Category Archives: Music

Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. — Gustav Mahler

Posted in Music, Philosophy and Religion | Tagged Gustav Mahler, traditionalism | 2 Comments

Sir Barken’s Vinyl Review

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken writes: Lately at Casa Barken, where the coyotes don’t just howl at the moon, we’ve had the platters spinning like UFOs at Area 51. Here’s a sampling of some of the aural delights. Astrud Gilberto / The Shadow … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Astrud Gilberto, Boards of Canada, Creed Taylor, Jaco Pastorius, Joni Mitchell, Kevin Godley, Lol Creme, Mike Oldfield | 6 Comments

Water Songs

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Music | Tagged Bob Wills, country music, Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson, jazz | 1 Comment

The Beach Boys’ Third Studio Album: Surfer Girl

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: The last album in their Early Surfin’ Trilogy. We have moved from the Specific to the Mythic. Of the title song, Mike Love tells us “the words were found on a tablet in a field in … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged music criticism, rock music, Southern California Teenage Life, surfing, The Beach Boys | 4 Comments

yeah baby

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: I read Pamela Des Barres’ memoir, “I’m With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie” shortly after it was published in the mid-80s. Here’s a new interview with her that’s a fun read and which includes her reflections … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Music, Performers | Tagged books, Music, Pamela Des Barres | 3 Comments

Linkage

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Harrowing. Comments are pretty spicy. Riffs for sale. Armond White must be the most talked about (and argued over) movie critic in the world. How gay. Towards a new art? How to take this as anything but … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Linkathons, Movies, Music, Politics and Economics, Sports | Tagged Armond White, Baseball, burlesque, Gene Mack, Mark Dice, Metallica, twerking | 1 Comment

The Beach Boys’ Second Studio Album: Surfin’ U.S.A.

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: The colonization of the imagination of the American Teenager: if everybody had an ocean, then everyone would be living the California dream. Question: Does it matter that they were just capitalizing on a fad? That they … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Music, music criticism, Southern California Teenage Life, The Beach Boys | 2 Comments

Vulgar or Not?

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Everybody sing!

Posted in Humor, Music | Tagged humor, video | 2 Comments

The Beach Boys’ First Album: Surfin’ Safari

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: This is the New Journalism: they are reporters; they are actors. They catalog the rituals of Early 1960’s Southern California Teenage Life; they tell us where it’s at: “At Rincon they’re walking the nose.” And because it … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged albums, Music, music criticism, Southern California Teenage Life, The Beach Boys | 4 Comments

Britney/Peggy

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Which do you find sexier? Britney’s new one: Or this old Peggy Lee perf: And why do you find one sexier and/or more pleasing than the other?