2008

Jul

“Ridiculous” from our show Friday at the East Bay Express party. It was a mini-Woodstock...

My Dinner With Flipper

So we did this show Friday, outdoors at the Oakland Museum of California, and it was great fun and...

Ed Haynes breaks it on down

Amy Goodman on Obama's campaign

Rockers Revolt interview with Lynval Golding

Ska Fireworks

Ok, the show last night at Bottom Of The Hill was amazing! Quick synopsis - Agent Deadlies -...

Oh Deer

As I left Strawberry Canyon pool this morning, a young girl, maybe 3, 4 year old tops, and her...

Tell the Senate to reject stupid...

The great Son House. I didn’t know until today that any film footage existed of this hugely...

Jun

An undetermined number of llamas

Bill Hicks has some helpful advice for musicians. Caution, it’s loud, lo-fi, rude and some may...

Random music post for the day! This is one of my personal faves from the great blue waters of...

“We’re going to need a lot of smart people in...”
— Craig Newmark, addressing the...

Roadrunner, Roadrunner

Seems there’s a new supercomputer that can sustain a petaflop. I thought a petaflop was...

Pop moment

Some former members of Cake had a band called Deathray. Why they called their band Deathray I...

Sunday musings

Today, I have a chance to reflect over a nice cuppa joe, and tap away on the laptop on my deck in...

The Coffee Junkie’s Guide to Caffeine...

Unforgettable Band Names

There is a certain art to making up band names that are inherently puerile and antisocial. It is...

Teens await arrest after Comcast attack

Comments Away

As if there isn’t enough blather already in the blab-o-sphere, I have decided to...

May

I saw The Corporation when it came out. It had a profound and lasting impact on me. Just came across...

MediaDefender, under contract from big media,...

Fishbone + The Uptones!

Teen Decomposes Plastic Bag in Three Months |...

Swimming

In the rain. Is always a good idea. No one else comes out to the pool except a few very healthy,...

“Art is a lie that points to the truth.”
— I have heard that quote...

Lamar Sorrento, renaissance rock and roller

Get Democracy Now! onto NPR

This morning I switched on NPR to see if I’d get lucky and catch something interesting. Was...

Skankin' at the Blank

Skalrighty then! San Jose was fun last night. The new tunes rocked, and we also did our cover of...

Do you know the way to Skank, Jose?

Looking forward to our show tomorrow night at the Blank Club, our first time in San Jose since...

More On Yellow Ribbons

The Andrea Gibson piece below is a knockout. Check it out. Here is a somewhat lighter take on the...

Andrea Gibson at the 2006 poetry slam,...

For many, this recording is old hat by now, but for the uninitiated, I will tell you it is...

Fake Robert Johnson

How To Incite Pandemonium: A Step By...

I just had to re-blog this recipe, from mr. alien protocol. alienprotocol: Step 1: Initiate a...

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent...”
— Albert Einstein

Down With Tyranny

“I don’t want to look at pictures, cos none of them are...”
— Count Slowly (R.A.D.I.O.)

Wow, I can post mp3s here too? Glory be. Here’s a scorching instrumental track, named after...

“All life is a blur of republicans and meat.”
— Zippy the Pinhead

“If your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.”
— Henry J. Kaiser

MP3 Lunatic Din

Greetings blog-o-sphere

I suppose it’s time I start a personal blog. Poking at this to see what it looks like..

This is my brain on ska.