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“Because we rock non-stop” – The Treacherous Three Treacherous Three as you can see / Special K / Sunshine / And Kool Moe Dee / And don’t forget MC Spoonie Gee:

On the 4th of July fireworks and rock n’ roll are must haves:

Zia’s Heleyos. You can buy it at Dusty Groove.

Here’s a new portrait of Johanna Fateman. She owns Seagull Salon which is next door to my wife Kerrilynn’s store, Castor & Pollux. Neighbors and what not. She is 1/3 of Le Tigre and writes and produces music for Christina Aguilera, among others. She looks like this and makes music with Le Tigre member JD [...]

I think musician/graphic designer/artist Kim Hiorthøy shot the cover of this weekend’s party starter: “Lovesick” on the Real Life is No Cool record by Lindstrøm And Christabelle. Sometimes the internet is a little tricky and I can’t be too sure. I am sure I like Kim’s multiple hat wearing though.

The BBC doc “Cracked Actor” about David Bowie circa ’75 is up on Vimeo (for at least a little while). He talks in a limo while driving through the desert, applies makeup, plays with Burroughs’ cut-up technique, mimes, talks death… The Ziggy Stardust-era footage of dressed up fans alone makes it worth the watch. It [...]

The new Toro y Moi is a shout to the gods: “End This Winter!” Play it enough you’ll start shopping for disco pants.

Artist Kurt Ralske‘s series of work depicting the entirety of motion pictures is a treat. Here is Stanley Kubrick’s 2001. He previously made music as the band Ultra Vivid Scene whose lively early-90s British pop sound is perfect for getting the weekend started right.

NYC is snowy today but here’s some sunshine from King Sunny Ade:

The last post mentioned German hippies… I worked at Tower Records when I was 18. I thought working there was a better idea than going to college. I changed my mind around mid-September but not before I learned this: reggae buyer at a record store isn’t really much of a launching pad into any real [...]