I’ll cop to it – I watch American Idol here and there. I mean, it’s not like there’s any aggressive counter-programming going on, and I can only watch my Kath…
Welcome back to another Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold! It’s frickin’ freezing outside here in NY, and I’m tired of it. I was going to save today’s track…
Crawling with Gibbs? Damn, that sounds like a tagline for a teen horror movie. "Don’t open the door. Don’t look under the bed. Don’t stare at the mirror, and don’t…
Walter “Wolfman” Washington – Sada (1991)purchase this album (Amazon) He’s well-known in and around New Orleans, but as far as a recording career goes, Walter “Wolfman” Washington has had a…
For anyone who is not watching NBC’s “Friday Night Lights”, you are missing one of the best series on television. It’s not a show about doctors or lawmen. There is…
The always-wonderful Homo Eclectic, who first alerted me, that’s who. Get thee to a newsstand post haste and pick up the new issue of Q featuring The Killers’ Brandon Flowers…
And here is where we pause to recognize the Bee Gees, who Á¢€” among many other achievements Á¢€” coined the word “womanifestation,” in 1991’s “Human Sacrifice” (download). Who cares about…
Howdy, everybody, and welcome to another edition of Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold! Hope you didn’t put that cowboy hat away, pardner; we’re going back to the country…
HereÁ¢€â„¢s one IÁ¢€â„¢ve been meaning to get to for a long time now Á¢€” Jules Shear has always been on my list of perfect IdiotÁ¢€â„¢s Guide artists. Many of you…
Once upon a time, long before dollar and pound signs replaced their precious little pupils, UB40 used to write their own songs. I swear to gawd they did! And they…
Welcome back, everybody, to yet another edition of CHART ATTACK! I know I’ve been hanging out in the late ’80s/early ’90s for the past few weeks. I can’t help it;…
So, I notice Technorati, the popular blog search engine, has started listing what they call “Popular Music – The music people are talking about right now.” Now, how do you…
This week’s hottest reissue has to be Nina Hagen’s 1983 classic “Fearless”, coming to CD for the very first time. “Classic” in the sense that very few other batshit crazy,…
During the summer of 1986, Matt and I discovered The Police. For me, the discovery of their music occurred in part because I was in some garage band and we…
This one’s for my Baby Chutney on this Valentine’s Day. I love you, Chut Chut! Okay, now that the rest of you have finished vomiting in your mouth a little…
Why, hello there, Mellow Miners! My, you’re looking fine today! I’m in a romantic mood. Maybe it’s because it’s Valentine’s Day, or maybe it’s because I’m giddy over making it…
I’ve been keeping this under wraps until now, but it gives me no small amount of giddy, schoolgirl-like joy to introduce to you: Now, I really want to take credit…
We spend a lot of time on this site talking about the forgotten music of years past. While we tend to focus on Mellow Gold, clearly we could apply the…
So close, yet so far. The story of the Family is one of missed opportunites boiled down to its most basic – Good Decisions vs. Bad Decisions. Let’s start at…
I love the night links, I got to boogie, on the disco round, oh yeah: Malchus the Geat writes a beautifully heartfelt ode to “The Rainbow Connection.” More like this,…
Hey hey, it’s Friday, and that means it’s time for yet another edition of CHART ATTACK! This week, let’s go back and check out the charts from February 11, 1989!…
Hello everybody, and welcome back to yet another edition of Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold! Thanks for waiting patiently an extra day, although after today’s choice, who knows?…
Nasty Skank Alert! I think the people at the late, much lamented BlairMag (linked above) summed up best what was so damn appealing about a trio of barely-talented girls in…
Natural Selection – Do Anything (1991) Now here’s a special one. In a way, Natural Selection was formed a few decades too late; the technology used to create its music…
The post title says it all, doesn’t it? Will your favorite purple protege be featured? Stick around all week and see. Kicking things off is Miss Escovedo, who Prince discovered…
The links, the links, the links are on fire: Pete at IckMusic serves up some sweet, live Steve Earle (featuring The Boss!), then makes me actually think about buying a…
Another Friday, another jewel in the crown of Joe at 125 Records, who served up this week’s Bootleg City specifically for February 2, 2007. Why? I’m not sure. Perhaps it…
Hello again and welcome back to yet another Friday edition of CHART ATTACK! Today we’re going to take a look back at a pretty good week – not amazing, but…
Fountains Of Wayne – Radiation Vibe from Fountains of Wayne (1996)Compay Segundo – La Enganadora from Calle Salud (1999)Chris Trapper – Forget Me from Hey, You (2006)Blackalicious – World Of…
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