Now-defunct Miami-based noise band’s first 12″ release on Siltbreeze. It was also known simply as Harry Pussy, but the AKA title is so much more renowned. The band was active throughout the ’90s and featured a guitarist and a drummer. For a while, there was a third musician. I think there was an accordion for [...]

Fuck Michael Douglas. Fuck Michael Douglas in his stupid Russian-Jewish, Scottish, Irish ass. That arrogant celebrity motherfucker screwed me out of flying from LAX to Newark First Class. I was first on the list for an upgrade, and as of two days ago, there were two available seats in the superior flying class available. Shockingly, [...]

“A singer/songwriter in the subversive Greenwich Village folk scene of the late ’60s and ’70s, with several songs lent to the Holy Modal Rounders, Michael Hurley maintained an infrequent solo career into the ’90s but was more famed for his writing credits. Born on December 20, 1941, in Pennsylvania, he migrated to Greenwich Village by [...]

Hmm…What’s my least favorite venue in Los Angeles? That’s a tough one. When I first stepped foot inside The Smell last night, I remembered why the last show I saw there was so long ago. I hate it. It’s the worst. And it’s gotten worse. Ever since the online ‘zines have taken notice of a [...]

This past Saturday, chefs from around the globe gathered here in Los Angeles — a city with little to no culinary expertise — to pay their respects to the Gods of cheese. I’m talking about the First Seventh Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational, an event I “covered” as a member of the “press” on Saturday for [...]

Weird. Who knew Talk Talk had a live album? Not I, at least until yesterday. I was even more surprised to learn that it’s long out-of-print!
“To many, Talk Talk are not known as a “live band.” They are known as a synth pop dance band from the 1980s with a couple of radio hits. But [...]

Hey friends, this is my first official post as a 26-year-old. Let me tell you, it feels not bad. In fact, I wouldn’t hesitate to say it feels “pretty alright”. Thank you Nicci for posting yesterday so that I could enjoy my birthday. You’re a real pal. Scarily, the first time I read through that [...]