Brief History of “Oh So Many Years” _1_ Norah Jones and Billie Joe Armstrong (2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7lZhbCZ4QQ starts at around 23:28, so go back. --Billie heard the Everlys' Songs Our…
A Brief History of "Oh So Many Years"
A Brief History of “Oh So Many Years” _1_ Norah Jones and Billie Joe Armstrong (2013)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7lZhbCZ4QQ starts at around 23:28, so go back. --Billie heard the Everlys' Songs Our Daddy…
A Brief History of "Oh So Many Years"
A Brief History of “Oh So Many Years” _1_ Norah Jones and Billie Joe Armstrong (2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMj0JlTOwp0 starts at around 23:28, so go back. –Billie heard the Everlys’ Songs Our…
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A song from my childhood was on the satellite radio this evening. Transfusion, by Nervous Norvus. I looked him up on YouTube. He passed away a good many decades ago…
Oh Lily Allen…no… just no
1) I’m sure you didn’t specify “Black bootylicious Twerkers” but I’m POSITIVE you casted for a “look” that your itsy bitsy -can’t-see-beyond-stereotypes- brain can’t comprehend at the moment. 2) Of…
Christmas Music List: Mike Herriott – off the road
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In Appreciation of Vintage Music
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The new epidemic: Death cults and the culture of despair
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Band of the Month: LadyFace
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you know her life was saved by rock and roll: lou reed, 1942-2013
Lou Reed, 1942-2013Songwriter, Musician, New Yorker “One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you’re into jazz.” – Lou Reed “The first Velvet Underground album only…
Saturday At The Movies
A reminder not to stereotype people:
Simple pleasures and the greatest of treasures
Ok, it’s that time. Time to put down the pen, or in this case, the keyboard; start cooking dinner – very slowly, for maximum flavour – and cut the grass…
On Celebrating Talent
Convalescing from a wicked cold that’s beating the crap out of me, I watched a trio of movies about amazing musicians: Joe Strummer, Ginger Baker, and Sixto Rodriguez. In the…
Band of the Month: Craig Brown
Happy Friday, readers. After a 2 month hiatus, Band of the Month is back! Today’s band is Craig Brown. A multi-instrumentalist and producer with a great gift of transforming life’s…
Swimming with Vivaldi
Today, for an hour, I swam with Vivaldi. Not the actual composer, of course. He died in 1741 at the age of 63. Would have made a mess of the…