From the monthly archives:

July 2008

I’m Calling In Torpor

July 31, 2008

Hey y’all I’ve gotta take Friday off.
Take this opportunity to listen to the new mega-veg playlist on shuffle———>————>
See you Monday smooches,
Kevin

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When Someone Loves You Very Much, You’re Fucked

July 31, 2008

After I listened to The Evening Descends a few times, I thought about what an Evangelicals show must be like and decided I would probably be down for that. The album is sprawling and imaginative, and I imagined it would be a pretty big show.
When I saw Evangelicals listed on an upcoming bill, I was [...]

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Nobody Needs To Be Out Of Sight

July 29, 2008

I’m kickin’ it Vegetable stylee in Cambridge, Mass. right now, sampling the over-the-air wares. I’ve been staying right down the street from MIT, and their station WMBR has been fine company today. First off was the Late Risers’ Club (30 years of punk and counting), and then I hung my hat at the Lost And [...]

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Now Looky Here Gal, Don’t You High-Hat Me

July 29, 2008

[Man, I have no idea how this happened, but I plumb forgot to publish July 23rd's post. I wrote the draft, put in on the imeem playlist and forgot about it. Whoops! I'm on the road in the AM, so enjoy the Whoo-fer Wednesday!]
Lester Flatt had the kind of talent that could only have been [...]

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Afraid And Shy, I Let My Chance Go By

July 29, 2008

This mighty titan of a country song was written by two people who have passed on in the last couple years — Cindy Walker (who also wrote “Sugar Moon” with Bob Wills) and Eddy Arnold. Arnold and Jerry Vale both charted with it in 1956, but when Ray Charles covered it in 1962, people wept [...]

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…And You Look Neat, And Come Witcha Briefcase.

July 28, 2008

This is a nice one to help kick the work week off.
After the blessed success of Dr. Octagon, somebody at Sony realized that Kool Keith was a genius and needed to be on the label’s roster. Naturally, when Keith showed up and started being himself, Sony was completely shocked.
I don’t know what more they could [...]

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What’s The Sound Of A Cashing Check?

July 24, 2008

[on the road early, so here's Friday's post...]

This is the way it goes sometimes:
“Hey this band is pretty good.  Oh wow, this band’s actually pretty freaking great. Hey look at them performing on TV! Holy crap they’re awesome! I have to see them! What, they broke up today?”
The Blood Brothers – Set Fire To The [...]

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The Devil’s Mission They Can Send Me Back To Mogadishu

July 24, 2008

This is one of those remixes that’s pretty much totally different from and better than the original version. I guess the Fugees feel the same way, because it’s the version they chose to lead off their Greatest Hits.  It was the first Fugees track I heard, and even though the rest of their output was [...]

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Till The Slugs Fall Off

July 22, 2008

I know there must be people in the world who miss The Darkness as much as I do, but I am surprised that it isn’t a great worldwide clamor. They were both more serious and funnier than they were given credit for (then which for they were given credit?).
Justin Hawkins is out of rehab and [...]

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I Knew It Wasn’t Local

July 21, 2008

It had to happen sooner or later — the Jazz category. I wouldn’t say it’s the jazziest jazz, but Ronny Jordan counts as jazz so jazz it is. (Jazz.)
I’ve resisted delving deeply into jazz for fear that once I dive in I will never come out. (I’m saving that for my 50s.) So I only [...]

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