Los Angeles’s “Official” Neighborhood Czar and Cartographer. Co-host of the podcast, Nobody Drives in LA
Even More One Album Wonders
The vinyl LP was introduced by Columbia Records in 1948 but the 45 inch single remained the primary market for the music industry until the dawn of the album era, which began in the mid-1960s. In that era, for any number of reasons, many fine musical acts released only one studio album. This series looks at some of my favorite "one album … Continue reading One Album Wonders: Brett Smiley’s Breathlessly Brett
More One Album Wonders More great (if obscure) bands whose entire musical statements can be fit on a single, 12" circle of vinyl.
One Album Wonders When I discover a brilliant band with a huge catalog, my excitement is mixed with annoyance because suddenly I find myself having to take the time to expose myself to hours and hours of new music and, if I like it, more money than I have on acquiring said music. How … Continue reading One Album Wonders
Gorillasploitation - Giant Gorilla Movies Gorillasploitation -- movies with rampaging psycho killer (and occasionally gentle) giant gorillas. Collect them all!
AND NOW, A TALE WELL CALCULATED TO KEEP YOU IN SUSPENSE On 17 June 1942, the anthology Suspense debuted on CBS Radio. The long-running series, which anticipated television programs like Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone, concluded in 1962, an occasion now usually cited as signalling the end of radio's Golden Age. The formula … Continue reading Suspense – Radio’s outstanding theater of thrills
Yesterday I finished painting a large map of Los Angeles County. Today I added a brief guide to the 21 Kingdoms. A map and snapshot of Los Angeles
COME IN! S, M, L, XLA -- A new exhibit at the A D Museum opens this Thursday A cool new exhibit opens at the A+D museum this Thursday... and I helped 🙂
Today is Iced Tea Day. As far as I know, there's no "Hot Tea Day" so here are my musings on all tea with some tea related films to get you into the holidays spirit. Tea for all -- 10 June is Iced Tea Day
Hippies and Hooligans -- Great Madchester covers of 60s tunes 1988 -- the Second Summer of Love. 1989 -- the end of South African apartheid and the cold war. Love was all around and if it wasn't enough to make one euphoric there was ecstasy and Madchester to the rescue. What were baggies but hip-hop-and-house-hip hippies-cum-hooligans-cum-hippies again? In case we needed further proof, the baggies made the connection … Continue reading Hippies and Hooligans — Great Madchester covers of 60s tunes
Eric Brightwell 