Ratatat's tour touting their new LP3 album blazed through Hollywood for two nights this past week (I attended the second). The trio put forth their unique sounds with a playlist heavy on LP3; no complaints here. It's likely to round out as a top 5 album of 2008 through these ears. The keyboard, guitar, ...
I was out at "The A" to watch the Yankees against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (yeah, a ridiculous name) this past Monday night. It was my last hurrah for 2008 to root for my beloved Yanks. Things started off well with the Bronx Bombers taking a 1-0 lead in the first ...
Trans Am opened up for Polvo this past Labor Day weekend at the Echoplex in Echo Park. It was the second show since Polvo reunited after a ten year hiatus. A week before the show I randomly went to Trans Am's myspace page and learned of the tour. I thought I was seeing things. ...
It's almost lunch time on Tuesday and I'm hungry. I mean really hungry, so hungry that my stomach is growling. The abdominal symphony builds and builds until the floor starts to shake. Then the walls are shaking. Then my whole office is shaking. Wait, that isn't from my belly; it's an ...
About a year and a half ago I came to a horrible realization. It was Super Bowl Sunday, Colts vs Bears, and I was invited to the Stupor Bowl at El Dorado Lanes in Westchester, CA. As I got ready to head to the party, I went to grab my bowling ball and ...