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I believe that children are the future.

Online record shops are great resources for finding out about new music. Mrs. H hipped me to using Other Music for that purpose. And just the other day my very own bro sent me the link to 360 Vinyl, which looks like a cramtastic place for underground hip-hop. I haven’t had the time to [...]

OK, so there was a major fudge on my WordPress, but I’m pretty sure we’re close to back.
Tell your friends!
Also, if you’re not running the latest version of WordPress, UPGRADE!
In celebration of being back, I’ll be posting a special song tomorrow (today’s post was already finished when it all went kablooey).

This one goes out to the fine folks at Pine State Biscuits, who filled my insides with glee twice last week and helped make my week in Portland as rockin’ as it were.
David “Stringbean” Akeman is one of the holy triumvirate of comic banjo players, along with Grandpa Jones and Uncle Dave Macon. He also [...]

Le Le: “Breakfast”

[via Discobelle]

Some years ago, a friend of mine (who is in her 50s) told me she had read about “grime” music in The New Yorker, and asked if I listened to it. I thought she was crazy and didn’t know what she was talking about.
Like a week later, I found out that she wasn’t crazy, and [...]

I wish I knew more about Latin music, because there’s a whole world of beauty to discover, and I can’t tell a conjunta from whatever kind of sounds like one.
I’ve really got to get to work on this. Tips welcome.
T-Bizzy slid me some Celso Piña a while back and it’s about time I shared. If [...]

It’s a fine, fine time in the Bay Area if you like rock music. You’ve got your established bands doing interesting things (Deerhoof, Howlin Rain) and what’s even better, you’ve got your just-getting-going bands showing a scary amount of promise (The Dodos, Girls).
But as you can tell from The Dodos and Girls, there is [...]

A friend once asked me how the latest Nick Cave album was, and she was surprised when I said I thought it was good. She had assumed that because Nick Cave had been kicking for around so many years, he must have run out of juice. That conversation was sixteen years ago.
He’s approaching 30 years [...]

The other slice of your magic gentle rainbow sandwich also comes by way of Seattle (there must be something in the chai up there).
The Cave Singers - Helen from Invitation Songs (insound / amazon CD / amazon mp3 / itunes)
http://www.myspace.com/thecavesingers
This song is also included on the very worthwhile (and free) Matador spring 2008 sampler.