Music
ipod2car
I just ordered myself an Xmas present. I’ve looked and looked for a good in-car solution for my iPod all year, and finally decided to get an ipod2car. It works with my existing stereo, and will let the stereo buttons work on the iPod, in addition to charging it, all in one simple [...]
The Beatles I never knew
DW has determined that Lennon gave McCartney a sh*tty deal in the Beatles. Huh? It obvious to me that — discounting Pete Best — it’s George that really got the raw deal. According to Dave,
I thought John Lennon’s style developed over the years, but it turns out he always sang [...]
From the Vault, vol. 5
Another edition of “From the Vault” coming your way. These two entries from a session a did with long time friends Tim Blankenbaker (drums) and Steve Winter (bass) in 1991. Another of our high school buddies, Mike Leach, was working the sound board at The Bayou, a club in the Georgetown section of [...]
And the Ambulance Will Rock
David Lee Roth training to be an EMT. In other news, jealous Sammy Hagar enters John’s Hopkins Medical School.
eBay’ing the LPs: Punk invasion
Ok, I’ve delved back into the punk and proto-new wave 1980s era. These albums pretty much all date to my High School (and a couple to my junior high) years.
2 Joy Division LPs: Ah, the joy of suicidal, angst-ridden new wave. Powerful, emotional stuff.
2 Patti Smith Group LPs: Horse is her best IMHO. [...]
Sleepy
Looks like my Sleepy LaBeef Gold Vinyl LP is worth more than I realized. That’s the fun of eBay.
eBay’ing the LPs: Jimi, Tom, Big Bill, Lennon and Tom Verlaine
Here’s another batch up for grabs….
4 Jimi Hendrix LPs: I play guitar. I have Jimi records. Not sure what else to say…he’s the man!
3 Tom Waits LPs, Asylum Years: Heartattack and Vine is the best of these. It’s the real transition record for him from the piano bar drunkard to the eclectic [...]
eBaying the LPs: Elvis, Woody, Frank, Sleepy and Jesus
Here’s the newest lot of my LPs on eBay:
Elvis Presley: Set of three LPs. A cool picture LP, the Christmas LP with original photo album gatefold sleeve, and Double Trouble — to my mind the finest of his soundtrack albums.
Woody Allen: 2 LP collection of his 60s standup routines. Great fun. Easy [...]
Blood of the Ram
Whohoo! New Gourds record next week!
Rock and Roll Timeline
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has a cool flash timeline. Didn’t really learn much from it, but it was fun to click around on.
From the Vault, Eiso You’re Killing the Lizards
While I was in college at NYU, one of my roommates was a Japanese-American goth rocker by the name of Eiso. He had long hair, wore boots up to his knees everyday and didn’t own any clothes that were not black. Eiso was a very nice guy but a bit of a dingbat [...]
eBay’ing the LPs, Reggae and Jazz
Several more lots of the LPs up on eBay now:
8 Avant Jazz LPs, Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, more: These are some the great pieces of 60s “Free Jazz” — very experimental and improvisation. Very challenging music, this ain’t no Dave Brubeck.
5 Roots Reggae LPs, Burning Spear, Culture, more: Very rootsy stuff. Includes my favorite [...]
From the Vault, vol. 2
Here’s two more gems from the cassette modernization project. First a solo acoustic guitar instrumental from around 1991. I think this was recorded straight in the condenser mic of a boombox. Second, a punked up Arlo Guthrie cover from around 1989.
Instrumental, Acoustic
Coming into to Los Angeles
eBay’ing the LPs, Bob Dylan
After a long hiatus, I’m getting back to selling off the record collection on eBay. This week, I’m featuring 5 lots of Bob Dylan records: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Highlights of this batch include the excellent 5 LP “Biograph” box set, and batch 1 which contains the three “must-have” Dylan albums, “Bring [...]
Factory car stereos are weird
I’ve been trying to figure out what I need to be able to hook up my iPod directly into my car stereo. Turns out this is more complex than I thought. I have a 2001 Chevy Tahoe, with a “premium” sound system which consists of 6 speakers and a subwoofer and a single [...]