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Number One and The Zero. Cohen, Dylan and the Art of Conflict
I remember reading in the New Yorker, David Remnick recounting Cohen telling him a story about a drive Cohen took with Dylan to see a piece of property His Bobness had just purchased, and how Dylan had told him that an unnamed popular songwriter of the day (my money is on Neil Young) that Dylan […]
MoreGwen Stefani and the Harajuku Girls
Where to start! Living in San Francisco with my son who is mixed Asian, and looks noticeably so, with all the anti Asian hatred and violence happening, triggered by Trump and him labelling the virus as being “the kung flu’ and “Chinese”, hearing an SF school board member (now fired) opine anti-Asian rhetoric against Asian […]
MoreJust Like Sister Ray Said: A cautionary tale of San Franciscan woe by way of Lou’s New York…
With all my recent bitching about being chased by crackheads down San Franciscan streets, stepping over human shit and needles, complaining that the tent city outside has got too large and loud and shitty and pallet-fire-y and discarded spike-y, and wanting to call up Chesa Boudin and tell him that stepping over the prone and […]
MoreLou Reed: The Original Wrapper/ Blondie’s Daylight Robbery
When I said I thought Metal Machine Music was the most unlistenable of Lou Reed’s releases, I had clearly pushed this from my memory. I had no idea Lou could ever go so wrong. I know a lot of bands were initially drawn to hip hop, but this is burn your ears bad. I was […]
MoreI find Tarantino unwatchable. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Review
I remember finding Pulp Fiction so cool when it first came out – Travolta changed from dorky disco diva into straight up gangster overnight. Samuel L Jackson was the badass with a bad mouth and some serious acting chops. I was never much of a movie buff, and actually saw the earlier Reservoir Dogs after. […]
MoreThe Dictators Return!
Lou Reed’s European Son ‘spit on those under 21’, and I am glad to tell you that in true Proto-Punk fashion, The Dictators are back, are well over 21 years of age, they are gnarly and they haven’t forgotten how to make a crowd gob in delight. Two new tracks have been released this year, […]
MoreMeddling in Strangeness with The Pink Floyd
Lets be honest about it, as much as I can go on and on about the Small Faces being a drug band (don’t ask me, I get a little obsessed), they don’t have even a start on Pink Floyd! Where someone once said the Faces made music about drugs, on drugs….the Floyd went one better: […]
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