dumb that damn tv down, you

In one corner a family from the bayou with an interest in Cajun deep frying and wall-mounted alligators, in the other, a family of self-professed ballet enthusiasts with a passion for the arts. Did you get that, siblings ? ARTS, brothers and sisters, although I suspect the ‘T’ is optional; certainly it might involve dressing

reup: from the gorbals to stonehenge

roger kynard erickson’sall-seeing eye, or some outlandishly fiendish occult plot ? This song was recorded in Roky‘s manager’s office in Marin County, California during an acoustic solo performance in which the Aliens were notable by their absence.“from the gargoyles to stone hengefrom the sphynx to the pyramidsreligious temples praising the devil right to the devils

hello and hasta la vista and a glasgow kiss

Just this morning after dropping my son off at school I witnessed a fight. That it was immediately preceded by much shouting and hurling of threats is usually enough to convince me that such an event will probably not escalate into serious violence. It was too public, in addition. Scores of people looked on impatiently

home on the range: the way it is

bread line after the 1937 louisville flood. photograph by margaret bourke-white. Forget Tupac Shakur’s shameless (as ever) cash-in. This original sliceof FM AOR from 1986 is a lot more beguiling than Virginia born pianist, Bruce Hornsby – one time musician with the Grateful Dead – had any credible right to expect. welfare line, 1975. photograph

i have always been here before

roger kynard erickson’sall-seeing eye, or some outlandishly fiendish occult plot ? This song was recorded in Roky‘s manager’s office in Marin County, California during an acoustic solo performance in which the Aliens were notable by their absence. “from the gargoyles to stone henge from the sphynx to the pyramids religious temples praising the devil right

andy warhol: silks for druella

cowboys & indians: john wayne by andy warhol. silk screen, 1986. I was never a big fan of Marion – let it be said – but at least Andy done good with the Velvet Underground. Credit where credit’s due, motherf@ckers.

gabriel yared

voodoo chili. Superior soundtrack fare from Jean-Jacques Beineix‘s smash 80’s hit starring Jean-Hugues Anglade and the charmingly photogenic Béatrice Dalle. With Cinematography by Jean-François Robin making every image on the screen a potential bedsit poster, this film undoubtably did more for the French tourist industry than a thousand market research campaigns.Written and performed by Lebanese