Repeating myself

I would rather watch rarities on You Tube than watch TV. I came across this vintage clip of John Renbourn, one of my favorite guitarists. It made my day.

Shudder to Think

Listened to Pony Express Record by Shudder to Think today. Wow. I'm convinced this 1994 album will be looked back upon in 20 years as being WAY ahead of it's time. There's no band quite like them -- Combine Muse with Dillinger Escape Plan, or for old people like me maybe cross King Crimson with Queen with Minor Threat.

Just doing my part

Martin Luther King
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Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King

For an explanation, go here.

Rocco!

I've been enjoying Rocco DeLuca and the Burden's first album for the last couple of months. Last night I finally had the chance to see them live, opening up for Robert Randolph at Roseland. Wow. Didn't get any video, but here they are on Letterman last week which will give you a good sense of their live show.



Btw, Randolph himself was incredible, but that's for another post!

You Tube

I know, I've said it before but I will say it again. If you don't believe You Tube reflects a fundamental shift in how audiences consume media, then you aren't spending enough time on the site. It's 7:30 on a weekday and we just finished dinner and we could watch some TV to decompress from the day, or we could watch Glenn Gould playing the Goldberg Variations!

The Blood of Heroes

I love B Sci-Fi films. One of my favorites is The Blood of Heroes, in which Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, and Vincent D'Oforio are athletes in a bizarre, fetishistic sport in which the rules aren't totally clear but which somehow involves Mad Max post-apocalypse gear, a fresh dog skull, and a stake on which said dog skull must be placed. I'm posting about it now because when I watched it the other day for the billionth time and pressed the info button on the remote, I noticed the cable review gave it half a star. Half a star! Ridiculous!

Mmmmmmm

Steak!

Best business idea ever

I actually saw this yesterday, and if my cell phone had any charge left and I if wasn't running late I would have snapped a picture. A pushcart on a midtown Manhattan street that wasn't selling hot dogs but rather cell phone charges at $5 per 10 minute blocks. They were running a mini-generator and had a bunch of different charger adaptors to choose from. Genius!

I've always wondered why the hot dogs in Chicago are so great

Here's why, courtesy of the food writer Michael Ruhlman.