Take one recent Vanity Fair article on the Laurel Canyon music scene of the late '60s (Joni, CSNY, Mamas & Papas) add an NPR think piece on outrageous musicians plus a dash of the new Kim Gordon memoir. Sprinkle liberally with my longing for new Fleet Foxes material (when, oh when?) and what do you... Continue Reading →
Focused, Fearless, Feckless or Reckless? You in Your ‘20s
So I was walking through the IFC mall in Central (Hong Kong’s business district), and I couldn’t help but notice this good-looking guy walking by. Just noticing, mind you! He was nicely dressed, well-groomed, good hair but his entire neck was covered in a tattoo. A huge tattoo! And all I could think was: thank... Continue Reading →
2012: The Year in Random Thoughts & Obsessions
Forget those Best Of / Top 20 / Hot Lists, here's my year's worth of musings: The best music snap of the year (above). Comes from a Berlin disco. Found on the Twitter page of Stana Katic, who's one-half of the TV show, Castle, which my family can tell you I'm senselessly, annoyingly addicted to. It's... Continue Reading →
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