I got an email from Joe Purdy that he’s offering the download for his latest album This American free for the month of December. It’s available in a .zip file at his website which you can get to by clicking […]
I got an email from Joe Purdy that he’s offering the download for his latest album This American free for the month of December. It’s available in a .zip file at his website which you can get to by clicking […]
There seems to be nothing bloggers likes to do more this time of the year than bombard their readers with lists. Their favorite albums, songs, books, films, food, trends, TV shows, video games, comics, hotels, cars, stores and anything else […]
Crap. Here we go again with more lousy news. Thought I’d pass it on. DETROIT (Reuters) – Soul singer Aretha Franklin, who recently underwent surgery for an undisclosed health issue, was reported to be suffering from pancreatic cancer, the Detroit […]
Making the rounds on the public television pledge drives this holiday season is a program called John Sebastian Presents Folk Revival. The two hour special, which includes several pitches for your money, is mostly vintage video clips, although toward the […]
I wish I knew topography a little better so I could somehow understand and explain to you why our valley is surrounded by mountains on only two sides. And when you drive north it feels pretty flat until right past […]
In my email in-box this morning I received Peter Case’s latest newsletter and saw a few interesting things I thought I’d pass on. The first is that he’ll be doing his songwriting workshops at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica […]
Well this isn’t the bright and cheery blog post I was hoping to do today. I was actually searching around looking for a definitive list of all 2010 album releases so I could come up with my Top 20 for […]
Back in the early eighties I ran a record store situated on the border of Santa Monica and Brentwood…the upscale LA neighborhood that a certain football player put on the map after slashing his pretty blonde ex to death along […]
We landed back in San Diego last night after being neither scanned nor pat down twice in one week. The great privacy outrage and National Opt Out Day turned out to be an internet hoax that spread as fast as […]
Sandwiched between a giant Smurf balloon and the Hamburger Helper float in this years Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Arlo Guthrie will be rolling down Broadway and waving to the crowd. He’ll be in good company along with Jessica Simpson, Kanye […]