Posted in Bands on December 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I just got a Sunshine Company CD at a little shop in San Francisco called Aquarius Records. I had the vinyl at home of “Happy Is the Sunshine Company,” but figured maybe there were some more tunes I’d want to hear on the roadtrip back to L.A.
Really, after buying this collection, I still miss the [...]
Posted in Anarchy, Books, Celebrities on December 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I finally finished reading Love, Anarchy, and Emma Goldman, Candace Falk’s biography of the great anarchist and pioneering feminist. Based not so much on Goldman’s works (which speak for themselves, in my opinion, including the photographs you always see of her where she looks so strong and lucid) but on her personal life, it tells [...]
Posted in Christmas, Movies on December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I was in San Francisco for Christmas, away from a well-stocked Christmas kitchen, and had to make do with some family at a Chinese restaurant. It reminded me a bit of one of the least P.C. scenes in one of my favorite movies:
Has there ever been a better Christmas movie than [...]
Posted in Albums, Bands on December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
They may not admit it to themselves, because they’re just a few soldiers fighting against a wave of hardcore and indifference, but the band camp punkers in Tulsa are having a musical renaissance yet again. Several small renaissances have sprung up in Tulsa since punk emerged to wipe away the Eric Clapton and Leon Russell [...]
Posted in Christmas, Movies, Mystery Science Theater 3000 on December 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In creating my list of potential all-time best Christmas songs, I omitted one of my faves! How could I forget MST3K’s “Patrick Swayze Christmas?”
There’s no tradition like a new tradition!
This is from “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,” which is not nearly as good as “Santa Claus,” but whatevs.
Posted in Albums, Bands, Christmas, The Ventures on December 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This is the most rockin’ Christmas album of all time. It doesn’t contain the best Christmas single of all time (I’d probably give that award to Elvis, the Chipmunks, Chuck Berry, Spike Jones, Run DMC, the Sonics, the Crossfires, Slade, the Beach Boys, Wizzard, or Dr. Elmo), but it is the best, most consistent album [...]
Posted in China, Politics on December 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I know that this is not a political blog (I leave that up to the more qualified bloggers out there who know what they’re talking about) but this really bothers me (from the Pasadena Star-News):
Citing security concerns, Police Chief Bernard Melekian on Tuesday rejected a proposal by critics of China to precede the Tournament of [...]
Posted in Comics on December 18, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I couldn’t sleep last night (I was stressing about deadlines at work, and I couldn’t stop thinking about poor Stubby), so I got up and read the graphic novel I’m giving my niece for Christmas.
I’m really glad I did, and I’m really glad that I bought this for her. The Plain Janes, written by Cecil Castellucci with [...]
Posted in Classical Moosic, Obituaries, Performers on December 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I just learned that an old friend, an amazing young guy who had a lust for life and a rapacious love for music, died a few days ago, brutally. I haven’t seen him in years and never got to know him better, but it’s quite a shock. He was such a wonderful soul, I can’t [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Movies, Obituaries on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Disclaimer–as my homie Vera points out, I should say that this is NOT the obituary of DJ Lance Rock, who has been hosting episodes of an amazing kids’ program for over six months now! That guy has been on the L.A. scene for a while, deserves all the acclaim he’s getting, and deserves his own blog from me at [...]
