Monthly Archives: August 2011

Hear Here–Blitzen Trapper ‘American Goldwing’

Written by . Posted on August 31, 2011. Filed under music we dig. Tagged , , , . No comments.
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Back in the early nineties, when grunge was giving way to alternative and indie rock, I hung out with exactly two people who openly admitted to being fans of the Grateful Dead. One was an unapologetic lover of hippie culture who often said things like … Read More →

Man/Miracle Begins US Tour Today

Written by . Posted on August 26, 2011. Filed under music we dig. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
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Meditations on Nothing by Man/Miracle And from their tumblr page: here are their upcoming tour dates. The best way to support a band you like is to go see them live. 2011 US TOUR Aug 26 – Oakland, CA @ The Uptown * Aug 27 … Read More →

Gross Relations ‘Come Clean’

Written by . Posted on August 25, 2011. Filed under music we dig. Tagged , . 2 Comments.
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Los Grillos first encountered Gross Relations’ infectious blend of 80s synth-pop, 90s lo-fi indie rock, and timeless garage fuzz via the track “You Don’t Know Me” from the band’s debut 7″ Fuzzy Timelines at the always excellent music blog Raven Sings The Blues. Follow-up single … Read More →

Gardens: a Short Imagined Dialogue between Iggy Pop and Lou Reed

Written by . Posted on August 24, 2011. Filed under music we dig. Tagged , , , . No comments.
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Somewhere in New York: Iggy :  Hey, Lou. Lou:  IGGY! How are you? Iggy: Ok.  Hey, Lou, do you remember the days when we were still using –  back in the 70′s? Lou: Remember would be putting it loosely. Iggy:  You know what I mean!  When we … Read More →