Truly an amazing show. Something about the music and this band in particular, with their dystopic sensibilities and desperation through post apocalyptic decay versions of humanity that really lends itself to Los Angeles. There is a disconnect here and the songs that Radiohead chose for the show fit that to Continue Reading
Allen Lulu
listening Post: Van Halen – Balance
When I was about 15 or 16 my best friend in the summer vacation town of Bar Harbor was a guy named Pete. I met him while we were both prep cooks at the town’s greasy spoon. Pete was a metal guy all the way. Used to listen to Pantera Continue Reading
listening Post: Van Halen – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
When I was about 15 or 16 my best friend in the summer vacation town of Bar Harbor was a guy named Pete. I met him while we were both prep cooks at the town’s greasy spoon. Pete was a metal guy all the way. Used to listen to Pantera Continue Reading
Snapshot: Vancouver
Walking up Howe toward the movie theater on Burrard I pass the Vancouver Art Gallery where the big Winter Olympic Countdown digital clock is.There is also this.I don’t know what it is but I should have been listening to Pink Floyd, methinks.Here is a closer shot. Update: Pic is coming. Continue Reading
Simply music
I haven’t been posting lately. Haven’t really been busy just, well, doing other stuff.I promise I will pick up the rest of the Van Halen listening post. It’s just that…..man it was like listening to the same album over and over again.Plus my musical obsessive disorder has been co-opted by Continue Reading
My favorite meal, Jerk!
Today we had some friends over to break in the deck. Two couples, one that Beth met in improv class who have a 1 year old and another that was my friend across the hall freshman year at NYU that I reconnected through Facebook. They have an adorable 4 year Continue Reading
Time Magazine makes a funny.
From the article on the closing of Bennigan’s: “[Bennigan’s] signature sandwich, the Monte Cristo, was a surgeon general’s worst nightmare: ‘A Delicious combination of ham and turkey, plus Swiss and American cheese on wheat bread. Lightly batter and friend until golden. Dusted with powdered sugar and served with red raspberry Continue Reading
Hey, pal. Got 3 minutes?
If you do then I have a treat for you. One of my favorite albums of last year was Against Me!’s New Wave. I reviewed it and extolled the virtues of it for Shuffleboil.Not since the Replacements has there been a video so minimalist in nature and fantastic to watch. Continue Reading
More Batshit
Another college friend weighs in with some thoughts. She is a noted poet and teacher now and had a lot of vitriol for the incessant music playing throughout the flick in lieu of actual scenework.I appreciated this statement in response to my statement that the film is more a series Continue Reading
Am I taking Bat-crazy pills?
Jesus I don’t know where to start. I’m not that great at getting my thoughts down, at least not as good as wandering the streets of NY and shouting to the heavens. The Dark Knight. This is NOT a great movie.I don’t care what anyone says. I don’t care that Continue Reading