September 2009
132 posts
The Sad Little Book That No One Would Print →
August 2009
142 posts
bumming cigarettes off Fugazi →
Celeryman - (MySpace) Ha! This stuff is weird! Like it starts out weird in that way that songs you think are going to start out weird and then straighten themselves out…
"How about you try polka dots." →
Philip Glass/Robert Wilson - Einstein on the Beach (listen) Last night I interviewed Dickie Landry, a founding member of the Philip Glass Ensemble who, among many…
Joan's Accordion →
The Crank →
Go Do That →
He Wishes! →
Mixed Grill Tandoori at the Himalayas, Baton Rouge →
Mixed Grill Tandoori at the Himalayas, Baton Rouge, originally uploaded by real_voodooboy.
Powers that be, please explain why they are putting on a Little Caesers up in that old gas…
The Mascot Exception →
A-O-A-O! That's How to Spell Garofalo! →
[outsideleft] The Limit as x Approaches Tortoise →
In the mid-nineties, Tortoise was either hailed as the future of music or its death knell, depending on how they set with you, but of course, they proved to be neither of…
the one you really want doesn't mind →
Daniel Johnston - Is As Always Is (out Oct. 6) I think this is much better than are most of his collaborative records; ace session guy/producer Jason Falkner’s…
I Dream of Talk Shows →
[225] Review: Selwyn Cooper Super Cooper & Teddy’s... →
It can be argued that Baton Rouge blues is too homogeneous, but on his first album as Super Cooper & Teddy’s Sharecropper Band, Selwyn Cooper is looking to expand that definition… Read…
5 songs I needed to hear this morning →
If anybody wants to make a mash-up of these for me, I’d appreciate it. Here is a bonus one…
no dis on Phildelphia →
Russell Batiste, Jr. and the Orkestra From Da Hood - The Clinic (listen) That Sun Ra clip from the previous post and this barely contained mass exaltation of brass, drums and…
Man and Superman →
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August 27
I’ve been to Tucson twice in the last six months. Researching truck food and street food, I fell hard for the place.
Yes, the borderlands are a place of contention that cultural critic…
100 words about these new shoes →
Now that I am an evening bus-rider in this pedestrian-agnotic community, I purchased the above to replace my beloved Sanduks, which look like fishing shoes and reached comfort half-life…
start the clock anew →
The Flaming Lips - Embryonic EP (listen) Three from their upcoming double CD Embryonic. I happen to think The Soft Bulletin to be one of the finest records of the…
Hector Santiago and the Ceviche of Fear →
teaser city →
Times New Viking - Born Again Revisited (out 9/22) Born Again Revisited sounds like it was recorded in a stolen car: an act that calls for planning, preparedness,…
Down Swings the Sword →
The New Concept of Zap Action →
[The Record Crate] We Have a Sound →
We have a sound, or at least a style distinctive from that of other cities in the area. Upon seeing Big Sky Big Band in their opening slot for Generationals this weekend, I can now count at…
Whoa, I didn't see you there, hiding in the jello... →
Buddy Guy - A Man and the Blues (listen) I like how Buddy Guy is all “Whoa, I didn’t see you there, hiding in the jello salad like that” on the cover. I also like how the “A” looks…
maintaining equilibrium and through that, my edge →
The Who - A Quick One (listen) I love the Who for being train-jumpers, running with whatever was going at the time and imbuing it with their sense of ragged humanity….
What You Are Probably Asking Yourself →
A Frolicsome Romp! →
1,000 Pictures Are Worth a Word →
I am hearing things! →
Ge Gan-Ru - Lost Style (listen) Composer Ge Gan-Ru’s low career arcs and tale of escape from China are detailed in this recent piece in the New York Times. I like…
Colorful Pillows of Bob →
Nico Muhly & Teitur's "Confession" videos →
I don’t know much about Teitur, but Nico Muhly is really just the best guy going.
foolish lover of things →
Kid Koala presents The Slew - 100 % (out September 23) This has proven to be excellent get-settled-into-my-new-office music, though I doubt that was the ultimate goal of Mr….
new office →
new office, originally uploaded by real_voodooboy.
I lose my windows that open, the ocassional breathtaking view of a Japanese magnolia in explosive bloom, and my inherited dorm…
Revenge of Tree Dog →
Review of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by... →
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was just going to review this with a stream of exclamation points, same number as that of the…
where the ass-kicking took place →
Dwight Twilley Band - Live from Angora (listen) When I approach a new workweek in the rare good-time-rock ‘n’ roll mood, it bodes well to find succor in an album with a…
Petrillo →
Weevils 'n' Dogs →
Some Great Tree →
Meet Yggy! →
Who Will Speak for the Mascots? →
Nominally a Grasshopper →
Lives of the Mascots →
Essence of McNeil →
Moving Mr. McNeil →
sandwich indicator →
sandwich indicators, originally uploaded by real_voodooboy.
The leisurely, detailed construction of these sandwiches, whose ingredients were largely sourced by a trip to the farmer’s…
We waited four minutes for this, Tom →
Jackson Browne - Late for the Sky (listen) I woke up this morning with “Running on Empty” in my head, but instead of listening to that, I’ll just wait until it is…
becoming the world's greatest disco band →
The Big Pink - A Brief History of Love (out September 22) There was a time my whole personal soundtrack sounded like this: a slow grind of synthesizers with earnest boys…